LAUTECH Named Ogbomoso-Born Professor Kalilu As The First Indigenous VC
The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has appointed Professor of Art and Art History, Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu, as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution for six months. Kalilu joined the services of LAUTECH on September 1, 1992 and was pronounced a Professor of Arts and Arts History in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, 24 years ago on October 1, 1999. His appointment as Acting Vice-Chancellor for the next six months, takes effect from June 12, 2023. A release by the Registrar of the institution, Dr Kayode Ogunleye, stated that Kalilu was trained at the prestigious University of Ife and the University of Ibadan and he is a polymath and specialist in Form and Material Technology, beyond being known as a specialist in Painting, Digital and Electronic Art. Kalilu has a career development that is robust, traversing the advertising, primary, secondary, college