Professor Ako Oku Essien-Eyo was employed in the University of Calabar in 1990 as a Lecturer II in the Department of Elglish and Literary Studies. She rose through the ranks and was promoted to the rank of Professor in 2016. She holds the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE), B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. Professor Essien-Eyo was given the University of Calabar Staff Development Award to pursue her Ph.D studies in the University of Ibadan. She teaches over 15 courses both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. She has been editor of the Faculty of Arts’ journal and of that of her Department and served as associate editor in other publications in the her department. She has coordinated a diploma course domiciled in her department and other general courses in the University. Professor Essien-Eyo has supervised up to 16 post graduate students both at the MA and Ph.D levels. She has had sabbatical appointments in two universities in Nigeria and also served as a pioneer academic staff in the University of Gambia. She has encouraged her students to pursue research in the area of Stylistics and Discourse Studies and some of them are now lecturers in universities in Nigeria. Professor Essien-Eyo has attended several conferences both within and outside Nigeria. She also organised the 25th edition of the international conference instituted by her department. She is a member of a team of scholars working on the documentation and revival of Cross River State languages by encouraging the writing and publishing of texts, both literary and non-literary. She has also served as a resource person in English Language in workshops on refresher courses for secondary school teachers. Professor Essien-Eyo is a member of several professional bodies, both local and international ones. She has 30 publications, both local and international, including journal articles, book chapters and a book.