BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Professor Wey Augustus Amaewhule

Address: Dean's Officer

Faculty of Technical and science Education

Rivers State University of Science and Technology

Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port-Harcourt.

E-mail: Weyaugustus@yahoo.com

NATIONALITY - Nigeria

STATE OF ORIGIN - Rivers State

Marital Status - Married

Area of Specialization: Professor of Vocational and Business Education

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D 1982 – Georgia State University , Atlanta , Georgia (Vocational Education)

MBA 1978 – Central State University , Edmond Oklahoma (Management)

BBA 1977 – Central State University , Edmond Oklahoma (Management)

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rivers State University of Science $ Technology: Lecturer – 1984 – Present

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

a) Head, Business Education Programme - 1984 – 1989

b) Head, Business Education Department – 1990 - 1994 and 1996 – 2001

c) Dean, Faculty of Technical and Science Education - 2002 – present

d) Member, University Senate 1987 – 1996 – present

e) Chairman, Faculty Board of Technical & Science - 2002 – present Education

f) Member, Senate SIWES Management Committee - 1988 – 1992

g) Member, RSUST Endowment Fund Committee - 1991

h) Member, ISS Management Committee - 1988 – 1992

i) Member, Admissions Committee (Elected by Senate) - 1991 – 1994

j) Member, Senate Curriculum and Instructions Committee - 1987 – 1994

k) Member, Faculty Postgraduate Committee - 1990 – 1994

I) Chairman, Faculty Postgraduate Committee - 2000 – 2002

m) Member, University Adhoc Committee on Sale of - 1998 Handout

n) Member, Dean's Advisory Committee - 1996 – 2002

o) Member, Accreditation Committee of the Faculty - 1989 – 2002

p) Member, Adhoc Committee on Satellite Programmes - 1997

q) Member, Governing Council of RSUST 6 th & 8 th Governing council

r) The University Orator, 2000/2001 Convocation for conferment of Honoris Causa

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

a) American Vocational Association

b) American Society for Training & Development

c) Nigerian Vocational Association

d) Nigerian Association of Business Educators (NABE)

COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE

a) Chairman, Business Text Book Review Committee, Rivers State Ministry of Education - 1985

b) Chairman, JSS Curriculum Review Committee (Business Studies), Rivers State Ministry of Education - 1986

c) Member, Care-Taker Committee, Ikwerre Local Government 1994 – 1996

d) Patron, Ayburunotu, Igwuruta

e) Member, Ikwerre-Etche Old Boy's Association

f) Member, Ogbokor lkwerre Convention

g) Chairman, Omunchikiri Family Meeting

h) Member, Igwuruta Graduates Association

i) President, Igwuruta Graduates Association – 1999 – 2002

j) Patron, Nigerian Association of Business Education Students (NABES)

k) NUC Accreditation Panel Member to University of Uyo – 1994

I) NUC Panel Member to draw guidelines for SIWES Operations - 1996

m) External Assessor for Chief Lecturer ( Federal College of Education) Tech. Omoku

n) External Assessor for Professorship Positions in many Universities

o) Advisory Board of Journal of Office Education, UNN

P) External Examiner for Nnamdi Azikiwe University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State College of Education, Federal College of Education (Tech.) Omoku, etc.

RESEARCH WORK AND INTEREST

Has published widely in his field. Research interest includes: Entrepreneurship education, Vocational and career development, Human Resources Development and Training.