Speaker

Dr. Adewale Bankole Ajayi, PhD

DR. Adewale Bankole Ajayi, PhD, has had a distinguished career in Academics and Management that has spanned over 3 decades. He started his career journey at The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro as a Lecturer III officer, going from level to level to become Senior Lecturer and ultimately a Chief Lecturer in 2004. Administratively, he held a number of positions in the institution along with his academic responsibilities. He was Director, Polyconsult and Industrial Services and in that business management position, he began the operations of the Ilaro Poly Micro Finance Bank by registering it with the Corporate Affairs Commission, The CBN, linking it with the NDIC, staffing, raising the initial start up capital and opening its doors to customers. He founded Fepil Water, se ing up the factory and the entire business. His belief that academic business is good business led him to also start and capitalize the Federal Polytechnic Bookshop, a business that rapidly became profitable within 3 months of its commencement of business. As Director, Polyconsult and Industrial Services, he a racted external business to the 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAD PAPER PRESENTER Polyconsult by winning the contract for the Ogun State Regional Plan for the institution and executing it commendably. Dr Adewale Ajayi was also a Dean of Student Affairs, as Dean he restructured the practices of the unit. It was during his tenure he launched the rapport between the institution’s management and Students’ Union through the Retreat for Student Political Functionaries, his tenure saw the crafting of a new handbook and Prospectus as we know them today. He caused the Academic Board to revise the laws guarding student life and conduct on campus, ensuring the laws reflect current social conduct at the time to give students peace of mind and guarantee good conduct and a conducive learning environment. He ensured all aspects of student community life including sports were regulated. He stamped out brigandage in institutional sports ensuring competitions could be held peacefully and games regained their play and recreation outlook rather than a war and acrimony fare. One of his major legacies as Dean of Student Affairs was the restoration of peace on campus. He ensured cult groups no longer dictated the terms of campus life and made sure ordinary students had a voice and could live on campus and off campus unmolested and safe from being harassed, intimidated, oppressed and killed wantonly as cannon fodder. His efforts also improved safety in Ilaro town and reduced violent student conduct and gang disruption of social life in Ilaro and it’s environment. Dr Adewale Ajayi was the institution’s first Director of Research and Development and he ensured he won the institution’s first 5 research grants while in office as director. He was also the pioneer Director of ICT. Dr Adewale Ajayi rose to become the Deputy Rector of the institution. As Deputy Rector, he impacted institutional life immensely. He was Deputy Rector to Architect Dr O. O. ALUKO, who gave him immense free hand to operate and do a good job. One of his major achievements as Deputy Rector was the launching of an institutional Portal within the f irst year of office. The portal which is still in use today became a framework for student administration, records and institutional life coordination. Dr Adewale Ajayi was also a member of the Cement Technology curriculum drafting commi ee. He was for a number of years the Chairman, Ceremonies Commi ee. On the whole, he was a member of more than 50 Commi ees and served as Chairman to more than 30 institutional commi ees. Dr Adewale Ajayi opted to take an early retirement in order to take up his life as an American resident with the firm belief that he had served Nigeria, the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro and generations yet unborn well enough on the continent. Dr Adewale Ajayi has added to his academic degrees, two certifications in IT, AWS and Comptia Security + ce and he is also Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified. In the United States of America, he joined a federal government agency and has risen to become Manager, Distribution Operations within a short span of time. In his career in Nigeria and the United States he has earned over 55 awards of excellence for his service and innovations in academics and Management.