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Simeon K. Ehui - 2001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
M.S., Agricultural Economics, 1983
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, 1987
Program Leader, Livestock Policy Analysis International Livestock Research
Institute
Easing the Pain of Poverty
Growing up in Africa's Ivory Coast, Simeon K. Ehui knew firsthand what it was
like to be poor. "I come from a very modest family. We had no electricity
in our home," he says. "I lost my father when I was 10, and my
mother sold cloth in the marketplace to earn money."
Today when he visits his home country, he says, "I see the same type
of child in the same situation, and it hurts my heart. So wherever I am, I
try
to help."
Despite his childhood hardships, he's been lucky, Dr. Ehui says. His mother
worked to send him to school. He earned a graduate scholarship from his country's
government and other awards and fellowships along the way. And in return, he's
devoting his life to helping others.
Professionally, Ehui contributes as leader of the policy analysis program
of the International Livestock Research Institute in Ethiopia. The organization's
mission is to improve sustainable livestock production.
Personally, he helps to ease the pain of poverty in several ways. "Being
involved in humanitarian activities is my biggest pastime," Ehui says.
Many of his contributions have been through his leadership in the Rotary Club
of Addis Ababa – donations to Sister Jember's Slum Area Development Project,
Hanna Family Home for Orphan Children, and a training center for street girls.
He also was instrumental in launching the Lighthouse Project for Ethiopia,
which provides shelter for homeless mothers, food for six months, and loans
to establish small-scale businesses. And he's secured assistance from the West
Lafayette, Indiana, Rotary Club to further these projects.
"
I believe I should help," he says. "I am deeply involved in solving
community problems."
1980
License, Applied Economics, National University of Cote d'lvoire, Abidjan
1981
Maitrise, Applied Economics, National University of Cote d'lvoire
1983
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
1987
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
1988-1990
Agricultural Economist and Rockefeller Foundation, Visiting Research Fellow, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
1990-1993
Agricultural Economist and Acting Head, Livestock Economics Division, International Livestock Center for Africa, Ethiopia
1993-1995
Head, Socio-Economic Sciences Division, International Livestock Center for Africa, Ethiopia
1995-present
Leader, Livestock Policy Analysis Program, International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia
1997
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, in appreciation for tangible and significant assistance for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among people of the world
"
Purdue gave me three things I carry with me at all times: the knowledge, the
self-confidence and the courage to achieve my goals. I consider the training
in agricultural economics at Purdue among the best in the world."
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