Hi folks,
I thought I should forward the following, to ask that you join me in congratulating Mr. Jabang on the successful completion of his Masters degree in Taiwan. He sent this a while back but I was, again, unable to reply to him before his scheduled departure for The Gambia. I wish him all the very best, and pray that his education benefits him, his family, and our nation. Mbye, as they'd say in Mandika, "Yaa kata! A Barr-ka!"
Katim
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From: Momodou Mbye Jabang
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 5:14 PM
Subject: Acknowledgments
Assalaamu alaikum
Alhamdulillah and I thought I should send you all the acknowledgment part of my thesis, since you might not get a chance to read it. Should be leaving for home next Friday, InshaAllah. May Allah make the rest of the pathway smooth, full of guidance and Eemaan for all of us
Acknowledgments
All thanks and praises are due to Allah for giving me this opportunity. I am especially grateful to International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) for the scholarship, Dr. Samuel Bruce-Oliver (DG, NARI) for nominating me and the Gambia government for the study leave. My sincere gratitude goes to Dr. Po-yung Lai, Director of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture (ITA) for the guidance throughout my course. My special thanks to my advisors, Dr. Chun-Li Wang, Department of Plant Industry and Dr. Jaw-Fen Wang, Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center. This thesis would not have been possible without their excellent mentoring. I thank them for the invaluable guidance as well as their assistance to my family. Special thanks to Dr. Hsieh, adviser ICDF, and Dr. Leu, President, NPUST. I am indebted to Chou-Fen, field assistant at AVRDC Bacteriology Unit for all the support as well as the entire staff of Bacteriology Unit. My appreciation goes to Dr. Chiang of Taiwan Banana Research Institute for analysis of leaf samples as well as Dr. Ma of AVRDC for the soil sample analysis. I acknowledge the support of Charlse and group in Dr. Wang's lab. I also thank Mbaye Ndiaye, my roommate for all the moral support.
I appreciate the support of the following people: Sin-pi Chang and family (especially Sho Chuan- you are one of a kind), Dr. Lin and wife (my host family), Ya-Fatou Saine (USA), Jabou Joh (USA), Joe Ndiaye (Norway), the staff of AVRDC, the staff of ITA and Ambassador Mamburry Njie. My deepest gratitude goes to BaDemba and Faa (my parents) for all the nurturing and prayers. I would like to thank my wife Mbakhaddy and daughter Aja for all the patience. Also Suwadou, for coming to help mum when I needed someone.
To all those who have been there for my dear daughter during those difficult moments, I say thank you. I thank the Yusuf family in Kano, Touray Kunda family in Pakau, Uncle Kaly Kanteh, Lamin Demba (for all the email service), Nuha Kujabi and my brother Omar for taking care of the family on my behalf. My gratitude goes to entire staff of horticulture (NARI). Lastly, I would like to thank my mentors in agriculture, Musa Mbenga, Dr. Katim Touray, Sonni George (for having confidence in me) and Isatou Jack.
Allahumma salli wasallim ala Nabiyyina Muhammad. Wasalaam.
Modou Mbye
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