Dr. Harry L. Williams was honored by the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina with the Presidential Award of Distinction in Education at the organization’s Jan. 8 MLK Memorial Banquet in Durham, N.C. Dr. Williams was honored for his accomplished career in higher education, which include his recent selection at the 10^th president of Delaware State University. Dr. Williams began his first day as president on Jan. 10.

The DSU president – who is a native of Greenville, N.C. and affiliated with the General Baptist Convention – was honored along with two other North Carolinians, Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, a nationally known Baptist pastor and leader, and Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony R. Foxx.