UM President
PHILIP C. WILLIAMS
Station 6001, University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL 35115 USA
Telephone: (205) 665-6001
Email: presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1998 — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Administration. Minor: Organizational Behavior. Dissertation Topic: The Impact of Medicare Reimbursement on Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions, 1988–94. Committee Chair: Arnold D. Kaluzny, Ph.D.
M.P.H., 1995 — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Administration. Master’s paper topic: The Impact of Telemedicine on Traditional Intrastate Licensure of Healthcare Professionals. Advisor: Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH.
J.D., 1977 — Columbia University School of Law, New York, N.Y. Recipient of Parker Program Certificate of Achievement with Honors in Foreign and International Law.
B.A., 1974 — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Phi Beta Kappa. Morehead Scholar. Degree with Honors. Major: History
CAREER SUMMARY
2006–Present — President, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama
2003–2006 — Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Methodist College, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Chair, Methodist College Strategic Planning Committee for five-year plan covering years 2005–2010.
1999–2002 — Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
1998–1999 — Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Practice Program Office, Division of Public Health Systems, National Public Health Performance Standards Program.
1994–1998 — Graduate studies in health policy and administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (See “Teaching Experience,” below.)
1991–1994 — Sole Practitioner, “Philip C. Williams, Attorney at Law,” Ocean Shores, Washington. President, Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce, 1993.
1986–1991 (and continuing to present) — Freelance writer. Published three mainstream novels, six children’s stories (with my wife, Sandra G. Garrett), one legal practice handbook, and a weekly newspaper column.
1979–1986 — Corporate legal counsel, Sea World, Inc. and its parent, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
1984–1986 — Administrative Vice President and Counsel, Sea World, Inc., San Diego, CA.
1983–1984 — Vice President, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., San Diego, CA. Chief house counsel for HBJ’s western headquarters and textbook editorial offices.
1979–1983 — Associate counsel, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York and San Diego.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Presentations:
2004
Neureuther, B, P Swicegood, P Williams. The Efficacy of Business Ethics Courses when Coupled with a Personal Belief System. Journal of College Teaching and Learning. Proceedings of the 2004 College Teaching and Learning Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Winner, Best Paper Award.
2001
PC Williams. Resource Dependence as an Explanatory Factor in Columbia/HCA Hospital Acquisition Activity, 1990–1994. Southwestern Journal of Economics.
PC Williams and Zhou Jian. The Health Care System in the People’s Republic of China. Chapter in World Health Systems (Chapel Hill: UNC Press).
PC Williams. Cash, Chaos, and Quantum Theory: What Happened to Due Process? Alpha Chi Recorder. Vol. 44, No. 3.
2000
Federal Medicare Reimbursement as a Stimulus to Hospital Consolidation Behavior. Presentation at Annual Conference: Association of Private Enterprise Educators. April 4, 2000.
Cash, Chaos, Quantum Theory, and the Instant Replay Machine: Searching for Due Process at the Dawn of a New Millennium. Presentation at Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business. October 27, 2000
1998
Veney, JE, PC Williams, and T Hatzell. In Search of Failure: Guidelines for Ministries of Health. Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries 1(1): 1–15. Spring 1998.
1997
Williams, PC. Physician Reimbursement Mechanisms as Social Constraints: An Historical Critique of Douglass North’s Theory of Institutional Evolution. Politics and the Life Sciences. 16(2): 289–298. September 1997.
Legal Practice Handbook:
Williams, PC. From Metropolis to Mayberry: A Lawyer’s Guide to Small Town Law Practice. Chicago: American Bar Association, General Practice Section.
Other Articles:
2000
Williams, PC. The Man History Forgot. The Shelby Star. “Now You Know” series of Millennium essays. May 2000.
Williams, PC. Shave, Haircut, and an Appendectomy. The Shelby Star. “Now You Know” series of Millennium essays. September 2000.
Popular Fiction (Books):
2005
Williams, Philip Carlton. Daviejay. Baltimore and Amsterdam. PublishAmerica.
1990
Williams, Philip Carlton. The Tartan Murders. Toronto and New York: Knightsbridge, Ltd.
1988
Williams, Philip Carlton. Mission Bay Murder. Toronto and New York: Paperjacks, Inc.
Children’s Fiction (Books):
1995
Williams, PC and SG Garrett. The Haunted Barn. New York: Rourke Publishers.
Williams, PC and SG Garrett. The Smuggler’s Secret. New York: Rourke Publishers.
Williams, PC and SG Garrett. The Rainbow Monster. New York: Rourke Publishers.
