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Williams: Standard setter Native Oklahoman’s life has made a difference for many young people By Michael KinneyThe Norman Transcript In the process, supporters say Williams has helped turn the university into a multicultural campus that all groups can claim as their own.
“In 1989, I suggested to the students that we change the name of the Black Student Union to the Henderson/Tolson Cultural Center,” Williams said. “They agreed, because there was nothing named after anyone black at that time. Then came the Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Garden, the Prentice Gautt Athletic Center. A lot has changed and I have seen a lot of changes since I have been at OU these 31 years.” Whenever Williams decides to retire, it will not be the buildings or programs that he leaves behind that will be his legacy. It will be the students he worked with and for at OU that will be his lasting heritage. “I worked with a lot of students that came back as undergrads,” Williams said. “Based on what they were saying, I had an impact on their life at OU. Now they are within their own families and communities and giving back, which they say I taught them to do. That was deep. That was something that meant a lot to me and meant a lot to them.” 
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