GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumna Jacqueline Williams has been elected president of Aggie Heritage Friends.   

Aggie Heritage Friends is comprised of alumni and friends of N.C. A&T who have made planned gifts to the university in one or more of the following categories: outright lifetime contribution, bargain sale, charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder trust, pooled income fund, charitable lead trust, gift of a partial interest in a property, charitable bequest or gift of life insurance.   The organization was founded in 1990 and has 20 members.

A 1963 graduate, Williams has made contributions to the university for more than 25 years.

"I wholeheartedly believe that my life accomplishments and those of my family members have been a result of the education we received from A&T," the retired school teacher said. 

Williams' late husband Andrew Williams and son, Greensboro attorney Joseph A. Williams, are graduates of A&T.

Husband Andrew served as chairman of A&T's department of industrial technology until his death in 1977 and son Joseph serves on the university's Board of Trustees.  Grandson Joseph Williams is a student at A&T.

"Mrs. Williams and other members of the Aggie Heritage Friends are creating their own legacy at A&T," said Anthony Holloman, director of planned giving.  "The contributions they are making to A&T will be a critical part of our $100 million capital campaign, which is currently underway at the university.