Agenda for June 13, 2013 Teleconference

[Okocha, Augustine]

Hello LT,

Attached is the agenda for the Thursday June 13,  2013 teleconference meeting. Let me know of any desired changes. An updated agenda would be sent out tomorrow afternoon if there is a "crying" need for a deletion or addition.

As always, attendance especially in a timely fashion, would be appreciated.

Best wishes,

Okocha.

[Winifred Nweke]

Hello, everyone:

      To ensure that the discussion this evening on dues to UNAA does not sound like foreign language to you, please find attached a summary of the findings. Please print and review this before the meeting. Thanks.

 

Winifred C. Nweke, Ph.D.
Marietta, GA 30064
404 232-2602 (O)
770 421-8097 (H); 770 375-8981 (C)

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."-Philippians 3:10.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall not be a miracle,
but you shall be a miracle. Phillip Brooks

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[Winifred Nweke]

P/S. Bring your calculator to the meeting, unless you were good in "mental" (i.e mental arithmethic!. Cubs among us, probably won't know what "mental arithmetic" means! 

 

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Subject: Re: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Agenda for June 13, 2013 Teleconference

[uzoe...@msn.com]

Hello All,
Attached is the Treasurer's report on the state of the Association Accounts as at 6/13/2013. Please review for todays LT Meeting.
Jonathan Okpukpara
 

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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:31:10 -0500

Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Agenda for June 13, 2013 Teleconference

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[Onyi Ekwegbalu]

 Dear LT:

It is with sadness that I announce the passing of my brother-in-law, Dr. Chinwuba Amaechina. Prior to his passing, he was a Consultant Urologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory.

He is also a lion (graduated from UNEC College of Medicine in 1983). He held several positions prior to his passing which includes serving as the former President, University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Gwagwalada branch as well as the former Vice-President of the North Central Zone. 

He is survived by my sister, Mrs. Ijeoma Amaechina (nee Ekwegbalu) and five children.

His memorial page is here: http://www.forevermissed.com/dr-chinwuba-amaechina/#about

Please keep our family in your prayers at this time.

Thanks.

Onyi.

[Onyi Ekwegbalu]

[Okocha, Augustine]

Dear Onyi,

I wish to offer my family's heartfelt condolence at this huge loss. In addition, as the president of UNN-USA I pray thus: "May your sister especially, but also the entire extended family, be granted the fortitude to bear this untimely loss of a man in his prime. May his soul RIP".

Best wishes,

Okocha.

[Benjamin Opara]

Onyi,

Please accept  my sympathy. This must be a tough loss for your sister and your entire family.

Be strong!!

Tyndale

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From: "Onyi Ekwegbalu" <ony...@yahoo.com>
To: unn-usalea...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:22:35 PM
Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] RE: Obituary Announcement

[Oliver C. Ibe]

Onyi,

 

Please accept my condolence. He was such a young man, based on his year of graduation. Extend my sympathy to your mom and sister.

 

Regards,

Oliver

 

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Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:23 PM
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Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] RE: Obituary Announcement

 

 

 Dear LT:

 

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[Oliver C. Ibe]

Please, see two emails from Nwanne Chioke and Damian Okolo.

 

Regards,

Oliver

 

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Dear Oliver,

Sorry I am writing late. The reason is that I am involved in Chinua Achebe's funeral arrangement both as UNAA National President & as an executive member of Ogidi Union. I am a native of Ogidi. Chinua Achebe would be buried tomorrow in Ogidi. I am in Ogidi now.

I have discussed with Nze, we considered the time constraint you do have in US, we therefore suggest, that Thursday preceding the convention be our arrival date. Then Friday should be filled with activities such as guided tours &/or visit to some important monuments, zoological gardens, some educational/entertainment establishments or courtesy calls to some important personalities or a just a picnic in a park or wood.
The Sunday after the convention we suggest that we have a kind of social gathering of our members in US & members from Nigeria in a member's house in the city/town of the convention where we could discuss more about our alma mater, politics & other issues.

