Date of Birth: Wednesday (Afo) 23rd June, 1943 State of Origin: Abia Local Government Area: Umuahia North Contact Address: Plot 138 Dr Orji Uzor Kalu Housing Estate Ehimiri, P.O. Box 772 Umuahia Abia State Contact Telephone: 234-82- 303684 Mrs Stella Chinyere Ogbuagu is a Professor of Demography\/ Sociology at the Abia State University. Although currently she is based in this university, her academic, social, professional and administrative services cut across international and national borders. She is a first in many areas of life, a hard working and efficient woman, beautiful in character and appearance but has maintained a characteristic humility that surprises any who knows her. Education \u2022 WASC Grade 1 \u2022 Teachers Training College Grade II Cert. – Credits University of Oslo, Summer School, Certificate of Merit on Health & Social Services in Norway 1965 Diploma in Social Administration & Development, University College of Swansea South Wales UK University of Nigeria Nsukka B.Sc Sociology First Class Honours University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia M.Sc Demography\/Sociology ( distinction equivalent to lsl Class in Nigeria) \u2022 Ph.D University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia George Washington University Missouri. Certificate of Merit, United Nations Environment Programmes for students from Developing Nations Job Experience \u2022 Junior Fellow, University of Nigeria Nsukka 1974- 1975 University of Calabar Lecturer II, Department of Sociology 1982-1984 \u2022 Part-Time Lecturer Institute of Policy and Public Administration University of Calabar Became Lecturer 1. Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor University of Calabar. 1984 1996 \u2022 Part Time Lecturer Dept of Political Science. University of Calabar \u2022 Visiting Associate Professor. University of Uyo. Akwa Ibom Slate. 1996 1999 \u2022 Senior Officer, at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO) Rome. Italy \u2022 Deputy Vice Chancellor. Abia State University Uturu \u2022 Created Substantive Professor of Demography\/Sociology at Abia State University. Other National and International Appointments, Voluntary and paid. Held Concurrently \u2022 Assistant Social Welfare Officer. Government of Eastern Nigeria 1967 1974 \u2022 Volunteer Research Consultant. American Friendship Committee Philadelphia USA 1981 1982 \u2022 Visiting Teacher, School Board of Philadelphia USA 1981 1982 \u2022 Consultant to the UNICEF Programme on Children in Special Circumstances 1989 1991 \u2022 Consultant to the United Nations Environment Programme on impacts of Global Warming and Climate Change on Coastal Areas of West and Central Africa 1989 1990 \u2022 External Examiner to University of Ghana Legion 1990 1993 \u2022 Consultant to MAMSER on impact of Political Awareness Campaigns in 5 Stales of Nigeria \u2022 Consultant to United Nation Children’s Emergency Funds ( UNICEF) on Women Baseline Education \u2022 Consultant to United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP) \u2022 Consultant to National Commission for Women on Writing and Draft National Policy on Women in Development Awards and Prizes, Accolades, Academic Honours \u2022 Church Missionary Society (CMS) Scholarship 1964 1966. \u2022 University of Oslo Summer School 1965 \u2022 Best Ail-Round Departmental Graduating Student Award Dept of Sociology\/Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1974 \u2022 Best All Round Graduating Student Award, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UNN, 1974 \u2022 Best All Round University Graduating Student Award 1974 \u2022 Valedictorian Best University Graduant UNN 1974. First Class B.Sc UNN 1975 Population Council ( USA) Fellowship Award 1975 1981 \u2022 A High Pass Cumulative MA . University of Pennsylvania 1976 Membership of Professional and Academic Associations \u2022 American Sociological Association 1975 1982 \u2022 African Studies Association 1980-1985 \u2022 Population Association of America Women in Nigeria (WIN) \u2022 Nigerian Sociological Association \u2022 Professors of World Peace Academy Women Health Research Network in Nigeria \u2022 Association of African Women for Research and Development Publications Published many materials in form of books, journal articles, contributions as chapters in books, magazine articles, monographs, etc. Among them are: The WIN Document: Conditions of Women in Nigeria and Policy Recommendations to 2000 AD- strategies for National Development in Nigeria \u2022 Contemporaries issues in Education in Nigeria \u2022 Ideas for successful Census Change in Weather Nairobi Kenya \u2022 Deteriorating Condition of Women in Nigerian Dead-End to Nigerian Development. Conferences, Seminars. Workshops, Symposia etc Professor Stella Ogbuagu is widely travelled. She has presented papers, led seminar groups, workshops at many places including USA, Senegal, Cameroon. Kenya. Netherlands. Germany, Switzerland, Burkina Faso. Ghana. Uganda. Ethiopia, Hungary. Tanzania, and all the major cities in Nigeria. Community Services In spite her research, teaching, supervising of higher degree theses, committees, and administrative responsibilities in the universities. Professor Mrs Stella Ogbuagu has been involved in many community development projects. \u2022 Contributed immensely in motivating women for self-help projects. \u2022 Women empowerment programmes for education and employment of women \u2022 Founder,coordinator of Women in Nigeria( WIN) Calabar Chapter to sensitive women to fight for their rights and challenge the Government to improve the lots of women and children. \u2022 Full Member of Christian Women Organisations like Mothers Union and Women’s Guild of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) working for improvement of women and families. \u2022 Presented lectures for Drivers. Academics. Public and Social Groups both at National and International Levels. \u2022 Guest Speaker lo Inner Wheel Club of Nigeria. Calabar \u2022 Nigerian Union of Journalists Calabar \u2022 Niger Delia Diocesan Women’s Mothers’ Union Meetings. \u2022 Lady Auxiliary in the Church of Nigeria \u2022 Runs seminars and workshops for self- improvement for Women and single parents on number of issues Her role models are Christ and Mother Theresa, for their strong kindness to humanity, for their integrity and uprightness. As a humanitarian, she is advising the youths “lo be strong in the Lord. Self confident, innovative, and with a lot of initiative”. The Leaders “should be resolute in the belief of Igbo race, to hold firm to the fear of God”. She is married lo Professor Chibuzo S. Ogbuagu and are blessed with identical twins one a medical doctor and the other an engineer. <\/p>\n
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