McPherson University Announces Aderonke Olukemi Adeofun, as 2nd Substantive Bursar

McPherson University Announces Aderonke Olukemi Adeofun, as 2nd Substantive Bursar

Mrs. Adeofun’s appointment was contained in a letter, dated August 26, 2024 and signed by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Rev. Dr. Babatunde Idowu, which 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, respectively. She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration, MBA, 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, FCA, completed his 2-term tenure.

She 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 in Muyiwa Bunmi Ogunlela & Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants, in Lagos. Mrs. Adeofun 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, McPherson University. She effectively assumed her new office on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024.

Beyond her professional experiences, Mrs Adeofun is active in community service and church activities, as a member of the Foursquare Women International, FWI. Mrs Adeofun is married with two children and she enjoys reading, traveling, and cooking.

Ehi Emhonyon
Ag. Head, Information and Public Relations