WBU Invites all Alumni and Friends to Homecoming Week Festivities
The theme will be “Forever Eagles: Return to the Nest” as Williams Baptist University celebrates its annual Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Nov. 5. A number of events are planned on the WBU campus for the week leading up to Homecoming. “Homecoming is a week we look forward to every year,” said WBU President Dr. Stan […]
WBU Theatre Department to Stage “You Can’t Take It With You”
The Williams Baptist University Theatre department will open its 2022-23 season with a production of “You Can’t Take It With You” Oct. 28-29 in Startup Chapel as part of the 2022 Homecoming celebration. The play portrays the Sycamore family living in New York with their eccentric hobbies and unique lifestyles but all that must change […]
WBU Board Bestows Emeritus Honors upon Magee
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 […]
WBU Invites Business to Join Williams BLUE Program
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 […]
WBU’s Startup Chapel Selected for $200,000 Mabee Challenge Grant
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 Gift Nets $100,000 for WBU
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. […]
Broussard Named Choral Director at WBU
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 […]
First National Bank of Lawrence County Gives to Williams Works
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 […]
WBU Announces Spring ‘22 President’s and Dean’s List Honorees
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 […]
WBU Board Member Named NEA District Farm Family of the Year
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 […]
