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Bola Ikulayo

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Professor
Bola Ikulayo
Born(1948-06-02)2 June 1948
Ikoro-Ekiti, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ekiti State, Nigeria)
Died24 March 2016(2016-03-24) (aged 67)
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
  • Academic
  • sport psychologist

Bola Philomena Ikulayo (2 June 1948 – 24 March 2016) was the first Nigerian female professor of sport psychology and the founder of Sport Psychology of the Association of Nigeria (SPAN).[1][2][3]

Early life

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Bola Ikulayo was born on 2 June, 1948 in Ikoro-Ekiti, then Southern Region.[1]

Career

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She began working as a teacher in 1967 at St. Benedict Catholic Primary School in Igede, Ekiti State.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Serpa, Sidonio; Stambulova, Natalia (2 April 2016). "Bola Ikulayo (1948–2016)". International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 14 (2): 188–193. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2016.1180748. S2CID 183988699 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  2. ^ "Encomiums for Prof Ikulayo at book launch". Vanguard News. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Edet, Hope (9 March 2017). "IKULAYO. Prof. (Mrs) Philomena Bolail (nee Faladel)".