Darrell K. Williams
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United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS)
National War College (MS)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (MBA)
United StatesDarrell Williams | |
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| President of Hampton University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Hampton University (BA) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS) National War College (MS) Pennsylvania State University, University Park (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1983–2020 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 1st Theater Sustainment Command Army Combined Arms Support Command |
Darrell Kenneth Williams is an American lieutenant general who has served as president of Hampton University since 2022. He previously served as a general officer in the United States Army directing the Defense Logistics Agency until July 8, 2020.[1][2] He also headed the Combined Arms Support Command and Sustainment Center of Excellence and was the senior mission commander at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia.
Williams is the founding chair of the Mary S. Peake Fellowship, a one-year program for next-generation leaders helping local businesses grow, named in honor of Mary S. Peake.[3]
A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Williams was commissioned into the Army Quartermaster Corps at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia in 1983. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate and also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He also became a member of Gamma Iota chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Education
His post graduate education includes: Master's degree in Military Arts and Sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies (Distinguished Graduate) from the National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.; and master's degree in Business Management (Logistics) from the Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA in 1991.[4]
