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Olumide Odeleye Tewe (April 26, 1950 - November 27, 2019) was a Nigerian Professor of Animal Science and pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture of Bowen University.

Early Life
Professor Tewe was born on the 26th of April, 1950 at Okitipupa in Ondo State, Nigeria to Senior Chief Cornelius Akinbowale Tewe and Madam Florence Morolayo Tewe, Nee Idebi. He had his secondary education at the Ibadan Grammar School between 1962 and 1966 with a grade one school certificate. He proceeded to the University of Ibadan in 1968 to study Agriculture with specialization in Agriculture Biochemistry and Nutrition, graduating with a Second Class Upper Division in 1972.

Career
He obtained a Ph.D in Animal Science in 1975 during which time he had an IDRC Canadian Fellowship which he utilized at the Centro International de Agricultural Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. He thereafter commenced lecturership in the Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan and rose through the ranks from lecturer Grade II in 1975 to lecturer Grade I in 1978, Senior Lecturer in 1980, Associate Professor in 1985. He served as Head of Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan between 1997 - 2000 and as a member of the Senate.

He handled several international and national consultancy projects including the Coordinator of the World Bank Assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP), Coordinating Consultant Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Consultant to Ondo State and Bayelsa State Governments on Agriculture and in particular, Cassava utilization. He also served as member governing board of Adekunle Ajasin University and Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo. He has been the Secretary Presidential Task Force on alternative feed formulations and pioneer Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Bowen University, Iwo.

In all, he jointly published over 140 academic articles.

Personal Life
On August 12, 1948, Olumide Tewe married Abimbola Olubukola Tewe (nee Orunmuyi). They have four children, three sons and one daughter.