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PROF. (MRS.) OLUWABUNMI OLAITAN AGARRY
hails from Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. She is a graduate of Federal University of Technology, Akure (B. Tech. Microbiology, 1991) and currently a Professor of Microbiology, University of Abuja.
She began her academic career as a Graduate Assistant in the Biology Department, Federal University of Technology Akure (1994), the same University where she also obtained her Masters (M. Tech. Food Storage Technology, August 1998) and bagged her PhD (Ph. D Microbiology, January 2006). She was appointed Assistant Lecturer by the Federal University of Technology (FUTA) (1998-2001) and later moved to University of Abuja and rose through the ranks of
Lecturer II, Lecturer I, to Senior Lecturer (2007-2010) and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Department, University of Abuja (2010-2013). She reached the position of full Professorship in 2013, at the University of Abuja, Microbiology Department.
Prof. Bunmi Agarry has served efficiently in FUTA and UNIABUJA in many capacities. In FUTA, she was Secretary, Departmental Curricular Review Committee (1997-1998); Member, Departmental Welfare Committee (2005-2007); Departmental Registration Officer – (1994-1998). In UNIBUJA, she became the Director, School of Remedial Studies, (Jan 2014 – Nov. 2016); Ag. Head, Department of Biological Sciences; Post Graduate Coordinator, Dept. of Biological Sciences (July 2007 – Nov. 2009); Senate Member, University of Abuja, (2009 – To date), and also Member, Faculty of Science Board, University of Abuja, (2007 – To date).
She is a member of many professional bodies including Third World Organization of Women in Science, Italy (TWOS); American Society of Microbiology, Nigerian Society of Microbiology; Nigerian Society of Experimental Biology, Society of Mycology and Plant Mycology. Professor Bunmi Agarry is a woman that strives for excellence. She has supervised multiple of hundreds of Undergraduate Research Works and over 40 Post Graduate Research Works.
She has published several articles in respectable journals both locally and internationally and has attended many conferences, home and abroad. She is a born-again christian and she is happily married to Barrister A.S. Agarry and blessed with wonderful children. Together with her husband, Barrister Agarry became partner for sustainable development through the provision of quality education, they set out into the enterprise of education and today this completely reflects the value for which they are widely known: building destinies. The following schools have the Agarrys as Directors, viz: Christ Academy International School (since 2001); Potters Field Academy since 2010; and the youngest, Shepherd Fold International School since 2018.
Prof. (Mrs.) Oluwabunmi Olaitan Agarry is currently the Dean, Faculty of Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria, and a Distinguished Fellow of Institute of Organisational and Administrative Risk Management. She is equally a phenomenal resource person in the area of Administrative Risk Management.
