Professor (Mrs) Lilian Imuetinyan Salami has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNBEN).
Mrs Salami now becomes the second female Vice-Chancellor of UNIBEN after 28 years. Professor Grace Alele Williams assumed office as UNIBEN Vice-Chance in 1985. The position she held for till 1991.
Professor Salami has now broken the jinx of 28 years by emerging the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University.
The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Michael Osasuyi, confirmed the appointment.
She will take over from the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faraday Osasere Orumwense, whose tenure will end by November.
The Professor of Home Economics/Nutritional Education and Nutrition becomes the second female Vice-Chancellor of the institution after Prof. (Mrs.) Alele William, a Professor of Mathematics.
It was reliably gathered that she came second in the exam conducted for aspirants for the exalted position, after Prof. MacDonald Idu, who scored the highest marks, while Prof. George Eriyamremu came third.
Born in Jos, Plateau State, on August 8, 1956, Prof. Salami, (nee Emovon), hails from Benin. She obtained her West African School Certificate (O’levels) from Baptist High School, Benin City.
She proceeded to the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Campus, United States of America, in 1975. She had her summer schooling at the University of Minnesota, St., Paul.
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She later transferred to North Dakota State University, Fargo after she got married in 1977, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in 1979 in Home Economics and Master’s degree in Nutrition in 1982.
She is the immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Education and was a member of the Governing Council, University of Benin.
