He was the architect of Pipelines/Pathways to Health Professions, a large US training grant that exposed thousands of young people to health professions that led to a n unprecedented admission and graduation of minorities with MPH, MD, Ph.D., MSN for over a decade. He is generally recognized as a "public health bridge builder extraordinaire," as proven by many national awards he received as he advanced the cause of Nigerians and African Americans in the health professions (for which he received commendation on the floor of US Congress in July, 2004). Additionally, the Board of Trustees of UIC established the Amuwo Minority Scholarship Fund that has supported and continues to support minority students in Public Health as well as African-Americans and Nigerian Communities.
Professor AMUWO has participated in many public health/medical missions and led efforts that provided over $50M in medical and eyeglasses to several African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. In fact, in three decades (1985 to 201 5), only a few Africans have had the honour, privilege, and God's blessings to employ, educate, advise, counsel and support Nigerians in many Medical/Public Health-related endeavours than Professor AMUWO.
He currently serves as the Chairman, Africa International House, the producer of African Festivals of the Arts, the largest annual festival in Illinois that advances contemporary African Arts and culture; Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Islamic Association in Chicago, IL; Member of Board of Trustees, the Light of Islam in Harvey, IL; Member, Lagos State University Governing Council in Nigeria and in 2014 has served as a consultant and initiator for the establishment of Centre for Disease Control and Prevention for Lagos State Government.
He is a pride of Lagosian. Paternally, he is a direct descendant of Royal Family of the Eletu Iwashe of Lagos. Maternally, he is a grandson of Chief Sadiku Sarumi, the Ashoju Oba of Lagos, during the reign of Oba Adele. He had his earliest education at Zumratul Islamiyyah Elementary School & Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos, and attended several evening schools while working for the United Bank for Africa before proceeding to the USA. He has been married for more than four decades to Linda Marie Amuwo with whom he is blessed with Shakirudeen A. Amuwo, Ph.D., MPH; Quamdeen A Amuwo, BS; Safiat Alice-Ajike Amuwo, MD, MA, MPH; and Shehu Adeniyi Amuwo (a student in Nigeria).

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