Vice Chancellor's Profile

An erudite scholar who entered secondary school in 1961 and got his Ph.D fifteen years after (1976). Professor Adeleke attended the famous St. Charles Grammar School , Osogbo and passed out with Division One in 1965. He also attended the prestigious Kings College, Lagos for his Advanced Level studies where he got A in Physics, Chemistry and Pure Mathematics and B in Applied Mathematics in the University of Cambridge Higher School Certificate – 1967.

         Prof. B.B Adeleke

Also in the 1968 University of London GCE Advanced Level, he scored A in Chemistry, A in Mathematics and B in Physics. That same year he gained admission into the Nigeria's premier University, The University of Ibadan where he bagged a B.Sc. Hons Chemistry First Class in June 1971, M.Sc Chemistry 1973 and PhD Chemistry Oct. 1976 from the Queen's University, Kingston , Ontario Canada .

A Professor of 20 years, he became a Fellow of Chemical Society of Nigeria in 1988, he benefited from the Canadian Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarship between 1972 and 1976, AFGRAD Postgraduate Scholarship 1972, University of Ibadan, Chemistry Department Award 1970, University Scholar University of Ibadan 1969, Shell-BP Petroleum Company of Nigeria Scholarship 1968 – 1971, Sir Manuwa Prize for the best upper six student Kings College 1967, Kings College Prize for chemistry 1967, Kings College prize for Physics 1967, Western Nigeria Scholarship 1966 – 1967. Saint Charles Grammar School Osogbo 1965 prize for good manners and efficiency.

He got his first appointment in 1971 as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Ibadan, Lecturer II, 1977, Lecturer I, 1978, Senior Lecturer 1980, Reader (Associate Professor) 1983 and Professor of Chemistry 1986 at Age 40.

Professor Adeleke was Head, Department of Chemical Sciences Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) while on sabbatical leave between 1989 and 1992, Professor of Chemistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait 1992 – 1993 and Head Department of Chemistry University of Ibadan between Jan 1997 and December 1999.

A born chemist Prof. Adeleke has 72 publications to his credit. He is a member of Science Association of Nigeria, Fellow, Chemical Society of Nigeria, Member International Society of Magnetic Resonance USA , and member Nigeria Environmental Society. Before his present appointment, he was Rector, Osun State Polytechnic Iree between Jan 15 2002 and June 2005.

He became the Vice-Chancellor of LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, the best State University in Nigeria for three successive years and third best in Nigeria in October 2005.

Less than a month in office he got all the courses offered by the institution accredited by the National Universities Commission. Also, Information and Communication Technology is also receiving serious attention of the university.

Professor Adeleke has maintained the industrial peace that exists in the campus while many staff have been sent on both long and short term training programmes to enhance productivity.
Physical development of the campus is not left out as work has started on the Students Affairs Building Complex which will house Dean of Students and the staff of the Department.

He is happily married with children and has grand children. He loves playing table tennis, reading and sight seeing.