{"id":8418,"date":"2017-01-19T14:39:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=8418"},"modified":"2017-04-19T23:23:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T22:23:13","slug":"ekong-prof-ekong-edem","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ekong-prof-ekong-edem\/","title":{"rendered":"EKONG, Prof. Ekong Edem"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc. M.Phil, Ph.D; rural sociologist, university teacher; b: August 4, 1944; ht: Mbikpong; lga: Ikot Edim Ibesikpo, Uyo; so: Akwa Ibom; m: Christiana Nscabasi 1979; nc: two s, three d; ed: Lutheran High School, Obot Idim, 1959-63; University of Nigeria. Nsukka, 1965-67; University of Ifo, (now Obafomi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife, 1968-70; 1970-72; University orWisconsin, Madison, USA, 1972-75. cr: Science Tutor, Lutheran High School, Ikot Ekpene, 1964; Science Tutor, Imam Secondary School, Mbioto, 1964-65; Science tutor. St. Patrick&#8217;s College, Calabar, 1968; Science Tutor, Holy Family College, Aba, 1970; Research asst.. Department or Sociolocy. University or Wisconsin. Madison. USA, 1973-74; Lecturer 11, Department or Agricultural Extensions and Rural Sociology, University ofIfe (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife. 1975-77: Lecturer I, 1977-79-snr. Lecturer, 1979-82; Reader, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,1982- 85; visiting Scholar\/Head, Department of Sociology, University ofCross River State, Uyo, 1984-85; prof. Rural Sociology\/Head, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, since 1985; prof.\/Head, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University ofCross River State, Uyo, 1988-90; ag. Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Cross River State, Ikot Osurua Campus, 1990-91; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences; Deputy Vice- Chancellor, University of Uyo, since 1995; mm. Faculty Council, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1975-76; Committee on Manpower Training Services Committee, 1976-80; Faculty of Research Committee, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1977-78; ee: Department of Agricultural Extension, 1978-90; Admission and Scholarship Committee, Post-graduate School, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1983-84; Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, 1983-86; ch. Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Practical Production Activity, Cross River State University, Calabar, 1984-85; mm. Curriculum Planning Committee, 1984-85; External Examiner, Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, 1991 Committee ofDeans, University ofUyo, 1991-92; presd. Full Gospel Business Men&#8217;s Fellowship International, Uyo chapter, 1990-93; External Examiner, Department of Sociology, University of Port Harcourt, 1991- 93; mm. Advisory Council, Akwa Ibom State Women&#8217;s Commission, 1993; American Rural Sociological Association; International Rural Sociological Association. Nigerian Rural Sociological Association; f: Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association, h: Eastern Nigerian Scholarship Award, 1965-67; Federal Government Scholarship Award, 1968-70; Obafemi Awolowo University Studentship Award, 1970-72; University ofIfe (now Obafemi Awolowo UnivversityVUSAID Scholar! 1972-75; Kellog Travel fellow, 1980. publ: Evaluating Development: The case of Western Nigeria, 1977; Sociology ofthe Ibibio, Calabar, Scholars Press, 1983; Sociology ofRural Nigeria. Jumak Press, 1987. hob: Reading, writing, music; off: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University ofUyo, P.M.B. 1017, Akwa Ibom State; res: 10, Mbikpong Ikot Obom Road, Mbikpong Ikot Idim, Ibesikpo, P.O. Box 17, Obot Idim Spo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom Suite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-8418","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/8418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/8418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8418"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=8418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}