Out Of 5,497, 10 AAUA Students Bagged First
Class!!!
APRIL 4, 2013 UNIVERSITIES 0 COMMENTS
Ten out of the 5,497 students that graduated in the
2009/2010 and 2011/2012 sessions of the
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko ( AAUA),
Ondo State, bagged first class.
Addressing journalists before the convocation
ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Femi
Mimiko, gave the break down of the graduating
students as follows: 4,874 will receive first degree,
292 will be conferred with post-graduate diploma,
327 will get master’s degree and four will go home
with PhD. Of the 4,874 to obtain first degree, 10 are
in first class category, 343 second class upper,
3,294 second class lower, 693 third class and 34
pass.
One unique feature in the 4th AAUA convocation
ceremony was the delivery of the convocation
lecture in Yoruba language by an eminent professor
from the University of Ibadan, Akinwumi Isola.
Also, the choice of the honorary awardees was
different as three eminent achievers – Bishop
Bolanle Gbonigi, retired bishop of the Anglican
Communion of Akure Diocese; Professor Toyin
Falola, a distinguished professor of African Studies;
and Major General OlufemiOlutoye (rtd), a former
member of the Supreme Military Council and also a
former federal commissioner, were honoured.
In his address, the visitor to the university, Dr.
Olusegun Mimiko gavekudos to the university for
running an uninterrupted academic calendar for
the three sessions. Dr. Mimiko also lauded the
efforts of the university management for the
different developmental projects going on in the
school, part of which he commissioned before he
left.
Out Of 5,497, 10 AAUA Students Bagged First
Class!!!