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      <image:caption>Vice President - Dr. Aju Lekwauwa PhD Dr. Lekwauwa taught at Okpa-Ugwu Elementary School, Abakiliki, Nigeria as a trained teacher from McGregor College, Afikpo, Nigeria. Later went back to school for BSc Food Science (University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria) and MSc Chemical Engineering at University of Reading, England. He holds a terminal degree (PhD) in Food Science from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He worked for about fourteen years and retired from his position as Senior Staff Engineer at RJR Nabisco. After retirement, he worked as a Professor of Biotechnology at Forsyth Technical Community College North Carolina. In addition, he served Merrill Lynch Investment Company as Financial Consultant for High Net-worth clients. Aju has served on the Boards of both For-profit and Nonprofit organizations. He has travelled extensively in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. He played and love soccer. He has great passion for philanthropy, education, community service and outreach. Currently he spend most of his time with his Family and loved ones.</image:caption>
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