Toyin Tofade Explained

Office:	10th President of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Termstart:	July 1, 2022
Alma Mater:	Obafemi Awolowo University University of North Carolina
Term Start:	July 1, 2022
Awards:	Wake Area Health Education Center Mentor of the Year
Toyin Tofade
Website:	https://www.acphs.edu/president-toyin-tofade-0

Toyin Tofade is the 10th president of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the first Black woman to hold that position.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Education

She obtained a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife,^{[5] [6]} a master's degree in Pharmacy Practice and a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill.

Academic career

In 2016, Tofade became the Dean and Professor at the Howard University College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C.^{[7] [8]}

In 2020, she was appointed president-elect of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) academic pharmacy section, making her the first female black woman to be named an FIP fellow.^[9] She was also named chair-elect of the council of deans for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy that year.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-03-23 . Nigerian woman becomes first black female president of U.S. college . 2022-03-25 . en-GB.
2. Web site: 2022-03-25 . Nigeria's Toyin Tofade, Breaks Record, Becomes First Black Female President of U.S. College . 2022-03-25 . The Source . en-US.
3. Web site: Nigeria's Tofade makes history, becomes first black female president of US College - P.M. News . 2022-03-25 . en-US.
4. Web site: President Toyin Tofade Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences . 2023-04-05 . www.acphs.edu.
5. Web site: Nigerian Woman Becomes First Black Female President Of US College . 2022-03-25 . www.tori.ng.
6. Web site: 2021-01-20 . Alumna Toyin Tofade shares her journey of becoming dean of Howard University College of Pharmacy . 2022-03-25 . UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy . en-US.
7. Web site: Toyin Tofade named 10th president of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences . 2022-03-25 . www.acphs.edu.
8. Web site: 2021-01-20 . Alumna Toyin Tofade shares her journey of becoming dean of Howard University College of Pharmacy . 2022-04-25 . UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy . en-US.
9. Web site: People Profile . 2022-03-25 . profiles.howard.edu.