Peter Olufemi ADENIYI, Prof.

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ADENIYI, Prof.

First Name

Peter

Other Names

Olufemi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

April 4, 1944

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ekiti

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Lecturer, administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Federal Survey School, Oyo, 1966; University of Ife, 1969; International Institute of Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands, 1971; 1973; University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1978

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

President, Nigeria Society for Remote Sensing, 1984-87;Secretary, International Society for Photo-grammetry and Remote Sensing, Commission VI, 1984-88; Finance Committee, Board of National Agricultural Land Development Authority on World Bank Assisted Federal Environmental Protection Agency Programme on Environmental Information Systems for Nigeria; International Aeronautical Federation Committee for Liason, International Organisations and Developing Nations, 1991-94

Previous Appointments

Assistant, Technical Officer, Training, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing ,
Survey Division, Lagos, 1966-69; Tutor, Egbe Oba, High School, Ikole, Ekiti, 1969-72;
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo, Waterloo Ontario, Canada, 1975-
78; Lecturer II, Department of Geography, University of Lagos, 1973-77; Lecturer I,
1977-79; Senior Lecturer, 1980-84; a-Professor, 1984-86; Professor since 1986; adjunct
Professor, Dept of geography, University of Waterloo, 1987-93; Seconded,
Head/National Coordinator, Rural Development, National Directorate of Food, Roads and
Rural Infrastructure Data, 1988-92; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,
1994-200; Director, Laboratory for Cartography and Remote Sensing, Dept. of
Geography and planning, 1983-85; 1987-88; Chairman, Curriculum Development
Committee, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos, 1987-88;
Departmental postgraduate Committee, 1993-94; Acting, Dean, School of Postgraduate
Studies, 1988; Co-ordinator, Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, 1993-94; Managing
Director, University of Lagos Consultancy Services, 1995-2001; Vice Chancellor, Federal
University of Technology, Akure, since 2002

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Outstanding Achievements

University of Waterloo Postgraduate and Field Research award, 1975-78; Nigerian Federal Government Scholarship, 1977-78; The Canadian Association of African Studies Visiting African Scholars award, 1984; International Education Literature award, 1990; Chairman’s Special award for excellence, DFRRI, 1992

Hobbies

Photography and farming