Adedeji B. Badiruis Dean Emeritus, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, USA Air Force Institute of Technology. While serving as dean, he had oversight for planning, directing, and controlling operations related to granting doctoral and master's degrees for the US Air Force. He was previously head of Systems Engineering with AFIT, head of Industrial Engineering with the University of Tennessee, and professor of Industrial Engineering and dean of the University College with the University of Oklahoma. He is currently a registered professional engineer, a certified project management professional, a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, a fellow of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society, a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, and a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He is a prolific author and mentor.

Professor Badiru, a world-renowned educator, has been the recipient of several awards for teaching, research, and administration. He was a member of the AFIT team that won the US Air Force Organizational Excellence Award in 2019. He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Taylor & Francis Group in 2020, the Donald G. Newnan National Engineering Economy Teaching Excellence Award from the American Society for Engineering Education in 2024, and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Distinguished Alumnus award in 2024.