OLAITAN, Prof Samson Ojo

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, educationist, born August 20, 1945, Omuo-Oke, Ekiti, Ekiti State; married Ngozi Anele, Tina Ogbu 1982, five sons, five daughters; Education: St. Silas Primary School, Omuo Oke, 1949-51, St. Andrews Primary School, Kabba, 1955, Pilgrim Baptist Teachers College, Issele-Uku, 1964-65, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, 1968- 70, University of Nigeria. Nsukka, 1971-74, Cornell University Ithaca, New York, 1975- 77; Career: Appointed Teacher,Omuo High School, Omuo-Ekili, 1971; Research Fellow, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, 1974; Junior Fellow. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1975; Professor of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; member, American Vocational Education Association, 1976-88; member, American Educational Research Association, 1976-88; Publications: Introduction to Teaching Home Economics, John Wiley, Lon don,1981; Principles of Teaching Practice, John Wiley, London, 1981; Agricultural Education in the Tropics, Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1984; Introduction to Tropical Soil Science, Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1984; and 12 other titles by various publishers, in addition to over 120 scientific articles in national and international learned journals; Hobbies: football, jogging,…