Alexander Wozuzu Acholonu

My Journey Through Life (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

My Journey Through Life critically records and celebrates the life of Chief Sir Prof. Alexander D. Wozuzu Acholonu's earliest beginnings through his educational struggles accentuating challenges he has faced and how he has been able to surmount them; Professor Acholonu's career as an academician and public service man and the traumas therein; and also his endeavors in the social and community circles. His philosophies and beliefs form part of this full-length work. It is essential for, among other things, historical recording of things that happened to Chief Sir, Prof. Alexander D. Wozuzu Acholonu in life and those, directly and indirectly, related to him. It has eleven varied chapters spiced up with the author's views about the Igbos, which is his race. It has a historical flavor that covers only Professor Acholonu but also his town and place of birth. He has summed up his accomplishments under Chapter 6, where he dwelt on his titles, laurels, and professional affiliations. This is an original first work that may serve as a reference for future generations of the Acholonu family and others outside Professor Acholonu's nucleus family. It is a milestone and written for posterity. It is recommended to scholars of history, Awaka people, Igbos at large, and humankind. It is written in a simple form to facilitate comprehension and made picturesque with the Chinese proverb that says that a picture is worth more than a thousand words. The chapters are chronological as much as possible and logically sequenced. It is hoped to become an eye-opener to the Acholonu family, the Awaka people, the Imo people, and Nigeria. It is expected to be a resource book, a reference book, and an archival book for posterity. It is written for the students of history. Because of its historical content, it belongs in the library or on the desk of every Awaka indigene and academicians, government officials, and all and sundry who love reading autobiographies and widening their scope of knowledge. It has recorded what may be a novelty for many.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Author's Note 360
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781951670429
• Artikelnr.: 62864700

Autorenporträt

Chief Sir, Prof. Alexander D. Wozuzu Acholonu is a professor of Biology at Alcorn State University, Mississippi. He was born at Awaka in Owerri North Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria, on November 30, 1932. He got his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, Anambra State,e in 1952, his Ph.D. degree from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1964, and a Continuing Education Certificate in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from Tulane University, Louisiana in 1994. He is a professor of Biology with diverse experience in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Environmental Biology, Ecology, and Human Anatomy and Physiology. For more than five decades, professor Acholonu instructed various aspects of Biological Sciences to multiple students at multiple levels and various institutions at numerous places. His adroitness in the field of Biology and his enormous contributions to scholarship, especially in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, earned him a remarkable position in the world of Science. As a result, he was admitted into the fellowship of Nigeria Academy of Science in 1992. Equally, many other academic and professional bodies in Medical, Natural, and Applied Sciences have recognized his contributions to Science. Professor Acholonu's career in academics is interspersed with administrative responsibilities. He has served in several academic positions in the USA and his country of birth, Nigeria.Among several positions, Acholonu has served as Departmental Chair, College Dean, Faculty Senate member, and Faculty Senate president. He was the first and only Rector of the defunct College of Technology, Amaigbo, Imo State Nigeria now called the School of Health Sciences. He served on the Governing Council of old Imo State University (IMSU) when located at Uturu. Professor Acholonu later became the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of IMSU. He is also the founder and president of the Willy-Esther Foundation and a member of several community-based organizations. Professor Acholonu has numerous publications, especially in public health, and has engaged in many radio and television programs. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of Advances in Science and Technology Journal. Prof. Acholonu is a recipient of numerous professional, academic, and service excellence awards and accolades. He not only belongs or belonged to many educational and social organizations but held positions of leadership in many of them.