Richard Olayiwola FAGBENLE,

Mechanical Engineer, Administrator

B.S, M.E, M.S,M.E, Ph.D, mechanical engineer, administrator, bom January 17, 1943,Zaria, Kaduna State; married Helen Bemice Herron 1967,three sons, two daughters; Education: Igbobi College, Yaba, 1957-61, Government College, Ughelli, 1962-63, University of Il linois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1964-67, 1969-72,Iowa State University,Ames, USA, 1967-69; Career: Engineer, Public Works Department, City of New York, 1966; Re search associate, Argonne National Labora tory, Argonne, Illinois, USA, 1972-73; Lec turer, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 1973-74; had various ap pointmentsat The Polytechnic, Ibadan, since 1974;Engineer, TranscanadaPipelines Lim ited,Toronto, Canada, 1977;Engineer, Rolls Royce (Canada), Lachine, Quebec, Canada, 1978; Engineer, Shawinigan Engineering Company Limited, Montreal, Canada, 1978; Director, Iree Satellite Campus, The Poly technic, Ibadan, since 1981; member ofthe Councilof Registered Engineers ofNigeria; member, Pi Tau Sigma (a Mechanical Engi neering Honour Society), USA, 1966; mem ber, American Society of Mechanical Engi neers, since 1967; associate member, Ameri can Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; Consultant, UN Economic Commission for Africa; Hobbies: tennis, swimming,…