Britt and West Receive Founders Awards
Kristin Britt and Warner West have been awarded the 2019 Williams Baptist University Founders Awards. Britt is from Chandler, Tex., and West is a Walnut Ridge native. WBU President Dr. Stan Norman presented the awards during the university’s annual graduates luncheon on Friday, May 3 Founders Award winners are selected from each graduating class at […]
Music Students Inducted into Mu Phi Epsilon
Four students have been inducted into the Zeta Alpha chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity at Williams Baptist University. The inductees (pictured above, left to right) were: Caleb Hickman of Pine Bluff, Ark.; Hannah Vernon of Warrensburg, Mo.; Kelly Cook of Pangburn, Ark.; and David Ellis of Lafe, Ark. Mu Phi Epsilon is […]
English Students Present Research at Conference
Three Williams Baptist University students represented WBU at the international conference of Sigma Tau Delta, English honor society. The conference was held at St. Louis in March. Bethany Jaques, Melanie McKuin and Warner West were invited individually to present research completed for their courses at Williams. West (left in photo), a senior from Walnut Ridge, […]
Watson Honored for Doctoral Work
Dr. Andrew Watson, director of financial aid at Williams Baptist University, has been honored for his work as a doctoral student. Watson was named this year’s Outstanding Doctoral Student in the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at Arkansas State University. The award was presented for a combination of Watson’s doctoral coursework and dissertation. He completed his […]
Students Inducted into Alpha Chi at WBU
Seven students at Williams Baptist University have been inducted into Alpha Chi, the national college honor scholarship society. The induction was held April 16 at WBU’s Academic Awards Banquet. Alpha Chi admits members from all academic disciplines who are in the top 10 percent of their junior and senior classes. The honor society has local […]
Graduation is May 4
More than 75 graduates will receive diplomas as Williams Baptist University holds commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in WBU’s Southerland-Mabee Center. Dr. Sonny Tucker, executive director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, will bring the commencement address. The graduation ceremony will mark the first time for WBU to […]
Williams Presents Academic Awards
Eight 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 2019 Academic Awards were: English Education – Kristin Britt of Chandler, Tex. History – Rodney Duncan of Highland, […]
Education Students Teach Children to Save
Integrity First Bank of Pocahontas joined Williams Baptist University education students on April 16th to present the 22nd annual Teach Children to Save Day. The event was held at Alma Spikes Elementary School in Pocahontas. Teach Children to Save Day is a nationwide program of the American Bankers Association, which aims to teach students about […]
Business Students Inducted Into Sigma Beta Delta
Seven students have been inducted into Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society for business at Williams Baptist University. The induction ceremony was held April 10 on the WBU campus. The new inductees are Brayden Brewer of Pollard, Ark.; Ridge Briney of Corning, Ark.; Andrea Hardage of Pocahontas, Ark.; Tori Lovelady of Romance, Ark.; Josiah […]
Powell Senior Art Exhibit is April 23
The senior art exhibition of Jessie Powell will be on display Tuesday, April 23, at Williams Baptist University. The exhibit is entitled “Journey to the Fix. My Testimony: A Visual Experience.” Powell is a senior from Imboden, Ark., majoring in art education. She is the daughter of Bill and Janna Powell. The exhibition will be […]