Let me say here sir, that all these will depend on the resources available to you.

Regards,
Nwanne Chioke.

Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

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From: "Oliver C. Ibe" <oi...@comcast.net>

Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 18:35:28 -0400

To: Nwanne Chioke<adojo...@yahoo.com>; Nzete Ananyi<kendall_tr...@yahoo.com>; Nzete Kendall Anayi<ken...@kendallsecurities.com>; Okey Ewurum<ment...@gmail.com>

Cc: Austin Coach Okocha<oko...@matc.edu>

Subject: Ideas for Covention Agenda

 

Dear Nwanne, Nzete and Okey,

 

Dr. Okocha, the UNN-USA President, has asked me to liaise with you regarding how we can make your attendance at this year’s UNN-USA convention a more rewarding experience than in the past years. We are in the process of firming up our program agenda and would appreciate any suggestions you may have on what you would like to see on the agenda that will be of special interest to the UNAA attendees. Since you represent the current and past leadership of UNAA and are located in key areas of the country with active member participation to our conventions, kindly poll your members to see what would be of special interest to them during their trip. We are time constrained and, therefore, would appreciate your immediate response to this request.

 

Regards,

Oliver Ibe

 

My dear Oliver,

The security I have in mind is the security problem confronting Nigeria today. You are well aware that emergency rule have been declared in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. The Boko Haram insurgency in the North, the spate of kidnappings in the South East and now Lagos State is a worrisome situation. The security challenges are a threat to business in Nigeria. It is about time we address these issues and see if there is a linkage between these and youth unemployment.

Regards,
Damian Okolo

 

 

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From: Oliver C. Ibe <oi...@comcast.net>
To: "'Okocha, Augustine'" <oko...@matc.edu>; 'okolookolo damian' <okoloo...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:03 PM
Subject: RE: Seeking info

 

Dear Damian,

 

Dr. Okocha has informed me, per the email below, that you are interested in discussions on security during the upcoming UNN-USA convention. What exactly do you have in mind? Is it security at a personal level or with respect to business outfits/premises? These two types of security require different types of solutions. So, it would be helpful if you can expatiate on what you want.

 

Regards,

Oliver Ibe

 

 

 

 

[Winifred Nweke]

Onyi, ndonu. May God's grace be sufficient for you and your entire family at this time now more than ever before.

 

Winifred C. Nweke, Ph.D.
Marietta, GA 30064
404 232-2602 (O)
770 421-8097 (H); 770 375-8981 (C)

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."-Philippians 3:10.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall not be a miracle,
but you shall be a miracle. Phillip Brooks

From: Onyi Ekwegbalu <ony...@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:22 PM

Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] RE: Obituary Announcement

[Chinedum Igwe]

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 Dear Onyi & family,

 

On behalf of the entire strong membership of UNN-USA-ATLANTA, I wish to extend our condolence and support to your entire family at this time of loss. May GOD continue to provide His great comfort, love and blessing to all your families and to the memory of Dr. Chinwuba Amaechina.

 

 

Thank you,
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[Enekwechi, Emmanuel E]

Onyi,

So sorry to hear about the passing of this promising young man. Please accept my condolence and pass it on to his family. May the good Lord give you and his family the strength to cope with the loss.

 

Emmanuel Enekwechi, PsyD.

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University of Iowa

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[Emmanuel Ekwelundu]

Nwa-di-ana Onyi,
Please accept our heart felt sympathy at the passing of your brother-in-law. We pray the Almighty God to comfort you and the grant the entire family the grace to bear the loss. Ndo.

Nna-Ochie
Emma Ekwelundu.

