Donda West

Donda West
West in August 2007
Born	Donda C. Williams (1949-07-12)July 12, 1949 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	November 10, 2007(2007-11-10) (aged 58) Playa del Rey, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Virginia Union University (BA) Clark Atlanta University (MA) Auburn University (EdD)
Occupations	Educator author
Spouse	Ray West ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1980)​
Children	Kanye West

Donda C. West (née Williams; July 12, 1949 – November 10, 2007) was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media, and Theater. She was best known for being the mother of the American rapper Kanye West.