Dorothy L. Njeuma

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Dorothy L. Njeuma
Born
NationalityCameroonian
Other namesDorothy Limunga Effange
Alma mater Brown University, University College London
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, embryology
Institutions University of Buea, University of Yaoundé I
Thesis  (1970)

Dorothy L. Njeuma is a Cameroonian academic and politician.

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Early life and education

Born Dorothy Limunga Effange in June 1943, Njeuma comes from southwestern Cameroon. There were no secondary schools for girls in Cameroon during her childhood, so she attended Queen's School, Enugu, in Nigeria from 1955 to 1962. She attended Brown University from 1962 to 1966, having won an African Scholarship Programme for American Universities award, and obtained a degree in biology. From 1966 to 1970, she attended the University College of London and earned a PhD in Zoology.

Academic career

From 1970 to 1975, Njeuma served as an associate professor of Genetics and Embryology at the Federal University of Yaounde, Cameroon. From 1988 to 2005 she worked at the University of Buea, first as Director General of the Buea University Centre (1988–93) and then as Vice-Chancellor (1993–2005). She was then appointed Rector of the University of Yaoundé from 2005 to 2008.

Njeuma is the Vice-President of the Executive Board of the Association of African Universities.

Political career

Njeuma was vice minister of national education from 1975 to 1985, and served as a technical adviser to the Minister of Scientific and Technical Research, from 1986 to 1988. During her time in that position, she oversaw the introduction of GCE exams in Cameroon. In 2009, she was appointed a member of the electoral board of the Cameroonian Institution for Referendums and Elections. [1]

Personal life

She was married to historian Martin Zachary Njeuma (1940–2010), by whom she has two daughters. [2] Her daughter Christine Njeuma became the first female airline pilot in Central Africa. [3] A biographical sketch is given in Njeuma 1999 [4]

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References

  1. "Pr. Dorothy L. Njeuma — Elections Cameroon". Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. "Martin Zachary Njeuma" . Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. Rich, Jeremy (2011). "Njeuma, Dorothy L." Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.49634. ISBN   9780195301731 . Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  4. Njeuma, Martin Z. (1999). "Njeuma, Dorothy Limunga". Valiant soldiers from Fako: an extract from a "Who's who in Bakweriland. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Mega Impression. pp. 93–101.