Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi

Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi
Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
In office
2007–2010
Preceded by Oyewusi Ibidapo Obe
Succeeded by Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe
Personal details
Born 30 January 1945
Oke-Igbo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Political party Non-Partisan

Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi (January 30 1945) is a Nigerian professor of Medical Microbiology, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2] He was the 9th vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.[3][4] [5]

Education

Odugbemi was born on January 1947 in Oke-Igbo, Ondo State Nigeria. He had his elementary education at Emmanuel Primary School, Ado-Ekiti and St Stephen’s Primary school in Ekiti State . He attended Christ's School Ado Ekiti (1958- 1964) for his secondary education.[6] He had his Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in Microbiology from the college of medicine University of Lagos.[7] He obtained his Doctorate degree (Ph.D) from the University of Sheffield School of Medicine in 1978 and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1982.[8][9]

Life and career

He was the former Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Colleges of Medicine, a tenure that lasted for two years between 1998 to 2000. He also served was the President and Chairman Board of the National Postgraduate Medical College, Nigeria.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "How UNILAG's VC, Professor Sofoluwe, died". Premium Times Nigeria.
  2. ↑ "Book Launch: VC, Akinboye, Others Eulogise Odugbemi".
  3. ↑ "My stewardship at UNILAG - Ex-VC - Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
  4. ↑ "Details - The Nation Archive".
  5. ↑ "When Unilag floated World Carnival to mark Golden Jubilee". Vanguard News.
  6. ↑ http://unilag.edu.ng/newsdetails.php?NewsID=152
  7. ↑ "Tolu Odugbemi - Nigeria Academy of Science - ZoomInfo.com". ZoomInfo.
  8. ↑ "Alumni Association - Nigeria - West Africa - Africa - Your country - Prospective International students - The University of Sheffield".
  9. ↑ Sheffield.
  10. ↑ "Details - The Nation Archive".
  11. ↑ "Our agenda at restoring UNILAG student unionism – Amund". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper.

See also

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