Williams Baptist University will hold its final commencement exercises under the title of “college” this Saturday, May 5. Last fall, WBU announced the name change to Williams Baptist University, and as the final student walks across the stage to receive the final Williams Baptist University diploma, WBU will take one more step in its transition…
Williams Baptist University recognized its Coe Honors Scholars students at the annual academic awards banquet held on April 12. WBU had 22 Coe Honors Scholars for the 2017-2018 academic year, including nine students who will graduate in this year’s commencement ceremony. This year’s Coe Honors Scholars are Logan Baltz of Pocahontas, Malerie Bennett of…
Seven students at Williams Baptist University have been inducted into Alpha Chi, the national college honor scholarship society. The induction was held April 12 at WBU’s Academic Awards Banquet. Alpha Chi admits members from all academic disciplines who are in the top 10 percent of their junior and senior classes. The honor society has local…
Six psychology students at Williams Baptist University presented their research at the annual conference of the Southwest Psychological Association, held April 11 – 16 in Houston, Texas. All six of the students are seniors at WBU and are set to graduate at this year’s commencement exercises. Allison Elkins presented, “Robbed of Trust: Pastors’ Kids and…
Williams Baptist University is set to graduate nearly 100 students on Saturday, May 5. Commencement will be held in the Southerland-Mabee Center and will begin at 10 a.m. The 2018 ceremony will mark the institution’s final graduation as a college, as WBU will officially become Williams Baptist University this summer. Williams’s own Dr. Sheri Midkiff…
The Psychology Department at Williams Baptist University has inducted eleven students into the national Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society. The ceremony was held on March 27. New inductees are Alison Tubeyville of Portia, Andrea Gayton of Batesville, Clara Fortenberry of Jonesboro, Emily Hewitt of Henrico, Va., Hannah Cates of Conway, Lezlee Bennett of Pocahontas, Madelyn…
The History Department at Williams Baptist University has inducted four students into the Alpha Zeta Xi chapter of the national Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. The ceremony was held on March 28 at the Wings of Honor World War II Museum in Walnut Ridge. New inductees are Erika Isbill of Jonesboro, Ark., Marshall Tyree…
By: MaKenzie Free Williams Baptist University senior Erika Isbill has won the Arkansas Historical Association (AHA) 2018 Student Scholarship for the First Congressional District. The Jonesboro, Ark., native is a history major at Williams. She will will present her scholarly paper at the AHA’s annual conference in Fort Smith, Ark., on April 20. “We in the…
Williams Phi Beta Lambda students at the State Leadership Conference. Williams Baptist University’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter recently traveled to the state leadership conference where they won a host of awards and had 15 business students qualify for nationals. The annual meeting was held in Little Rock on April 6-7. PBL, which is comprised of college…
As Williams Baptist University becomes Williams Baptist University, one of its most prominent buildings will also take on a new name. The historic, World War II era chapel at Williams is to be named for longtime professor and administrator Dr. Kenneth Startup. Startup is retiring after 35 years at Williams, where he served as history…
