Former University of Ibadan (UI) Vice-Chancellor Prof Olufemi Bamiro has celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday, November 4, 2017 in a grand style at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan. His family members, friends, and associates came to share in the joy of the occasion.
As an academic, he rose to the peak as Vice-Chancellor
of the University Of Ibadan (UI). He also participated in programmes
with the University Of Nairobi, Kenya and the University of Zimbabwe,
Harare. With expertise in science and technology policy issues,
Entrepreneurship Studies, and Information Technology, he served as Consultant
to several companies in both the private and public sectors of the Nigeria’s
economy as well as International Agencie
The birthday was marked with pomp and
ceremony. Prof. Bamiro passed through many stages to become an enigma in
Engineering and the academia. He is seen as man who used his God given talent
to touch many lives.
A BRIEF CITATION
Professor Olufemi Bamiro had his secondary school education
at Molusi College, Ijebu-Igbo, passing out with a Grade
1 in the West African School Certificate (WASC), Ordinary
Level in 1965. He proceeded to Government
College, Ibadan for his Higher
School Certificate (HSC) and passed out in 1967 with a result
adjudged to be the best in the country that year at the Cambridge
Higher School Certificate (Advanced Level). He thereafter
proceeded as Shell Scholar to the Nottingham
University, Nottingham, England for
his first degree graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
degree in Mechanical Engineering, First Class
Honours. Between 1972 and 1975, Professor
Bamiro attended McGill University, Montreal, Canada where
he completed his Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in the record
time of two years and five months after First Degree having
gained special exception from Masters Degree.
Professor Bamiro joined the services of the University of Ibadan in September, 1975 as Lecturer
I in the Department of Design and Production
Engineering which later became the Department of Mechanical
Engineering. He was promoted to the established post of Senior
Lecturer, 1978; Reader, 1981 and the first professor of mechanical
engineering in October 1983. He has served the University in
various
capacities, which include: Sub-Dean (General), Faculty of Technology; 1977-1979; Sub-Dean
(Postgraduate), 1982-1983; Ag. Head, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, 1983-1985; substantive Head of Department,
1987-1988; 1994-1996, Dean, Faculty of Technology,
1988-1992; Director, University of Ibadan
Management Information System (MIS) Unit, 1996-1999,
Chairman, Senate Curriculum Committee, September -November, 2004. He
served as the 10th Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Ibadan from December 1, 2005 to November
30, 2010, a period of five years. Prior to this appointment, he
was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).
Professor Bamiro is a recipient of many scholarships, Fellowships and Awards.
These include: Western Region Government Scholarship, 1966-1967; Shell-BP
Oil Company of Nigeria Limited Scholarship, 1968-71;
Commonwealth Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies at McGill
University, Montreal, Canada, 1972-75;
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1975; Canadian
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council,
1980-82; Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA) Fellowship; UNESCO
Fellowship, 1978; ANSTI Fellowship to University of Nairobi, Kenya,
1985-86. He was “Lecturer of the Year”,
1998/99 session, “Merit Award” Winner, Nigerian
Society of Engineers (NSE), amongst
others. He is Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE),
2004, Fellow, Solar Energy Society of Nigeria (FSESN), 1991, Fellow of
the Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS)
and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (FNA
Eng).
At the National level, he was the
Secretary of the 24-man Panel that
produced the Energy Policy for Nigeria in 1984; Member
6-man Committee that prepared the blue-print
for the implementation of the National Science and Technology
Policy for Nigeria in 1987;
UNESCO Consultant for the Reform of
the National Science, Technology and Innovation
System in Nigeria. He is currently the Chairman of
the National Research Fund under the Tertiary Education
Trust Fund (TETFund).
He is also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Tai
Solarin University of Education, Ijagun,
Ijebu-Ode and Member of Governing
Councils of four other universities.
Professor Bamiro has close to 60 Publications in Learned Journals
and refereed Proceedings on Solid Mechanics, Energy, Science and Technology
Policy and Entrepreneurship. He is also author
of several books in Introductory Technology, Solid
Mechanics for Engineers, and Entrepreneurship.
He is Consultant to several companies in both the
private and public sectors of the Nation’s economy as
well as International Agencies. Prof. Bamiro was
married to the late Mrs. Gladys Olayinka Bamiro with
the marriage blessed with children and grandchildren. He is currently married
to Mrs. Olayinka Motunrayo Bamiro.
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