Thanks to the
drive, energy and ebullient good spirits of the school’s founder,
Professor Emeritus John G. Williams, the architecture program has grown
from two courses offered within the College of Engineering into a
nationally competitive design school.
In 1993, the School of
Architecture honored Williams with the creation of an endowment that
brings leaders in the design professions to campus to teach, inspire and
mentor students. Since 1997 the following distinguished professors have
contributed to the program: