Williams Announces Spring ’25 President’s & Dean’s Lists
Williams Baptist University has announced the students on its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2025 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 Walnut Ridge, […]
Williams Announces 2025 Graduates
Williams Baptist University awarded degrees to 120 graduates during its 2025 commencement exercises. The graduates represented 23 Arkansas counties, 10 states and seven nations. Commencement exercises were held May 3 in WBU’s Southerland-Mabee Center. 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 […]
Tekla Research Gift to Build Garden at WBU
Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University will expand its produce operation, thanks to a gift from Tekla Research and families involved with the company. The $130,000 gift will fund the Kevin Wilcutt Memorial Garden, named in memory of a late president and chief operating officer at Tekla. Tekla Research CEO Beth West and Board Chair […]
Provost Wins Students’ Choice Honors
Join us in congratulating Dr. Ruth Provost, winner of this year’s Students’ Choice Award! This is an annual faculty award that is decided solely by the student population. Students vote based on which faculty member they believe has taught them best, encouraged them, showed them a good example of a Christian professional, helped them, and […]
From Military to the Mound: Grad School Honors Drew Meyer
Drew Meyer’s path to the classroom and the ballfield didn’t follow a straight line—it wound through the dugouts of Williams Baptist University, across military service, through third-shift factory work, and up power poles as a lineman providing for a family of seven. Now, that journey has earned him one of WBU’s top honors. The Williams […]
Anonymous Gift Endows Jones Professorship at WBU
An anonymous gift has endowed a professorship in honor of a former Williams Baptist University president. The $250,000 gift establishes the Thomas O. Jones Professorship at WBU. Jones, the sixth president of WBU, led the school from 2012 to 2017. “This gift is both a fantastic surprise and a very fitting tribute,” said Williams President […]
WBU’s Broussard Performs at Carnegie Hall
Dr. Trent Broussard lived out a singer’s dream this month when he performed at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City. Broussard, director of choral activities and chair of the fine arts department at Williams Baptist University, even performed a famous opera solo on the vaunted stage. “It is a surreal experience,” Broussard said. […]
WBU Trustees Approve New Strategic Plan, 2025-26 Budget
Trustees at Williams Baptist University have approved a new strategic plan for the institution and adopted WBU’s 2025-26 budget. The Board of Trustees, meeting in regular session on the Williams campus, also approved the 2025 graduating class. The Pathway to Purpose strategic plan, which the board approved, is the result of two years of work […]
Singers & Bands to Perform April 21
Williams Baptist University’s choral and instrumental ensembles will be in concert April 21 at the university. The Williams Singers, WBU Band and University Jazz Band will all perform at the event, which starts at 6:30 p.m. in Manley Chapel. The Williams Singers’ portion of the concert will include sacred choral works, as well as some […]
First National Bank of Commerce Gives to WBU
First National Bank of Commerce has made a gift in support of the Williams Works program at Williams Baptist University. The $7,500 gift was presented to WBU Vice President for Advancement Luke Colley by First National Vice President & Imboden Branch Manager Warren Williams. “First National Bank of Commerce is a neighbor and a true […]
