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Award-winning author and photographer Richard Orton brings his exhibit, “The Upshaws of County Line: An American family,” to William Woods
It was 1988 and Richard Orton was looking for a new project. The Austin, Texas-based photographer was visiting his parents in Nacgodoches, Texas, in the northeast part of the state, when he learned of a community in an unincorporated part of the county that was settled over a century before by newly-emancipated African-Americans. The community […]
The Woods 2023 Alumni Magazine
William Woods announces partnership with Air University Associate to Baccalaureate Cooperative
William Woods Assistant Professor of Equestrian Studies named Missouri Horse Show Association Person of the Year
William Woods University announces Fall 2023 Dean’s List
William Woods University(WWU) today officially announced its Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 academic term. A total of 262 students earned a place on the Fall 2023 Dean’s List, which requires a full-time student achieve a minimum 3.6 semester and cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. This past Fall’s list of academic achievement […]
“The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family” photo documentary exhibit coming to William Woods
Two-day event will include presentations by award-winning author Richard Orton, photo exhibits and screening of a documentary film A largely ignored phenomenon in American history books has been freedom colonies, which were self-sustaining communities built by newly-emancipated African-Americans throughout the South in the decades after the Civil War. Now, students, faculty and staff at William […]
Appointment to United Soccer Coaches national mentor program is impressive recognition for Owls’ Men’s Soccer coach Nienhaus
Ask William Woods Men’s Soccer Coach Tommy Nienhaus what are his most memorable memories from 20 years as a soccer coach, and he won’t cite a game-winning goal, major upset or really anything about an actual game. “The things that mean the most for me, are the wedding invitations I get from former players, the […]
Alumni You Should Know: Andrea Brayboy ’22, Chief of CalFresh and Nutrition Branch, California Department of Social Services, Inland Empire, Calif.
In 2020, Andrea Brayboy had already built an impressive career in policy analysis and administration through various government positions in the state of California. Serving as the lead policy analyst for the CalFresh program in San Bernadino County, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), she had a unique capacity to […]
Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, current Cardinals’ broadcaster Rick Horton pays a visit to William Woods
Like a few other prominent individuals who have appeared at William Woods over the years, what ultimately brought former major league baseball pitcher and current St. Louis Cardinal radio broadcaster Rick Horton to speak on campus was…horses. Horton’s wife Ann rides horses and is a big supporter of William Woods, which brought her in contact […]
Joint Alumni Weekend Golf Tournament to be named for longtime William Woods Trustee Charlie James
An annual rite of Spring for both William Woods University (WWU) and Westminster College is the joint Alumni Weekend Golf Tournament, held each year during the Friday of both institutions’ alumni weekend events. This year’s tournament, scheduled for Friday, April 12th at Tanglewood Golf Course in Fulton, is being officially renamed as the Charlie James […]