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William Woods students receive Owl Achievement Awards
At the end of every academic year, William Woods University (WWU) recognizes a select group of its students with the Owl Achievement Award. Recipients of the award are selected for their Outstanding Wisdom and Leadership (OWL) contributions while a student at WWU. Students must have at least a 3.5 grade point average to be eligible […]
William Woods students named Distinguished Scholars
At the end of every academic year, William Woods University recognizes a select group of its students with the Distinguished Scholar award. Faculty members designate one graduating senior from each program for the honor. While eligibility requires a minimum 3.4 grade point average, faculty also consider other relevant academic factors in the selection process. “The […]
Lenexa, KS resident wins prestigious service and activity award from William Woods University
Abby Prather-Turner, a senior at William Woods University (WWU) and native of Lenexa, Kansas, was recently honored with a prestigious service and activity award from the University as part of its year-end Co-Curricular Awards. At the end of each academic year, WWU recognizes a select group of graduating seniors who have achieved excellence in academic, […]
New Vice President of Student Life appointed at William Woods University
Dr. Jeremy Moreland, President of William Woods University (WWU), today announced the appointment of Dr. Tiffany Nolan of Columbia as the University’s new Vice President of Student Life, effective May 31, 2022. Nolan will replace Carrie McCray, a member of the WWU faculty who had been filling the position on an interim basis. Nolan joins […]
Prairie Home resident wins prestigious academic award from William Woods University
Rosemary Lenz, a senior at William Woods University (WWU) and a resident of Prairie Home, was honored with a prestigious academic award from the University as part of its year-end Co-Curricular Awards. At the end of each academic year, WWU recognizes a select group of graduating seniors who have achieved excellence in academic, co-curricular and […]
Jefferson City resident wins prestigious awards for service and leadership from William Woods University
Abigail Bennett, a senior at William Woods University (WWU) and native of Jefferson City, was recently honored with two prestigious awards for service and leadership from the University as part of its year-end Co-Curricular Awards. At the end of each academic year, WWU recognizes a select group of graduating seniors who have achieved excellence in […]
First-year Owl already acing advanced business entrepreneurship
Daelynn Stock, just completing her first year at William Woods, still has three years of college before she will graduate in 2025 with a degree in American Sign Language (ASL)/Interpreting. But the Hermann, Missouri native has already graduated, in a sense, to the equivalent of an advanced course in business entrepreneurship. Stock “took stock,” if […]
Liz Haben, associate professor of Equestrian Studies, awarded Distinguished Professor of Year at William Woods  
Recognized as a professor who prioritizes always being available for her students, Liz Haben has been chosen by those students at William Woods University (WWU) as this year’s distinguished professor at WWU. Haben, associate professor of Equestrian Studies, Western, received the 2022 Louis D. Beaumont Dad’s Association Distinguished Professor of the Year Award as part […]
University graduates 308 as commencement exercises return to normal
For the first time since 2019, commencement exercises at The Woods returned to the traditions the University has followed for decades on Saturday, April 30, as 308 WWU students received their diplomas and moved into the alumni ranks. Following two years of COVID-19 restrictions that significantly altered the University’s standard commencement activities, Graduation Day 2022 […]
Woods Briefs: Spring 2022
News and notes about William Woods students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Updated continuously throughout the semester. William Woods Students, Faculty, and Staff Walter Renaud, an English professor at William Woods for more than 30 years, died December 16, 2021 at his home in Charleston, Illinois. He was 90. Mr. Renaud began teaching at WWU in 1975 […]