Ismaila Odogba

BIO

Professor Odogba has extensive experience in urban planning in Nigeria, South Carolina and Kentucky. His Ph.D. dissertation was on “Government Restructuring: An Appraisal of the Economic Impacts of City-County Consolidation.”

On campus, Professor Odogba serves on the advisory board for the Center for the Small City. He has helped in the planning committee for the Undergraduate Student Symposium since 2008. He is also involved in the University Personnel Development Committee.

Professor Odogba is presently a commissioner for the City of Stevens Point’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Association of American Geographers
• American Planning Association
• Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning
• Urban Affairs Association

Knowledge, we say is a garden that if left uncultivated can’t be harvested. This department provides students with the tools, nurturing, guidance, and opportunities to become ardent and lifelong gardeners.

– ISMAILA ODOGBA

 

ADVICE

Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.

LAST BOOK READ

“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

QUOTE

If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito – African Proverb