Past Directors -

Past Directors/Secretaries

Dr. Ken W. Tracy

SIM’s Medical Secretary

1963

Dr. Ken W. Tracy

SIM’s Medical Secretary

Dr. Ken W. Tracy. He’s from New Zealand and trained as a Dentist from the University of Dunedin, New Zealand. In early 1956 he joined SIM as a Dentist and his wife Cynthia as a teacher and came to Jos, Nigeria. After 8 years of dentistry, he developed severe back trouble and had to give up dentistry and turned to administration. In 1963 he became SIM’s Medical Secretary for West Africa. The only full-time medical administrator in missions in Nigeria, he also worked on several medical advisory committees. He’s one of the first missionaries sent by SIM to Southern Sudan to plan an extensive relief Programme. From there he went to the US and with four officials from four sponsoring missions, set up the African Committee for the rehabilitation of the Southern Sudan (ACROSS). He returned to Nigeria and after two weeks moved to Nairobi Kenya with his family in 1972.

Dr. E.J. Cummins.

SIM’s Medical Secretary

1973

Dr. E.J. Cummins.

SIM’s Medical Secretary

Dr. E.J. Cummins. Erwin Jephthah Cummins, Jr. was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 2, 1918. He graduated from high school and began to pursue his goal of becoming a medical doctor at Texas University in E1 Paso. He transferred to Wheaton College after one year and upon graduation entered Northwestern Medical School in Chicago and became an Orthopaedic surgeon. After finishing medical school, he did his Masters in Anatomy. He and Marge answered the call to serve in missions and on June 2, 1952 they arrived at Minna, Nigeria. He moved to Jos in 1959 as staff of Evangel Hospital and was instrumental in the starting of SIMMATS, the Medical Auxiliary Training school and was Principal of the school for 9 years. He then moved further North to Kano Leprosarium where he became Supervisor of SIM’s 7 Leprosaria in Nigeria and Niger. Under his leadership the SIM Leprosy programme was revitalized He moved back to Jos in 1973 and became the Medical Secretary of SIM for six years. During this time he taught Anatomy for one semester at the Jos Medical College. He was predeceased by his son Ross and survived by his wife Marjorie, 2 daughters, three siblings, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Mr. E. G. Mairabo

SIM’s Medical Secretary/Director

1977-1984

Mr. E. G. Mairabo

SIM’s Medical Secretary/Director

Mr. E. G. Mairabo He was born in 1945 at Wamba, Nasarawa State. His parents were missionaries from Kaduna state, Nigeria. He did his Primary school at Randa, Nasarawa State and completed at the SIM Senior Primary School 1958 – 1960. He had his Secondary education at the SIM Secondary school Kagoro, Kaduna State, 1961 – 1965. He obtained a Diploma in Public Admin at the Kaduna Polytechnic in 1968, Bachelor degree in public Admin University of Ife in 1976 and PGD in 1979 from Ife. He is seasoned Administrator. He obtained a Masters in Administration (MSc) from UK in 1984 and attended several courses in health administration and management between 1979 and 1982 in UK and USA. He had several working experiences as a teacher and administrator in government and private business. He is married to Dorcas Mairabo and blessed with five (5) daughters. He became the ECWA Medical Secretary/Director in 1977 to 1984 and some of his achievements include: He pioneered the establishment of the Lab Institute at Kagoro in 1980, which was later upgraded to ECWA School of Health Technology in 1982.

Mr. GarbaMalo

SIM’s Medical Secretary/Director

1984 - 1986

Mr. GarbaMalo

SIM’s Medical Secretary/Director

Mr. GarbaMalo He is from Kukar-Gadu, Yobe State, Nigeria Served as Medical Secretary/Director in 1984 – 1986

Dr. Yusuf Jinkiri

Medical Secretary/Director

1986 - 1988