Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Toyin Falola recipient of another lifetime achievement award

Congratulations to a giant yet humble scholar.  I join the many people who have congratulated you, our dear Professor Toyin Falola, an iconic scholar who has consistently promoted the spheres and dimensionalities of African scholarship through astute teaching, committed service, and laudable publishing.    It is no surprise that you continue to rake in awards after awards.  A golden fish can never hide undetected.    May these numerous awards that recognize your giant imprints on the sands ofglobal scholarship referencing and significantly validating African and historical scholarships, continue to endorse this arena of scholarship. May it equally be a source of hope, energizing those whose lives you have increasingly touched and affected by your hardwork and engaging spirit, especially the younger generation of African scholars.    Many blessings as you celebrate yet another milestone in the recognition of your stellar and far ranging efforts, and person. I equally congratulate your family- your wife and children, and expanding nuclear family especially, whose eternal. genuine, aflamed, selfless and unconditional love has contributed to your nurturing and wellness in supporting and  promoting you in the contributions and existential difference you make within the wider world.    I shall pop a bottle of champagne in your honor, and for the ongoing fructification of the scholarly Shola, while the drums reverberate from behind the seven hills, the Oke of Ibadan.    Congratulations to a dear friend, brother, scholar, and confidant. Let's celebrate!!! --- On Mon, 8/8/11, kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote: From: kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Toyin Falola recipient of another lifetime achievement award To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, August 8, 2011, 1:49 PM warms regards and congratulations to our formidable toyin, great accomplishment ken On 8/8/11 6:00 AM, Segun Dosumu wrote: Congratulations Sir!!!   Adesegun Dosumu Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC)warms 36/38, Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. 01-7744489, +2348083950755, +2348055404320 ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tracy Flemming <cafenegritude@gmail.com> > To: USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> > Cc: > Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 3:35 AM > Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Toyin Falola recipient of another lifetime achievement award > > Falola recipient of another lifetime achievement award > > The African Studies Association selected Professor Toyin Falola for > its 2011 Distinguished Africanist Award. > > Posted: August 3, 2011 > > Executive Director of the African Studies Association (ASA) Karen > Jenkins notified Falola that he was the association's 2011 recipient > of its most coveted award. > > In her letter, she stated, "As you are aware, the Distinguished > Africanist Award was established to recognize and honor individuals > who have contributed a lifetime of outstanding scholarship in African > Studies combined with service to the Africanist community." > > Toyin Falola, just back from Nigeria where he participated in the > inaugural Toyin Falola Annual Conference, was surprised to learn he'd > received yet another lifetime achievement award. He said, "This is the > biggest award ever in academic organizations — I was not expecting > it." > > According to the ASA's website, "the award was created in the 1980's > to recognize and honor scholars who have contributed a lifetime record > of outstanding scholarship in their respective field of African > studies." > > The award will be presented at their Annual Business Meeting and > Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Their > annual conference has approximately 2,000 attendees each year from all > over the world. > > The ASA was founded in 1957 and has established itself as the > preeminent organization in North America that works to promote the > study of Africa. It boosts a membership of over 1,700. > > It is a nonprofit organization with a membership in the American > Council of Learned Societies and housed at Rutgers University. > > The ASA publishes two prestigious journals, the African Studies Review > and History in Africa. > > Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in the > Department of History and a Distinguished Teaching Professor. He has > published over 100 books and holds his own Africa conference each year > on the campus of The University of Texas in the spring. > > He has won numerous awards and was appointed as a Vice President of > the International Scientific Committee for UNESCO's Slave Trade Route > Project just this past spring. > > He was also selected by the University Co-operative Society at UT for > their top Career Research Excellence Award in 2010 for the very > impressive research program in African history that he established > since he came to the university in 1991. > > In 2009, he received the inaugural Africana Studies Distinguished > Global Scholar Lifetime Achievement Award from Indiana University > Purdue University Indianapolis. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa > Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin. >   For current archives, visit http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue >   For previous archives, visit  > http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html >   To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com >   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue-    >   unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin. For current archives, visit http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue For previous archives, visit http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue- unsubscribe@googlegroups.com -- kenneth w. harrow professor of english michigan state university department of english east lansing, mi 48824-1036 ph. 517 803 8839 harrow@msu.edu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin. For current archives, visit http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue For previous archives, visit http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue- unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

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