Jack H. Pen-Mogi Nyeko is a Ugandan veterinarian, academic and academic administrator. He is the vice chancellor of

Gulu University Gulu University (GU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities in the country, as of September 2016. Location , GU has three campuses. (a) The main campus is approximately , by road, north-east of the central business ...

, a public university in northern Uganda.

Background and education

He was born in the Northern Region of Uganda on 12 May 1948. He graduated from

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...

in 1975 with a

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine The Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc or BVSC; Latin Baccalaureus Veterinariae Scientiae), "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine" (BVetMed), or "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery" ("BVM&S" or "BVMS") is a degree for studies in veterinary me ...

degree. In 1981, he graduated from the

University of Nairobi , mottoeng = In unity and work , image = Uon emblem.gif , image_size = 210px , caption = Coat of Arms of the University , type = Public , endowment ...

with a

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degree. His

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

was obtained from Makerere University in 1988. His field of specialization is molecular

parasitology Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question but by their way of life. This means it fo ...

Career

He started his career in 1987, as a Principal Research Entomologist, in the Uganda Tsetse Control Department, working there until 1991. From 1993 until 1996, he worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, at

. In 1994, he was nominated by the President of Uganda to become a delegate of the

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, which wrote and ratified the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. From 1996 until 2001, he was a member of parliament, representing ''Kilak County'',

Gulu District Gulu is a City in the Northern Region of Uganda. The regional headquarters are located in the city of Gulu, which is also the administrative capital of Northern Uganda The city consist of two main divisions... Gulu west and Gulu east. Locatio ...

. In 2001 a Technical Task Force was appointed to set up Gulu University. Professor Nyeko was appointed chairman of that four-person task force. When the university opened in 2002, he became the founding vice chancellor of the institution; the third public university to be established in the country.

Other responsibilities

Pen-Mogi Nyeko has served in the following roles: * Chairman of Uganda's National Environment Management Authority since 2013. * Chairperson of the 18-person

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since 2012. * Member of the

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since 2002.

Personal life

Nyeko is a married father of five adult children. He is a Fellow of the

Uganda National Academy of Sciences Uganda National Academy of Sciences is a nonprofit, scientific organization in Uganda, that brings together scientists from the behavioral, biological, physical and social sciences. These scientists work together to promote excellence in scienc ...

Succession table as vice chancellor of Gulu University

References

External links

Website of Gulu University

Gulu Leaders To Petition Parliament Over Gulu University - 25 October 2012
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nyeko, Pen-Mogi Living people Makerere University alumni University of Nairobi alumni Ugandan veterinarians Academic staff of Makerere University Academic staff of Gulu University 1948 births Acholi people Vice-chancellors of universities in Uganda