RIP Neil Williams

Neil Williams, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Duke Endowment died unexpectedly on Sunday Aug. 26, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Thursday Aug. 30 at 11am in Atlanta.

I met and interacted with Mr. Williams in my former role as Director of the Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship, a program that focuses on getting the best and brightest future leaders from North and South Carolina to attend Duke. Mr. Williams grew up in Charlotte and was a Duke grad, so he had great interest and insight into our recruitment goals and challenges as well as our efforts to encourage young leaders. What I most appreciated about Mr. Williams was his direct and frank manner, delivered from a countenance of his love of Duke.