Williams Baptist University received a $7,500 gift from First National Bank of Lawrence County Wednesday in support of the Williams Works program. The check was presented to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman by Paula Haskins, assistant cashier and head teller for the Walnut Ridge branch of the bank. The Williams Works program will welcome its…

Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0-grade point average, while the Dean’s List consists of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. Williams is a private, Christian university in Walnut…

Williams Baptist University awarded degrees to 93 graduates during its 2021 commencement exercises Saturday, May 1.  The graduates represented 19 Arkansas counties, ten states and three nations. Kelcey Abney of Ash Flat, Ark., Magenta Holland of McRae, Ark., and Kelsey Robinson of Harrison, Ark. were honored as the graduates with the highest honors, all finishing…

Kelsey Robinson and Brayden Brewer have been awarded the 2021 Founders Awards at Williams Baptist University. The awards were presented to the pair during WBU’s graduate luncheon on Friday, April 30. Founders Award winners are selected from each graduating class at Williams.  Recipients are chosen by a vote of the faculty and administration as outstanding…

Recent Williams Baptist University graduate David Ellis has been selected to receive the prestigious William Yick Collegiate Award presented by the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs. Established in 2014 by Yick, a former president of the AFMC, the award is presented to a student of an Arkansas college or university that is currently designated as…

More than 90 graduates will receive diplomas from Williams Baptist University during its 2021 commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 1. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the Southerland-Mabee Center on campus. Graduates from 11 departments including Business, Christian Ministries, Communication Arts, Criminal Justice, Education, English, History, Liberal Arts, Music, Natural Science and Psychology will receive…

Williams Baptist University recently honored eleven students for their outstanding achievements in the classroom at its annual Academic Awards Banquet on Monday afternoon. WBU faculty selected the students for the awards based upon their academic performance in their respective fields.  Recipients of the 2021 Academic Awards were: Business – Brayden Brewer of Pollard, Ark., and…

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (4/19/21) – Students from Williams Baptist University recently completed a month-long painting project for the Lawrence County Public Housing Authority that features many recognizable images, landmarks and historical events from the region. Dr. Sandy Baltz of the WBU art faculty and 22 students from her Drawing I & II classes began work…