Henry Emeana
Professor Nnenna Oti ,Dean Post-Graduate School FUTO, has emerged the first female Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology,Owerri ,forty-one years after the inception of the school.
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.
Fielding questions from Eastern Voice yesterday ,the FUTO Public Relation Officer,Mrs Uche Nwelue said the new VC 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.
According to her,” 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 graduated with First Class Honours in Soil Science in 1982 from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). 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.”
“Prof. Nnenna Oti, who hails from Afikpo, Ebonyi State, is a highly seasoned, versatile and accomplished scholar. She is a Professor of Soil Science and Environmental Conservation.”
In an unrelated development,the Management of FUTO has just announced the approval of a new School to be known and addressed as ‘College Of Medicine’ among the existing ones on the campus.
“This became a reality after rigourous verifications and other related professional activities were concluded by the relevant authorities, as directed by the extant law.”
“This feat would make it the third School (faculty) to be initiated by the present Management led by the Seventh Substantive Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. F. C. Eze.”
“The first two were: the School of Information and Communications Technology (SICT) and the School of Electrical Systems Engineering Technology (SESET).”
“These are in addition to the already existing seven Undergraduate Schools in the revered University..”
“The pioneer set of students shall be inaugurated in the impending academic year being 2020/2021 session.”
