William Schwab
The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences has named William Schwab as its new executive director.
Todd Shields, dean of Fulbright College, said in a news release that Schwab’s new role is part of the Pryor Center’s push to more clearly define job descriptions and duties in order to better focus on and accelerate the center’s public outreach efforts.
In his new role, Schwab will manage the day-to-day operations of the Pryor Center, including strategic planning and budgeting, coordination of fundraising efforts with Fulbright College, supervision of the center’s staff, serving as a main liaison between the center and the college and continuation of his role to help the center expand upon its mission of education, research and outreach.
He is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and formerly served as dean of Fulbright College from 2008-2011, associate dean from 1993-1998, and was chair of the department twice, from 1989-1993 and from 1998-2008.
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