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[Oliver C. Ibe]

Fellow Lions and Lionesses,

 

It is with great pleasure that I announce that the revised edition of my book “Markov Processes for Stochastic Modeling,” which was published by Elsevier Academic Press in 2009, came out yesterday. This brings the number of my books to 8: four in telecommunications and 4 in applied probability and stochastic processes. Incidentally, my editor bullied me into writing the 2^nd edition that I did not plan to write. The book that I was working on and which will be published in September this year is titled “Elements of Random Walk and Diffusion Processes.” Because I had signed a contract with my other publisher John Wiley and did not want to be distracted from that contract, I was reluctant to engage in two book projects simultaneously. But my Elsevier editor smooth-talked me into the revision, which progressed with such a lightning speed that it came out before the Wiley book.

 

I owe all this accomplishment first and foremost to God, and then to the schools he let me pass through that prepared me to write with confidence and clarity: MIT, UNN and Government Secondary School Owerri. When I went to MIT, my only knowledge of probability was what Ms Grace Iwuorah taught us in a statistics class at UNN. I was so intimidated by the amount of probability required for my program of study in communications that I almost gave up if not for my wife who reminded me that the consequence of failure to get a degree at MIT that everybody knew I was coming to would be perpetual teasing by my people in my home town. They would award me the degree of VA, which means “visited America,” a label given to those who come to America and go home without a degree. So, at that point I made a decision to conquer my fear by studying hard to the point that I would be able to understand the subject well enough to write a book on it. To this end, I believe that I have now conquered my fear and the label VA will not be attached to me any more! Unfortunately, VA is now a label for people like me who have no sky scraper in the village! I think they did it on purpose to make sure that I am forever roped in! The measure of a successful trip to the US is no longer your educational accomplishment, but in how much money you make regardless of how you make it. So, just when I thought I had escaped the label, they came up with a new definition that will always apply to me! Any way, attached are the covers of the two books.

 

Regards,

Oliver Ibe

 

[Charmaine Emelife]

Nda Oliver,

I knew there was something special about you aside from VA, pick out the flaw (POF) and a great guy. You make us all proud even as you won't let your thunder be stolen. Enjoy your achievement. You deserve it!
CONGRATULATIONS.

Charmaine Emelife Ukabam.

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[Benjamin Opara]

Oga Oliver,

Congratulations. You keep spitting these books out in lightening speed.

You have been a beacon of light for Nigerians, Africans and immigrants in this city. Continue to grow in strength and be the ever-present frame of reference for our youth, not only in Lowell, but across the entire Umass system.

Blessings.

Tyndale
Chair, Immigration Commission

City of Lowell, Massachusetts.

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[Winifred Nweke]

Congratulations, Oliver. You make us proud. More grease to your elbow.

 

Winifred C. Nweke, Ph.D.
Marietta, GA 30064
404 232-2602 (O)
770 421-8097 (H); 770 375-8981 (C)

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."-Philippians 3:10.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall not be a miracle,
but you shall be a miracle. Phillip Brooks

From: Oliver C. Ibe <oi...@comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:32 PM

Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Personal News

Fellow Lions and Lionesses,

 

It is with great pleasure that I announce that the revised edition of my book “Markov Processes for Stochastic Modeling,” which was published by Elsevier Academic Press in 2009, came out yesterday. This brings the number of my books to 8: four in telecommunications and 4 in applied probability and stochastic processes. Incidentally, my editor bullied me into writing the 2^nd edition that I did not plan to write. The book that I was working on and which will be published in September this year is titled “Elements of Random Walk and Diffusion Processes.” Because I had signed a contract with my other publisher John Wiley and did not want to be distracted from that contract, I was reluctant to engage in two book projects simultaneously. But my Elsevier editor smooth-talked me into the revision, which progressed with such a lightning speed that it came out before the Wiley book.

