Lois Dalton Deve, administrative director of the National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials in the College of Engineering, and Paul Eduard Tuttle, director of proposal development in the Division of Research and Economic Development, recently passed the Certified Research Administrator (CRA) examination. The CRA is a designation of the Research Administrators Certification Council that recognizes an individual’s experience and knowledge in research administration. Deve and Tuttle join a membership of over 2,500 certified research administrators across the nation, and they are two of only five CRAs at N.C. A&T to hold this nationally recognized distinction.

Dr Jahangir Emrani of Department of Chemistry and Dr. Zhichao Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering, authored two book chapters—one on solar energy and the other on wind energy—in a book titled “Introduction to Renewable Energy Manufacturing.” The book was published earlier this month and is available through lulu.com.

Dr. Musibau Shofoluwe, professor in the Department of Built Environment, has been awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Nigeria to work with Bells University of Technology and Dr. Obuks Ejohwomu on joint collaborative research in project management, sustainable construction and building services. Shofoluwe will also assist in graduate curricula development, mentorship and training in academic practice.

The Bells University of Technology project is one of 57 projects that will pair African Diaspora scholars with higher education institutions in Africa to collaborate on curriculum co-development, research, graduate teaching, training and mentoring activities. Shofoluwe is one of 59 African Diaspora scholars who have been awarded fellowships to travel to Africa beginning in May 2016, to conduct a wide range of projects across disciplines, from agroforestry to e-learning modules for nursing, and from ethnomusicology to military mental health. The program has now selected and approved a total of 169 Fellows since its inception in 2013.

Dr. Pauline Ada Uwakweh, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of English, has been awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Nigeria to work with Redeemer’s University and its Department of English and Professional Communication on curriculum co-development in African and African American literature. The joint curricula development project will cover undergraduate and graduate programs, and is intended, among other things, to enhance students’ learning, career opportunities, and to foster global competiveness of programs in both institutions. The fellowship will also promote capacity building of faculty and interaction among student peers. Future projects will include collaborative research, grant writing, workshops and other projects as determined by both institutions. Dr. Idowu Odebode, chair of the Department of English, and Dr. Ademola Dasylva, professor of African and oral literature, will coordinate the fellowship project at Redeemer’s University. 

The Redeemer’s University project is one of 57 projects that will pair African Diaspora scholars with higher education institutions in Africa to collaborate on curriculum co-development, research, graduate teaching, training and mentoring activities. Uwakweh is one of 59 African Diaspora scholars who have been awarded fellowships to travel to Africa beginning in May 2016 to conduct a wide range of projects across disciplines, from agroforestry to e-learning modules for nursing, and from ethnomusicology to military mental health. The program has now selected and approved a total of 169 Fellows since its inception in 2013.

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected Gail Wiggins, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, as the association’s 2016 Educator of the Year. This award serves to recognize the service, commitment and academic guidance of an outstanding journalism educator who teaches or advises students in the field of journalism at a high school or accredited four-year college or university and has also shown a commitment to diversifying the nation’s newsrooms through their academic work. She will be honored this summer during the NABJ/NAHJ Career Fair in Washington, District of Columbia.

Wiggins has more than 30 years of experience as an educator. She has served as an instructor teaching journalism and mass communication and also as an academic advisor helping guide journalism and mass communication majors through their studies. In addition to her university responsibilities, Wiggins has coordinated A&T’s annual NABJ Multimedia Short Course for the last 20 years.

Dr. Ereka R. Williams, associate professor and interim chairperson of the department of curriculum and instruction, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Friends of the Greensboro Public Library. Williams will serve a three-year term alongside other leaders from the Greensboro community on the Board who are responsible for providing leadership through advocacy, organizational management and signature programs and events. She was formally introduced to the body at the annual meeting and luncheon that was held May 19.