160 students bag First Class as FUTA holds 32nd convocation

A total of 160 students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure will be awarded First Class degrees during the institution’s 32nd convocation scheduled for November 26 and 27.

This was disclosed on Friday by the vice chancellor, Professor Joseph Fuwape, at a news briefing to herald the convocation and the 40th anniversary of the university.

Represented by the institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Phillip Oguntunde, the vice-chancellor said that out of 5,114 graduands, 3,205 are in the undergraduates’ category while 1,909 are in the postgraduate category.

According to him, 1,334 students have Second Class Honours (Upper Division), 1,483 have Second Class Honours (Lower Division) while 222 and six students are graduating with Third Class and Pass, respectively.

Professor Fuwape noted that Miss Taiwo Oluyale of the Department of Building is the best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.89.

According to him, the institution which started in 1981 with 149 students and three schools now has 25,000 students, nine schools, a school of postgraduate studies and 55 departments.

Fuwape noted that FUTA had fully commenced its medical programme with the commencement of lecture by the pioneering students of the College of Health Sciences on October 24.

He said the institution had duly justified the reasons for its establishment, having contributed to human capital development in the country and beyond.

Fuwape also announced that honorary doctorates would be conferred on three distinguished Nigerians on Saturday for their outstanding contributions to society.

“I am pleased to inform you that the university will confer an honorary doctorate on Chief Adebimpe Aladejana-Ogunleye of the Obajimo Osupa Dynasty of Akure Kingdom. He is to be honoured with a Doctor of Science degree.

“Dr Haroun Adamu (will) be honoured with Doctor of Management Science and Dr Ephraim Fagba Faloughi will be honoured with Doctor of Management Science,” he said.

Fuwape said that three eminent scholars would be honoured with the position of Professor Emeritus in recognition of their contributions to academia.

“For the first time in the history of the university, three eminent scholars will be recognised as professors emeritus.

“They are Professor Ekundayo Adeyemi, former acting vice chancellor of FUTA; Professor Olugboyega Ademosun, former deputy vice chancellor, and Professor Oluwole Falaki, pioneer Professor of Computer Science in the university,” he stated.

Fuwape said that the convocation and the 40th anniversary lecture entitled ‘Innovation, Technology and Prospects of Prosperity for Posterity in Nigeria’ would be delivered by Professor Pat Utomi of the Lagos Business School.

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