Antoni Joseph Rayar

Background

Rayar, Antoni Joseph was born on September 5, 1943 in Arockiyapuram, India. Son of Savarimuthu Udaiyar Rayar and Maria Thangam Samikannu.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, U. Madras (India), 1967; Master of Science in Agriculture, U. Madras (India), 1969; Doctor of Science, Catholic U., Louvain, Belgium, 1976.

Career

Research assistant, Agricultural College, Coimbatore, India, 1969-1970; assistant lecturer, Agricultural College, Coimbatore, India, 1970-1972; post doctoral fellow, U. N.B., Fredericton, Canada, 1976-1977; assistant professor, U. Algiers (Algeria), 1977-1978; lecturer, U. Maiduguri (Nigeria), 1978-1980; senior lecturer, U. Maiduguri (Nigeria), 1980-1984; reader, U. Maiduguri (Nigeria), 1984-1987; professor Soil Science, U. Maiduguri (Nigeria), since 1987; head department Soil Science, U. Maiduguri (Nigeria), 1993-1996; dean faculty agriculture, U. Maiduguri (Nigeria), since 1995. Consultant Consultancy Superior vena cava syndrome U. Maiduguri, since 1987, World Bank, Washington.

Achievements

• Antoni Joseph Rayar has been listed as a noteworthy Soil science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Nigerian Society for Science Research, Nigerian Society for Arid Agriculture, Madras Agricultural Students Union, Nigerian Society Soil Science, New York Academy Science.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, gardening, sight-seeing, book reading, fishing.

Connections

Married Anna BaiAntoni, November 9, 1973. Children: Carolina Elisabeth, Alex Alfred.

Father:

Savarimuthu Udaiyar Rayar

Mother:

Maria Thangam Samikannu

Spouse:

Anna BaiAntoni

child:

Carolina Elisabeth Rayar

child:

Alex Alfred Rayar