Williams Works Receives Gift from Craighead Co-op Cares
Williams Baptist University has received a donation for its Williams Works initiative from the Co-op Cares program at Craighead Electric Cooperative. Craig Martin and Samantha Jones with the co-op program recently presented a $1,500 check to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman and Eagle Farms Manager Brad Flippo. The Co-Op Cares campaign is an employee-sponsored community […]
WBU Announces 2022 Graduates
Williams Baptist University awarded degrees to 85 graduates during its 2022 commencement exercises Saturday, May 7. The graduates represented 15 Arkansas counties, 12 states and three nations. Honor graduates were recognized as being cum laude (3.5-3.69 cumulative grade point average), magna cum laude (3.7-3.84 GPA) or summa cum laude (3.85-4.0 GPA). Those receiving the Master […]
Jackson, Weeks Named 2022 WBU Founders Award Recipients
Emma Weeks and Quadarius Jackson have been awarded the 2022 Founders Awards at Williams Baptist University. The awards were presented to the pair during WBU’s graduation luncheon on Friday, May 6. Founders Award winners are selected from each graduating class at Williams. Recipients are chosen by a vote of the faculty and administration as outstanding […]
WBU’s Perkins Honored for Research by AHA
The Arkansas Historical Association has named Dr. Blake Perkins as the 2022 recipient of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives Award for exemplary archival research at its annual conference and awards banquet in Little Rock on April 22. Perkins, who serves as an associate professor and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at […]
WBU Commencement Ceremony Set for May 7
More than 80 graduates will receive diplomas from Williams Baptist University during its 2022 commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 7. 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 […]
WBU Inducts Six into Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society
Six students have been inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta Business Fraternity at Williams Baptist University. The 2021-22 inductees were: Danielle Barstead of Springfield, Mo.; Dylan Creech of Jonesboro, Ark.; Calista Christian of Conway, Ark.; Kara Harris of Searcy, Ark.; Ronnie Peas of Maumelle, Ark. and Charlie Phillips of Clarkridge, Ark. Sigma Beta Delta Honor […]
WBU Announces Academic Award Winners
Nine students were recognized for departmental honors during the annual Academic Awards Banquet at Williams Baptist University. WBU faculty selected the students for the awards based on their academic achievements in their respective fields. Recipients of the 2022 Academic Awards were: Business Administration – Gabriel Deieno, Sao Paulo, Brazil H.L. Waters Christian Ministries Award […]
Williams Inducts Seven in Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity
Seven students have been inducted into the Zeta Alpha chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity at Williams Baptist University. Tate Anderson of Walnut Ridge, Ark.; Layne Beavers of Brookland, Ark.; Samantha deJesus West of Jonesboro, Ark.; Cleophes Morris of Trumann, Ark.; Adrianna Rogers of Jonesboro, Ark.; Kira Rogers of Pocahontas, Ark. and Jared […]
WBU Theatre Department to Stage “Murder on the Orient Express”
The Williams Baptist University theatre department will close its seasons with a production of “Murder on the Orient Express” April 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Startup Chapel on the WBU campus. “Murder on the Orient Express” was written by Ken Ludwig and will be directed by WBU professor Melinda Williams. The play is based […]
WBU Breaks Ground on Meat Processing Facility
Williams Baptist University officially broke ground Friday, April 8 on a 4,200 square foot meat processing facility that is scheduled to open by the end of 2022. The facility, which will be certified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), will help address the shortage of meat processors in the state of Arkansas and […]