{"id":12298,"date":"2017-02-26T21:54:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=12298"},"modified":"2017-05-22T12:47:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T11:47:26","slug":"olofin-dr-emmanuel-ajayi","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/olofin-dr-emmanuel-ajayi\/","title":{"rendered":"OLOFIN, Dr. Emmanuel Ajayi"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.A, MA, Ph.D, geographer, educationist, born August 9, 1941, Idao, Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State; married Teresa Adun Aina 1969, one son, three daughters; Education: St. Peter&#8217;s Primary School, Ijero, 1946-51, St. Columba&#8217;s Pri: mary School, Ikoro Ekiti, 1952-53, St. Peter&#8217;s College, Akure, 1956-69, Career: Appointed Teacher in Voluntary Agency Schools, 1960-63; 67-70; Geography Teacher, Oshogbo Grammar School, 1973; Lectuer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1963-66, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) 1966-67, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1970-72, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, (part-time) 1976-81 School Teacher, St. John&#8217;s&#8217;Modern School Ushi-Ekiti, 1960-61; St.Augustine&#8217;s College Oye-Ekiti, 1962-63; St. Joseph&#8217;s College Ondo (vacations 1964-66)1967-68; Annunciation College, Ikere-Ekiti, 1969-70;; Parttime Tutor, University Malaya, 1972; Lecturer,Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano, 1974; Associate Professor of Geography, BUK; Visiting Associate Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, 1987-88; appointed Professor of Geography, Bayero University, Kano, 1988- Date; member, International Geographical Union; member, Malayan Geological Society, 1970-72; member British Geomorphological Research Group 1985-date; member, American Geographical Union, since 1990; Student member, Geological Society of Ma laysian; President, Idon Ekiti Catholic Community; Awards\/Honours: Winner, Com monwealth Scholarship Malaysian Award, 1970-72; USAID Grant for Interfaith Dia logue, 1991; British Council Visitorship to England, 1987; Publications: Some Aspects of the Physical Geography of the Kano Region, Department of Geography, Bayero University Kano,1987; Perspective on Land Administration and Development, Depart ment of Geography, Bayero University Kano, 1997; Land Administration and Development, Department of Geography, Bayero University Kano,1991; Hobbies: Dancing, reading, literary writing; Official Address: Departmentof Geography, Bayero University, Kano E-mail: eaolofin @BUK. edu.ng; Home: 16 Kusugu Crescent, Bayero University, Senior Staff Quarters, Bayero University, Old Campus, Kano, Kano State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1505,2416],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-12298","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-educationist","category-geologist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/12298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/12298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12298"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=12298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}