Micheal Faborode | |
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9th Vice-chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University | |
In office July 2006 –June 2011 | |
Preceded by | Rogers Makanjuola |
Succeeded by | Idowu Bamitale Omole |
Personal details | |
Born | Micheal Oladimeji Faborode September 1956 (age 67–68) Ondo State,Nigeria |
Micheal Oladimeji Faborode (born September 1956) is a Nigerian educational administrator and a professor of Agricultural Engineering. [1] He was vice chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University from 2006 to 2011. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Faborode was born in Supare,a town in Akoko Ondo state,Nigeria to the family of the late Pa. S.O Faborode. He attended his elementary school at St. John's,Oka-Akoko Ondo state Nigeria and secondary school at Victory College,Ikare Akoko. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.sc) and Master of Science (M.sc) degrees at Obafemi Awolowo University,then University of Ife. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering at the University of Newcastle,UK. [7]
Faborode was appointed the 9th,Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University in July 2006,after the tenure of professor Rogers Makanjuola (VC,between 1999 and 2006). [8] Before Faborode was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University,he has served as head of several professional bodies. He was the former vice president of COREN,an engineering regulation body in Nigeria. [9] [10]
He is a member and fellow of several professional bodies. He is member,Commonwealth Association for Development,Nigerian Materials Society,Nigerian Biomathematics Society and American Society of Agricultural Engineers. He is fellow,Nigerian Society of Engineers,Nigerian Society of Agricultural Engineers (now Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers),Nigerian Academy of Engineering and honorary fellow,Nigerian Institute of Building(NIOB).
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