By Biola Lawal
Flowerbudnews: The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi has announced the promotion of 23 Academic Staff tot the Professorial cadre in the institution.
Prof Florence Obi announced promotion at the 241st Senate Meeting of the University, disclosing that seven Professors and 16 Associate
Professors were beneficiaries of the promotion exercise.
Those elevated to Professors included Dr Uduak Effiong Williams,(Internal
Medicine), Dr Ekei Victor Ikpeme,(Genetics & Biotechnology), Dr Godwin
Iwuchukwu, (Linguistics & Nigerian Languages), Dr Oben Bassey Ogar,(Modern Languages &
Translation Studies),
Dr Veronica Ebi Odey,(ModernLanguages &TranslationStudies),DrUti
Egbai(Phiosophy)andDrInahEtengOkon(Geography&EnvironmentalScience).
ThelistofAssociateProfessorsincludesDrCajethanEmechebe(Obstetrics&Gynaecology),Dr
Maurice Ekpenyong (Microbiology), DrEmmanuelOlose(Psychiatry),DrAriboOkpata
(physiology), DrPhilomenaAsuquo (Oceanography)andDrMosesAgana(ComputerScience)
OthersareDrStellaBassey(HumanNutritionandDietetics),DrGloriaIgriOkon(Modern
Languages&TranslationStudies),DrEstherArchibong(SociaWork),DrGeorgeAtelhe
(PoliticalScience),DrJamesEtimArchibong(Jurisprudence&InternationalLaw)andDr
RosemaryOsim(EducationalManagement).DrSamuelTakon(Banking&Finance),DrHodoRiman(Banking&Finance),DrEyoEmmanuel
Essien(Marketing)andDrStellaOsimcompletethelistofAssociateProfessors).
The Vice Chancellor congratulated all thenewly promotedS staff andwishedthem wellinall
their endeavours as they continue to givetheir best to society and mankind.
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