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Remembering Victor Teye

8/28/2015

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Professor Victor B. Teye was on the original Editorial Board for Tourism Geographies and served on the journal until his retirement a few years ago. He was originally from Ghana, about which he wrote in Tourism Geographies (1999).  Victor was a good friend and a dedicated teacher of both tourism studies and the world, having taken an astonishingly large number of students on summer study abroad trips during his many years at Arizona State University. 

The following was excerpted from his formal obituary:

  • Dr. Victor Baker Teye of Chandler, AZ passed on into God’s Glory on August 25, 2015. He was 66 years old. Victor was born on May 4, 1949 at Cape Coast, Ghana to Mr. Seth Victor Teye and Mrs. Dora Buerki Teye (née Boye- Doe) both of blessed memory. He was the fourth (4th) child of five (5) children.

    Dr. Victor Teye received his formal education in several schools including the Abordwe and Presbyterian Primary schools, both at Manprobi in Accra, the Presbyterian Middle Boys’ Boarding School, Bana Hill at the Odumase Krobo, Ghana, then on to the Presbyterian Secondary School (PRESEC) also at Odumase Krobo. He had wanted to join the veterinary Services as an officer but he was advised during the interview to pursue his education further due to his excellent grade in the GCE O Level. This took him to Navrongo Secondary School in Ghana for his sixth form education. His tertiary education was at the University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana and at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

    He was an educator for almost 30 years and taught at several schools and colleges including the Arizona State University (ASU), the University of Winnipeg, Canada, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC), Cape Coast University, and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). He was visiting Professor at IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems in Austria. Dr. Teye also worked for international organizations like Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was a Fulbright Scholar, co-authored two books in Tourism and published several articles in referred journals on Tourism. Dr. Teye retired in 2011 from Arizona State University as Professor Emeritus after almost thirty years of teaching. 


His long-time colleague. Professor Dallen Timothy, offers some memories of Victor, below.
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
 
With heavy hearts and a deep sense of loss, we at Arizona State University wish to inform the tourism community of Victor Teye’s passing earlier this week. Our forever youthful Victor B. Teye was a pioneer in tourism research. His groundbreaking work, which appeared often in the top journals, shed much light on political instability and tourism, community development through tourism and tourism in developing regions. He was a vanguard in tourism research in Africa and a staunch defender of tourism education and research. Following his stellar career at Arizona State University for many years, Victor retired just a few years ago to spend more time with his family. He was an exemplary father, outstanding educator, tremendous scholar and very dear friend to many. Professor Victor B. Teye will be sorely missed in every corner on the globe but no more so than here at home.
                                                 
Sincerely yours, Dallen Timothy                                                                                    (photos of Victor in Australia
                                                                                                                                                                   provided by Dallen Timothy)

Dr Dallen J. Timothy, Professor
School of Community Resources and Development
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ 95004, USA

13 Comments
Kaley
8/31/2015 11:29:05 am

The tourism world lost a great man! I'm beyond thankful to have known Dr.Teye and for all that he taught me.

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Taylor
9/1/2015 12:07:58 am

I feel fortunate to have gone on the Australia/New Zealand Study abroad trip with him as my professor, we learned so much while enjoying different cultures! He will be missed!

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Rebecca
9/1/2015 02:41:11 am

Dr. Teye was not only a mentor but a dear friend that made a huge difference in my life. The world has lost a great man.

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Carrie Canty
9/1/2015 07:44:29 am

Dr. Teye changed my life. I am so saddened to hear of his passing. My thoughts go out to his family and his lovely wife. Rest in peace, dear sir.

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Roxanne
9/1/2015 09:28:36 am

Dr. Teye indeed was a pioneer, and brought students a global perspective in academia, and in professionalism. His lessons, teachings and gradings have always brought me happiness and joy when remembering them. May his memory live on forever in happiness and love. Many condolences to his family.
Rest in Peace

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Fadi
9/1/2015 11:47:45 am

I didn't know Dr. Teye personally but I know for a fact that he was an amazing and great man just by knowing his son Victor and he well mannered and respectful he is. With out a doubt he passed over his amazing qualtites onto his son and it shows. So my deepest condolences to the Teye family. "We all belong to God, and to him we shall return."

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Debra Palka
9/2/2015 03:18:06 am

Victor was a joy to work with and an inspiration to students. I hope a study abroad scholarship can be generated in his honor, if there isn't already one. Condolences to his family and close friends.

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Kelly
9/2/2015 10:04:23 am

I feel a deep ache in my heart hearing the news of Victor's death. He was dearly loved by the faculty, staff and countless students he mentored. His bright smile and laugh is a vivid memory I will hold in my heart. Rest in peace Victor.

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Julie Nicolazzi
10/2/2015 11:23:20 pm

Dr. Teye was my most favorite professor while at ASU. I studied in his tourism class 20 years ago and he had an incredible impact on my life and profession. He even invited my father to be a guest speaker in his class about the airline industry. What a great man. A truly sad loss...

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Gazie Okpara
1/20/2016 03:36:55 pm

I knew Prof. Victor Teye at GIMPA, Ghana, while on Sabbaticals. A great but unassuming man he was. On an occasion, he asked me to help invigilate his exam, as he was to travel to States. This evening, I visited from Nigeria, our common relaxation joint in Accra, where I learnt he passed on last year. Most devastating: personally and professionally! Almighty God knows all. Rest in peace, Prof!

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Ophelia Ashiabor
8/18/2016 10:12:12 pm

Soo sad....RIP

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Felix Y.A. Takyi link
5/22/2016 10:21:45 am

Thank you prof for your impact in my life during my course of study in GIMPA.

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Ibnabass Tijani Kassim
11/21/2017 05:54:19 am

I am so saddened by death of my favourite lecture at GIMPA Prof Teye, He was a distinguished professor who impacted so much in our lives and taught us the spirit of team work . This is a Man who would always want us evaluate our peers after a every presentation.Indeed he has given us so much to be proud of, May His soul rest in peace

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