 

I owe all this accomplishment first and foremost to God, and then to the schools he let me pass through that prepared me to write with confidence and clarity: MIT, UNN and Government Secondary School Owerri. When I went to MIT, my only knowledge of probability was what Ms Grace Iwuorah taught us in a statistics class at UNN. I was so intimidated by the amount of probability required for my program of study in communications that I almost gave up if not for my wife who reminded me that the consequence of failure to get a degree at MIT that everybody knew I was coming to would be perpetual teasing by my people in my home town. They would award me the degree of VA, which means “visited America ,” a label given to those who come to America and go home without a degree. So, at that point I made a decision to conquer my fear by studying hard to the point that I would be able to understand the subject well enough to write a book on it. To this end, I believe that I have now conquered my fear and the label VA will not be attached to me any more! Unfortunately, VA is now a label for people like me who have no sky scraper in the village! I think they did it on purpose to make sure that I am forever roped in! The measure of a successful trip to the US is no longer your educational accomplishment, but in how much money you make regardless of how you make it. So, just when I thought I had escaped the label, they came up with a new definition that will always apply to me! Any way, attached are the covers of the two books.

 

Regards,

Oliver Ibe

 

[Email]

Prof Oliver

Congratulations!!! to you and Christie. WOW!!!. You are a genuine product of University of Nigeria. We are so proud of you. Keep it up.

Regards

Ngozi

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[Chinedum Igwe]

 Ndewo Mazi oliver,

Wiley, Elsevier or VA... the fact is that you are a great genius of our time and there is no stopping you. We at UNN-USA cannot congratulate you enough for the inspiration that come with your legendary.

 

   8 books and counting! I don't plan to equal you but lots of praise for your authorship.

   BRAVO in advance for the 9th. 

 

Thank you,
Chinedum IGWE, MBA

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[Enekwechi, Emmanuel E]

Oliver, that’s really, really great!!! Congratulations on the magnificent use of your prolific writing ability. Keep that profusely productive juice flowing for the benefit of humanity. And immense thanks to your wife for her wonderful support and encouragement. Once again congratulations as we look forward in anticipation to more products.

 

Emmanuel Enekwechi, PsyD.

Staff Psychologist

University of Iowa

University Counseling Service

3223 Westlawn

Iowa City, IA. 52242-1100

Ph: (319) 335-7294

Fax:(319) 335-7298

 

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Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Personal News

 

Fellow Lions and Lionesses,

[uzoe...@msn.com]

Oliver,
You truly make us proud. Congratulations!!!
Even though one of my first degrees is Mathematics, I had to seek dictionary assistance to know that the word "Stochastic" means "involving a random variable or involving chance or probability". Whoa! Statistics and indeed probability are one of the difficult topics in Mathematics. To me, they are one of those subjects you cram only to pass and not to retain. So it is amazing that one of the authorities in the subject is our own 'stock' and one we can touch and personally relate to.

May God give you greater insights and wisdom to continue to excel. We definitely include Christy in these accolades. 

Jonathan

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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:32:42 -0400

[Paul Amuchie]

Oli,

Congratulations on your academic brillance. You have been a good academic ambassador of UNN in the diaspora. Keep up the good work  and thanks to your dear wife for all her support and encouragement. This is what marriage is all about. A man's sucess in life is not measured by how many sky scappers he has but by what legacy he leaves behind when he is gone from this earth.  Wishing you more success in your field of discipline.

Amuchie

 

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Sent: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 9:32 am
Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Personal News

[Dozie Amuzie]

Prof.,

Congratulations!! I am still fascinated that your book has been translated into Korean language.

As my friends from one state in south eastern Nigeria will say "Unu guba akwukwo ka anyi guba ego, ha nile bu ihe ogugu"

Dozie

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Oliver C. Ibe <oi...@comcast.net> wrote:

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Chidozie J. Amuzie DVM, PhD

Vincit Omnia Veritas

[Emmanuel Ekwelundu]

Belated Congratulations, my friend Oliver!!! I have been out of town. We are very proud of you. Please keep those publications coming, though we do not understand much of what the book says. Congratulations.

