Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has defended its decision to declare Alexandria
Braie, the student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.90 as best-graduating student
over another student – Temitope Nwachukwu – who graduated with CGPA of 4.91. Speaking on the
controversial award, the Director of Marketing and Communications of the University, Joshua
Suleiman, explained that the management of the school looks beyond academic performance in
selecting its overall best students for the year.
He told the media: We look at the leadership quality of the student in addition to academic
performance. We look at spiritual and social activities of the students. We also look at
entrepreneurship activities of our students. “We rate our students along those parameters to determine
who gets the Vice Chancellor’s prize for the best-graduating student.” Asked if the students were
aware of these criteria, he said: “They are aware. It has always been there. It is a laid-down
parameter.”
Braie, the student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.90 as best-graduating student
over another student – Temitope Nwachukwu – who graduated with CGPA of 4.91. Speaking on the
controversial award, the Director of Marketing and Communications of the University, Joshua
Suleiman, explained that the management of the school looks beyond academic performance in
selecting its overall best students for the year.
He told the media: We look at the leadership quality of the student in addition to academic
performance. We look at spiritual and social activities of the students. We also look at
entrepreneurship activities of our students. “We rate our students along those parameters to determine
who gets the Vice Chancellor’s prize for the best-graduating student.” Asked if the students were
aware of these criteria, he said: “They are aware. It has always been there. It is a laid-down
parameter.”
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