Godson C. Obia

Dr. Obia was the Interim Dean of the College of Sciences at Eastern Illinois University from 2011 until his retirement in 2014. Previously he was the Associate Dean of the College and Professor of Geography. Obia started his professional career at EIU and had been a member of the faculty since arriving in 1994. He was a recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award Recognition from the American Association of Geographers (AAG) where he served two terms as the director of the Africa Speciality Group. Dr. Obia was the recipient of a Junior Fellowship Award, presented through the University of Nigeria. He has conducted and presented research on topics such as farm bankruptcy, brain drain and African development, African agricultural development, rural land use and development, environmental resource management and watershed management. He is a member of several professional and civic organizations, including the Association of American Geographers and the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences.