Victor ukpolo biography
Victor ukpolo biography
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Victor Ukpolo
American economist
Victor O. Ukpolo (born 1950 in Lagos, Nigeria) is the former Chancellor[1] of Southern University at New Orleans.[2]
Ukpolo is most known for his efforts in restoring SUNO to operation after Hurricane Katrina, specifically his role in obtaining funds for SUNO's recovery, including $44 million for student housing, $32 million for classroom buildings, and various grants for other academic purposes.[3] In 2012 the Carnegie Corporation selected Ukpolo as one of 45 naturalized citizens of the United States for Carnegie's Americans by Choice award.[4])
Modest beginnings
Ukpolo came to the United States at age 23 as a student at the University of Maryland at College Park from which he received his bachelor's degree.
To finance his education, he worked in a restaurant washing dishes and drove taxicabs in the District of Columbia. He received his master's degree and Ph.D. from American University in the nati