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Jack Kenny Williams, Ph.D., was a native of Galax, Virginia (born April 5, 1920). He went on to become an acclaimed leader in education at many different levels. Williams graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia in the early 1940s. He began his professional career in Virginia as a high school teacher and secondary principal. [1]
He later spent two years as a graduate teaching fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Then he began 17 years of teaching and leadership in administration at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. He joined the Clemson faculty following World War II as an instructor. He taught history and government and worked his way up to become graduate dean. In 1960, he was named Clemson's dean of faculty and vice president for academic affairs. [2]
During World War II, Williams served as an officer with the Fourth Division of the U.S. Marine Corps. He served his country with distinction in the Pacific. [3]
On September 11, 1970, he was elected as the 17th President of Texas A&M University. On May 24, 1977 he was elevated to the position of Chancellor of the entire Texas A & M System. [4] He resigned as the Texas A&M chancellor on January 24, 1979 to return to teaching. It was teaching that he loved most. During his career he authored 14 books and related works. [5]
He died September 28, 1981 in Houston, Texas and was buried on the Clemson University campus in the Woodland Cemetery. His grave marker reads simply “Jack Kenny Williams, teacher” [6]