The Jerry D. Gibbens Atrium was officially dedicated Saturday as a part of the Homecoming Celebration at Williams Baptist University. The atrium, located in the Maddox Center, is named in honor of Professor Jerry Gibbens, who has completed more than 50 years of service to Williams. The Maddox Center and Gibbens Atrium underwent major renovations…
Madelyn Hawley of Beebe, Ark., and Jay Branch of Fayetteville, Ark., were crowned the 2017 Homecoming queen and king Saturday at Williams Baptist University. The coronation took place in the Southerland-Mabee Center as a part of the day’s Homecoming festivities. Hawley is a senior psychology major. She is married to Morgan Hawley and is the daughter…
Williams Baptist University is set to host its annual Homecoming on Saturday, November 4, when alumni and other friends of the college come to campus for a day of reunions and activities. The day’s activities will kick off at 10 a.m., with a 20th Anniversary Reunion of The Cast in the Swaim Administration Building…
Historian and author Dr. Calvin White, Jr., will present “Reconstruction, Reformation, and the Roots of the Church of God in Christ” at WBU on Thursday, October 26 at 7p.m. The lecture will take place in the Eagle Coffeehouse & Grill of WBU’s Mabee Student Center. White is chair of the Department of History at the…
Dr. Tom Jones, president of Williams Baptist University since 2012, has announced that he will leave Williams later this year for a position in California. Jones has accepted a post on the executive management staff of the California Baptist Foundation. Dr. Tom Jones “It has been my humble honor and privilege to have served as…
Harvest Fest will take place Wednesday, Oct. 25th, at Williams Baptist University. The annual event is a popular festival for local children and church groups, with Williams students operating the games and activities. There will also be a costume contest for different age categories. Harvest Fest will be in WBU’s Southerland-Mabee Center from 6:00 to…
Dr. Josh Richards, assistant professor of English at Williams Baptist University, has written an article for the book “Paul and Seneca in Dialogue.” The book, published last spring by Brill, is part of the company’s Ancient Philosophy and Religion series. The volume is an edited collection with essays by eminent classical and biblical scholars in…
Rodney Harris, assistant professor of History at WBU, was appointed by Governor Asa Hutchison to the State Review Committee for Historic Preservation. Harris was appointed in August and will serve on this committee until the end of his term in 2021. “My parents were both school teachers and we would travel in the summer. I…
Over the summer, Dr. Josh Richards, assistant professor of English at Williams Baptist University, traveled to Aberdeen, Scotland, for the George MacDonald’s Scotland Conference. Richards wrote and presented a paper entitled “Neoplatonism and the Incarnation in George MacDonald’s ‘Unspoken Sermons’” at the gathering. “The paper was quite well received. George MacDonald is a major Scottish…
Williams Baptist University will host a book signing for Blake Perkins, chair of the Williams Department of History, on Thursday, Oct. 5. The event will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Eagle Grill, and Perkins will read from his new book, “Hillbilly Hellraisers: Federal Power and Populist Defiance in the Ozarks.” “This book has…
