| Prior
to his arrival at DSU, Dr. Williams served the University
of North Carolina General Administration as interim associate
vice president for academic affairs beginning in September
2007. He was elevated in March 2008 to interim senior associate
vice president for academic and student affairs in which
he focused on access and outreach for the 17 campuses of
the UNC system. He remained in that latter post until he
became the DSU provost.
Dr. Williams also progressed from an associate
director to associate vice
chancellor posts in the areas of academic affairs, enrollment
and diversity at
Appalachian State University from 1988 to 2000 and from
2004 to 2007.
From 2000 to 2004, he was interim director of admissions
for North Carolina
A&T University.
In addition to his experience within institutions
of higher education, from 2002
to 2008 Dr. Williams was a national marketing and recruitment
associate
consultant with Noel-Levitz, the top national consultation
firm for enrollment
and management solutions in the country. In that capacity,
Dr. Williams
provided consultation expertise to 14 different institutions
of higher education,
including Delaware State University.
Dr. Williams earned a Bachelor of Science
in communication broadcasting
and a Master of Arts in educational media, both from
Appalachian State
University. He earned an EdD in educational leadership
and policy analysis
from East Tennessee State University.
He is married to Dr. Robin S. Williams, and
they have two children: Austin,
14, and Gavin, 9. |
