Clara Afiong Akpan

Background

Akpan, Clara Afiong was born on January 14, 1961 in Lagos, Nigeria. Daughter of Efiong Philip and Clara Abosede Akpan.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Lagos, 1980; Master of Science, U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1987; postgraduate in Master of Business Administration program, U. Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria, since 1991.

Career

Research assistant, U. Lagos, 1978; chemistry lecturer, U. Ilorin, Nigeria, 1980-1981; science editor, Longman Nigeria, Lagos, 1982; lecturer II, Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna, 1987-1989; lecturer I, U. Port Harcourt, 1989-1996; lecturer I, U. Lagos, since 1996. Visiting research fellow U. Sussex, 1997. Training consultant Nigerian Fertiliser Company, Onne, since 1994.

Achievements

• Clara Afiong Akpan has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Resource person National Council Women Socs., Nigeria, 1995. Vice chairman Academy Staff Union Universities, Nigeria, 1994. General secretary Wesley Circuit Methodist Church, Nigeria, 1994.

General secretary Association Women in Science, Nigeria, 1990. Member Institute Chartered Chemists Nigeria (associate), Nigerian Institute Management (associate), Chemical Society Nigeria.

Interests

• Avocations: table tennis, squash, badminton, Scrabble, reading.

Connections

Children: Temitope Doherty, Aver Akaakar.

Father:

Efiong Philip Akpan

Mother:

Clara Abosede Akpan

child:

Aver Akaakar Akpan

child:

Temitope Doherty Akpan