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PERSONAL DATA
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Name: | WILLIAMS Stella Bola
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| Date And Place of Birth: | November 24, 1943:
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
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| Nationality: | Nigerian:
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| Marital Status: | Married:
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| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Faculty: | Agriculture, O.A.U Ile-Ife. |
| Department: | Agricultural Economics |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Higher Educational Institutions attended with dates:
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Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone | September 1965-June 1970.
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| University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, U.S.A., | September 1975- December 1977.
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| Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, U.S.A. | January 1978 - March 1983.
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Academic and Professional Qualifications with dates:
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology (Durham) Second Class Upper | 1969
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| Diploma in Education, Second Class Upper | 1970
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| M. S. (Connecticut) | 1978
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| (iv) Ph.D. (Auburn) | 1983
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Other Distinctions and Awards with dates:
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| Sierra Leone Government Scholarship, | 1965-70
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| Lagos State Scholarship to University of Connecticut, | 1975-1977.
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| Research Assistantship, University of Connecticut, | December 1975-December 1977.
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| Research Assistantship, Auburn University, | January 1978-March 1983.
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| Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF) Research
Fellowship | 1995.
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| Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) Merit Award, | 1997
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| World Women's Day Lecture, Lagos State, | 1999
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| Pre-World Food Day Lecture, Lagos State, | 1999
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| Fisheries Society of Nigeria Annual Lecture | 1999
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| Fellow of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria, (Ffs) | 1999
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World Food Day Merit Award for Distinguished
Assistance to Youths in Lagos State, | 2000.
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| WORK EXPERIENCE:
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Research Assistant, University of Connecticut,
Department of
Ecology, Storrs, Connecticut, USA, | December 1975 December 1977.
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Research Assistant/Lecturer,
Department of Agricultural
Economics, Auburn University,
Auburn, Alabama, USA, | January
1978 - July 1983.
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| Work Experience in the Obafemi Awolowo University:
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| Lecturer II | 13th September 1983 - 30th September 1985.
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| Lecturer I, | 1st October 1985 - 30th September 1992
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| Senior Lecturer, | 1st October 1992 to date.
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Graduate Study successfully Supervised:
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Graduate Study in progress:
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Professional Experience
- Consultant, Clark-Monroe County Catfish Cooperative, Alabama, USA, June 1978 - June 1983.
- Consultant, Project Rural Training, NAACP, Alabama, USA, June 1980 - June 1983.
- Consultant, Owena River Basin Authority, Akure, Ondo State, 1985.
- Consultant, Federal Agricultural Co-ordinating Unit, (FACU), 1986 -1997.
- Consultant, National Agricultural Research Project (NARP), 1996-1999.
- Consultant, FAO, Rome, Italy, 1995 to date.
- Consultant, European Union (EU), 1999 to date.
- Advisor, National Technical Committee of Freshwater Fisheries institute of Nigeria, 1998 to date.
- Moderator, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research,
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resource & Rural
Development Promotion interview, 1998 to date
- External Examiner:
University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, 1998 to date.
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, 1997 date.
Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, 1998 date.
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, 1998 to date.
- Research Fellow, Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in
West Africa, Cotonou, Benin Republic, 1995-1997
- Resource Person, ICLARM, (2001): The World Fish Center, one of the 16 International research centers of the Consultative Group on international Agricultural Research (CGIAR) that has initiated the public awareness campaign - Future Harvest.
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MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
 | Member, ICLARM Working Group, April 2001.
| | Children-In-Agriculture Programme, Research Network, 1997 to date.
| | West African Regional Programme on Improvement of Post Harvest
Utilization of Artisanal Fish Catches, 1992 to date.
| | Nigerian Association of Fish Farmers & Aquaculturists, 1992 to date.
| | Association of Women in Agriculture & Home Economics, 1992 to date.
| | Ibadan Socio-Economic Group, 1991 to date.
| | Home Economic
| | National Association of Women in Science, Technology and Mathematics, 1991 to date.
| | Women Studies Research Network, OAU, 1989 to date.
| | Gender and Science and Technology, 1989 to date.
| | International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, 1987 to date.
| | Women, Environment & Development Network, 1985 to date.
| | Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economics, 1985 to date.
| | Fisheries Society of Nigeria, 1985 to date.
| | American Association of Agricultural Economics, 1979 to 1984.
| | American Fisheries Society, 1979 to 1985.
