Reception and Dinner for Nigerian GSE Team - April 28, 2009

The in-bound Group Study Exchange team from Nigeria was in Columbia April 28-May 1. On the afternoon of April 28 they were hosted for a reception at the MU Chancellor's Residence by our members Anne Deaton and Chancellor Brady Deaton (click here to go to photos below). On the evening of April 28, our members Judy and Jim Elliott hosted the Nigerian team for a dinner at their home (click here to go to photos below). The team attended our club meeting on Thursday, April 30. Also on April 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., there was an all-club social event honoring the Nigerian team in the Great Room at the MU Reynolds Alumni Center. The team members from Nigeria were:

• Team Leader: "Lawrence" Okwor, 37, male, married, civil engineer

• Team Members:

  • "Esther" Obaseki Ifueko, 32, female, single, administrator at Turkish Embassy

  • "Emmanuel" Idoko Chizoba, 37, male, married, business developer as agent of British government

  • "Michael" Folorunso Olorundare, 38, male, married, brand manager for CDMA Telecom Co.

  • Olaleye Olatunde Adebisi, 38, female, married, physical therapist at teaching hospital

Pictured are the visitors from Nigeria. From left, they are: Team Leader "Lawrence" Okwor, Olaleye Olatunde Adebisi, "Emmanuel" Idoko Chizoba, "Esther" Obaseki Ifueko, and "Michael" Folorunso Olorundare.

Reception - Afternoon of April 28, 2008

Following are photographs taken at the reception for the Nigerian visitors hosted by club members Anne Deaton and Chancellor Brady Deaton at the MU Chancellor's Residence on the afternoon of April 28, 2009.

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Dinner - Evening of April 28, 2009

Club members Judy and Jim Elliott hosted a dinner at their home for the visiting Nigerians on the evening of April 28, 2009. Following are photographs taken at that event.

Deborah Beste and Dele Williams with hostess Judy Elliott

Host family teams

Club President Darlene Johnson with Nigerian visitors

Dele Williams prepared delicious Nigerian cuisine

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