Engr. (Mrs.) Ola Sulyman Engr. (Mrs.) Ola Sulyman is a graduate of civil engineering. She received her Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng. Civil) degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 1978. Post-graduate professional development courses earned her certificates in Project Management, Personnel Management, Management for Women in Africa, Middle Management, Advanced structural engineering design, ancillary and pavement design, foundation design and construction, industrial and municipal water provision and pollution control, and effective maintenance of engineering equipment. She has a Masters (M. Sc.) degree in Construction Management in 1984 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Delaware State University. She was employed by the Nigerian Airports Authority, Lagos, Nigeria in 1980 and was responsible for contract administration for airfield pavement projects, roads, fences, staff housing scheme and drainage systems in six (6) airports scattered all over Nigeria. In 1990, she was posted to Murtala Muhammed Airport - the largest and busiest airport in the country - as an Assistant to the Head of Civil Engineering Department. She was involved in the maintenance of all civil engineering infrastructures at the airport complex including airfield pavements. In 1995, as an employee of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Sulyman was assigned to head the Water and Sewage department of the Murtala Muhammed Airport where she was responsible for water production, treatment and distribution to all facilities at the airport complex, sewage treatment and disposal, maintenance of the equipment employed and personnel administration. Recently, she was re-assigned to head the Civil Engineering Department of the Murtala Muhammed Airport. In this position, she is responsible for the maintenance of all civil engineering facilities at the airport complex and the supervision and contract administration of new civil engineering projects at the airport as well as administration of the personnel in the department. Mrs. Sulyman is an Assistant General Manager, a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a registered engineer with the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, a member of Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council and a member of Aviation Women Manager Network. Engr. (Mrs.) Ola Sulyman is the immediate past President of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN). She had previously served as an ex-officio member and as the Vice-President of the association. The association is the female division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. Married for over 21 years, she is a mother of three teenage children. Her husband, Femi, has been very supportive and her children have been very understanding. Together, they have provided an enabling environment for her to succeed as an engineer. Return to African Women in Engineering and Science