Williams named new regent

    Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Stephen Williams to the Murray State Board of Regents Friday. Williams fills the vacant seat left by Jeff Taylor’s August resignation.
   Williams, a 1971 Murray State graduate and Livingston, Ky., native, is president and CEO of Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky. Norton is Kentucky’s largest healthcare system.
   “As an alum of Murray State, he knows the institution and has great affection for it, and being a West Kentucky native he also understands the needs of the region,” Dunn said. “When you combine that with his national leadership, running one of the nations top healthcare corporations, I think it just portends great things from his service as a regent for us.”
    Williams has served on the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association, the Kentucky Hospital Association and held leadership positions in various other medical and civic organizations.
    “It is certainly an honor and a privilege to be nominated by Gov. Steve Beshear to the Murray State University Board of Regents,” Williams said. “Hopefully I can bring value to the board, and I look forward to working with Dr. Dunn and others. It is amazing that it has been 41 years since I was in Murray as a freshman, and I am eager to learn more about all the programs and activities on campus and what Murray State has planned for the future.”
    A special session of the Board of Regents will be scheduled to swear Williams into office and reorganize the board.
    This reorganization, required by Kentucky law in the case of the swearing in of a gubernatorially appointed regent, will include a vote for vice chair and secretary, and the reappointment of the treasurer.
    The chair, Alan Stout, will remain in office.
    Dec. 4 is Williams’ first regular Board of Regents meeting. His term expires June 30, 2012.
    Contact Walters at mia.walters@murraystate.edu.

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