Good News! Nigerian Professor Becomes VC Of University Of Illinois

Date: 17-09-2012 5:33 pm (11 years ago) | Author: Omogbolahan Babs
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Good News! Nigerian Professor Becomes VC Of University Of Illinois

Of a truth, some Nigerians are still doing the country proud in foreign lands. Ondo State-born Professor Ilesanmi Adesida has become the first black Vice Chancellor of University of Illinois in the United States of America.

63- year-old Professor Adesina is a naturalized American Physicist of Nigerian descent.

He was the Dean, College of Engineering at the University before the University Board of Trustees selected him to be the next Vice Chancellor for Academics Affairs and Provost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Professor Adesida assumed his new position since August 2012

Posted: at 17-09-2012 05:33 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- dlimelite at 17-09-2012 05:55 PM (11 years ago)
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Good news congrats  Grin Cheesy
Posted: at 17-09-2012 05:55 PM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- solly22 at 17-09-2012 06:03 PM (11 years ago)
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Congratulations!!!
Posted: at 17-09-2012 06:03 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- papadip at 17-09-2012 06:49 PM (11 years ago)
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Congratulations…. First Black Vice Chancellor of University of Illinois

.. .  If things are all right in Nigeria Prof. Ilesanmi “Ade” Adesida would have been a great asset.
He’s got a superb academic record that one could only envy.
It is not about money but about security in the country. We have suffered a lot from brain drain.

Ilesanmi “Ade” Adesida

Dean Adesida’s global "experience, expertise in innovation, and leadership in public and private partnerships has given him a solid foundation on which to build as he helps guide our campus forward,” said Phyllis Wise, the chancellor of the Urbana campus and a university vice president.

“He has an outstanding record of scholarship, a proven commitment to excellence, and an ability to successfully collaborate with colleagues at Illinois.”

Adesida and the other internal finalist for the position, Ruth Watkins, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, share vast experience and established connections, Wise said.

Adesida will play a critical role in developing and executing the next steps in the Visioning Future Excellence initiative, which has challenged staff and faculty members to submit new ideas that will be used to plot the Urbana campus’s course far into the future……… Phyllis Wise....
Posted: at 17-09-2012 06:49 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- aso4life1 at 18-09-2012 12:09 AM (11 years ago)
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Yes, As far as Naija is concern ,Yorubas remains the best when it comes to education but some people are thinking they already catches up with them but I don't think so. congrats sir.
Posted: at 18-09-2012 12:09 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- aso4life1 at 18-09-2012 12:10 AM (11 years ago)
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 Cool Cool Cool
Posted: at 18-09-2012 12:10 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- dlimelite at 18-09-2012 12:12 AM (11 years ago)
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 Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
Posted: at 18-09-2012 12:12 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- winace at 18-09-2012 05:07 AM (11 years ago)
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Congrats
Posted: at 18-09-2012 05:07 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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