Bolanle Alake Alake AWE,

Historian, University Lecturer, administrator

OFR, BA, MA, Ph.D; historian, academic, administrator; b: January 28, 1933; p: llesa, Osun State; m: Professor Olumuyiwa Awe, 1960; nc:three s,two d; cd:CMSGirls' School, Lagos, 1946-50; St. Anne's School, Ibadan, 1950-51; Perse School for Girls, Cambridge, England, 1952-54; University ofSt.Andrew's, Scotland, 1954- 58; UniversityofOxford, England, 1958-60. cr: LecturerinHistory, University oflbadan, 1960-66; Lecturer, School ofAfrican andAsian Studies, University ofLagos, 1966-69; Senior Research Fellow, Institute of African Studies, University oflbadan, 1969-76; appointed Commissioner for Educa-tion, and laterCommissioner forTrade,In-dustries andCooperatives,OyoState, 1975- 78;dir.andResearch Professor ofOral History, InstituteofAfrican Studies, University oflbadan; chairperson, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Con-fercnceonWomen inIndustry, Vienne Austrie 1978; mm. former Western State Scholarship Board; National sec, Nigerian Association ofUniversity Women, 1962-63; former Western State Economic Advisory Council, 1966; sec, Western State Branch, National Council of Women's Societies, 1971; former Western StateTourism Board, 1972; ch.OyoState Committeeon the SouthernAfrican ReliefFund,1977-78; mem. Gover-ning Council,Nigerian Iiistituteoflntema-tioralAffairs, 1978;chairpersoeAcademic StaffUnion of Universities, Universityoflbadan, 1982-83; mem:Governing Council,OndoState University, Ado-Ekiti, 1988; Board ofTrustees, Nigerian National MeritAward, 1989; f:…