The Board of Trustees at Williams Baptist University voted Tuesday, Sept. 20, to confer the title professor emeritus upon Dr. Bob Magee, retired professor of music and director of choral programs. The board, meeting in regular session on the WBU campus, also pledged a challenge gift for an upcoming fundraiser and recognized four trustees who…
Williams Baptist University is inviting businesses in the Walnut Ridge, Hoxie and Pocahontas communities to take part in the Williams BLUE program to provide special offers and discounts to WBU students, faculty and staff. Participants receive decals to display at their businesses, and are listed in a directory that is given to all students and…
The historic Startup Chapel at Williams Baptist University is one step closer to a major renovation, thanks to a $200,000 challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation. WBU plans to use the funds to substantially upgrade the interior of the chapel and construct a new addition at the rear of the structure. The Mabee Foundation, headquartered…
Tekla Research has made a major, matching gift to the Williams Works initiative at Williams Baptist University. Tekla CFO Beth Russell West and CEO Dave Russell, both of Jonesboro, presented checks totaling $100,000 to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman Friday. “Tekla Research has blessed the Williams Works initiative richly with this matching gift,” said Norman.…
Williams Baptist University has announced that Dr. Trent Broussard will join WBU this fall as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. Broussard will direct the university’s touring choir, the Williams Singers, the NEA Chorale, and serve as a member of the music faculty. “Dr. Broussard and his wife, Margie, are a wonderful…
Williams Baptist University received a $7,500 gift from First National Bank of Lawrence County Thursday in support of the Williams Works program. The check was presented to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman by Valarie Green, a Vice President and Trust Officer at the Walnut Ridge branch for the bank. The Williams Works program will welcome…
Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2022 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…
Williams Baptist University Board of Trustees member Terry Smith and his family have been named the Northeast District Farm Family of the Year by Arkansas Farm Bureau. Smith Farms, which is owned and operated by Terry and his son, Clay Smith, operates in Greene County near Walcott. The operation grows corn, soybeans, rice, bermudagrass hay…
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…
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…
