A former student of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), Kolawole Adebayo, who was adjudged the overall best graduating student in 1994 has now become the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the university now known as Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).
Adebayo graduated as the university’s best graduating student, earned the Vice-Chancellor’s honour for academic excellence, was retained as a graduate assistant after completing his National Youth Service programme and rose through academic feat to become a professor.
After he was retained as a Graduate Assistant, he went on to earn his Masters degree in Agriculture from FUNAAB, later a Ph.D. through a Commonwealth scholarship from the University of Reading, United Kingdom. He was later promoted a Professor in 2013.
Over the years, he served FUNAAB as Director of Grants Management and also occupied various positions. He is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of the institution.
