Soba.America.E-Newsletter.2017

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Fellow Sobans, Happy New Year to you all! On behalf of the NEC and the National Leadership Team (NLT), I would like to congratulate the Chair of the Editorial Board, Prof. Ngassa and his entire Team for making this first Midyear Newsletter a reality. Thank you all for your time and dedication to SOBA America. 2016 was a very eventful year with lots of achievements and memorable moments. We also had some heartbreaks with the loss of our brothers Dr. Roland Iboni and Kenneth Ndelle a few days back. However as resilient as we are, there is no challenge we can’t overcome. I am convinced our better days are ahead and 2017 will be even more productive. Given this is our maiden Midyear Newsletter, it gives us the opportunity to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can look forward to. Last year, we celebrated our first SOBA America Day in Sasse. It was a massive success and built on SOBA America’s usual leadership in giving back to Sasse College. The event graced the cover of several newspapers as well as made TV headlines on CRTV and several other networks. We also had the most successful convention in SOBA America’s history. The one-stop concept and convention profit set new records and standards. Chairman Fote’s strong leadership led to significant progress with our fundraising for the Endowment Fund. Our first edition of our Policies and Procedures Manual Version 1.0 was released last year. I also travelled with the President General of SOBA, Professor Ngwafor to witness the launch of SOBA Nigeria in Akwa Ibom State. It was a great success. However, one of the most important milestones we achieved was in getting our membership to over 300 registered members within less than a year and a half! We are still however faced with the challenge of ensuring full participation from all members in our activities. During the mini convention, I laid out the groundwork for the expansion of our SOBA America professional networking tool ”SOBALIS” to Sobans worldwide. This will help connect Sobans/ex-students and improve our networking around the globe. As we start this New Year, my fervent wish is for all members to stay engaged and do their best in helping us achieve our shared goals and aspirations for our august association. May St. Joseph continue to guide us ALL! Sobanly, Frederick Itoe President, SOBA America. 1
SOBA AMERICA PRESIDENT AND SASSE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR DONATE GIFTS TO SASSE COLLEGE STAFF SOBA America President, Mr. Frederick Itoe and the Chairman of the Sasse Alumni Association, Dr. Bertrand Fote made a significant donation to the staff of Sasse College in a bid to encourage them for the marvelous work they have been doing. Their hard work has paid dividends in consistent the wonderful results Sasse College has recorded at both the Ordinary and Advanced Level of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination since the 2009/2010 academic year. President Itoe was on hand to personally present the gift to the staff. Chairman Fote had already returned back to the USA after the successful SOBA America Day event. 2
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