The National Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Social Work Educators (NASWE), Prof. James Ayangunna, has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Ibadan.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, in a statement said no fewer than 16 academic staff were promoted to professorial cadre, stating that the appointments and promotion committee approved the promotion at its meeting held on Friday, November 1, 2019.
Among the staff promoted as Professor are Dr. James A. Ayangunna – Social Work; Dr B. J. Brown – Paediatrics; Dr Adesola A. Hassan – Zoology; Dr Omobola O. Adelore – Adult Education; Dr O. O. Aregbeyen – Economics; Dr A.S.O. Ogunjuyigbe – Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Dr Monica N. Odinko – Institute of Education; Dr. I.O. Oladipo- Human Kinetics and Health Education and Dr. Simisola Akintola – Private and Property Law.
Those who were promoted as readers include Dr Olubukola A. Adesina – Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Dr. S. O. Oshunsanya – Agronomy; Dr. A. A. Adeyinka – Arts and Social Science Education, Dr. M. O. Ogundokun – Guidance and Counselling; Dr Beatrice A. Laninhun- Communication and Language Arts; Dr. Sherifat A. Aboaba – Chemistry and Dr. D. U. Enweremadu- Political Science.
Ayangunna, who teaches in the department of Social Work, Faculty of Education was among the first set of thirteen students who completed Master of Social Work in the University between 1991 and 1994.
He was trained at the Universities of Lagos, Freetown and Ibadan and holds MSW (1994), MPH (2001) and PhD (2006).
Ayangunna, who is married and blessed with children is well travelled and has attended several courses at home and abroad.
He was at the Heath management course, Global Health Action, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, 1996 among others.
He was an International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW/IASSW scholar at the IFSW/IASSW/ICSW international conference at Melbourne, Australia, 2014.
Ayangunna joined the University of Ibadan in 2005 as Lecturer II, promoted as Lecturer I in 2008, Senior Lecturer 2011 and Reader in 2014.
The NASWE scribe, is a registered member of Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW), the umbrella body of all Social Workers in Nigeria and also registered as a professional Social Worker (RSW) in Britain.
Ayangunna is the West African representative on the board of Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA).
