
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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