Vice chancellor Of university of port Harcourt – Professor Georgewill Owunari has been appointed as the 9th Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers state, after the federal government on Thursday announced the dissolution of governing boards of the University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, NMU, in Delta State.
The news of professor Georgewill have been trending in all social media, lots of congratulatory messages have is been sent to him.
About Prof Owunari Georgewill:
Prof Georgewill A Nigerian national, who hails from Abonnema, Rivers State, married with 4 children, holds the degrees, B. Med.Sc in pharmacology second class upper, MBBS, MSc in Pharmacology, Doctorate in Medicine-Pharmacology. Currently a Professor of Pharmacology through promotions from Lecturer 11 to Lecturer 1 to Senior Lecturer and to Professor, has over fifty publications local and foreign, member of editorial board of the Asian pacific journal of tropical medicine, member of several professional bodies.
He is a fellow at Royal Society of Biology, London; Member of International Association of Medical Educators, USA; Member, Society of Pediatric Oncologists, Italy; American Society of Neurochemistry; West African Society of Pharmacology; Nigerian Medical Association; Specialist Medical Doctors in Academia; Indian Society of Pharmacology; World Academy of Science; Research-in-Medicine Society; National Cancer Investigation in UK; World Health Workers without Borders; West African Society of Toxicology and fellow, Institute of Industrial Administrators.
He’s also a friend to New York Academy of Medicine and a Justice of Peace.
In 2015, he served as a commissioner, Rivers State Commission of Enquiry. Currently, he is a member of editorial board of Asian Pacific Journal.
Prof Georgewill’s Services to UNIPORT
- In 2010, he was appointed Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, NDU.
- In 2012, he was elected deputy provost of UNIPORT Medical School.
- In 2013, he was voted into the Governing Council of UNIPORT as Congregation Representative.
- He has published a book, Reasoning in Drug Biology, over 50 original articles in many journals, over 15 abstracts and several research works which took him to many places, including Harvard.
The university of Port Harcourt is set to welcome the 9th Vice chancellor in the person of Prof. Owunari Georgewill.
Congratulations on your elevation as the New VC of Uniport Indeed, am proud you made it.
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