Wilbur Wayne Everett

Professor Emeritus, Chemistry

Wilbur Wayne Everett received a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Purdue University in 1959 after graduating from Ouachita Baptist College in 1954.  After receiving his Ph.D., he served as Senior Assistant Scientist with the United States Public Health Service at the National Heart Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.  Dr. Everett joined the faculty at Ouachita Baptist College as Professor of Chemistry in 1961 where he served until his retirement in 2001.  He served as Chair of the Chemistry Department from 1966-1980.  Dr. Everett served Ouachita throughout his career in many capacities.  From 1995 through 1998 he served as Acting Dean for the School of Arts and Sciences.  From 1980 to 1995 he served as Chairman of the Division of Natural Science.  During this same period, he twice served as Self-Study Coordinator for Ouachita Baptist University’s Self-Study as part of the North Central Association’s Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.  Additionally, Dr. Everett served as Ouachita’s Title III Director from 1995-1999.  He also served as Manager of the PDP-11 computer system from 1977-1983 and was instrumental in establishing the campus computer network system. Dr. Everett was also appointed as a Welch Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Dallas in 1986 while at the same time serving as a Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Dallas.  The following year he served as Visiting Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas.  Additionally, he served as Scientist Director of the Inactive Reserves of the United States Public Health Service from 1982-1999. W. W. Everett was also involved in serving the local scientific community.  He served for thirty-one years as the Director of the South Central Arkansas Region IV Science Fair from 1964-1995 and as Regional Director of the South Central Arkansas Junior Academy of Science from 1968-1995.  Dr. Everett married the former Nell Kuhn.  They have two sons, Greg and Keith.