Education
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS, 1949 LL.B.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1943 B.A.
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia, 1973
Mississippi, 1949
William F. Winter
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Areas of Practice
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS, 1949 LL.B.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1943 B.A.
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia, 1973
Mississippi, 1949
Honors and Awards
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
Mississippi State Bar Lifetime Achievement Award
University of Mississippi's Law Hall of Fame, 2010 Inaugural Member
Honorary Degree Recipient, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tougaloo College, Davidson College, Millsaps College, Mississippi University for Women, Troy State University and William Carey College
Dedication of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's new residence as the William F. Winter Archives and History Building, 2003
Renaming of the University of Mississippi Institute for Racial Reconciliation as the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, 2003
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award, National Education Association, 2001
The Mississippi Bar Lifetime Achievement Award, 1998
Fellow, Institute of Politics, Harvard University, 1985
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
Mississippi Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 1948 - 1949
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
The District of Columbia Bar, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Member
Capitol Area Bar Association, Priviledged Member
National Advisory Board on Race Relations, Member
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Board of Trustees, President
National Commission on the State and Local Public Service, Chairman
Kettering Foundation, 1990 - 1993, Chairman
National Civic League, 1988 - 1989, Chairman
Foundation for the Mid South, 1990 - 1992, Chairman
Commission on the Future of the South, 1986, Chairman
Appalachian Regional Commission, 1983, Chairman
Southern Regional Education Board, 1982, Chairman
Southern Growth Policies Board, 1981, Chairman
Ole Miss Alumni Association, 1978, President
Fraternities / Sororities
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Theta
Past Employment Positions
Governor of Mississippi, 1980 - 1984
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1972 - 1976
Mississippi State Treasurer, 1964 - 1968
Mississippi State Tax Collector, 1956 - 1964
Mississippi House of Representatives, 1948 - 1956
Birth Information
1923, Grenada, Mississippi
