An Enugu State born Metallurgical and Materials Engineer, Dr. Kingsley Chidi Nnakwo, FNMS, MNSE, MMSN (NMS), on Friday, received professional fellowship award of the Nigerian Metallurgical Society (NMS).
The event took place on 27th October, 2023, during the Fellowship Awards/Dinner Night at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi Benue State.
After the conferment, Dr. Nnakwo alongside other four awardees were automatically admitted to the College of Fellows and were allowed to enjoy all privileges and honor attached to the award.
Meanwhile a prefix was equally attached to their names as regards the grade of Fellowship awards conferred.
Excerpts from a letter written by the Engineering body to the awardees and sighted by the Correspondent of Enugupress.ng are published below.
“On behalf of the President, Engr. Prof. O.B. Oloche FNMS, I wish to inform you that Council at an emergency meeting held on Thursday 5 October 2023 through a ZOOM Meeting that lasted for one hour 10minutes considered all the applications before it, scrutinized and subsequently approved the election/upgrading of the members as were recommended by Membership Committee in conjunction of the College of Fellows.
“On this premises therefore, Ten(10) applications were received for election to various grade of membership which were considered and approved Five Professional Fellows, Four Honorary Fellows and One Meritorious as indicated in the table overleaf.
“This approval was granted in line with Section 31 sub-section iv of the Constitution haven met all the conditions and requirement to be elected to such extorted positions.
“Accept the Congratulations from members of this great Society,” the letter read.