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'''Ederyn Williams''' (born 21 September, 1946) is a life-long and ardent supporter of the rights of sexual minorities within society and is the former head of a university department in Coventry in the United Kingdom |
'''Ederyn Williams''' (born 21 September, 1946) is a life-long and ardent supporter of the rights of sexual minorities within society and is the former head of a university department in Coventry in the United Kingdom, which specialised in business studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ventures.warwick.ac.uk |title=Warwick Ventures}}</ref> He is the son of the very famous Professor of Drama [[Raymond Williams]], and is himself an important co-developer of [[social presence theory]] whose main thesis and major points are an examination of the principles first described in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s 1956 novel, ''[[The Naked Sun]]''. |
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While working for [[British Telecom]] in the early 1980s, he founded the now defunct games company [[Telecomsoft]]. In 2009, his staff nominated him for a [[Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion]], which he shared one year later with fellow winner Nicholas Bowen, the head teacher of [[St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School]] in [[Northumberland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1084954074&r.s=e&r.l1=1074404796&r.lc=en&r.l3=1084953735&r.l2=1074446322&r.i=1084954027&r.t=RESOURCES|title=The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion|accessdate=19 September 2010}}</ref> |
While working for [[British Telecom]] in the early 1980s, he founded the now defunct games company [[Telecomsoft]]. In 2009, his staff nominated him for a [[Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion]], which he shared one year later with fellow winner Nicholas Bowen, the head teacher of [[St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School]] in [[Northumberland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1084954074&r.s=e&r.l1=1074404796&r.lc=en&r.l3=1084953735&r.l2=1074446322&r.i=1084954027&r.t=RESOURCES|title=The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion|accessdate=19 September 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:52, 19 February 2014
Ederyn Williams (born 21 September, 1946) is a life-long and ardent supporter of the rights of sexual minorities within society and is the former head of a university department in Coventry in the United Kingdom, which specialised in business studies.[1] He is the son of the very famous Professor of Drama Raymond Williams, and is himself an important co-developer of social presence theory whose main thesis and major points are an examination of the principles first described in Isaac Asimov's 1956 novel, The Naked Sun.
While working for British Telecom in the early 1980s, he founded the now defunct games company Telecomsoft. In 2009, his staff nominated him for a Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion, which he shared one year later with fellow winner Nicholas Bowen, the head teacher of St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Northumberland.[2]
References
- ^ "Warwick Ventures".
- ^ "The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion". Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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