WELCOME
This is a registered, non-profit, TAX exempt alumni association of
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria, formerly known as University of Ife. We cordially invite all Ife alumni to rise to the challenge and contribute to our main objective of creating a strong and vibrant network of Great Ife alumni that will be able to help each other and also contribute to the development of our Alma mater. The association was inaugurated in Houston, Texas in November 1999. It is open to ALL graduates and associates of the University.
       

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Monthly Meeting Schedules


5TH INTERNATIONAL REUNION EVENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA on LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 1.
Click above for detailed information & Registration to attend!!!

 

FEATURED ALUMNUS

IBIDOLAPO AJAYI

Profession / Business Title
Senior Software Engineer

City of Residence
Plano (Collin County),
TX USA

Education
B.Sc. Social Sciences (Economics) - University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile Ife (1987)
Certificate in Computer Studies – University of Westminster, London (1999)
Certified Siebel Consultant - (2000 - 2006)  

Association Memberships
Member, Great Ife Alumni Association Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter
Member, Marriage Unlimited – Grace Outreach Center, Plano TX, USA.
Member, Plano Youth Soccer Association, Plano TX, USA
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Community & Great Ife Activities
Social Secretary, Angola Hall of Residence – University of Ife 1983/1984
President, Omega Sports Inc. – Sports consultancy and event Management Company based in Plano, TX
Organized the Liberty Soccer Festival in Houston, TX in July 2003 (Featuring a match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Ecuadorian Senior Men’s National Team)
Soccer Coach – Plano Youth Soccer Association
Chairman, Planning Committee, 2006 Great Ife Alumni International Reunion – Labor Day Weekend (Saturday, September 1 -3, 2006)

Dolapo Ajayi is a Certified Siebel Engineer and works as a CRM Consultant for various clients in the United States and Europe. Prior to moving to the United States in the fall of 2000, Dolapo lived in the UK and worked in the Financial Services industry as a mortgage consultant and financial planner.
Dolapo’s passion for sports led him to start a sports consultancy business in 2002 that has been involved in events management, and providing consultancy services to various individual clients and organizations.  An avid soccer fan, Dolapo sleeps and eats soccer and supports all the National Teams of Nigeria especially the Super Eagles and he is also a huge fan of Arsenal FC of England.  
Dolapo is married and blessed with five children and he enjoys listening to gospel music, playing drums and percussions.  He also loves coaching, playing and watching soccer, watching American football, and playing tennis, chess and golf.

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EVENTS & PHOTOS ARCHIVE
View photos of past events here.

Communiqué

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ALUMNI NEWS
Alumna Ama Pepple (1975) becomes Head of Nigeria's Civil Service Bureaucracy - 6/15/2008
Great Ife Alumni Mini-Reunion at Alumna Fati Abubakar's Book Launch in Abuja, Nigeria. - 3/18/2008
Phone conference between USA Alumni reps. and VC Mike Faborode in the USA - 11/29/2007
Great Ife Alumni wins 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Awards - 10/18/2007
Great Ife Alumni Association, National(Parent)Chapter, Nigeria - 6/19/2007
Alumnus Yinka Olutoye accomplished a medical surgery feat for humanity - 10/18/2005
VC Roger Makanjuola visits Alumni Members in Houston & Maryland/Baltimore/Washington - 10/18/2005
Alumnus Adesuyi Ajayi elected into 'IOM' - 8/1/2005
Alumnus Ayowale Ogunye wins the Outstanding Graduate Student Award in his MBA program. - 8/1/2005
Appeal for donations towards the Needs of our Alma Mater. (Brochure version) - 6/13/2005
Appeal for Donations towards the Needs of our Alma Mater (Document version) - 12/1/2003
The State of our Alma Mater - 1/2/2003
OAU appoints Alumni Association as Stakeholders for the 40th Anniversary 5 Billion Naira Endowment Fund - 10/30/2002
OAU signs MOU with Houston Community College and University of Houston - 8/30/2002



  

GREAT IFE ALUMNI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE HONOR ROLL
2000 Reunion Award - Prof. Julius Ihonvbere. PhD
2002 Reunion Award - Prof. Mobolaji Aluko. PhD
2004 Reunion Award - Dr. Oluyemi Badero MBBS, MD, FACC

 

FEATURES
Five out of only six Student Interns recruited from Nigeria by Goldman Sachs are OAU Students.
Joining the global Ivy league of Universities- VC's views
OAU is an Institution of Success - VC Mike Faborode
A Compendium of Institutional & Infrastructural Developments by International & Local Donors, currently going on at our alma mater –Updates by the VC, Prof Mike Faborode.
Know the current VC, Prof Mike Faborode - through a press interview.
Great Ife Students Win Awards For Nigeria At SIFE World Cup Competition
OAUTH records successful kidney transplant
OAU Inaugurates Computer Assembly Plant - Another 1st among African Universities
OAU, first among equals - VC Mike Faborode
OAU is 1st on the list of top 20 Research Universities in Nigeria
Awolowo varsity doctors separate Siamese twins

  

GREAT IFE ALUMNI SOUVENIR ONLINE STORE
Shop from our great selection of Ife-related merchandise, from T-shirts to car bumper stickers!

PAY ONLINE WITH PAYPAL! Electronic payments now accepted for items in the online souvenir store and also for transcript requests.

  

PROJECTS
Campus Computerization Project
Our Computerization Project donations & pledges are growing and things are going well - that doesn't mean you shouldn't send us your own donation or pledge o! We are up to $30,000.00 as of July 21st, 2005, and our goal to complete the project is $50,000.00. So please don't stop pledging your support for our great alma mater.Click here for more projects.

 
 
GREAT IFE CAMPUS PHOTOS
Take a trip down memory lane and check out some of these Ife photos. Click here for more photos. Photos courtesy of ifeweb.com
 

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