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PUBLICATIONS:
Thesis/Dissertation:
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| Williams, S. B. Age and Growth of two species of Fundulus in Connecticut, M. S. Thesis, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA, 1978.
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| Williams, S. B. Groundwater Demands Associated with Catfish Production in West-Central Alabama, Ph.D. Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA, 1983.
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Books/Monographs:
Authored Books/Monographs
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Stella Williams, editor (1999). Food Production in Nigeria: The Perception of the Children In Agricultural Communities, CIAP '99. Heptagon Venture Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria, 74 pages. | |
| Stella B. Williams, Francis E. Ogbimi and Akinloye J. Farinde
Editors (1999). Farm Children and Agricultural Productivity in the 21st Century. Igbalaye Printing Machinery Co. Ltd, Osogbo, Nigeria, 399 pages.
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Published Journal Articles
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| Clonts, H. A. and S. B. Williams (1983). "An Economic
Assessment of Groundwater Use by Catfish Farmers in
Alabama." Mid-South Journal of Economics, December, Vol.
7, No. 3: 457-461
| | Williams, S. B. (1987). "Economic Status of Artisanal
Fisherman in Ondo and Ogun States." Ife Journal of Agriculture. Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2: 101-112
| | Williams, S. B. (1988). "Women's Participation in the Fish
Industry in Nigeria: A Review." In Africa Notes - A Journal of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, No. 3:51-54.
| | Williams, S. B. and B. O. Oramah (1988). "Application of
Markov Chain Analysis in Projecting Fish Consumption Expenditure in Imo State, Nigeria." Journal of West Africa Fisheries, Vol. IV: 214-220.
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Published Conference Proceedings:
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| Oludimu, O. and S. B. Williams (1986). " Contributory Role of
Non-Agricultural Activities in Rural Economy: A Case Study of Bendel State of Nigeria." In Aja Okorie and Martin O. Ijire (eds.) Nigeria Agricultural Outlook. Proceedings of the National Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economics (NAAE) held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 59-64 p.
| | Williams, S. B. (1986). "A Structural Analysis of Government Investment in the Fish Industry in Nigeria." In Aja Okorie and Martin O. Ijire (eds.) Nigeria Agricultural Outlook. Proceedings of the National Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economics (NAAE) held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 92-97 p.
| | Williams, S. B. (1986). "Small-scale Fisheries and Economic Development: Some Considerations from Nigeria." Proceedings of International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Rimouski, Canada, 983-993 p.
| | Williams, S. B. (1986). "Fish Farming in Anambra State: Economic Criteria. In E. O. Ita et. Al (eds.). Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON). Conference Proceedings held at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 358-367 p.
| | Williams, S. B. (1988). "Economic Assessment of Fisheries sub-sector of Agriculture in Nigeria's National Development." In N. B. Mijindadi et. al. (eds.). Agriculture in Rural Development. Proceedings of the National Conference of NAAE held at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 76-85 p.
| | Williams, S. B. (1988). "Creation of Employment in Fishing Villages in Bendel State, Nigeria." In Y. L. Fabiyi et. al. (eds.) Rural Employment Generation in Nigeria. Proceedings of the National Conference of NAAE held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Oyo State, Nigeria, 239-247 p.
| | Williams, S. B. and O. Oludimu (1988). "Maize: A study of its marketing channels, margins and utilization in Ondo State." In G. O. I. Abalu and B. A. Kalu (eds.) Improved Agricultural Technology for Small-scale Nigerian Farmers. Proceedings of the National Farming Systems Research Network held in Jos, Pl in Igbo-Efon in Eti-Osa LGA.
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