Joana Maduka

Joana Maduka
Olutumbi
Born (1941-05-06) 6 May 1941 (age 83)
Ilesa
EducationOtapete Methodist School

Queens school

University of Ife

Trinity College Dublin
OccupationEngineer
OrganizationInstitution of Electrical Engineers

the Nigerian Society of Engineers

the Nigerian Academy of Engineering
SpouseVincent Maduka
Parent(s)Mr Daniel Dada and Olufunmilayo Layinka

Joana Maduka (born 6 May 1941) is a Nigerian engineer. She became the first female fellow of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) in 1974.[1] She is also a fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.[2] She was made an honorary fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Science Technology in 1987 and Yaba College of Technology in 1988.[3] She was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic in 2008.[4][5] She was the first female COREN President.[6]

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  5. ^ "MADUKA, Joanna Olutunmbi". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. 10 March 2017.
  6. ^ Moses, Akawe. "Women Breaking the Bounds | The Voice News Paper".[permanent dead link]