{{Short description|Nigerian education administrator (1960–2019)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Aize Obayan | image = | caption = | office1 = Vice Chancellor of Covenant University | term_start1 = 2005 | term_end1 = December 2012 | successor1 = Charles Ayo | office2 = Vice Chancellor of Landmark University | term_start2 = 2015 | term_end2 = 2017 | predecessor2 = Rotimi Ajayi | predecessor1 = Jonathan Aremu | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor2 = Adeniyi Olayanju | birth_date = {{birth date |df=yes|1960|03|4}} | birth_name = Aize Oloigbe Imouokhome | death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|2019|01|29|1960|03|4}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | spouse = Adetokunbo Obayan (late) | children = 2 | education = Bachelor of Education in English, University of Benin, 1979. PhD., University of Ilorin }}
'''Aize Obayan''' (4 March 1960 – 29 January 2019) was a Nigerian educational administrator and a professor of counselling with specialization in multicultural aspects of Human Behavioural Disposition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aize Olohigbe Obayan, (1960 - 2019) - ForeverMissed.com Online Memorials|url=https://www.forevermissed.com/aize-olohigbe-obayan/|last=Obayan|first=Joshua|website=www.forevermissed.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>
==Education and career== Obayan attended St Andrews Scotland<ref>{{Cite news|title=Aize Obayan 1960-2019|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/aize-obayan-1960-2019/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=2019-02-13|newspaper=The Nation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> for her 'A' levels. She later proceeded for her first degree in B.Ed. (English) at the University of Benin (Nigeria) between 1979 and 1982.<ref name=":0" /> Obayan obtained her PhD from the University of Ilorin, thereafter UNILORIN employed her as an assistant lecturer, in 1986, she rose through the ranks to become an associate professor (AP) in 1995 and prior to joining Covenant University, she was a senior lecturer at the University of Roehampton, UK.<ref name="drums">{{cite web | url=http://covenantuniversity.edu.ng/News/COVENANT-UNIVERSITY-ROLLS-OUT-DRUMS-AS-VC-TURNS-50#.U9vt3PldUbI | title=COVENANT UNIVERSITY ROLLS OUT DRUMS AS VC TURNS 50 | publisher=covenantuniversity.edu.ng | access-date=1 August 2014 | archive-date=31 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093424/https://covenantuniversity.edu.ng/News/COVENANT-UNIVERSITY-ROLLS-OUT-DRUMS-AS-VC-TURNS-50#.U9vt3PldUbI | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Obayan served as Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria<ref name=nw>[http://sunnewsonline.com/new/leading-women/ Leading women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122005120/https://www.sunnewsonline.com/new/leading-women/ |date=2020-01-22 }}, 2014, SunNewsOnline.com, Retrieved 9 February 2016</ref> from 2005 until December 2012, when she was replaced by Charles Ayo. She also was the vice chancellor of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State<ref>{{Cite news|title=Landmark University|url=https://guardian.ng/tag/landmark-university/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> and director of African Leadership Development Centre in Covenant University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria {{!}} Ranking Web of Universities|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/africa/nigeria|website=www.webometrics.info|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== She was married to Adetokunbo Obayan of the leadership consultancy firm Adetokunbo Obayan and Associates; he died in 2017. They had two adult children together namely Joshua and Toluwani.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Aize Obayan 1960-2019|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/aize-obayan-1960-2019/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=2019-02-13|newspaper=The Nation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> She died on 29 January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/308790-ex-covenant-varsity-vc-aize-obayan-dies-at-59.html |title=Ex-Covenant Varsity VC, Aize Obayan, dies at 59 |last=Alabi |first=Mojeed |date=January 30, 2019 |access-date=January 30, 2019|newspaper=Premium Times}}</ref> She was a born again Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elifeonline.net/elife16-May-June/interview-cuVC.htm |title=Sense of Emptiness drove me to Jesus - Aize Obayan |publisher=elifeonline.net |access-date=15 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207211748/http://www.elifeonline.net/elife16-May-June/interview-cuVC.htm |archive-date=7 December 2011 }}</ref>
