Grants Management, Academic Planning Get New Directors.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, has approved the
appointment of Dr. Kolawole Adebayo, Deputy Dean and Reader in the
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development as the new
the Director of Grants Management.
Dr Adebayo, a native of Ode-Remo in Ogun State, attended the Ayodele
Samuel Memorial School, Molete, Ibadan (1972 – 1978); Ode-Remo High
School, Ode-Remo (1978 – 1982); Oke-'Badan High School, Ibadan (1982 –
1983); and the University of Ife School of Agriculture, Akure (1984 –
1986).
He obtained a First Class Degree in Bachelor of Agriculture (1994),
Master's of Agriculture (1998) and Doctor of Philosophy (2002), in
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development from the Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
Dr Adebayo joined the services of FUNAAB in 1995, as a Graduate
Assistant and rose steadily to become a Reader. He has to his credit,
over 50 publications as journal articles, books and technical reports
and had supervised about 20 undergraduate and postgraduate students to
date.
The Director of Grants Management had served the University in various
capacities, including the Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator;
Deputy Dean, Student' Affairs; and Chairman, Management Committee on
Transportation. He was also Secretary and later, Vice-Chairman,
Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), FUNAAB Branch as well as
the pioneer National President of the FUNAAB Alumni Association.
He has won many laurels such as the Vice-Chancellor's Honour, Best
All-Round Graduating Student Award; Federal Government Postgraduate
Scholarship; and the World Bank Development Marketplace Winner.
Dr Adebayo is a member of the Nigerian Rural Sociological Association;
member, International Society for Tropical Root Crops; member,
Ecological Science of Nigeria and , the Project Manager, Cassava:
Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA), Natural Resources Institute,
University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, he takes over from Dr Olukayode Dewumi Akinyemi, who is now
the Director of Academic Planning.