About Dr Stella Williams Books
Reverend (Dr.) Nkechi (God's Own) Madonna Adeleine Agwu, aka, Nma (Beautiful) Jacob is an ethno-mathematician and an African female leader in mathematics and statistics education with numerous honors and awards for her professional and scholarly work. She is a tenured Professor of Mathematics and Past Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching Learning and Scholarship at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. She is a 2014 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow for an ethno-mathematics teaching-research co-curriculum development project titled, Culture and Women's Stories: A Framework for Capacity Building in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Related Fields. She is the mathematical story-teller of the Nigerian Women in Agricultural Research for Development (NiWARD) - the embodiment of a NiWARD Talking Drum, Shekere and Akwete Cloth. Her captivating NiWARD mathematical, cultural and spiritual story "God's Own: The Genesis of Mathematical Story-Telling", ISBN 978 1522854, available through http: //www.Amazon.com, was published in December 2015 by the same publisher of this memorial book. She is a 10th generation farmer from Umuapu, Agbakoli, Alayi, planting mathematical, cultural and spiritual seeds in humans. She writes poetry as a hobby and is an artist with a passion for Ndebele doll sculpturing of African women leaders in STEM related fields. According to His promise in Daniel 11:32, she shall perform exploits. Dr. Stella Williams, is a retired Professor of Agricultural Economics from the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly, University of Ife), Ile-Ife, Osun State and Founder of Nigerian Women in Agricultural Research for Development, NiWARD. She has served on various international Board like: Former Member of Steering Committee (SC) of the African Women in Agricultural Research in Development (2008/2012); Former Board Member of Trustees of the WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia (2004/2009), Vice Chair, Board of Trustees - 2009/2014. She also served as Vice Chair, Board of Trustees of the Center for International Potato (CIP), CGIAR, Lima, Peru. She is presently the Vice President, Mundus maris, asbl (Art, Science and Sustainability of the Sea), Brussels, Belgium. Served for the last three decades on several International, Regional and National Boards as well as on various Expert Groups. Fellow of Fisheries Society of Nigeria and African Association of Agricultural Economics.
