David Uke Ukiwe Okali

Background

Okali, David Uke Ukiwe was born on September 25, 1936 in Abiriba, Abia State, Nigeria. Son of Peter Ukiwo and Alice Agboghocha Okali.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Botany, University College Ibadan, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Sheffield University, 1964. Bachelor in Forestry, Oxford University, 1968.

Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1975.

Career

Lecturer Forestry University Ibadan, Nigeria, 1963—1968. Lecturer Botany University Ghana, Legon, 1968—1974. Senior lecturer Forestry University Ibadan, 1974—1977, professor Forestry, 1977—2001, retired, 2001.

Chairman Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team. Visiting professor School Forestry and Environmental Studies Yale University, New Haven, 1983, New Haven, 87. Consultant United Nations Development Programme, New York City, 1990—1992, Lagos, Nigeria, 1995—1996, International Union for Conservation of Nature Hadejia/Nigeria Wetlands, 1994—1996.

Chairman Man and the Biosphere National Committee, 1981—2000.

Achievements

• David Uke Ukiwe Okali has been listed as a noteworthy ecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Man and Biosphere National Committee, Ibadan, since 1981, Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team, Ibadan, since 1994, executive director, 1994—1998. Fellow: Third World Academy of Sciences, Nigerian Academy of Sciences. Member: New York Academy of Sciences, British Ecological Society.

Interests

• Gardening, tennis.

Connections

Married Oduenyi Salvet Eke, July 13, 1996. Children: Peter Ukiwo, Ama Edward, Ngozi Nnenna, Kelechi David.

Father:

Peter Ukiwo

Mother:

Alice Agboghocha Okali

Spouse:

Oduenyi Salvet Eke

child:

Ama Edward Okali

child:

Ngozi Nnenna Okali

child:

Kelechi David Okali

child:

Peter Ukiwo Okali