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.

Promotion of and award of medical fellowships and grants in the neurosciences

The following fellowships and grants have been awarded

Endowment Professorial Chair

In [], 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:

[Date]: Professor Jide Bademosi

Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine

The winners of the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine are

1. 2000 DR. OBINWANNE KOSISOCHI MICHAEL N. 72328

2. 2003 DR. AYODELE OLUBAMIDELE AYODEJI 89637

3. 2007 DR. AYENI FEMI EMMANUEL 107173

4. 2008 DR. L.O. AMOSU 110849

5. 2009 DR. BABATUNDE ADEBOWALE YUSUF 115807

6. 2010 DR. UBA MGBEMENA O. 121511

7. 2011 DR. TEMITAYO KOYEJO

8. 2012 DR. SAMUEL ABAYOMI IPINNU 132555

9. 2013 ADEBUSOYE OLUGBENGA SAMSON 137730

10. 2015 DR. OLUWANIFEMI BALOGUN 143890

11. 2017 DR. ADEGEYE YEWANDE ABIMBOLA 156338

12. 2019 DR. CHUKWUDI IKECHUKWU ROLAND 163472

13. 2020 DR. OLUFUNMILAYO E. O. 169968

14. 2021 DR. OYESIJI EMMANUEL MOYINOLUWA 178186

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Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize, Christ’s School

Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine

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

1. 1998 AKINTADE, JOSEPH OLUSESAN

2. 1999 OLUFEMI, OLUWASEUN ‘LANRE

3. 2000 DADA, PETER AYODEJI

4. 2001 OJUOLA, OLUWATOSIN ADENIYI

5. 2002 OLAGBEMI, OLUWASEUN SEOL

6. 2003 OLATIILU, TEMITOPE JOHN

7. 2004 ROMILUYI, OLUWATOSIN DAVID

8. 2005 AWI, OLUWAFISAYO FEYISOPE

9. 2006 AKOMOLAFE, LANRE EMMANUEL

10. 2007 IBUOLA, PAUL OLUWANIFEMI

11. 2008 ADEYANJU,OLUWADUNSIN NOAH

12. 2009 EZEKWE, CHRISTIAN

13. 2010 OLOWOYO, SAMUEL W.

14. 2011 ISINKAYE, E.O.

15. 2012 AFOLABI, BAMIDELE AYOMIDE

16. 2013 DADA OLUWATUNMISE ISRAEL

17. 2014 AJIBADE OLUMIDE KOLAWOLE

18. 2015 OJO, OLAYIDE SUNDAY

17. 2016 AJETUNMOBI, BLESSING

18. 2017 ADEYANJU, CLEMENT

19. 2019 BABATUNDE, DIEKOLAYOMI SAMUEL

20. 2020 OGUNLEYE, DANIEL AYODEJI

21. 2021 TITILOYE, VICTOR IYANUOLUWA

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