T. Nelson Williams Sr. died May 28, 2018, in Alpharetta, Georgia. He was 85. Williams was the founder and first dean of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Liberia, where he also obtained his bachelor of arts degree in 1958 before attending Indiana University for his master’s degree. 

Williams served as chief of press and publications, chief of research and reference, deputy director general and undersecretary and deputy minister of information, cultural affairs and tourism when he joined the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs in Monrovia, Liberia.

He also joined the LAMCO (Liberian-American-Swedish Mining Company) Joint Venture in 1973, becoming director of information and public relations, before returning to work for his alma mater.

In 1964, Williams married University of Liberia biology graduate Ethel Ledlow.