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Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 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 consists of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. Williams is a private, Christian university in…
Williams Baptist University has announced the addition of Dr. Stephen and Tracy Bell to its faculty. The Bells will join WBU after 20-plus years of instruction at the College of Ozarks and work in the private sector. Dr. Bell will serve as Director of Graduate and Professional Studies and as Professor of Family Studies and…
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 Kim Long, a vice president and loan officer at the Bono branch for the bank. Students in Williams Works work 16 hours…
Williams Baptist University has honored nine of its employees for 105 years of combined service to the school and its Christ-centered education. Jeff Rider was recognized for his 25 years of service to the university. Rider currently serves as Athletic Director for the Eagles where he has seen his department grow from six to 19…
The Williams Baptist University Board of Trustees met in regular session Friday and recognized WBU student Bailee Haskins for her life-saving actions following a recent accident. Haskins, a WBU senior from Walnut Ridge, was with friends in rural Lawrence County recently when a woman rushed up to them saying her husband had been injured and…
Kenneth Flynn of Paragould, Ark., has spent more than 75 years of his life collecting seashells and other aquatic life from around the world. The result, known as the Flynn Collection, is a wide-ranging assortment of 600 marine specimens now on permanent display at Williams Baptist University. Flynn and his wife, Carol, recently donated the…
Two new greenhouses have been formally dedicated at Williams Baptist University. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Dannah Russell Jones and Nora Leann Shuman Greenhouses was held during WBU’s Homecoming celebration Nov. 6. The two new structures serve WBU’s Eagle Farms, which is a key component of the university’s Williams Works initiative. Tekla Research CEO Dave…
Emma Weeks of Blytheville, Ark., and Quadarious Jackson of Jonesboro, Ark., were crowned the 2021 Williams Baptist University Homecoming queen and king in a coronation ceremony Thursday, Nov. 3 at Manley Chapel. Weeks is a senior elementary education major and is the daughter of Glenn and Kathy Lawrence. Jackson, a senior youth ministry studies major,…
