Olukoya Ogen
Olukoya Ogen | |
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Provost of Adeyemi College of Education | |
In office October 2014 – October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Professor Adeyemi Idowu |
Succeeded by | Doctor Samuel Akintunde |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1968 |
Citizenship | Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Known for | History |
Olukoya Ogen is a Nigerian Professor of History, a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria[1] and former Provost[2][3] of Adeyemi College of Education, Nigeria.[4]
Education
Olukoya Ogen obtained his PhD degree in
Professional and administrative career
Prior to joining Osun State University in 2009, he had stints at the University of Lagos, 2000–2001, Adekunle Ajasin University, 2001–2006, and Obafemi Awolowo University, 2006–2009. He was a Guest Researcher at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone in 2011, and was an ACLS Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Ibadan in 2012. He was appointed Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in 2012;[7] Visiting Full Research Professor at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 2017-2020 ; and Endowed Professor of Education by the American lCT University in Yaounde in 2018.[8]
He served as the pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Osun State University from 2012 to 2014, and was appointed by the federal government as the Provost of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, from 2014 to 2018. He was a federal government appointee on the Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro from 2017-2020. He is currently a member of the TETfund National Research Fund Committee.[9] In November 2018, the Board of Trustees of ICT University Foundation, USA appointed him as the Chairman of the Implementation Committee and Vice-Chancellor designate of the proposed ICT University in Nigeria.[10]
Honours and recognitions
He is a recipient of two Lifetime Achievement Awards,[11] he also received a Letter of Commendation from the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for accountability and integrity after emerging as the best Provost in Nigeria for 2017.[12] He was appointed Honorary Mayor of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2017.[13] In 2019, he won the Ali Mazrui Prize for Excellence in Scholarship and Academic Leadership.[14] He is also a recipient of a Platinum Benefactor prize and University Super Hero award by the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City in 2017 and 2019 respectively.[15][16]
References
- ^ "UNIOSUN Don and NYSC DG Inducted as Fellows of the Historical Society of Nigeria". Osun State University, Osogbo.
- ^ "Adeyemi College of Education Gets New Provost". Thestreetjournal.org. August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Adeyemi college to be upgraded to varsity soon ― Provost » Latest News". Tribuneonlineng.com. October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Dr Olukoya Ogen Becomes a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria". Africanhistoryproject.org. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ https://lucas.leeds.ac.uk/people/dr-olukoya-ogen/
- ^ https://en.unesco.org/creativity/ifcd/projects/empowering-women-youth-entrepreneurship-through-yoruba-oral
- ^ "Visiting Senior Research Fellow". Birmingham.ac.uk.
- ^ "FRF Olukoya Ogen | Southern University and A&M College". Subr.edu.
- ^ "ACE Provost appointed as member of TETFund committee". Punchng.com.
- ^ Oludimu, Titilola (2018-08-16). "We may never get an ICT University of Nigeria after all". Techpoint.Africa. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "ACE Ondo Provost Received Lifetime Achievement Award in Southern University". Campusreporters.com.ng. November 23, 2017.
- ^ Ogen, Olukoya (1 January 2019). "Mainstreaming Inclusive Education in Nigeria". Federal College of Education, Abeokuta 2019 Convocation Lecture. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Adeyemi College Provost appointed as Honourary Mayor". Subr.edu. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Provost Receives Ali Mazrui Prize for Excellence in Scholarship". Guardian.ng.
- ^ "The First Year Report of The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria" (PDF). Unimed.edu.ng. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "UNIMED honors Ogen, Akerdolu, Mimiko, Others with Hero Awards". Twitter.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.