Four Chemical Engineering graduates of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have been awarded a fully funded scholarship at the Louisiana State University(LSU), Los Angeles, U.S.

Olalekan Fadeyi, the principal assistant registrar at the public and alumni relations unit of the university, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ogbomoso, Oyo.

Mr Fadeyi said the four students were directly admitted into a PhD programme with their first degrees in the university.

He also disclosed that it was the first time that four graduates of Chemical Engineering in LAUTECH were admitted into a PhD programme in the same academic session.

“Based on the previous interactions between LAUTECH and LSU, the Department of Chemical Engineering got a call from Louisiana State University to present scholarship awards to best students from the department,” the university official stated. “The students are Otusanya Gabriel Tobi (Class of 2017), Oluwole Titilayo Deborah (Class of 2018), Dauda, Monsuru Olatunji (Class of 2019) and Balogun Toyeeb Olamide (Class of 2019).”

According to the LAUTECH official, the development testifies to the university’s dedication to producing students that can compete with its peers anywhere in the world.

“It also justifies the belief of members of staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering in the ability of its students and presenting them for this opportunity,” he said. 

(NAN)