== Selected works ==
* Adelekan, M. L., Abiodun, O. A., Obayan, A. O., Oni, G., & Ogunremi, O. O. (1992). Prevalence and pattern of substance use among undergraduates in a Nigerian University.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adelekan|first=M|date=1992|title=Prevalence and pattern of substance use among undergraduates in a Nigerian University|journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence|volume=29|issue=3|pages=255–261|doi=10.1016/0376-8716(92)90100-q|pmid=1559432|issn=0376-8716}}</ref> * Adelekan, M. L., Ndom, R., & Obayan, A. I. (1996). Monitoring trends in substance use through a repeat cross-sectional survey in a Nigerian university.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite journal|last1=Adelekan|first1=Moruf L.|last2=Ndom|first2=Roy|last3=Obayan|first3=Aize Imouokhome|date=1996|title=Monitoring Trends in Substance Use through a Repeat Cross-sectional Survey in a Nigerian University|journal=Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy|volume=3|issue=3|pages=239–247|doi=10.3109/09687639609017400|issn=0968-7637}}</ref> * Adelekan, M. L., Ndom, R., & Obayan, A. I. (1996). Monitoring trends in substance use through a repeat cross-sectional survey in a Nigerian university.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> *Adelekan, M. L., Abiodun, O. A., Imouokhome-Obayan, A. O., Oni, G. A., & Ogunremi, O. O. (1993). Psychosocial correlates of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use: findings from a Nigerian university.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adelekan|first1=Moruf L.|last2=Abiodun|first2=Olatunji A.|last3=Imouokhome-Obayan|first3=Aize O.|last4=Oni|first4=Gbolahan A.|last5=Ogunremi|first5=Olukayode O.|date=1993|title=Psychosocial correlates of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use: findings from a Nigerian university|journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence|volume=33|issue=3|pages=247–256|doi=10.1016/0376-8716(93)90111-3|pmid=8261889|issn=0376-8716}}</ref> *Obayan, A. (2010). The Role of Nigerian Universities in Bridging the Digital Divide in the Design of Sustainable Buildings. *Obayan, A., Awonuga, C., & Ekeanyanwu, N. (Eds.). (2012). ''The Idea of a University''. Covenant University Press.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Obayan, A., Awonuga, C., & Ekeanyanwu, N. (Eds.).|title=The Idea of a University. .|publisher=Covenant University Press.|year=2012|location=Ota, Nigeria}}</ref> *Imouokhome Obayan, A. O. (1995). Changing perspectives in the extended family system in Nigeria: implications for family dynamics and Counselling.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Imouokhome Obayan|first=Aize O.|date=1995|title=Changing perspectives in the extended family system in nigeria: Implications for family dynamics and counselling|journal=Counselling Psychology Quarterly|volume=8|issue=3|pages=253–257|doi=10.1080/09515079508256345|issn=0951-5070}}</ref> *Obayan, A. (2006). Implementing Quality Education Standards: A Consideration Of The Private University Initiatives.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} *Obayan, A. I., & Jimoh-Cook, K. Paternal acceptance/rejection and children's academic achievement-a study of selected secondary school children in and around Ilorin metropolis. ''Nigerian Journal of Educational Foundations''. *Agbude, G., Obayan, A., & Abasilim, U. D. (2015). Innovative Pathways for Effective E-Governance in Africa: The Imperative of Authentic Leadership. ''Acta Universitatis Danubius. Administration'', ''7''(2). *Obayan, A. (1991). Emotional Responsiveness, Stability and Maternal Acceptance: a study of the perceptions of Nigerian Children. ''Nigerian Journal of Educational Foundations'', ''2''(2), 132–142. *Obayan, A.O.I. (1994). "Children in a world of changing maternal occupational patterns: the Nigerian experience".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Obayan|first=A.O.I.|date=1994|title=Children in a world of changing maternal occupational patterns: the Nigerian experience|journal=Childhood|volume=2|issue=3|pages=145–151|doi=10.1177/090756829400200304|s2cid=54183960|issn=0907-5682}}</ref>
== See also == Academics' Perceptions of Private University Establishment Standards and Teaching Quality <ref>{{Citation|last1=Bakioglu|first1=Aysen|title=Academics' Perceptions of Private University Establishment Standards and Teaching Quality|work=Handbook of Teacher Education|pages=157–176|publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers|isbn=1-4020-4772-X|last2=Hacifazlioglu|first2=Ozge|date=12 July 2006 }}</ref>
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