Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe (5 July 1949 – 3 January 2021) was a Nigerian professor of

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educational administrator and vice chancellor of the

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. He died from

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complications on 3 January 2021, during the

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Education

He attended Lagos Street African Church Primary School, Ebute-Metta (1955–1961) and Obokun High School/Ilesa Grammar School (1962–1966) and later attended Igbobi College, Yaba, (1966–1968)

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, Nigeria for his secondary education. He received a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the

. He obtained a Master in Mathematics (M.Maths) degree in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science in the year 1973 and further with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering specializing in Applied Mechanics/System in 1976 from the University of Waterloo Canada.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/former-unilag-vc-prof-ibidapo-obe-is-dead/https:

Life and career

Ibidapo Obe was born on 5 July 1949, at Ile Ife,

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. He served as a Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the

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at Buffalo, US (1980–1981). In 2007, he was a Visiting Research Professor at

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, USA. He was appointed as the

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of the

in year 2000, succeeding Jelili Adebisi Omotola. He was later succeeded by Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi in 2007 after his successful tenure. He was married to Sola Ibidapo-Obe.https://thenationonlineng.net/ibidapo-obe-didnt-die-of-covid-19-says-family/

Awards and honours

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Post Doctoral Distinction Award Fellow (1976). He was a fellow of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada (1977–1979) *Fellowship of the Academy of Science and Engineering. * In 2004 he was conferred the national honor as the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Federal Republic of Nigeria.https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-to-know-about-ex-unilag-vc-late-prof-ibidapo-obe/ * He was a two time Award recipient of the Best Vice Chancellor Prize (2004,2005) for the Nigerian University System (NUS).https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-to-know-about-ex-unilag-vc-late-prof-ibidapo-obe * In 2010 he was elected Fellow of the African Academy of Science (AAS), As well as that of The World Academy of Science (TWAS).https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-to-know-about-ex-unilag-vc-late-prof-ibidapo-obe/

Membership of professional bodies

*Fellow of the Africa Academy of Science *Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)

References

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Education

Life and career

Awards and honours

Membership of professional bodies

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