Prof. Oti , a Professor of Soil Science and Environmental Conservation emerges The Next FUTO VC, To Succeed Prof. Eze
....As Council Concludes Rigourous Processes.
On the 13th of April 2021 History was once again made in FUTO as the Governing Council of the revered University led by Prof. John Offem graciously announced Prof. Mrs. Nnenna Nnannaya Oti as the incoming Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the institution.
This a thing to reckon with because the professor in question will be the first ever female VC in the history of FUTO since inception. Prof. Mrs. Oti, who is expected to succeed the outgoing VC Prof. F. C. Eze in June 2021, would be recognized as the 8th Substantive VC of the University.
It's noteworthy that she is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) on Academics of FUTO, and the first woman to assume such position since the establishment of the University.
Our reason for making her; Prof. Nnenna Oti, a native of Afikpo of Ebonyi State who is a highly seasoned, versatile and accomplished scholar , our woman crush today is; Prior to her present position, Prof. Mrs. Oti served as the Dean of Post-Graduate School of FUTO, a position in which she obviously distinguished herself as a professor of note. She was also a First Class graduate of Soil Science from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in 1982. She further obtained her M.Sc. in Soil Microbiology/Biochemistry in 1986, still from UNN.
She later bagged PGD in Irrigation Engineering (Distinction) 1987 from the notable Katholieke University, Leuven (KUL) Belgium; later proceeded for her Ph.D in Soil/Environmental Control in FUTO, in 2002.
Prof. Oti obtained the NUC--Best Ph.D Award [NUDTAS] in 2002. She served as a Member of the 2014 National Confab. She has these honours to her credit: FSSSN; MASN; MSSSA; MCSSA; MASA; JP.
It would interest us to note that holistic rigourous processes led to the emergence of the Amazon as the next Substantive VC of FUTO. Also, she emerged winner among seven distinguished contenders who are all professors of repute.
Come June 2021, Prof. Oti would be succeeding the 7th Substantive VC, Prof. Eze whose leadership prowess, in the area of academics and human development, has thus far been commended by all and sundry. There is no doubt, Professor Nnnenna Oti merit this position and will definitely leave a landmark that will stand the test of time.
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