Dick W. Emuchay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dick W. Emuchay

Nigerian doctor

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1919

Place of Birth: Abak, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Date of Death: 08-May-2011

Profession: physician

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dick W.
Emuchay (5 August 1919 – 8 May 1995), also referred to as "D.
W.
Emuchay", was a Nigerian medical doctor and administrator.
He served as the first chairman of the Public Service Commission of the East Central State.
In 1981, Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, Governor of Imo State, appointed Emuchay as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the newly created Imo State University, later Abia State University He served in that position until 1985.
He is reputed to have set up the first privately run rural hospital, when in 1961 he set up a 180-bed cottage hospital in his home town of Azumini, in Ukwa East, Abia State The first medical doctor from Azumini, Emuchay was unanimously elected the first national chairman of the Azumini Welfare Association during the association's inaugural meeting on December 30, 1958.
He also played a role in establishing the National Secondary School, Azumini.