Chukuka S. Enwemeka

Chukuka Samuel Enwemeka (born March 7, 1953) is an academic, Emeritus Professor, San Diego State University, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee. He served as the president and vice chancellor of James Hope University, Lagos, Nigeria.

Early life and education Enwemeka was born on March 7, 1953, at Agbor, formerly in Western Region, Nigeria, currently Delta State, Nigeria. Enwemeka was appointed Professor and Dean, College of Health Professions, New York Institute of Technology in March 2003. His subsequent executive academic leadership positions include: Dean College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee (July 2009 – June 2014), and Provost and Senior Vice President of San Diego State University, San Diego, California from June 2014 to May 2018.

In 2018, Enwemeka unexpectedly resigned as provost and senior vice president of San Diego State University for unknown reasons. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, faculty had expressed concerns about an email he wrote to a professor who had requested for an early review of Enwemeka. In the email Enwemeka stated the professor sought to harm him and "So that instead of blessings, you are showered with unending curse and harmed, hurt and visited by evil a million fold in everything you do throughout the rest of your life". Enwemeka's performance review was overall positive. According to ResearchGate, Enwemeka's scholarly work has been cited over 6,197 times; his Research index Score is 3,273, and H-index of 40. Google Scholar reported that Enwemeka's works have been cited 8,100 times, h-index of 43, he has an i10-index of 75.

Board and trustee appointments Enwemeka served as a Non-Executive Director of Zenith Bank from July 2010 to June 2022. He was a member of the United States National Institutes of Health's National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. Enwemeka served as a Trustee of California Western School of Law, San Diego, California and is a Trustee of James Hope College, Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria, and James Hope University, Lagos, Nigeria.