Engr. Prof. Youpele Orukalama Beredugo was
born on 5th July, 1934. He had his Primary Education at St. Paul’s School,
Okpoama, 1942-1944 and St. Luke’s School, Nembe 1946-1947.He then attended
Government College, Umuahia, 1948-53 where he obtained his Cambridge Overseas
School Certificate in 1953. He obtained an Inter B.Sc. in 1955 from the
University College, Ibadan. Thereafter, he proceeded to Queens University,
Belfast where he obtained the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering in
1958 and 1962 respectively. He attended the International Course in Hydraulic
Engineering, University of Delft Netherlands and obtained a diploma in
Hydraulic Engineering in 1959. He later studied at the University of Western
Ontario, Canada, where he received his Ph. D. in Civil Engineering in 1971.
Prof. Beredugo served as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, between 1963 and 1966. He also lectured briefly at
University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1966/67. He later taught at Rivers State College
(now University) of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, where he rose to
become Professor of Civil Engineering in 1973 and Deputy Rector of the College
from 1973 to 1975. He was a Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering at the
University of Port Harcourt 1998 to 2003 during which period he served as the
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1999 to 2000.
Prof. Beredugo has served on many boards and committees. He was a
Member, Rivers State Advisory Council on Education, 1973-1974 Member, Rivers
State Schools Management Board, 1974-1975; Chairman, Rivers State Cricket
Association, 1974; Director, Pan African Bank Ltd., 1974; Member, Federal
Students Loans Board, 1974-1976; Member of Council, Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria, 1974 –
1976; Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Port Harcourt Branch, 1974-1976
and 1982-1987; Member, Committee on Tropical Soils, International
Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1982-1986; Member, Rivers
State Contracts Review Committee, 1984-1985; Member, Board of Trustees, Christ
Church (International), Port Harcourt, 1984- 1986; Chairman, Education and
Training Committee, Nigerian Society of Engineers, 1985 to 1987; President,
Rotary Club of Port Harcourt, 1981/82; Member, Bayelsa State Governors
Advisory Committee, July 1999 to 2001;
Member Committee of Assessors on Engineering & Technology, Nigerian
National Merit Award 1999-2001; Member, Engineering Interview Panel of
2000/2001 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Award and others too numerous to mention.
