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…
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…
Williams Baptist University has presented service awards to a number of its employees. Williams recently recognized 14 employees who have reached milestones of service at WBU. “All of the recipients honored with these presentations have poured themselves into shaping the lives of young women and men at WBU, and they have done so for a…
The Board of Trustees at Williams Baptist University approved a strategic vision and a campus master plan at its regularly scheduled meeting Friday, December 6. The board also welcomed five newly appointed trustees to the group. The board approved key strategies for WBU’s strategic vision, known as Renewing Minds, Transforming Lives. The trustees had earlier…
Williams Baptist University seniors Melanie McKuin of Dexter, Mo., and C.J. Cara of Bartlett, Tenn., are this year’s Homecoming queen and king at WBU. The two (pictured above with WBU President Dr. Stan Norman) were crowned during Homecoming festivities Nov. 2 at WBU. McKuin, an English major, is the daughter of Barry and Kim McKuin. …
Eagle Farms, a major component of the new student work initiative at Williams Baptist University, has taken a big step forward with the donation of a tractor. Cox Implement of Hoxie, Ark., delivered a new, 75 horsepower Massey Ferguson tractor to the university Monday. “Cox Implement and the Cox family have made a tremendous gift…
The Williams Baptist University theatre program will present the play “Glorious” Nov. 1-2 as part of the 2019 WBU Homecoming celebration. “I was in love with this play from the first reading. It has a great energy and wonderful message,” said Melinda Williams, assistant professor of communication arts and director of the production. The play…
