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• BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO SCOBA WORLDWIDE BOT CHAIRMAN,

  CHARLEAN PROFESSOR BENJAMIN ADELEKE

   

  TODAY (10/11/2020), the entire Charlean family celebrates our own revered BOT Chairman and erudite Scholar, Charlean (Professor) B.B. Adeleke, as he marks his 74th birthday.

   

  Professor Adeleke was born on November 10, 1946 to Late Pa Agboola Akande Adeleke and Late Chief (Mrs.) Abigail Morenike Adeleke, both indigenes of Osogbo.

   

  EDUCATION

   

  Professor Adeleke's education started at John McKay Primary School, Oke Ayepe Osogbo between 1952 and 1958. He also attended Local Authority  (L. A.) Modern Secondary School,  Osogbo between 1959 and 1960. He was admitted into St. Charles' Grammar School, Osogbo in 1961, wrote his WASCE and came out with Division One in 1965. He proceeded to King's College, Lagos for his HSC between 1966 and 1967, passing out with a very outstanding result viz:

   

  Physics - A.    Chemistry - A.    Pure Maths - A.     Applied Maths - B 

   

  He thereafter sat for the much dreaded University of London GCE Advanced Level in January 1968 and obtained Distinctions in Chemistry and Mathematics, with an Excellent Grade in Physics. This flurry of very outstanding results paved way for his eventual admission on merit, into the University of Ibadan in 1968, where he studied Chemistry. He graduated with a First Class Honours Degree therefrom and proceeded to the Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1972 for his M.Sc and Ph.D Degrees, both of which he completed in a record 4-year period. WHAT A FEAT!

   

  SCOBA FOUNDATION

  WHILE in University of Ibadan, Charlean Adeleke and three other fellow students of the university who are products of St. Charles' took the decision early on arrival on campus to position St. Charles' Alumni flag in side by side competition with Old Boys Associations of very old schools such as Kings College, St. Gregory's, St. Finbars, Igbobi College etc. It is worthy to note that their audacity was won ahead as several members of St. Charles' trail-blazing had attended some of the great old schools for their HSC studies and had led their whole pack in the HSC exams for the year. For example, Charlean Adeleke led the pack in Kings College, Charlean Rupert Olaitan Samuel led the St. Gregory pack, Charlean Adejumo led the pack at Government College, Ibadan, Charlean Felix Babalola in Loyola College, Ibadan.

   

  In 1968, with only about three sets produced yet by the then 8-year old St. Charles', the audacious University of Ibadan Friendly Trio of:

  1) Charlean Felix Babalola

  2) Charlean Babatunde Adeleke

  3) Charlean Anthony Adewale Adejumo

  leveraging on their  personal closeness and inspiration from their HSC colleges and relationships, founded SCOBA for the benefit of mankind and as a platform for giving back to the school that helped in lifting them. 

   

  Charlean Felix Babalola emerged as the First President of the Association.

   

  The teething stage of the young SCOBA went through several severe stress experience as Charlean Adeleke proceeded to Canada for his post-graduate Programmes and a devastating disaster struck in 1973 when The President of the fledgling SCOBA, Charlean FELIX Babalola died in a ghastly motor accident while Charlean Adeleke was still far away in Canada.

   

  On arrival back to Nigeria in 1976, Charlean Adeleke spearheaded the "second" life of SCOBA by mobilising Charleans available, especially 1966 set, around the SCOBA Cause. In this resuscitation phase of SCOBA, he especially found extra-valuable partnership in Charlean Oshuola Ayinde of 1966 who emerged as the first ever Secretary of SCOBA while Charlean Adeleke served as the President (the 2nd ever) and served from 1978-1982 during which period the Association was firmly entrenched and set ready to grow into the global giant it over the decades had become.

