The former Vice Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University,(OOU),Professor Odutola Osilesi, a professor of Biochemistry born in 1948 is dead.
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Prof Osilesi started his career in OOU as a lecturer in 1984 and rose to become a professor in 1997.
He is an intellectual giant,Socialite and an original Sagamites who had a great landmark during his tenure.
THE MAN OSILESI
AN INDIGENE OF OGUN STATE, OSILESI WAS BORN ON JANUARY 18TH, 1948 AT SAGAMU, NIGERIA.
HE ATTENDED AGO-IWOYE SECONDARY SCHOOL, AGO-IWOYE (1960-65) AND HUSSEY COLLEGE, WARRI (1966-67). HE OBTAINED A B.SC. DEGREE (CUM LAUDE) IN CHEMISTRY (1973) AND A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D) DEGREE IN NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON D.C., U.S.A. (1981). PROF. OSILESI JOINED THE OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY (OOU) AS A LECTURER 1, IN DECEMBER 1984 AND ROSE TO BECOME A PROFESSOR ON 7TH JULY, 1997.
HE HAS SERVED AS HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY (8 YEARS); DEAN, FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES (3+YEARS), THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR (2003-2005); ACTING VICE-CHANCELLOR (SEPT 2, 2004-JAN 5, 2005) AND FINALLY AS VICE-CHANCELLOR (APRIL, 2006-ARIL, 2009) OF OOU. CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OOU-MICROFINANCE BANK, AGO-IWOYE (2006-2009); SEVERALLY AS CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR OF MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE (25) BOARDS/COMMITTEES OF THE INSTITUTION.
MERITORIOUS AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
PROFESSOR OSILESI IS A RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS AMONGST WHICH ARE:
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES: SENIOR SHELL FELLOWSHIP AWARD. (1988)
WHO’S WHO OF EMERGING LEADERS IN AMERICA (1988)
MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA (1985-1990)
PRESIDENT, ROTARY CLUB OF SAGAMU (1988)
PRESIDENT, NUTRITION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (1995-98) & FELLOW, NUTRITION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (FNSN)(2007)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES (1993-2000)
OTUNBA BOBADEGA OF IBIDO, SAGAMU (2000); OTUNBA FIWAGBOYE, AGO-IWOYE (2007)
MERIT AWARD AS NATIONAL PATRON, ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIAT STAFF OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES (18TH AUG, 2006)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, OOU-NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AGO-IWOYE (24TH AUG, 2007)
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BY A.F.P.I.I. FOR OUTSTANDING AND NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ACADEMIA, ABUJA (JAN. 2007)
DISTINGUISHED NIGERIAN AWARD- FOR EXCELLENCE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OGUN STATE AND NIGERIA. ABUJA (DEC 15TH, 2007)
GRAND PATRON, ORDER OF NIGHTINGALE AWARD. BY NIGERIAN NURSES AND MIDWIVES FOR NURSING EDUCATION UPLIFTMENT (MAY 12, 2008)
PILLAR OF BUSINESS EDUCATION AWARD (AUG 12, 2008)
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. POWER CHAIN EVENTS LTD./GREENWICH TRUST LTD., FOR UPLIFTMENT OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. ABUJA (AUG 30, 2008)
5TH DISTINGUISHED NATION’S BUILDERS MERIT AWARD (DINBMA 2008). COMPLETE SUCCESS MAGAZINE.
UPLIFTMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION IN NIGERIA (AUG 30, 2008, ABUJA)
