Joseph Fuwape

Joseph Adeola Fuwape (born 11 November 1957, Ife, Osun State) is a Nigerian academic, and Seventh substantive Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA).^[1][2] The appointment was ratified by the governing council of the institution on the 18th of May, 2017. He succeeded Prof. Daramola Gregory. Before then, he was the Vice Chancellor at Salem University.^[3][4] Prior to succeeding Professor Paul Omojo Omaji as Vice Chancellor of Salem University, Fuwape was Head of Forestry and Wood Technology Department at Federal University of Technology Akure(FUTA) for seven years. He was Dean School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology for four years at FUTA, and a member of the university's Governing Council there for eight years. He was the first Director of Quality Assurance Unit at FUTA from 2010 to 2012.^[5]

Education[]

Prof. Fuwape obtained his first degree in Forestry in 1979 from University of Ibadan (UI). He bagged his M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in Wood Products Engineering in 1982 and 1984 respectively from the same institution.^[2]

Profile[]

Professor Adeola Fuwape^[6] currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor Federal University of Technology, Akure.^[7] Prior to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Adeola Fuwape had worked in the University system for 30 years. He started his university teaching and research career at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Ibadan in 1982 but later secured appointment as lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Akure in 1984 and rose to the rank of a professor on October 1, 1996. At the Federal University of Technology, Akure Professor Fuwape served as Head of Forestry and Wood Technology Department for seven years, Dean School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology for four years and member of the University's Governing Council for eight years. He served as the Pioneer Director of Quality Assurance Unit, FUTA from 2010 till 2012.

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