Garrett, SG and PC Williams. The Pirate’s Treasure. New York: Rourke Publishers.
Garrett, SG and PC Williams. The Candy Bandit. New York: Rourke Publishers.
Garrett, SG and PC Williams. The Blanket Burglar. New York: Rourke Publishers.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
China
2005–2006 — Director of International Faculty for Hospital/Public Health Leadership Program in cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Health, International Health Exchange and Cooperation Center. This was a pilot program in which forty Chinese hospital executives and regional public health officials learned principals of strategic management and healthcare finance for one week in Beijing (October, 2005), two weeks in Boston (May–June, 2006), and another week in Beijing (Fall, 2006). Program Director: Dr. Zhou Jian (Beijing).
1996–1998 — Quintiles Scholars Program — I was one of three American instructors in a set of comparative courses in health services management and leadership sponsored by the Quintiles Corporation and taught in Chapel Hill, NC (year-round) and Beijing, China (three nine-day sessions each year). Students include physicians, hospital executives, and biomedical research supervisors from the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) and Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS). Program Director: Glenn Wilson.
Methodist College
Spring 2005
BUS 470—business policy and strategy, the capstone course required of all business majors.
LSAT preparation — pro bono course offered one hour per week to assist prospective law students planning to take the LSAT.
Gardner-Webb University
1999–2002
BADM 300—legal environment of business, an introduction to business law for undergraduate business majors in the Broyhill School of Management’s on campus and off campus (“GOAL”) programs.
BADM 643—international trade law, an overview of legal issues relating to the successful transaction of international business for graduate students in the Broyhill School of Management’s MBA program
MGMT 400—human resource management, an introduction to strategic human resource planning and employment law for undergraduate business majors
MGMT 316—principles of management, a management survey course designed for undergraduate business majors.
BADM 606 (traditional and online course formats)—managed care organizations, an MBA-level examination of many organizational forms by which managed care manifests itself in the United States
MGMT 425—advanced business communications, a course designed for undergraduate business majors in the off campus (“GOAL”) program.
HMG 410—health law seminar, an introduction to the legal environment of health service providers and organizations for undergraduate health management majors in the off campus (“GOAL”) program
BADM 641—health law, an introduction to the legal environment of health service providers and organizations for students in the off campus MBA program
HMG 300—introduction to health management, a survey course introducing students to the system of health care service delivery in the United States
BADM 605—health care administration, an analysis of business management and organization theory applied to health services delivery
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spring 1998
HPAA 130 (Graduate)–Organizational Design and Behavior of Health Institutions — Graduate-level course for students in MHA and MPH degree tracks. Instructor: Arnold D. Kaluzny, Ph.D.
Fall 1997
HPAA 70 (Undergraduate, UNC)–Introduction to Health Services Systems — First required course for juniors enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree program.
Fall 1996
HPAA 220 (Graduate)–Evolution, Organization, and Financing of the U.S. Health System — Required survey course for MHA, MSPH, and MPH degrees. Instructor: Paul Halverson, Dr.P.H.
Spring 1995
HPAA 186 (Graduate and undergraduate)–The Law of Health Reform — Seminar in legal issues arising from recent changes in the U.S. health system. Instructor: Dean Harris, J.D.
Fall 1994
HPAA 180 (Graduate)–The Law and the Public’s Health — Required course for students enrolled in MHA and MSPH degree programs. Instructor: Ben Gilbert, J.D., M.P.H.
COMMUNITY SERVICE and AWARDS
2008–Present
Alabama State Representative to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
2008–Present
Member, Japan-America Society of Alabama (JASA) Board of Trustees
Summer 2008
Participant, United Way of Central Alabama “CEO to CEO Program”
2008–Present
Member, Sister City Commission, City of Montevallo
March 2008
Recipient, “Friend of Montevallo” award from Montevallo Rotary Club and Montevallo Chamber of Commerce
2007–Present
Member, BankTrust Advisory Board, Montevallo, AL
2006–Present
Member, Board of Directors, Higher Education Partnership of Alabama
2006–Present
Member, Governor’s Advisory Group on China
2003–2006
Member, Marquis Society, Cumberland County United Way
Member, Vestry, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, N.C.
Member, Board of Advisors, Douglass Byrd High School Health Science Academy
Fall 2004
Certificate of Commendation “for courageous and steadfast academic integrity” awarded by the North Carolina State Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Spring 2004
Co-winner, Best Paper Award. (See Publications, above.)
Spring 2001
Students with Disabilities Faculty Appreciation Award — Presented by the Noel Program for the Disabled at Gardner-Webb University to faculty nominated by students with disabilities.
