Kalu OGBAA

University Lecturer · b. August 21, 1945

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., university teacher; born August 21, 1945, Hometown: Umuchiakuma; married Clara Nwankwo, has children. Education: University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, 1973; Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, 1977; Texas University, Austin, 1981. Career: Appointed Assistant Lecturer, 1974-76; Teaching Associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, 1977; Assistant Instructor, 1978-81; Lecturer, Texas University, 1981; Associate Professor, 1982-85; Associate Professor, Imo State University, Okigwe, 1985-89; Visiting Associate Professor, Oral Roberts University, USA, 1989-90; Clark Atlanta University, 1990-92; Professor, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven since 1992. Honours: Admitted to Phi Kappa Phi, 1978; Postgraduate Scholarship, Imo State. Publications: Gods, Oracles and Divination: Folkways In Chinua Achebe's Novels, 1992; The Gong and the Flute, 1994. Hobbies: soccer, tennis, spiritual songs and meditation. Official Address: Department of English, Southern Connecticut University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, USA.