Paul Okamnaonu Nwaogu hails from Olokoro, a community that is part of Umuahia South, a local government area of Abia State of Nigeria. He rose from humble beginnings as a pupil tea...voir plusPaul Okamnaonu Nwaogu hails from Olokoro, a community that is part of Umuahia South, a local government area of Abia State of Nigeria. He rose from humble beginnings as a pupil teacher to the exalted position of a professor of special education from Tumaini University in Tanzania. He has a PhD from Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, Illinois, in the United States of America. He taught in tertiary institutions in the United States of America, Nigeria, Botswana, and the Republic of Tanzania. He has written articles in international journals and published books for students in the university system. His autobiography has been published in 2015 by Xlibris Corporation, Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States of America. He is married and has five children. His wife and children are all university graduates. His last son, Uwaoma, graduated with a PhD degree in economics from Western Michigan University in 2011. This is a family where tertiary education receives due respect.voir moins