Bill Crawley

William B. Crawley, Jr
Nationality	American
Education	Hampden-Sydney University, University of Virginia
Occupation	Professor at University of Mary Washington
Known for	Distinguished professor of the Great Lives program
Notable work	Harry Byrd's Virginia and Centennial History of the University of Mary Washington

William B. Crawley, Jr. is a Distinguished Professor of History and Historian at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is the director of the Great Lives program. As well as teaching the course Great Lives: Biographical Approaches to History and Culture. His primary teaching fields are recent American history and history of the South.

Biography

Crawley earned a B.A. in history from Hampden-Sydney college. As well as a M.A and a Ph. D from the University of Virginia. Afterwards, in 1970, he went on to become a professor at the University of Mary Washington for 40 years. He earned several awards for distinguished teaching and skill in administrative positions. Currently he is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History. In 1978 he wrote Bill Tuck: A Political Life in Harry Byrd's Virginia, which is held in several hundred libraries. In 1994 he received the Grellet C. Simpson Award for outstanding teaching. By 2005, the graduating seniors chose him for the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award as the professor who had the greatest impact on students’ lives. In 2008 he wrote the Centennial History of The University of Mary Washington