Emma Ekwelundu.

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Emmanuel Ekwelundu

[Onyi Ekwegbalu]

Thank you all for the calls and the uplifting messages.

We pray that his soul will rest in perfect peace, Amen.

Thanks.

Onyi.

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[Onyi Ekwegbalu]

Prof.:

Belated congratulations to you and your family on this great accomplishment.

Please keep the flag flying.

Onyi.

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Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:32 PM

Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Personal News

Fellow Lions and Lionesses,

 

It is with great pleasure that I announce that the revised edition of my book “Markov Processes for Stochastic Modeling,” which was published by Elsevier Academic Press in 2009, came out yesterday. This brings the number of my books to 8: four in telecommunications and 4 in applied probability and stochastic processes. Incidentally, my editor bullied me into writing the 2^nd edition that I did not plan to write. The book that I was working on and which will be published in September this year is titled “Elements of Random Walk and Diffusion Processes.” Because I had signed a contract with my other publisher John Wiley and did not want to be distracted from that contract, I was reluctant to engage in two book projects simultaneously. But my Elsevier editor smooth-talked me into the revision, which progressed with such a lightning speed that it came out before the Wiley book.

 

I owe all this accomplishment first and foremost to God, and then to the schools he let me pass through that prepared me to write with confidence and clarity: MIT, UNN and Government Secondary School Owerri. When I went to MIT, my only knowledge of probability was what Ms Grace Iwuorah taught us in a statistics class at UNN. I was so intimidated by the amount of probability required for my program of study in communications that I almost gave up if not for my wife who reminded me that the consequence of failure to get a degree at MIT that everybody knew I was coming to would be perpetual teasing by my people in my home town. They would award me the degree of VA, which means “visited America ,” a label given to those who come to America and go home without a degree. So, at that point I made a decision to conquer my fear by studying hard to the point that I would be able to understand the subject well enough to write a book on it. To this end, I believe that I have now conquered my fear and the label VA will not be attached to me any more! Unfortunately, VA is now a label for people like me who have no sky scraper in the village! I think they did it on purpose to make sure that I am forever roped in! The measure of a successful trip to the US is no longer your educational accomplishment, but in how much money you make regardless of how you make it. So, just when I thought I had escaped the label, they came up with a new definition that will always apply to me! Any way, attached are the covers of the two books.

 

Regards,

Oliver Ibe

 

[Winifred Nweke]

In case this is discussed today.

 

Winifred C. Nweke, Ph.D.
Marietta, GA 30064
404 232-2602 (O)
770 421-8097 (H); 770 375-8981 (C)

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."-Philippians 3:10.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall not be a miracle,
but you shall be a miracle. Phillip Brooks

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Winifred Nweke <winn...@yahoo.com>
To: "unn-usalea...@googlegroups.com" <unn-usalea...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Agenda for June 13, 2013 Teleconference

Hello, everyone:

      To ensure that the discussion this evening on dues to UNAA does not sound like foreign language to you, please find attached a summary of the findings. Please print and review this before the meeting. Thanks.

 

Winifred C. Nweke, Ph.D.
Marietta, GA 30064
404 232-2602 (O)
770 421-8097 (H); 770 375-8981 (C)

"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection."-Philippians 3:10.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall not be a miracle,
but you shall be a miracle. Phillip Brooks

From: "Okocha, Augustine" <oko...@matc.edu>
To: "unn-usalea...@googlegroups.com" <unn-usalea...@googlegroups.com>

Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:31 PM

Subject: [UNN-USA Leadership Team] Agenda for June 13, 2013 Teleconference

Hello LT,

Attached is the agenda for the Thursday June 13,  2013 teleconference meeting. Let me know of any desired changes. An updated agenda would be sent out tomorrow afternoon if there is a "crying" need for a deletion or addition.

As always, attendance especially in a timely fashion, would be appreciated.

Best wishes,

Okocha.