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Engineering profession has led the firm he co-founded to sponsor over 55 engineering personnel for postgraduate studies outside Nigeria. He
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Arokodare was born in Ijero Ekiti on 15 March 1938, to the family of Chief John
Afolabi Arokodare of Ijero Ekiti and Madam Esther Ibironke Aiyelabola of Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State, South-West, Nigeria. He had primary school education at Emmanuel Primary School, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State from 1945 to 1952.
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Ashaye, Jimi. "Commitment of
Engineering in Nigeria into the Hands of Stakeholders-A Catalyst for National Development and Improved Living Standard." The 21st Lawrence Arokodare Memorial Lecture. The Nigerian Society of Engineers Ibadan Branch. Main Hall Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. 26
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Arokodare once said: “If you want to develop a place, develop the people first.” Lawrence was an exceptional philanthropist. He would give away anything he had if someone asked for it. This philosophy has led the firm he co-founded to sponsor over 55 engineering personnel for postgraduate studies
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Olajide, John, "Ensuring Food
Security in Nigeria: The Role of Engineers". The 19th Lawrence Arokodare Memorial Lecture. The Nigerian Society of Engineers Ibadan Branch. Main Hall Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. 26 August 2013.
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Osula, Douglas. O. A. "Transportation
Planning as a Pre-requisite for Road Infrastructure Development." The 3rd Lawrence Arokodare Day Lecture. Etteh Aro and Partners Consulting Engineers Ibadan. Jogor Centre, Ibadan. 27 April 2010.
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Arokodare’s professional career began after his graduation from the Ahmadu Bello
University Zaria in 1964. He got employment at the Ibadan Office of Ove-Arup and Partners. He was involved in the Road Development Study in the then
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Western Nigerian Marketing Board Office Building in Ikeja, the Doctors Hostel University Teaching Hospital Ibadan, the Institute of Education Building, University of Ibadan and Phase 1 of the Sport Stadium,
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Highway
Development and Transportation. Paper read and published in Proceedings of National Conference on Engineering Profession and the Implementation of 3rd National Development Plan. Pp 73 to 105. December
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Engineering Properties of Lateritic Materials for Sub-base and Base Construction of Roads in Nigeria. (A co-operation between the Highway Division of the Federal Ministry of Works and the Nigerian Society of
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Current Approach to the Development of Major Rural Highways in South Western Nigeria (Joint Writers: Arokodare/Etteh/Adigun). Paper read to the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Lagos Branch. April 1972.
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Road Accident Data, Nigeria 1972-1975: Analysis and Interpretation. Paper read to the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ibadan Branch. September 1976. Published in the Nigerian Engineer, November 1978.
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Engineering Properties of Sub-Grade Materials in Road Construction in Nigeria. (A co-operation between the Highway Division of the Federal Ministry of Works and the Nigerian Society of Engineers.)
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Article on Safe Stopping and Passing Sight Distances on Rural Highways. Published in Estate Chronicle. Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors Vol.1/No.1. pp 23 to 27. February 1974.
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Some essentials of the Road and Airport Networks Reconstruction Programme for Nigeria. Paper read and published in the Nigerian Engineer Vol. 5 No. 5, pp 35 to 41. September 1969.
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Transfer of Technology and Cost Reduction. Paper read to the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Ibadan Branch. March 1984. Published in NIM Journal of May 1985.
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Data on Some Major Bridges in Nigeria 1960/80: (A co-operation between the Highway Division of the Federal Ministry of Works and the Nigerian Society of Engineers).
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Compartmentalization of Certificate. Paper presented at the Conference/AGM of Nigerian Institution of Architects (NIA), Kaduna Branch. November 1984.
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Ajayi, S.A. et al.(2011). The Nigerian Society of Engineers Ibadan Branch:The First Fifty Years,1961-2011.Ibadan, Oyo State. Zenith Book House.
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Problems of Consulting Engineers in the Private Sector. Article read to the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ibadan Branch. May 1973.
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VTOL and VSTOL Air Crafts on short and medium range travel. Paper read at Transportation Seminar, Leeds University UK. March 1969.
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