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History: The University of Arkansas Black Experience Celebration: The Silas Hunt Legacy Award Event Snapshot: University of Arkansas |
Home: Snapshot: African American Studies Educator and Mentor African American Studies Educator and Mentor Williams joined the history department in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences as an instructor in 1976. During his 27 years of teaching at the University, Williams built an exceptional record of leadership and service, devoting much time to students as an adviser and mentor. In 1989, the UA Office of Minority Affairs honored Williams with its Martin Luther King Faculty/Staff Leadership Award. In 1993, Fulbright College named him Adviser of the Year. Williams has been described as an essential part of the history department for more than two decades, both as a historian and as a colleague. He truly loved the students and the classroom environment and volunteered as a mentor in the Fulbright College. He served as chair of the Sidney Moncrief Scholarship Committee. As a researcher and teacher, Williams specialized in African American history, with a concentration in the American West and West Africa. His expertise took him to West Africa as a Fulbright Fellow in 1984 and to the University of Mississippi, where he served as a Ford Foundation Fellow in Southern Studies, 1988-89. |
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E. Williams was a beloved associate professor of history and chair
of the African American studies program at the University of Arkansas
when he died in 2003 at the age of 66. He is remembered for the
significant and lasting contributions he made to the University
of Arkansas during his tenure on the history faculty. He was a respected
educator and mentor and considered a wise friend to many on campus.