Lilian Lelean Scholes (14 May 1902 - 7 November 1972) was a Methodist preacher, theologian and author in Melbourne, Australia who in 1934 was the first woman to graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Divinity (Honours) from the Melbourne College of Divinity.

Her aim was to attain the MCD's highest award, the Doctor of Divinity, although this never eventuated.

[2] She continued to minister as a local preacher throughout the 1940s and 1950s, earning a living as a teacher at the Austral Coaching College in Melbourne.

She authored over two dozen books or pamphlets including biblical, theological and historical studies, and a book John Wesley's Silver Buckles (1967) on the origins of Methodism and the Lelean family history.

[4][5] She died on 7 November 1972 at Mont Albert, Victoria aged 70 and her remains were interred at Springvale.