Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe Explained

Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe
Office1:8th Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
Term Start1:2000
Term End1:2007
Predecessor1:Jelili Adebisi Omotola
Successor1:Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi
Birth Date:5 July 1949
Birth Place:Ile Ife, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Death Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Party:Non-Partisan

Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe (5 July 1949 – 3 January 2021) was a Nigerian professor of Systems Engineering[1] educational administrator and vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.[2] [3] He died from COVID-19 complications on 3 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.[4]

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) Lagos state, Nigeria for his secondary education.

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 Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos in year 2000, succeeding Jelili Adebisi Omotola. He was later succeeded by Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi in 2007 after his successful tenure.[10] He was married to Sola Ibidapo-Obe.https://thenationonlineng.net/ibidapo-obe-didnt-die-of-covid-19-says-family/

Awards and honours

Membership of professional bodies

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibidapo Obe, others set to promote alternative energy source. Bola Badmus - Lagos. 7 October 2014.
  2. Web site: How Ibidapo-Obe brought distinction to UNILAG. The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 7 October 2014. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012021045/http://www.punchng.com/politics/how-ibidapo-obe-brought-distinction-to-unilag/. dead.
  3. Web site: Ibidapo-Obe Turns 61, Articles – THISDAY LIVE. 7 October 2014. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012051331/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ibidapo-obe-turns-61/83722/. dead.
  4. Web site: 3 January 2021. Former Unilag VC, Prof Ibidapo Obe, is dead. 3 January 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
  5. Web site: Birthdays. 5 July 2013 . 7 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Ilesa Grammar School Alumni . 7 October 2014 . 12 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012000505/http://www.ilegrams.org/prominent.asp?idm=8 . dead .
  7. Web site: @UWaterloo – News and Updates – Office of Alumni Affairs – University of Waterloo. 7 October 2014. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012010622/http://alumni.uwaterloo.ca/alumni/e-newsletter/2006/november/achievement_medals.html. dead.
  8. Web site: Youth Empowerment and ICT Foundation. 7 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Federal University :: Vice-Chancellor. 7 October 2014. 8 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008144820/http://www.funai.edu.ng/vice-chancellor. dead.
  10. Web site: When Unilag floated World Carnival to mark Golden Jubilee. Vanguard News. 23 November 2012 . 7 October 2014.
  11. Web site: The Sun News Online – Arts. 7 October 2014. 11 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011010226/http://archive2.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/arts/2009/july/15/arts-15-07-2009-002.htm. dead.
  12. Web site: Details – The Nation Archive. 7 October 2014.
  13. Web site: Ibidapo-Obe, Oyewusi, Prof. 7 October 2014.
  14. Web site: African Scientific Institute (ASI) » ASI Fellows in Engineering. 7 October 2014. 11 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011220114/http://asi-org.net/fellows-in-engineering/. dead.
  15. Web site: IAP – ASSAf President heads NASAC. 7 October 2014. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012042814/http://www.interacademies.net/Academies/11796/Observers/NASAC/15844.aspx. dead.

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