Atanda Okunola Adegbesan ADENUGA

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ADENUGA

First Name

Atanda

Other Names

Okunola Adegbesan

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Okunola Adegbesan

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ogun

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Rachael Bolande Falegan, 1968

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

4

Profession

Entomologist

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Phillips Primary School, ljebu-Igbo, 1942-50; Molusi College, Ijebu-lgbo, 1951-54; University College, Ibadan 1957-62; University of New Castle, Upon Tyne, UK, 1963-67; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1970-71.

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, Ph.D.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Fellow, Royal Entomological Society, UK, 1964; Cambridge Entomological Club, Harvard University, Masachusetts, 1970, Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa, since 7975; v-p/President, Association of Faculties of Agriculture in Africa, 1978-81, 1981-84; Institute of Agriculture Research and Training, Moor Plantation, Ibadan 1977-81

Previous Appointments

Professor, Plant Science, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University),
since 1976; Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1977-81;
Chairman, Committee of Deans, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1979-81; Deputy
Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1982-84; Chairman, part-time,
Ogun State Agricultural Development Corporation 1979-83; Board of National
Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, 1980-83

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Bobaseye of Ife, Aare-Imo of Ijebu-Igbo Ogun State, Npanaka of Umololo, Imo State

Hobbies

Lawn tennis, reading, walking, table tennis

Residential Address

Senior Staff Quarters, House A7, Road 14, Close, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Official Address

Faculty ofAgriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife