Knights of Columbus, Council 11716k
Knight of the Month, November 2022
The November 2022 Knight of the Month is Godwin Vincent Chidozie Igwe. This Award recognizes Dozie’s service to the Knights of Columbus Council 11716 and to the Prince of Peace Catholic Community.
Dozie, before moving over to the USA, was the President of Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON), and the Secretary of Board of Lectors (Lay Readers) at St Joseph’s Catholic Chaplaincy in Abakaliki, Nigeria.
He is a Google Scholar with a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Management and Extension, has served as a World Bank Development agent at the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak to mitigate rural farmers’ adaptation to climate change effects in Nigeria. He also has 11 journal articles published in ranked Journal Houses (Google Scholar, AJOL, etc,).
He has been trained in specific areas of job specialization to include: Accounts Receivable and Payable Specialist. He recently obtained certifications as a DevOps Engineer and Linux Administrator. He is currently a student of the Ramsey’s Financial Peace University to become a Financial Manager.
Dozie has a strong passion for humanitarian services which propelled him to be the President of the Millennium Development Goals’ Community Development Service (MDGCDS) in Nigeria which was responsible for teaching rural dwellers numerous ways to adapt to environmental challenges caused by climate change.
Dozie has been attending Prince of Peace for about one year. He was invited to join the Knights of Columbus by Dan Stoffel and Ben Oani, and was very grateful for the invitation. He joined about five months ago, and is a Third Degree Knight. He sent a note of appreciation, because he is proud to be a Knight since it helps him to strengthen his faith. He then introduced his friend, Cosmas, and he also joined the Knights.
Dozie has quickly established himself as a Knight who believes in service. When the St. Vincent de Paul truck was at Prince of Peace, he jumped in to greet people and to help load the truck. Dozie and Cosmas helped to clean up after Bingo and after the Knights Breakfast. At Prince of Peace, Dozie serves as a Youth Ministry leader and helps the PoP youth from 1:00 to 3:00 on Sundays.
Please join me in congratulating and celebrating the service of Godwin Vincent Chidozie Igwe, the November 2022 Knight of the Month.