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HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS AND STATISTIC

The Department of Mathematics/Applied Statistics was founded in 1980  at  Awka  Campus  when  the University  was  established  asUNITECH and later, ASUTECH. The institution had two campuses at Enugu (main campus) and Awka (sub campus). The MAIDEN Head of Department, was Dr I.Cyprian  Anene Oyeka  (now a Professor).  At Inception, Dr.  Oyeka  was the only  PIONEER  academic  staff of the Department and   this earned him the name of “ONE-MAN SHOW”. Subsequently other academic staff came on board in the Department. These include Pro. Godwin E.O.Ogun,  Dr. Francis  Iheanacho Okole, Mr.  Augustine Okeke  (1983).  Dr.  Oyeka’s headship  ended  in  the 1984/85 session. Thereafter, in 1985/86 the then military Governor of Old  Anambra  State,  the  Navy  Captain  Alison  Madueke,  merged ASUTECH and  IMT and  closed  the  Awka  Campus of ASUTECH and located the institution at the Enugu campus of ASUTECH. Prof G. E.O. Ogum became the new Head of the new enlarged Department. In the 1986/87 session a new military Governor of then Anambra State, then Group Capt. Emeka Omerurah, demerged IMT and ASUTECH and re- opened the  Awka  Campus of  ASUTECH.  At  the  Awka  Campus  of ASUTECH there  was  split  into  two:  the  Department  of  Industrial  Mathematics  with  Dr.  F.I.  Okole  as HOD  and  the  Department  of Applied Statistics with Prof. I. C.A. Oyeka as its HOD. More academic  staff  joined  the  two  Departments  at   Awka,  namely  Dr. Precious

. More academic  staff  joined  the  two  Departments  at   Awka,  namely  Dr. Precious Nwabuokei  (now late),  Mr P. Ezepue  (now Professor of Statistics inUK);   Dr.   Nikolov(a   Bulgarian)  Mr.  Albert   N.H   Ugwu,   and   Mr. Edebeatu.This arrangement lasted till 1990/91 when the old Anambra State was split into new Anambra State and new Enugu  State by the President,  Gen. Ibrahim  G. Babangida. At  the same time, ASUTECH Was split into Enugu  State  University   of   Science  and  Technology (ESUT)  and  Anambra  State  University  of  Science  and  Technology (now  Nnamdi  Azikiwe  University, Awka).  The Campus at Awka was also split into two: Abakiliki and Adada Campuses.

As ESUT,there were three Campuses located at Enugu (retaining old Faculties), Abkaliki (Faculties  of Agriculture, Medicine and pre_Science) and Adada in  Uzo Umani L.G.A. of Nsukka(Faculties of Applies Natural Science(FANS)and Social Sciences).At Adada,the former two Departments, Dept. of Ind. Mathematices and Dept. of Applied statistics were re_merged into one as the Department of Industrial Mathematics/Applies Statistics in the Unit as Prof.Dr.Ethel D.N.Umeh.Godwin Ikechukwu Ezugorie was the pioneer full time Academic Staff of the new Department at Adada (as another ONE MAN SHOW)while Mr.Joseph Ugwu and Mr.E.U. Ukeje, both of  UNN, were the pioneer Adjunct Lecturers of the young Department with Virginia Nwamba as the first Non Academic staff.Later, other Lecturers from the former Akwa Campus  of  old ASUTECH join the Department.They include Dr. .I.Okole(now late),who became the pioneer HOD from 1991/92 to 1994/95 and Mr.A.N.H.Ugwu who later on took over as the 2nd HOD from 1995/96 to 199697 and again from 1998/99 to 2003/2004.Also, Mr.A.O.Okeke was move  from Akwa to the Faculty of Management Science by the then pioneer Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Prof.Juluis Onah to strengthen Mathematics and Statistics courses there,following the mass withdrawal of  Lecturers of Anambra State origin from ESUT t NAU,Awka. In 1996/97 the then military Governor of Enugu State Col Lucky Mike Torrey, close the Adada campus of ESUT and move the entire Faculty to  Enugu at City Girls Secondary School, Ogui New layout Enugu.Here,more Lecturers joined including Mr.M.C.Abugu,Chief C.Onuoha(now late),Dr.G.C.E Mba(now Prof.at UNN)and Mr.

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