Tuesday, September 18, 2012

GoodNews: Nigerian becomes first black VC in American varsity

Adeshida 

A United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer, Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida, has become the first black man to be appointed the Provost/Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign, United States of America.
Born in 1949 at Ifon, a town in Ondo State, Adesida, a professor of Electronic Engineering with outstanding works in nanotechnology, was appointed by the search committee of the institution on May 31, this year.
His appointment, according to a statement placed on the website of the institution, took effect from August 15 this year.


 Congrats Prof Adesida....more greese to your elbow. Thanks for making us proud!
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  1. Truth PrevailsSeptember 21, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    The is so much potential for the nigerian brains at home if only the conditions were right for talent to flourish. what a lot of people lack is opportunity!!! it is sad knowing that there is so much human capital going to waste.

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