Surname:         FANIRAN
Other Names:   Adetoye
Date of Birth:   August 1st, 1935
Place of Birth:   Ola – Ejigbo, Osun State
Nationality:      Nigerian
Sex:               Male
Marital Status: Married
Address:  Office:Department of Geography,Faculty of the Social Sciences
University of Ibadan, Ibadan.Tel.: 0806-901-5566; 0802–327–9491
E-mail: toyefaniran@gmail.comtoyefaniran@gmail.com
Website: www.adetoyefaniran.com and www.sacredearthministry.com

Permanent Home:Plot 25, No. 19, Ilaro Street,Bodija Housing Estate,
U.I. Post Office Box 9085, Ibadan.
Tel.: 0806-901-5566; 0802–327–9491
Home Town:Alagba’s Compound,  Ola – Ejigbo, Osun State.
Religion:  Christianity
Local Government: Ejigbo, Osun State
Profession: Geographer/Geomorphologist
Areas of Specialization:  Natural Resources Evaluation and Management/
Sustainable Development
Languages:    English, Yoruba

EDUCATIONAL RECORD: (With dates)
  • Baptist Day School, Ola via Ejigbo, Osun State, 1946-1952
  • Baptist Preliminary Training Centre, Aawe, Oyo State, 1953
  • Government Teacher Training College, Ibadan, Oyo State, 1954-1957.
  • University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 1961-1964
  • The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, May 1965- August 1968.
  • Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), Ogbomoso July 2000, 2001.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: (With Dates and Granting Bodies)
  • First School Leaving Certificate 1952, Western Nigeria Government
  • B. A. (Hons.) 1964,  London, 2nd Class Upper Division, University of London.
  • Ph.D., 1969, The University of Sydney, Australia..
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Teachers’ Grade II Certificate;  December, 1957
  • Certificate in Ministerial Formation, Nigeria Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS) Ogbomoso, June 2002
SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND PRIZES

Scholarships and Fellowships:
  • Ede District Council Sponsorship; 1954-1957
  • Adeola Odutola College,  1961-64
  • Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship, 1965
  • Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (Australia) 1966-68.
  • Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fullbright-Hays) Senior African Scholars.  Research Programme Scholarship, April-July, 1976.
  • Deutscher Akademischer Austranschdienst V (DAAD) Short-Term Study Visit, University of Koln, Germany,  February – March, 1994.
Prizes
  • University of Ibadan, Department of Geography Prize, 1963/64 Session. DETAILS OF TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE (WORKING DETAILS)
  • Primary School
    • Headmaster, District Council School, Obada, Edi 1960
  • Secondary
    • Teacher, Local Authority Secondary Modern School, Ede, 1958 – 1959
    • Headmaster, D.C. School, Obada, Ede, 1960
    • Tutor, Olu-Iwa Secondary Commercial School, Ijebu-Ode, 1961
    • Tutor, Adeola College, Ijebu – Ode, 1964
  • University Level
    • Lecturer in Geography, University of Ibadan (1968 to date)
    • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. (Sept. – Dec. 1971)
    • Visiting Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison (March – August, 1976)
    • Visiting Fellow, Department of Geography, Australia National University, Canberra, ACT (July – October, 1986).
    • Visiting Professor and Head, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye.  (1st October, 1986 to 30th September, 1987)
  • Other Engagements
    • Resident Expert, Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development (CASSAD).  3, Ayo Adekunle Close, New Bodija, Ibadan (1991-92).
    • Consultant – CASSAD (1992 to 1995)
    • Research Associate (CASSAD) (1991 – date)
    • Executive Secretary, MANASC, 1994 to date
    • Chairman, Ola Community Bank, 1997 to date.
    • Chairman, Projects Implementation Committee, Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development (CASSAD), Ibadan, Nigeria; July,2005 – June 2010
    • Chairman, Board of Trustees, Development Watch Initiative (DWI), 2010 - Date
APPOINTMENTS (UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN):
  • Emeritus Professor     August, 2004
  • Professor      October 1st, 1978.
  • Reader     October 1st, 1976
  • Senior Lecturer    January 1973
  • Lecturer I     October 1st, 1971
  • Lecturer II    September, 1968
  • Date of Retirement:   September 30, 2003
OTHER UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN SERVICES (SELECT ONLY)
  • Head of Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan (1st October, 1979 – 31st July, 1983).
  • Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan (1989-91).
  • Chairman, Task Force on Queen Elizabeth Hall Fire Disaster, 1990.
  • Member, Ajibola Land Allocation Committee, 1983.
  • Chairman, Department of Zoology Investigation Panel, 1983
  • Member, Investigation Panel, Department of Sociology, 1997
  • Member, University Senate, 1978 to date
  • Chairman, Panel of Investigation of Students Trip to Kaduna and other locations in Northern Nigeria, March – July 2000.
  • Master, Sultan Bello Hall, January 17th 1997 to 30th April, 2002
HONOURS & DISTINCTIONS
  • 1981: Installed Mayegun of Ola, Osun State
  • 1981: Installed Atunluto of Ede, Osun State
  • 1982: Invested Fellow, Nigerian Geographical Association
  • 1986: Included in “Who is Who” in Education, International Biographical Centre (IBC) Cambridge, U. K.
  • 1987: Included in International Register of Profiles, 9th Edition, IBC Cambridge.
  • 1987: Appointed Editorial Adviser, Progress in Physical Geography, Edward Arnold, London.
  • 1988: Included in Men of Achievement, 12th Edition, IBC, Cambridge, U. K.
  • 1988 – date: Member, Grand Council of the Confederation of Chivalry, Australia..
  • 1989: Inclusion in Earth Science Process Centre, King’s College, University of London, Nuffield Chelsea Curriculum Text on School Geography.
  • Included in Men of Achievement, 14th Edition, IBC, Cambridge, U.K.
  • 1989: Included in 500 Personalities of the World, 2nd Edition, American Bibliographical Institute (ABI) New York.
  • 1989:  Included in International Register of Profiles, 10th Edition, IBC, Cambridge, U. K.
  • 1989/90: President, Rotary Club of Ibadan – Agbowo
  • 1989/90:  President, Nigerian Geographical Association
  • 1990:  Research Adviser of the Year, ABI
  • 1990 – 1994: President, Nigeria National Committee, International Geographical Union.
  • 1992 – date: Member Alhaja Sidikat Mosunmola Balogun Trust Fund Board, Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye.
  • 1997 – 2000: Chairman, Ola Progressive Union, Ibadan Branch.  
  • 1997 – 2005: Director and Chairman, Ola Community Bank Board of Directors.
  • 1998 – date: Member, New York Academy of Science.
  • 1999 – date: Life Patron, Bible Society of Nigeria, Oyo State.
  • 1999 – 2002: Chairman, Osun Forum Planning Committee.
  • 2001: Chairman, Organizing Committee, Osun Forum Summit, 2001, Osogbo.
  • 2001: Chairman, Organizing Committee, 44th Nigerian Geographical Association,  July 29 – August 2nd 2001.
  • 2003:  Global Missions Board of the Nigerian Baptist Convention Award for Contributions to Mission’s efforts
  • 2004  - 2007: Vice President, Osun Forum
  • 2006:  Alabaster Foundation International Award for Contributions to Missions
  • 2007 Recipient, Osun State Award for distinguished contributions to education
  • 2008 – Date: President Osun Forum
  • 2009 – Ola Youth Association Merit Award
  • 2009 – Date  Chairman, Board of Trustees, Development Watch Initiative (DWI)
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