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  WORK EXPERIENCE

   

  Charlean (Professor) Adeleke started out at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife as a Graduate Assistant in 1971. At Queen's University, Canada, he was a Demonstrator between 1972 and 1974. In 1977, he joined the University of Ibadan as Lecturer 2 in the Department of Chemistry. He was promoted as Lecturer 1 in the same Department in October 1978, Senior Lecturer in October 1980 and as an Associate Professor in October 1983. He became a Full Professor in October 1986.

   

  ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS HELD:

   

  - Head, Department of Chemical Science, Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye - 1992-93;

   

  - Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan;

   

  - Rector, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree - Jan 2002;

   

  - Vice Chancellor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso - October 1, 2005.

   

   

  AWARDS, PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS 

   

  - The Canadian's CIDA/NSERC Research Associateship for Scientists from Developing Countries, 1979-81;

   

  - Canadian Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarship, 1972-1976;

   

  - AFGRAD Postgraduate Scholarship, 1972;

   

  - University of Ibadan Chemistry Department Award, 1970;

   

  - University Scholar, University of Ibadan, 1961;

   

  - Shell-BP Petroleum Company of Nigeria Scholarship, 1968-1971;

   

  - Sir Manuwa Prize for the Best Upper Six Students, King's College, Lagos, 1967;

   

  - King's College Prize for Chemistry, 1967;

   

  - King's College Prize for Physics, 1967;

   

  - Western Nigeria Scholarship, 1966-1967;

   

  - St. Charles' Grammar School Prize for Good Manners & Efficiency

   

  Charlean (Professor) Adeleke is a distinguished member of close to 40 Academic Societies of repute, noted for honours and  distinctions both in Nigeria and the world over. These include:

   

  - Science Association of Nigeria;

  - Chemical Society of Nigeria;

  - International Society of Magnetic Resonance;

  - Research Associate, Canadian CIDA/NSERC Scientists from Developing Countries;

  - Nigerian Environmental Society and

  - University of Ibadan Vision Committee

   

  He is also a:

  - Fellow, Chemical Society of Nigeria, (1998);

  - Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration;

  - Fellow, Centre for Civilian Administration;

  - Director, Osun State Mining Company Limited;

  - Best Rector in Nigeria by the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), 2004;

  - Nominee, 100 Eminent Yoruba Citizens (EYC), 2005;

  - Award of Excellence as the Most Outstanding Vice Chancellor in Africa from the All African Students Union (AASU)

   

  Charlean (Professor) Adeleke is a prolific writer and author with over 78 academic publications to his credit in revered journals in Nigeria and abroad. He has supervised numerous B.Sc and M.Sc students. He has also produced several Ph.D holders in the field of Chemistry.

   

  He was the 2nd  President of the Old Boys' Association (OBA) of St. Charles' Grammar School, Osogbo between 1978 and 1982 (after the tenure of Late Charlean Felix Babalola - 1968-1973); he is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Charles' Old Boys' Association (SCOBA) - he was inaugurated in 2013 by Past President Tayo Orekoya-led Central Executive Council.

   

  The CEC appreciates Charlean (Professor) Adeleke's true virtues and role of a stabiliser,  a unifier and a builder, all rolled into one and deployed by him for the good of SCOBA and its members.

   

  Not minding the limitations placed on him by old age and retirement, Charlean (Professor) Adeleke actively supports and participates physically and financially in almost all activities of SCOBA.

   

  His guiding and invaluable counsels, usually laced with reason and wisdom, are highly treasured by this CEC and the entire Charlean family. 

   

  A devout Christian of the Catholic slant, Professor B.B. Adeleke is happily married to Mrs. Modupeola Adeleke (nee Alabi) and they are both blessed with Godly children.

   

  Join us in congratulating this world renowned, academic colossus. We join his family and the 1965 Set in wishing him many happy returns of the day in good health.

   

  Congratulations, SIR!

   

  Signed:

   

  Pius Adesakin

  Publicity Secretary

  SCOBA CEC 2018/20

• Picture Info

  •  Taken Location: Osogbo. Nigeria.