WBU Library Donates Books to Childrens Ranch Williams Baptist University’s Felix Goodson Library made a book donation recently to the Arkansas Baptist Ranch. Joel Olive, public services paraprofessional at the library, presented the books to Roger Langley of the ranch during a WBU chapel service. The library hosts an annual Scholastic Book Fair for…
Williams Baptist University has announced the hiring of Dr. Marvin Schoenecke as Provost and Executive Vice President for Campus Life. Schoenecke, who comes to Williams from College of the Ozarks in Missouri, will begin his duties at WBU in April. “Dr. Schoenecke has extensive training and expertise in Christian higher education, experiences that have uniquely…
Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2019 fall semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. Williams is a private, Christian university…
Back to School Hello, fellow students, and welcome back to WBU! I hope you all enjoyed your winter break and are getting settled in quite nicely for the spring semester. Now, I know you all hated leaving home and coming back to campus, but at least act like you’d rather be in bed sleeping. Sheesh,…
PFC Holly Akin, Jr. was an Oklahoma farm boy who headed off to serve his country in World War II, never to return. Akin died in battle in Germany near the end of the war, but his correspondence from those years keeps his memory alive through a recently published book entitled, “One Soldier’s Letters Home.”…
Pamela Meridith, director of library services at Williams Baptist University, has been named to the State Library Board. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson recently appointed Meridith to the seven-member board. The board serves as the governing body of the Arkansas State Library. The stated goals of the library are to provide library and information services to…
Williams Baptist University has granted tenure and a promotion in rank to two of its faculty members. Dr. Charlotte Wheeless and Dr. Blake Perkins were promoted from assistant to associate professor, in addition to receiving tenure, following recent action by the WBU Board of Trustees. Wheeless, who is from Powhatan, Ark., has taught on the…
