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Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, Williams was on the air for days of continuous coverage. USA Today named him Best Anchor of the marathon 2000 Presidential election night coverage. In 1997, his continuous coverage of the death of Princess Diana was watched by millions worldwide on the networks of NBC News, as were his many hours of live coverage following the crash of TWA Flight 800 and the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Williams' first race was the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, and Switzerland's Clay Regazzoni won Williams' first race at the 1979 British Grand Prix. At the 1997 British Grand Prix, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve won the team's 100th race, making Williams one of only three teams in Formula One, alongside Ferrari and fellow British team McLaren, to win 100 races. Williams won nine Constructor's titles between 1980 and 1997. This stood as a record until Ferrari surpassed it in 2000.
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Mr. Williams has extensive experience in managing public technology companies. He is the founder and President of Tarpen Research Corporation, a private holding and consulting company instrumental in the launch of several technology companies including Distinctive Software Inc., Murex International Corporation, and InMedia Presentations Inc. Mr. Williams ... served as President & CEO of Electronic Arts (Canada) Inc., North America's largest developer of Interactive software.
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Williams has an active club and intramural sports program, offering 13 club sports including ultimate, rugby, horseback riding, cycling, volleyball, and water polo. Approximately 50% of Williams' students compete on at least one varsity, junior varsity, or formal club team.
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Prior to his tenure at Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Williams worked at Merck Research Laboratories (1976-1983), Nova Pharmaceutical (1983-1984), and CIBA- Geigy Pharmaceuticals (1984-1989). At CIBA-Geigy, he was part of the research team involved in the discovery of CGS 21680, the first selective agonist for the adenosine A2A receptor. He is on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Elan Pharmaceuticals, Sigma-Aldrich, and Targacept Inc., and is Chairman of the Board of Antalium, a biotech joint venture between McGill University and NeuroSearch which focuses on drug discovery in the area of pain. He is ... Adjunct Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry at Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago, Editor-in- Chief of Current Opinions in Investigational Drugs and Drug Development Research, and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
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TULSA, Okla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Williams (NYSE: WMB) plans to report its year-end 2007 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, Feb. 21. Management will discuss the results during a live webcast beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern the same day. Participants are encouraged to access the webcast at www.williams.com. Slides will be available for viewing, downloading and printing on the morning of Feb. 21. A limited number of phone lines ... will be available at (877) 741-4244. International callers should dial (719) 325-4820.
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