ANGELL HALL—During a routinely transcendent lecture yesterday, students witnessed history as English Professor Ralph G. Williams was honored with the first-ever Ralph G. Williams Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Ralph G. Williams Lifetime Achievement Award was established to honor outstanding teachers who have committed their career to being Ralph G. Williams. The award was created by the Regents last year in order to single out University professors who “strive not only to disseminate knowledge of Ralph G. Williams but to inspire and engage students in the pursuit of listening to Ralph G. Williams as well.”
Williams’ course, English 313: On Ralph Williams, was interrupted last night as members of the organization Students and Faculty Worshipping Ralph G. Williams (which informally accounts for almost 107% of the University) filed down the Angell lecture hall stairs with balloons and flowers in hand.
Williams, who was unaware of the award, was be
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