Ethel Williams, Ph.D.
- Professor Emeritus
- School of Public Administration
Additional Information
Biography
Received Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.
Employed by the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa as its first Human Relations Director, then UNO in several managerial positions, and as part-time faculty before joining the UNO faculty full-time in 1996.
Professional Activities
Dr. Williams is an elected fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration; past President of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), as well as the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, which is the accrediting body for NASPAA; served two terms on the National Council for The American Society for Public Administration; elected to the Board of Visitors, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; served on the Environmental Quality Council and the Judicial Nominating Commission for the state of Nebraska; and the Personnel Board for the City of Omaha; and numerous other boards and commissions in the City of Omaha.
She has served on the editorial boards of Public Performance and Management Review and the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. She served as Director of the MPA Program from 2003 to 2011 and as Director of the School of Public Administration from 2012 until her retirement in 2018.
Teaching Interests
- Human Resources/Personnel Management
- Urban Studies
- Race Ethnic Studies
- Social Equity/Diversity/Cultural competence
Research Interests
Her research interests include workforce planning with an emphasis on succession planning, social equity and diversity, and health disparities as a policy issue.
Additional Information
Biography
Received Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.
Employed by the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa as its first Human Relations Director, then UNO in several managerial positions, and as part-time faculty before joining the UNO faculty full-time in 1996.
Professional Activities
Dr. Williams is an elected fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration; past President of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), as well as the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, which is the accrediting body for NASPAA; served two terms on the National Council for The American Society for Public Administration; elected to the Board of Visitors, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; served on the Environmental Quality Council and the Judicial Nominating Commission for the state of Nebraska; and the Personnel Board for the City of Omaha; and numerous other boards and commissions in the City of Omaha.
She has served on the editorial boards of Public Performance and Management Review and the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. She served as Director of the MPA Program from 2003 to 2011 and as Director of the School of Public Administration from 2012 until her retirement in 2018.
Teaching Interests
- Human Resources/Personnel Management
- Urban Studies
- Race Ethnic Studies
- Social Equity/Diversity/Cultural competence
Research Interests
Her research interests include workforce planning with an emphasis on succession planning, social equity and diversity, and health disparities as a policy issue.