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This is a USA 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 USA Chapter of the Alumni Association was inaugurated in Houston, Texas in November 1999. It is open to ALL graduates and associates of the University.

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FEATURED ALUMNUS

HRH OLUFEMI BABALOLA, PhD.
(Nickname at Great Ife -
Mr. Speaker Sir)

Profession / Business Title
Petroleum (Exploration / Reservoir) Geophysicist & IT Management Consultant

City of Residence
Oke-Ila Orangun, Osun State, Nigeria & Houston TX USA)

Title(s) / Honor(s)
Installed on Jan. 17, 2003 as His Royal Highness, The Oba’lúmò (Ojúadé Adégbóyèga I) of Ìsèdó (Ìsèdó-Òkè Township, Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún)
2005 “NMGS/Shell Award” - Recipient of the highest award of the Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS)
2004: Appointed by Mayor of Houston Bill White to the City of Houston Conventions, Tourism & Entertainment (CTE) Task Force, serving also in the Financial and Tax Work Group.
2003 – Present: Faculty Adviser, Univ. of Houston’s Nigerian Students Association
1991 - Sigma Xi Election - Elected to Full Membership by Sigma Xi (the American National Honor Society for Scientific Research since 1886)

Education
• B.S. Applied Geophysics (with Second Major Hours in Geology) – 1976, Univ. of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria
• Master’s in Geol. Sciences (Geophysical/Geological Engineering) – 1984, U. of Texas at Austin
• Ph.D. Geological Sciences (Geophysical/Geological Engineering) –1990, Univ. of South Carolina - (GPA: 3.82/4.0).
PhD "Minors": Computer Applications & Geographic Information Systems
• M.B.A. - Information Systems Concentration – 2003, Univ. of Houston, Houston, Texas
MBA "Minors": Strategic Mgmt/Operations Mgmt & International Business/International Marketing
• Post-Doctoral Engineering Studies – Petr. /Reservoir Eng. & Industrial Eng. /Eng. Mgmt– 2001-2005, U. of Houston, Houston, TX.

Professional Memberships
• National Sigma Xi Scientific Society (Elected to Full Membership 1991).
• Project Management Institute
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
• Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (Active)
• Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (Corporate)
• Black Data Processing Association (BDPA)
• Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Active)
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists (Active)
• Geophysical Society of Houston (Active)
• Houston Geological Society (Active)
• Society of Professional Well-Log Analysts (Active)
• American Geophysical Union (Regular)
• National Association of Black Geologists & Geophysicists (Senior)
• Geological Society of America (Professional)
• European Association of Exploration Geophysicists / European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (Active)

Great Ife University & Alumni Activities
• 1974 - 1975: Speaker of the Students’ Representative Council (Legislative Arm of Student Government)
• 1973 - 1974: Member Students’ Representative Council, (Legislative Arm of Student Government),
• “The Anvil” Magazine - Contributor & Editorial Board: honored with Journalism & Service Award by the Students’ Union
• The University Press Club: honored with Journalism & Service Award
• The X-Ray Club (Publishers of the X-Ray magazine) - Co-founder, Contributor & Editorial Board: honored with Journalism & Service Award
• Gold membership – Houston branch of the Alumni Association.
• Member - 2002 International Alumni Reunion in Houston.

Other Association Memberships & Community Activities
• 2005 – Present: Chairman of the Board of Directors (Elected); The African Coalition USA
• 2003 – Present: Associate Chairman/Secretary of the Board of Directors (Elected); serving as Director for Strategy; The Nigerian Union USA
• 2003 – Present: Faculty Adviser, Univ. of Houston’s Nigerian Students Association
• 1997 - 1999, 1999 - 2000: President, Yoruba Omo Oduduwa, Inc., Houston, Texas
• 1996 - 1997: National Chairperson, Convention Planning Committee – Egbe Omo Yoruba, USA - (Houston, Texas)
• 1994 - 1995: Plenary Session Chair, National Convention, Egbe Omo Yoruba, USA - (Washington, DC)
• 1994 - 1995: Member, National Convention Planning – Egbe Omo Yoruba, USA - (Washington, DC)
• 1983 - 1984: Chairman, African Students Association, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas
• 1982 - 1985: Coordinator, Nigerian Students Union, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas
• 1993 - 1995: Boy Scouts of America Leader - Den Leader/Asst. Den Leader, Troop 1616
• 1989 - 1993: Boy Scouts of America Volunteer - Troop 616 – Parent Volunteer
• 1981 – Present: Speaker/Presenter - Career/ Career Guidance, Diversity/ Intl Culture & Business
• 1976 – 1977: Volunteer Coach, High School Badminton Team (Government secondary School, Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria)
• 1966 - 1970: Boy Scouts of Nigeria – Troop of Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, Nigeria

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EVENTS & PHOTOS ARCHIVE
5th International Reunion in San Francisco, CA - Sept. 2008
4th International Reunion in Dallas, TX - Sept 2006
3rd International Reunion in Houston, TX - Sept 2004 - Communique
3rd International Reunion in Houston, TX - Sept 2004 - Event Photos
2nd International Reunion in Houston, TX - Sept 2002

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ALUMNI NEWS
Governor of Delta State, Nigeria commends Great Ife Alumni - 7/31/2009
New Book by Alumni Adesuyi and Abimbola Ajayi-IMMIGRATION AND HEALTH - 7/9/2008
Alumna Ama Pepple (1975) becomes Head of Nigeria's Civil Service Bureaucracy - 6/25/2008
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



AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE


GREAT IFE ALUMNI HALL OF DISTINCTION

Professor Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere Ph.D (B.A Political Science & History, 1979) 2000 International Reunion Inductee

Professor Mololaji Ebenezer Aluko Ph.D (B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, 1976) 2002 International Reunion Inductee

Dr. Oluyemi Badero MD, FACC (MBChB Medicine, 1984)
2004 International Reunion Inductee


Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye MD, Ph.D, FACS (MBChB Medicine, 1988)
2008 International Reunion Inductee


Hon. Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa M.Sc (B.A English, 1983)
2008 International Reunion Inductee


FEATURES
OAU and her Alumni dominates the ICT industry in Nigeria
OAU SHINES AT 1ST INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LANGUAGE CONFERENCE (IOLC) 2008
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

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PROJECTS
$100 Million, 10 year endowment fund
Campus Computerization Project
Adopt-a-Room Project
Alumni Hall Project Phase 3 (On Campus Hostel for Students)
Alumni Center Project (Great Ife Campus Nigeria)
DFW Branch Initiated Projects
Academic Endowments/Scholarships

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GREAT IFE CAMPUS PHOTOS
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