Thursday, 26 March 2015

AAUA VC Receives FUTA SAAT Ambassador Award

AAUA VC Receives FUTA SAAT Ambassador Award
The Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, on Thursday, March 19, 2015, was honoured with an Ambassador Award by the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, SAAT, of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA.
Prof. Ajibefun received the award during the 8th FUTA-Agric Conference, entitled, Food Security and Climate Change: The Way Forward”.
According to SAAT, Prof. Ajibefun was honoured for his outstanding achievements and being a worthy ambassador of SAAT/FUTA.
Other awardees are the Vice Chancellor, FUTA, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola; FUTA Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Adedayo Fasakin; VC, Elizade University, Ilara, Prof. Valentine Alector; VC, Salem University, Lokoja, Prof. J.O. Fawape; Deputy Provost, College of Education, Ikere, Dr. Oluyede Atunramu; Chief Executive Officer, Wokkman ICT Venture, Dr. Deji Fasuyi; Dean, College of Agric, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Dr. Adio Folayan; and the National Coordinator, WAAP, Nigeria, Prof. D.O. Chukwuwendu.
Responding on behalf of awardees, Prof. Ajibefun thanked SAAT for the honour done on them.
Prof. Ajibefun, a First-Class-Honours graduate of FUTA, acknowledged that the University had impacted all the awardees either as alumni or members of staff, stressing the need to give back to the institution.

He assured SAAT and FUTA of the awardees’ continuous contributions. 

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