Gloria Monica Tobechukwu Emezue
EMAIL: gmtemezue@yahoo.com
PHONE: 07065246071 ADDRESS: Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Dancing, badminton swimming
POST HELD: Dean, Faculty of Humanities (2016 -2018), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State MEMBERSHIP STATUS: Member
YEAR OF INDUCTION/ADMISSION: 2018
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE: NIL
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION: Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
SPECIALTIES: English APPOINTMENTS: Director, General Studies (2018 -2019), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
PARTICIPATION IN GRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS/PROJECTS: 2018 awardee, Carnegie Corporation of New York Scholar award; 2010 Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies’ African Humanities Program; 2020 delegate at the Regional Assembly of African Humanities Program
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Peer Reviewer for many international Journals: A member of the NUC accreditation Team; Resource person and convener of the annual AHP Proposal Writing workshop, 2019 – 2020, just to mention but a few.
Biography
Gloria Monica Tobechukwu Emezue (commonly known as G.M.T Emezue) holds the University of Calabar’s Ph.D degree in English and Literary studies. She started her lecturing career as an assistant lecturer in 2000. In 2010, she became a postdoctoral fellow of the African Humanities Program postdoctoral fellowship, administered under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. In 2018, she was the recipient of the prestigious Carnegie Corporations of New York Scholar’s award. In 2015, G.M.T Emezue became the first female Professor of the Alex Ekwueme Federal university Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In 2016, she became the first elected Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. She has pioneered many projects and events, including the Igbo Cultural Day celebration, Igbo village, ANA/AE-FUNAI Partnership, Creative Writing Competition etc. She was a member of the University council (2016-2018) and the Director of General Studies (2018-2019).
