Anya Oko Anya
Anya
Oko Anya
(born 3 January 1937) is a Nigerian professor of Biology who is distinguished
for his work in Parasitology.
Early life
Anya
Oko Anya was born on 3 January 1937 at Abiriba, Abia State of Nigeria. He attended Hope
Waddell Training Institution, Calabar, University College, Ibadan, Saint
John's College, Cambridge, England and Molteno Institute of Biology and Parasitology.[1]
He
began his working career as a Science Master with Qua-Iboe Mission Secondary
School, Etinan, Akwa Ibom State in 1957. He was appointed Research Officer,
Federal Fisheries Research Service, Lagos, 1961–1962; Lecturer, Federal Science
School, Lagos, 1961–1962; Research Officer, Federal Department of Agricultural
Research, Ibadan, 1963–1967; Lecturer in Zoology, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka, 1965–1967; Senior Lecturer, University of Science and Technology
Project, Port Harcourt, 1967–1970; Senior Lecturer, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka, 1970–1973; Professor of Zoology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka since
1973 and he was the former Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Economic Summit
Group Ltd.
Awards
Anya
was awarded the Nigerian National Medal of Merit by the Nigerian government in
1992.[2]
References
· "List of
the Laureates of the NNOM, 1979-Date". Government of Nigeria.
Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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