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Olukoya Ogen, born on September 5, 1968, obtained his BA.Ed degree in History from Adeyemi College of Education in 1990. He later bagged both his M.A. and PhD degrees in History from the University of Lagos in 1998 and 2006 respectively. As a specialist in Economic History and International Economic Relations, he obtained a professional Certificate in Trade, Growth and Poverty from the World Bank Institute, Washington, D.C. in 2006.

Professional Career
Prof Ogen started his academic career as a Graduate Fellow at the University of Lagos in 2000. He moved to Adekunle Ajasin University in 2001 and received the Adekunle Ajasin University Commendation in 2003 for exemplary performance. In March 2006, the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife appointed him as Lecturer Grade II and was later upgraded to Lecturer Grade I. In September 2009, he was appointed Associate Professor by Osun State University, and in October 2012 he became a Professor of History. He also had a stint as a Guest Researcher at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone in 2011, and was an ACLS Scholar-in-Residence at the Office of International Programmes, University of Ibadan in 2012. He also served as an Associate Expert with the UNESCO Category 2 of Institute of African Culture and International Understanding from 2013-2016

Administratively, Prof. Ogen has been Head of Department, Pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Chairman and Member of several statutory and ad hoc committees and was a Senate elected representative on the Governing Council of Osun State University between 2012 and 2014. He emerged as the Provost of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo on October 2014 thereby becoming the first alumnus to head the 54-year old institution. Within the space of four years, the College witnessed seamless and unbroken academic calendars. It also emerged not only as the best College of Education in Nigeria but also in the whole of West Africa based on international quality assessment and on Webometric Rankings.

Honours and Recognitions
* On the 22nd of November 2017, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award for immense contributions to the adoption of ICT in higher education by ICITD, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Page text. * He is also a recipient of an Award of Excellence by the National Institute of Nigerian Languages, Aba for significant contributions to the promotion of Nigerian languages. * In October 2016, Professor Ogen received a special Letter of Commendation from the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for transparency and the judicious management of the Federal government resources allocated to Adeyemi College of Education. It was therefore not fortuitous that the Guardian newspaper also selected him as one the few Nigerians that demonstrated integrity in leadership via a letter dated 10 February 2016. No wonder, under Prof Ogen’s watch, Adeyemi College of Education emerged in 2018 as the institution with the cleanest financial records out of over 200 TETFUND beneficiary institutions in Nigeria, a feat duly acknowledged by the immediate past Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Dr. A.B. Baffa. * He was appointed Honourary Mayor of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA by Her Excellency Sharon Broome, the Mayor-President of Baton Rouge with all rights and privileges on the 22nd of November 2017. * He is a recipient of a Platinum Benefactor Award for significant contributions to the take-off of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, by the Management of the University of Medical Sciences.

External link
Biography of Professor Olukoya Ogen