Professor
Adebayo Abiodun Joshua was born on 24th December, 1952. He is from Share, the
headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.
He
started his primary education at United Missionary Church of Africa (UMCA)
Primary School at Share from 1961 to 1967 and gained admission into Makwa
Teachers College in 1967. He graduated from the same college in 1972and worked
for two years during which he was able to add extra credits to his previous
results by passing London GCE O'Level subjects. He gained admission into the
School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello University in 1975 and secured an
admission to read B.A (Hons) English Language
in 1976 in the defunct Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He graduated in
1979 and was later recalled by the Department as a Graduate Assistant after the
completion of the mandatory NYSC one year period in August, 1980. Professor
Adebayo Abiodun Joshua has remained in the active service for Ahmadu Bello
University since then.
He
has served the Ahmadu Bello University in different capacities, both at academic
and administrative levels. He served was the Head, Language Section, Department
of English between 1987-1992 and within the same period he was appointed as the
Coordinator, English Language for the School of General and Remedial Studies,
1988 to 1996. He was also the University Coordinator for GENS 103; English and
Communication Skills from 1996-2004, Professor Adebayo Abiodun Joshua became
the Acting Head of Department in October 2003 March 2004. He was elected, Head
of Department, May 2004-April 2008. It was within this period that he was elected
the Dean, Faculty of Arts, July 2006 - June 2010. In recognition of his hard
work and dedicated to duties he was appointed into his present position as the
Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Ahmadu Bello University on 14th June,
2010.
His
areas of research are in the field of Sociolinguistic and Applied Linguistics.
He has authored 34 articles both published and conference papers and has
graduated 31 Master and 14 Doctorate students.
Professor
Adebayo Abiodun Joshua is happily married with children.
