Timothy Uzochukwu Obi

Background

Obi, Timothy Uzochukwu was born on April 9, 1946 in Okija, Anambra, Nigeria. Son of Walter Robinson and Esther Nneka (Okeke) Obi.

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University Ibadan, Nigeria, 1973. Master of Veterinary Medicine, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Ibadan, Nigeria, 1984.

Career

Veterinary officer, Ministry of Livestock, Nigeria, 1973-1974; veterinarian, Mokwa Cattle Ranch, Nigeria, 1974-1975; lecturer, U. Ibadan, Nigeria, 1975-1990; senior lecturer, U. Ibadan, Nigeria, 1980-1984; reader, U. Ibadan, Nigeria, 1984-1988; professor, U. Ibadan, Nigeria, since 1988; research fellow, Institute Animal Health, Pirbriaht, England, 1981-1982, 84-86. Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1986, 87, 89. Consultant diagnostician Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Rome, 1989, 94.

Director Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, 1991-1994. Head Department Veterinary Medicine, U. Ibadan, since 1995.

Achievements

• Timothy Uzochukwu Obi has been listed as a noteworthy veterinarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Lions Club, Bodija, Ibadan, since 1992. Fellow Nigerian Institute Biology, Nigerian Academy of Sciences, Third World Academy of Sciences. Member Pan African Virology Association, World Biuatric Association, Nigerian Veterinary Medicine Association.

Interests

• Avocations: table tennis, dancing, photography.

Connections

Married Sylvia Kanebi Olisemeka, July 24, 1976. Children: Chika, Ifeyinwa, Obiageli, Emeka, Nkemdilim.

Father:

Walter Robinson Obi

Mother:

Esther Nneka (Okeke) Obi

Spouse:

Sylvia Kanebi Olisemeka

child:

Obiageli Obi

child:

Emeka Obi

child:

Ifeyinwa Obi

child:

Chika Obi

child:

Nkemdilim Obi