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In memory of
Dr. Barbara Ruth Williams
Barbara's timeline
1933
Born
July 28th, 1933
Born to Ewell C and Francis Williams in Tyler Texas
1954
Graduated from college
1954
Austin College, North Grand Avenue, Sherman, TX, USA
BA in Sociology with Highest Honors
1962
Started a job at Professor of Sociology
1962
St. Lawrence University, Romoda Drive, Canton, NY, USA
1963
Graduated from graduate school
1963
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
Ph. D Sociology
1967
Joined the Office of Economic Opportunity as Research Sociologist, Research and Plans Division,
1967
Washington, D.C., USA
1969
Became Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vassar College
1969
Vassar College, Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
1971
Joined the Rand Corporation as Senior Analyst, Urban Policy Analysis Program Manager
1971
Rand Corporation, Washington DC
1974
Promoted to Director, Washington Domestic Programs, and Deputy Vice President (first woman Research Division Director at RAND)
1974
RAND Corporation Washington DC
1982
Promoted to Head, Behavioral Sciences Department, RAND (first woman to head a research dept)
1982
Santa Monica, CA, USA
1989
Became first woman Vice President of RAND
1989
Washington D.C., DC, USA
1993
Became Special Advisor to The President of RAND
1993
Washington D.C., DC, USA
1996
Widowed when Hal passed away after 22 very happy years of marriage
September 29th, 1996
2011
Became a great grandmother, Mia Guthrie
October 6th, 2011
Washington DC
2021
Passed away
June 26th, 2021
Washington D.C., DC, USA
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Created with love by
Betsy Guthrie (Barbara's daughter-in-law) and
Becca Piastrelli (Barbara's granddaughter).
