Grace Alele-Williams
Grace Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grace Awani Alele 16 December 1932 |
| Died | 25 March 2022 (aged 89) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | University of Ibadan(1954) University of Chicago (PhD, 1963) |
| Spouse |
Babatunde Abraham Williams
(m. 1963; died 2010) |
| Children | 5 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mathematics education |
| Institutions | Queen's School University of Ibadan University of Vermont University of Lagos |
| Thesis | Dynamics Of Education In The Birth Of A New Nation: Case Study Of Nigeria. (1963) |
Grace Awani Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE (16 December 1932 – 25 March 2022) was a Nigerian professor of mathematics education, who made history as the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate, and the first female vice-chancellor at any Nigerian university, at the University of Benin.