Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe
Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe | |
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8th Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos | |
In office 2000–2007 | |
Preceded by | Jelili Adebisi Omotola |
Succeeded by | Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi |
Personal details | |
Born | Osun State, Nigeria) | 5 July 1949
Died | 3 January 2021 Lagos, Nigeria | (aged 71)
Political party | Non-Partisan |
Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe (5 July 1949 – 3 January 2021) was a Nigerian professor of
Education
He attended Lagos Street African Church Primary School, Ebute-Metta (1955–1961) and Obokun High School/Ilesa Grammar School (1962–1966) and later attended Igbobi College, Yaba, (1966–1968)
He received a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Lagos.[5] He obtained a Master in Mathematics (M.Maths) degree in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science in the year 1973 and further with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering specializing in Applied Mechanics/System in 1976 from the University of Waterloo Canada.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/former-unilag-vc-prof-ibidapo-obe-is-dead/https:
Life and career
Ibidapo Obe was born on 5 July 1949, at Ile Ife, Osun State Nigeria.[6][7] He served as a Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo, US (1980–1981).[8] In 2007, he was a Visiting Research Professor at Texas Southern University in Houston, USA.[9] He was appointed as the
Awards and honours
- University of Waterloo Post Doctoral Distinction Award Fellow (1976).[11][12] He was a fellow of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada (1977–1979)
- Fellowship of the Academy of Science and Engineering.[13]
- In 2004 he was conferred the national honor as the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Federal Republic of Nigeria.https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-to-know-about-ex-unilag-vc-late-prof-ibidapo-obe/
- He was a two-time Award recipient of the Best Vice Chancellor Prize (2004, 2005) for the Nigerian University System (NUS), https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-to-know-about-ex-unilag-vc-late-prof-ibidapo-obe
- In 2010 he was elected Fellow of the African Academy of Science (AAS), As well as that of The World Academy of Science (TWAS).https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-to-know-about-ex-unilag-vc-late-prof-ibidapo-obe/
Membership of professional bodies
- Fellow of the Africa Academy of Science[14]
- Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)[15]
See also
- List of vice chancellors in Nigeria
- Jelili Adebisi Omotola
- University of Lagos
References
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- ^ "African Scientific Institute (ASI) » ASI Fellows in Engineering". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "IAP – ASSAf President heads NASAC". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.