OON, B.Sc; chemist, educationist;b: June 5, 1922; ht: Abeokuta,so: Ogun; m: Esther Yinka Kembi, 1955; nc: five s, one d; ed: St. John's Primary School, Igbein, Abeokuta, 1928-33; Abeokuta Grammar School, 1934-40; Higher College, Yaba, 1942-46; University of Durham, England, 1947-50; Institute of Education, University of London, England, 1950-51. cr: Teacher, Abeokuta Grammar School, 1941; Teacher, Government College. Ibadan 1946-47; snr. Chemistry Teacher, Vice-Principal and Acting Principal, Abeokuta Grammar School, 1955-61; Co-Proprietor, Abeokuta Post-Secondary Evening Classes, 1953-61; snr. Lecturer/ Head, Department of Chemistry, Federal School of Science, Lagos, 1961-63; part-time Chemistry Teacher, Anglican Girls' Grammar School, Surulere, Lagos, 1961-75; Acting Federal Assistant Adviser in Secondary Education (on secondment) to the Federal Ministry of Education, 1962; md. Franklin Book Programmes, Lagos, 1964-67; Academic Secretary, University of Lagos, 1968-71; Deputy Registrar, University of Lagos, 1972-75; Co-Proprietor/dir. of Studies, Abeokuta Continuing Education Center, 1976; mm. scholarship Board, defunct Western Nigeria, 1952-57; Honorary Inspector of Science, Ministry of Education Western Nigeria, 1953-61; Chief Examiner, Ministry of Education, Western Nigeria, Banjo Commission on the Review of the Education System, defunct Western Nigeria, 1961, Egba Central Council 1974-75; ch. Egba Divisional Schools Board 1975-78; parttime; mem. Central Schools Board, 1979; ch. Implementation Committee on the National Policy on Education, 1980; mem. Ogun State Education Uw Review Committee, 1981; Chemistry Working Party (Nigeria), West African Examinations Council, since 1956; Chief Examiner, Chemistry, WAEC, 1957; Diocesan Uy Reader, Anglican Diocese of Lagos, since 1972; Foundation mem. Science Teachers Association of Nigeria, and its President, 1963-70; patron, STAN, 1971-72; mm. Board of Trustees, Science Teachers Association of Nigeria,' Science Association of Nigeria, Association for Science Education, UK, 1960-66; presd. Association of Proprietors of Continuing Education Centers, Ogun State, 1982; sec, Board of Governors, Abeokuta Girls' Grammar School, 1955-75; Executive mem. Nigerian Society for the Blind, 1963-68; Executive mem., Nigenan Experiment in International Living, 1964-70; award: Abeokuta Grammar School Award, 2002; sc: Egba Investment Club; Abeokuta Improvement Association, since 1975, Mental Health Sympathisers Clubs, 1976; nh: Officer of the Orderof the Niger, 2002; ch. Board of Governors, Lisabi Grammar School, since 1975. publ: An Introduc tion to Chemistry, Macmillan, 1964; Advanced Practical Chemistry for Tropical Schools, co-author, Macmillan, 1966; co-author. Elementary Organic Chemistry, Macmillan, 1969; co-author New Chemistry for O' Level Book I, Macmillan, 1972; hob: tennis, badminton, swimming, table tennis, music, off: Abeokuta Continuing Education Center, 84, Obafemi Awolowo Avenue,PMB 2072, Abeokuta, Ogun State, tel: 039- 231725; res: Oyilaki Compound, Opposite Street, Bernadette's School, Onikolobo. Old Owode Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State, tel: 039-230121.
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