Adebisi Mojeed Balogun
Born: 2 August 1952
Profession: Agricultural Biochemist | Educator | Nutritionist | Academic
Notable Role: Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure (Jan 2007 – Jan 2012)
Early Life and Education
Adebisi Balogun was born on 2 August 1952 in Ile Ife, then part of the Southern Region, British Nigeria, to Adetunji Saka and Modelola Balogun (née Afilaka).
He attended the University of Ibadan, where he earned:
- B.Sc. in Agricultural Biochemistry – 1976
- M.Sc. in Agricultural Biochemistry – 1978
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Biochemistry – 1982
Career
- 1982–1983: Research Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos
- 1983–1988: Lecturer, University of Ibadan
- 1988–present: Joined Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
- Became a Professor in 1994
- Dean, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (1997–2001)
- Vice-Chancellor, FUTA (2007–2012)
Committee & Administrative Roles at FUTA
- Member, Senate of FUTA (1988–2012)
- Member, Governing Council (from 1993)
- Chairman, Faculty Research Committee, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology
- Chairman, Environmental Sanitation Committee
- Chairman, Sports Council
- Chairman, Ceremonials Committee
References
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