CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A new Associate Chancellor of Enrollment Management has been hired at SIU.

Wendall Williams most recently served as special assistant to the president at Texas Southern University, the same school where Chancellor Austin Lane also most recently worked.

Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from Arkansas State University.

Williams, the first in his family to graduate college, said SIU’s values align with his.

“I have a passion to help students see the value of an education, show them a pathway to achieve their vision and eliminate barriers that may hamper their ability to succeed,” he said. “Each person I have met at SIU Carbondale has exhibited that same passion, and I look forward to joining the team. I sincerely believe that in our local communities and abroad, we have a chance to not only grow, but also thrive with the help of a strategic enrollment plan. We have the chance to make a difference with the help of faculty, staff, students and alumni who know, and have experienced, the value that a Saluki education can bring to a person, a family and the community. We have such a huge opportunity.”

Wendall Williams’ first day on the job will be July first, pending his approval by the Board of Trustees.