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Religion department head named director of Honors Program | |
| By Sharron Hannon |
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Williams reports to Jere Morehead, vice provost for academic affairs, who served as director of the Honors Program prior to assuming his current position in August. “David has a long and distinguished record with the UGA Honors Program and is dedicated to our students,” says Morehead. “I look forward to working with him to advance the quality of honors education at UGA.” Williams is an alumnus of the Honors Program, having been part of the program as an undergraduate with a double major in anthropology and religion. He has taught Honors courses at UGA for several years and since 2002 has served as a senior faculty fellow with the Foundation Fellows -Program, which offers an enhanced educational experience for academically outstanding undergraduate students. “We’re pleased to find such a capable and talented individual to succeed Jere Morehead in directing the Honors Program,” says Arnett C. Mace Jr., senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “I know this nationally recognized program will continue to advance with David Williams’s leadership.” A faculty member in the religion department of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences since 1989, Williams became department head in 2002. He has received several awards and honors related to teaching at UGA, including the Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award, the Sandy Beaver Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship. He is a member of the UGA Teaching Academy and has served as a Senior Teaching Fellow. Though busy in the classroom, Williams has maintained a rigorous research program in biblical and cognate studies, Judaica and religious studies. He is the author of two books, three biblical commentaries, numerous journal articles and other publications. He is currently working on a third book, on the history of religion in Georgia. Williams also has been active in university governance, serving as chair of the Educational Affairs Committee of the University Council from 1999 to 2001 and chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of the University Council since 2002. He also has served in the Franklin College Senate and the Graduate Council. Williams was one of three finalists from the ranks of UGA tenured professors recommended by a screening and advisory committee to be the new director of the Honors Program, which enrolls approximately 10 percent of the undergraduate student body. |
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