Lectures, Prizes and Awards

The main aims of the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Trust are:

To advance the frontiers of knowledge in the medical sciences in Nigeria
To promote and award medical fellowships and grants in the neurosciences
To endow a Benjamin Oluwakayode and Olabopo Osuntokun Chair in the area of the neurosciences at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

To award prizes to the deserving final year graduates of medicine and designated Nigerian Medical Schools to be called Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine
To award the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize to the best final year student in the sciences at Christ School Ado Ekiti every year in perpetuity.

The Trustees of the B.O Osuntokun Trust have fulfilled these aims in a number of ways.

Advancement of the frontiers of the knowledge in the medical sciences in Nigeria

The Trustees have hosted since 1998 an annual memorial lecture series, with each lecture delivered to a publicly invited audience by a medical practitioner or scientific expert of the highest national and international repute. The lectures are held in the B.O. Osuntokun Auditorium, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.

The lecturers and titles in the series are:

A bust of Professor Osuntokun at the entrance of the B.O. Osuntokun Auditorium, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, the venue of the annual B.O. Osuntokun Memorial Lecture Series.

Endowment of Professorial Chair

In accordance with Kayode's testamentary wishes, the Trustees endowed the Benjamin Oluwakayode and Olabopo Osuntokun Chair at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. The Chair has been filled as follows:

2008: Professor Adekunle Adesina
2014-2015: Professor Jide Bademos

Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine

The winners of the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine are

2000 DR. OBINWANNE KOSISOCHI MICHAEL N.

2003 DR. AYODELE OLUBAMIDELE AYODEJI

2007 DR. AYENI FEMI EMMANUEL

2008 DR. L.O. AMOSU

2009 DR. BABATUNDE ADEBOWALE YUSUF

2010 DR. UBA MGBEMENA O.

2011 DR. TEMITAYO KOYEJO

2012 DR. SAMUEL ABAYOMI IPINNU

2013 ADEBUSOYE OLUGBENGA SAMSON

2015 DR. OLUWANIFEMI BALOGUN

2017 DR. ADEGEYE YEWANDE ABIMBOLA

2019 DR. CHUKWUDI IKECHUKWU ROLAND

2020 DR. OLUFUNMILAYO E. O.

2021 DR. OYESIJI EMMANUEL MOYINOLUWA

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Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize, Christ’s School

Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Science

The winners of the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize for the best final year student in the sciences at Christ School Ado Ekiti

1998 AKINTADE, JOSEPH OLUSESAN

1999 OLUFEMI, OLUWASEUN ‘LANRE

2000 DADA, PETER AYODEJI

2001 OJUOLA, OLUWATOSIN ADENIYI

2002 OLAGBEMI, OLUWASEUN SEOL

2003 OLATIILU, TEMITOPE JOHN

2004 ROMILUYI, OLUWATOSIN DAVID

2005 AWI, OLUWAFISAYO FEYISOPE

2006 AKOMOLAFE, LANRE EMMANUEL

2007 IBUOLA, PAUL OLUWANIFEMI

2008 ADEYANJU,OLUWADUNSIN NOAH

2009 EZEKWE, CHRISTIAN

2010 OLOWOYO, SAMUEL W.

2011 ISINKAYE, E.O.

2012 AFOLABI, BAMIDELE AYOMIDE

2013 DADA OLUWATUNMISE ISRAEL

2014 AJIBADE OLUMIDE KOLAWOLE

2015 OJO, OLAYIDE SUNDAY

2016 AJETUNMOBI, BLESSING

2017 ADEYANJU, CLEMENT

2019 BABATUNDE, DIEKOLAYOMI SAMUEL

2020 OGUNLEYE, DANIEL AYODEJI

2021 TITILOYE, VICTOR IYANUOLUWA

2023 OLAWUMI OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL

2024 AINA AKINLOLUWA DAVID

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