Grace Alele-Williams was Nigeria’s first female Vice-Chancellor and professor of mathematics.
She made history as the first Nigerian female vice-chancellor at the University of Benin and the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate.
Prof. Alele-Williams was born on December 16, 1932, in Warri, Delta State.
She attended Government School, Warri, Queen’s College, Lagos, and the University College of Ibadan (now University of Ibadan).
Grace earned a master’s degree in mathematics while teaching at Queen’s School, Ede in Osun State in 1957 and received a Ph.D. degree in mathematics education at the University of Chicago (U.S.) in 1963, thus making her the first Nigerian woman to be awarded a doctorate.
Alele-Williams returned to Nigeria for a couple of years’ postdoctoral work at the University of Ibadan before joining the University of Lagos in 1965.
Grace Alele Williams Cause Of Death
According to reports, Grace Alele passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the age of 89.
However, the cause of death was not revealed.
Grace Alele Williams Husband
Grace Alele-Williams was married to the former Babatunde Abraham Williams.
They tied the knot in December 1963 and were together until his death.
Williams was a political scientist who, at the time of their marriage, was a senior lecturer at the University of Ife, Osun State.
Grace Alele Williams Children
Grace and her husband Williams had five children.