The management of McPherson University has announced the appointment of Mrs Aderonke Olukemi Adeofun as the second substantive bursar of the institution.
Mrs Adeofun’s appointment was contained in a letter dated August 26, 2024, and signed by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Rev Dr Babatunde Idowu.
The letter read in part, “I have the pleasure to inform you that the Board of Trustees of McPherson University, at its meeting of August 22nd, 2024, approved the recommendation of the Selection Panel of the Governing Council that you be appointed as the University Bursar.”
Adeofun bagged dual Bachelor’s Degrees in Zoology from the University of Ibadan in 1987 and Accounting from Crescent University, Abeokuta, in 2013.
She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, in 2011.
Mrs Adeofun is an astute administrator, who qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2000 and became a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), in 2012. She is a Chartered Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).
She took over the leadership of the Bursary Unit from Mr Ademola Osanyinro, who was the Acting Bursar from 2023, when the first substantive Bursar, Mr Yemi Onilado, completed his two-term tenure.
Mrs Adeofun has vast work experience in both the private and public sectors, spanning over two decades.
As a young accountant, she worked as an Audit Trainee at Muyiwa Bunmi Ogunlela & Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants, in Lagos. She also plied her financial trade with Askar Paints, a manufacturing firm, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Mrs Adeofun joined the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in July 1999, as a Principal Accountant and rose to the position of Deputy Bursar, a post she held since May 2017, until her recent appointment as second substantive Bursar of McPherson University. She effectively assumed her new office on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
Beyond her professional experiences, Mrs Adeofun is active in community service and church activities, as a member of the Foursquare Women International.
Mrs Adeofun is married and the union is blessed with two children. She enjoys reading, travelling, and cooking.
Source: The PUNCH
