High profile article originally published in the Northwest
Arkansas Living™
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A high profile article about Dean Doyle Z.
Williams, & the Walton College |
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Salute to U of A Walton College Dean, Doyle
Z. Williams; |
The Dawn of a New Era, Dean Williams: This is Your
Life |
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| & Graduating Senior, at
the time article was written and published. |
| Sam M. Walton College of
Business @ the University Arkansas, Fayetteville |
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There is something to be said about the triangle of knowledge, the progression and
development of society, and the advancement of man. This piece highlights: The road to
deanship and what makes the man, and the challenges, accomplishments and prominence of the
man for Doyle Zane Williams, Ph.D., Dean of the flagship business school for the state of
Arkansas. |
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Little did the world know that on Dec.18, 1939, in a small town in Louisiana (Natchitoches
Parish), a visionary and great leader would be born. The knowledge, perseverance and
spirit of a unique and unwavering leader had descended upon this great planet. The husband
and father of two, son Zane (B.A. Economics, Rice University; M.S. and Ph.D.
Finance, University of California, Berkley), and daughter Elizabeth (A.A. Northwest
Arkansas Community College), says that, “ The support of my wife, Maynette Derr
Williams (B.S. and M.S. Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Ohio State University), has been
critical to any success I have enjoyed in my professional career.” |
| The Road To Deanship and What
Makes The Man |
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In an article, entitled “Fire, flood, ‘49 Ford shaped Williams’ life,”
by Bill Bowden, published Feb. 4, 2002, in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Dean
Williams describes in vivid detail the early conditions of his childhood and what some
would consider an extreme exercise |
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adversity. Dean Williams tells how the family home burned to the ground Christmas night in
1943, and having to move into “an abandoned sharecropper’s house on the
bayou.” The article also notes how Dean Williams was able to pick his weight in
cotton in the 9th grade, “Ninety-nine pounds of cotton in a single
day.” He also recounts his first experience with a shower after entering Northwestern
State University in 1957. This is not exactly ... |
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