Victor F. Peretomode

Victor F. Peretomode is an academic and is the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Delta State University. Peretomode was appointed by Delta State governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan on December 1, 2014. His tenure as the Vice Chancellor ended on December 1, 2019. [1]

Peretomode attended African Church Primary School, Forcados, and Mein Grammar School for primary and secondary education. He earned a bachelor's degree in education for political science from the University of Benin and completed his M.Sc., PhD, and postdoctoral degrees in international relations and comparative politics at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. His academic career began as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State University, progressing to professor of educational administration and higher education. He served in various positions, including as the first Delta State representative on the Niger Delta Development Commission board. He has authored over 90 publications.

Early life and education

He went to African Church Primary School, Forcados, and Mein Grammar School for his primary and secondary education. He got his bachelor's degree in education for political science (1979), at the University of Benin. He later travelled to Oklahoma, US to do his M.Sc. (1982), PhD (2004) and postdoctoral degree (1985) in international relations and comparative politics at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Career

Victor started his academic career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State University (1981–1986) before becoming a professor of educational administration and higher education in June 1996. He has occupied various positions such as deputy Vice Chancellor and department head.[2] He was the first person to serve on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board as the Delta State representative. [3]

Publications

He has over 90 publications to his name.[4]

References
  1. "Professor Peretomode Emerge As DELSU New VC - spotlightreports". spotlightreports. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Prof Victor Peretomode: A Round Peg In A Round Hole « The Pointer News Online". The Pointer News Online. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "NDDC board: Western Ijaw demands fresh MD nominee". 3 September 2019.
  4. "Prof. Victor F. Peretomode's scientific contributions | Delta State University, Abraka, Abraka and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.