Good Greetings Mwalimu Mario Fenyo:
Thanks a heap for your intervention. The person who commented that "literature was not a valuable human endeavor, hence the Nobel prize in literature does not really count..." must not have read, much less systematically analyzed, the Great Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Decolonising the Mind. The person must also not be informed about the systematic tools that are imperative for sound literary analysis. In short, folks who poo-poo non-hard-science disciplines seem not to be well informed about those disciplines.
If I recall correctly, was it Seychelles' President who had poo-pooed the only astronomer the country had as having studied a "useless subject," and when the Tsunami hit in 2004 his government was scrambling around looking for the astronomer who had already left the country?
About nominating Dr. George Acquaah for a Nobel prize in biochemistry, I will look at the material I collected when I attended one of the ceremonies in Stockholm in 1982 and others on the process. I will send you the relevant information as soon as I can.
In Peace Always,
Karim/.
> [Original Message]
> From: Mario Fenyo <MFenyo@bowiestate.edu>
> To: <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Date: 3/4/2012 9:48:01 AM
> Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - 9th AMISTAD AWARDEE, CCSU
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> Brother Bangura:
>
> two questions and a comment.
>
> Recently someone on this listserve noted that no African scientist has ever been awarded the Nobel prize. Someone went so far as to comment that literature was not a valuable human endeavor, hence the Nobel prize in literature does not really count.. ..
>
> Now I need your advice,,since I presume you have an awareness of the Swedish Weltanshauung.
>
> We would like to submit the name of Dr. George Acquaah for a Nobel prize in biochemistry. He has published at least eight books/monographs in that field and has received international accolades. We just don't know how to go about the process of nomination, if such a process exists at all.. .. .
>
> We would also like to submit the name of Abdul Karim Bangura. It is just that we don,t know in whiich of his many fields of expertise does he have the best chance, and which of these fields comes closest to one actually recognized by the Swedish Academy.
>
> Peace, Mario.
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>
> Dr. Mario D. Fenyo
> University Professor of American History
> Department of History and Government
> Bowie State University
> Bowie, MD 20715
> USA
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> Mwalimu Bangura,
> I have not met you in person, but I have read a lot of your wonderful scholarly works. As a true Africanist, you deserve many more of these awards. We are proud of your achievements. Congratulations!
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> From: "Abegunrin, Olayiwola M." <oabegunrin@Howard.edu>
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> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:59:56 -0500
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> Congratulations to you Mwalimu Abdul Karim Bagura.
> All the best
> 'Layi
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> I join others in congratulating Professor Bagura for this award.
>
> Prof Felicia A. D. Oyekanmi
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> --- On Thu, 1/3/12, Seguno2001@yahoo.com <seguno2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Seguno2001@yahoo.com <seguno2001@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - 9th AMISTAD AWARDEE, CCSU
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> Date: Thursday, 1 March, 2012, 17:39
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> Congrats!
>
> abdullahi ashafa <abashafa@yahoo.com <http://uk.mc293.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=abashafa@yahoo.com> > wrote:
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> >A Big Congratulations to Bagura.It's a deserving honour.
> >
> >--- On Thu, 3/1/12, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu <http://uk.mc293.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> > wrote:
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> >
> >From: Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu <http://uk.mc293.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> >
> >Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - 9th AMISTAD AWARDEE, CCSU
> >To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <http://uk.mc293.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> " <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <http://uk.mc293.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> >
> >Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8:08 AM
> >
> >
> >The AMISTAD COMMITTEE of Central Connecticut State University is proud to announce
> >that the 9th Amistad Award has been given to Professor Abdul Bangura of Howard University.
> >Dr. Bangura joins a long list of distinguished scholars including Professor Toyin Falola,
> >Professor Tiyambe Zeleza, Professor Mobujaolu Okome, Professor Tunde Zack-Williams
> >and others.
> >
> >Dr. Bangura has authored, edited and contributed to 65 books and has written
> >over 400 articles. He holds the following doctorates:
> >PhD Linguistics, Georgetown University
> >PhD Political Science, Howard University
> >PhD Development Economics, University of Maryland
> >PhD Computer Science, Columbus University
> >PhD Mathematics, Columbus University
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> >
> >Dr. Gloria Emeagwali
> >Prof. of History & African Studies
> >History Department
> >Central Connecticut State University
> >New Britain
> >CT 06050
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