Chair Robin Williams honored for 30 years at SCAD

Dr. Geoffrey Taylor, Dean of the School of Building Arts, presents Chair Williams with his 30-year pin.

Robin B. Williams, Ph.D., celebrated his 30th anniversary of joining SCAD last month and 27 years serving as the chair of the Architectural History department. Following the completion of his dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania, Williams initially joined SCAD’s Art History department as their modern architectural historian. During his third year at SCAD he was invited to create a new program in Architectural History, which began in fall 1996 with the addition of two faculty — David Gobel, Ph.D., and Karl Schuler, Ph.D. Williams has served as chair ever since, overseeing the growth of the department to nine full-time and now one retired faculty. He is very proud that no faculty hired by the department has left over the 27 years.