Alliance Night cont.

The Yoruba Alliance is very pleased with their achievements and contributions towards our community.  They are our heroes and our role models.  These individuals share our values of self - respect, professionalism, economic and political empowerment of our people." 

Alliance Night was punctuated by delicious food supplied by Queensway Restaurant and  melodious music by Prince Sammy Agagu and his African Stars Band. Gaily dressed representatives of Alliance member organizations, their families and friends came to honor the awardees.  Friends and families of our distinguished awardees came in full force and were grandly attired.  The Alliance Night 2000 was, indeed, a qualified success and a night to remember! 

The year 2000 Alliance Night awardees are: 

Dr. Adegbola Olarinde was born in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.  He obtained his primary education at Baptist Day School in Ogbomosho and his high school education at Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo.  He earned a B. Sc. degree in Biology and a B. A. degree from the George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.  He earned a M. Sc. degree in Applied Psychology and Biofeedback.  Dr. Olarinde then obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Neuro-Psychology and Clinical Psychology from the Miami Institute of Professional Psychology.  In May 1998, he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialties.  He currently works with the District of Columbia Public Schools as  Program Coordinator.  He is also an adjunct professor of clinical psychology at Howard University, Washington, D.C. 

Dr. Olarinde is the current National President of Ogbomosho Sons and Daughters in North America.  Dr. Olarinde and his lovely wife are blessed with four sons.  

Dr. Oluremi Ilupeju was born in Ejigbo, Osun State.  He obtained his primary education at Ejigbo and Ibadan.  He attended Molusi College, Ijebu-Igbo for his high school education and Baptist High School, Iwo for his Higher School Certificate (HSC).  Dr. Ilupeju received a Pre-med B. Sc. degree from Western Maryland College in Westminster, Maryland.  Then he proceeded to Howard University, Washington, D. C. where he obtained his M. Sc. in Neuro-anatomy and M.D. degrees.  Subsequently, Dr. Ilupeju completed his internship and OB/GYN residency at Howard University Hospital and he is a board certified OB/GYN physician. 

After practicing in different area hospitals, Dr. Ilupeju entered into group practice in 1987 at Alexandria Hospital, Virginia.  In 1990, he opened his private practice in OB/GYN.  Currently, he operates two offices in Laurel and Silver Spring, Maryland.  Additionally, he maintains active privileges at Laurel Regional, Doctors', PG Hospital, Holy Cross, Washington Adventist, and Howard University Hospitals.  Dr. Ilupeju and his lovely wife, Veronica, are blessed with three children, Obafemi, Desola and Monilola.

Dr. Olabisi Jagun was born in Ghana.  Her mother is from Ode-Remo and her father is from Ijebu-Ode.  Dr. Jagun’s early primary and middle school education was in Agona and Ashanti, Ghana, respectively.  She started her high school education at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode and completed it at St. Anne's School, Ibadan.  She proceeded to the University of Ife, Oyo State, and obtained her medical degree (M. B, B. Sc.).  Immediately after, she proceeded to the University of London where she obtained her M. Sc. degree in Occupational Medicine and Public Health.  Subsequently, she completed her internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at Howard University and the D. C. General Hospital, in Washington, D. C. 

After becoming a board certified M.D. in 1989, Dr. Jagun successfully completed her Fellowship training in Nephrology at Howard University Hospital.   Dr. Jagun has privileges to practice medicine in several Washington D. C. area hospitals and currently serves as the Chairperson of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Greater Southeast Community Hospital in Washington, D. C.  She is also the attending Physician at D. C. General Hospital and Hadley Memorial Hospital, both in Washington, DC.  Dr. Jagun and her  husband, Moyosore Ogundipe, are blessed with a son, Alexander.

The Yoruba Alliance looks forward to honoring three more worthy sons and daughters of Oduduwa on November 17, 2001 at the Washington Times Ballroom.