WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE POSITION
Dr Ben K. D Asante.
Dr. Ben Asante has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He was the technical Director of Ghana’s first Gas Infrastructure project and also developed the gas infrastructure master plan for Ghana in 2008. He has also served as a consultant to the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and provided engineering services, project management and technical support for various projects across the world including UAE, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, Russia, Thailand and USA. He has worked for major companies including Nova/TransCanada and Enron and Jacobs Engineering. Dr. Ben Asante is a product of Mfantsipim school and holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering (KNUST, Ghana), and an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary, Canada. He also has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London /University of Calgary and has taught gas processing and pipeline engineering at Imperial College, UK and KNUST, Ghana. – By: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo/ the man deserves it, let's put tribal cards aside.
Prof. Kaku Sagary Nokoe
Position: Professor , Acting Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Acting Head, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Email: kaku.nokoe@uenr.edu.gh
Qualifications: PhD Biometrics, M. F. Biometrics/Mensuration, B.Sc. Forestry, Cert Higher Education Management
Professor Kaku Sagary Nokoe (alias Paa Kaku Mefful) hails from Nsein and Axim in the Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira constituency of Western Ghana, and is married with children. He had his basic secondary education in Ghana – at Axim/Apam Secondary and Nkwatia-Kwahu St Peter’s Secondary (Sixth Form) Schools.
Professor Nokoe is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). He obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia at age 27, having completed his Masters and Doctoral degrees in 3 years. He has over 35 years of post-doctoral teaching and research experience in biomathematics and academic administration/management. He won several academic awards and scholarships at the University including
INTERAF/AAU Scholar (University of Ibadan), l969-l972; Commonwealth Prize for Best Graduating Student , University of Ibadan, l972; Macmillan-Bloedel Fellow in Mensuration , 1973 and as University of British Columbia Scholar (1974-76).
He has lectured and served as external examiner in several universities in Africa and Belgium. He was Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Agriculture in Nigeria (2002-2004), and the acting Vice-Chancellor of the University for Development Studies in Ghana (April 2007 to May 2010). He was also Vice-Chancellor of a private University (Wisconsin International University College) from 2010-2013. Retired, but not tired, he currently works (since June 2013) with the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR, Sunyani) as Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
He served as biometrician in national and international research centres, published extensively in several peer-reviewed journals and has contributions in Wiley’s
Encyclopedia of Environmetrics and Springer’s International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science . He has supervised several graduate students in Statistics, Statistical Ecology and Surveys, Quantitative Entomology, Mensuration, Biometrics and Statistical Computing among others. Professor Nokoe was involved in the design, implementation and analysis of large scale surveys and multi-location trials in Africa. He was leader of the Cross Research Support Team of econometricians, M&E specialists and statisticians of the FARA-SSA Challenge Program engaged in high level econometric and impact analyses of the IAR4D (integrated agriculture research for development) and proof of the Agricultural Innovation Platform concept.
He is an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute, Member of the International Association of Statistical Computing, Member of the International Biometric Society (IBS) and Founder of Sub-Saharan Africa Network (SUSAN) of IBS. He is the first recipient of the Rob Kempton Award of the International Biometric Society for “outstanding contribution to the development of biometry in developing countries” on 22nd July 2006 in Canada. Late in November 2006, he was again honoured with the Distinguished Foresters Award of the Professional Forestry Association of Nigeria for “effective application of mathematics in forestry and for uplifting the image of the profession through his research activities”. Professor’s inaugural lecture (GAAS) was on the “Marriage of Biology and Mathematics”.
Prof Nokoe consults regularly for International, regional and national organisations on Scientific Data Management and has offered courses in African-Caribbean-Pacific countries, during which period and activities had the opportunity of visiting several countries in the ACP regions and all continents.
Professor Nokoe has a strong interest in education at all levels. He used personal funds to establish Manye Academy in 2006, an institution with the SHS section now absorbed by the Ghana Government, and has assisted several with scholarships and admission to various tertiary institutions. As principal officer of the University for Development Studies and senior Member of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Professor Nokoe facilitated the admission of over 400 from Nzema Maanle and continues to assist till date. His desire is to see educated westerners compete for various job positions in the emerging oil industries and also earn living for themselves. These educational efforts led the Nzema Maanle Council to honour with the Grand Order of Ankobra , and remains the only recipient to date with this highest award of Nzema Maanle.
On 21 December 2014, DEQ Change Foundation honoured him with the Nzema Personality of the Year 2012/2013 award at a high profile ceremony at the Essiama Senior Technical School in the Ellembele district. The citation read in part “for your quest for the progress of Nzema education and the general well-being of the people has been a hallmark. The Nzema Youth find a repository of inspiration from your personal excellence and prominence —- we will never get your kind!”
Professor Nokoe has assisted women organisations in the Ellembele district, in Ewoku and Kegyina in the Nzema East Municipality and built a six-unit-teachers quarters to reduce absenteeism and eliminate lateness for the community in Agona near Eguafo in Nzema East. One of the facilities put up by the Professor is now being used as a Clinic at Ewoku (an edifice which had wrongly been attributed to Better
Ghana II ).
He engages in social and political activities and was Independent Parliamentary candidate in the 2004 Ghana elections. He worships with the St Anthony Catholic Church at Axim and is pioneer member of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall, Council Axim.
Let's the President decide.
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