The Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Dr. Demola Sogunle has applauded the University of Ibadan for the very good educational foundation that he received while he was a student at the University.
Dr. Sogunle holds a First-Class Honours degree in Agricultural Science and a PhD in Land Resource Evaluation and Management, both from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Dr. Sogunle, who spoke at his investiture as a UI@75 Ambassador in Lagos, noted that the University of Ibadan has the capacity to compete in the group of the top 300 universities in the world.
Recalling his undergraduate days in UI, Dr. Sogunle expressed that he belonged to a group of 15 students from different departments who all finished in First Class or Second Class Upper. He said all these graduates are excelling in their different professions today because of the sound background which UI gave them.
The CEO of the financial institution attributed his performance at a programme in New York, which astounded facilitators, to the quality of education he received in UI.
Dr. Sogunle who was supported by his wife, Mrs Abosede Sogunle, also an Alumna of UI, said he was honoured to be considered worthy out of the thousands of graduates that the University had produced.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, said Dr. Sogunle was identified and honoured as an Ambassador to celebrate the excellence for which the University is known in its 75 years of existence.
The Chairman of the UI@75 Anniversary Committee, Professor Peter O. Olapegba, said the University wishes to use the 75th anniversary as an opportunity to boost its Endowment Fund; establish scholarships for excellent and indigent students; invest in Green Energy; improve infrastructure for teaching, learning and research; as well as develop staff and improve students mobility. He said UI@75 Ambassadors are expected to help drive the University’s fund raising efforts for the projects.
