Board of Trustees salutes Williams for service

Marcellette G. Williams

he Board of Trustees honored interim Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams at its May 1 meeting in Worcester for her service as deputy chancellor and interim chancellor.

     Williams served the campus for seven and a half years as deputy chancellor before taking on the interim chancellorship last summer.

     "Her steady, compassionate and thoughtful leadership has been critical for the Amherst campus," said Grace Fey, chair of the Board of Trustees.

     "She has done such a splendid job," said President William M. Bulger. "Leadership is needed most in hard times; Marcie Williams has demonstrated leadership."

     The board passed a resolution expressing gratitude to Williams on behalf of the University, citing her efforts to steer the campus through the trauma of September 11; to educate the community about the legacy of activist Amy Biehl; to manage the campus during a period of fiscal challenge; and to share a philosophy in which learners are encouraged to attend to their full selves and their place in the world.

     Williams has served as interim chancellor since last July 1 after David K. Scott stepped down.