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Byron D. Williamson | |
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| Born | January 5, 1946 |
| Education | MS in Ministry and Church History |
| Alma mater | Abilene Christian University |
| Occupation | Religious Book Publisher |
Byron Dale Williamson (born January 5, 1946) is an American religious book publisher, former president of Thomas Nelson-Word Publishing Group, and the founder of both Integrity Publishers and Worthy Publishing Group. Williamson is the former chair of the board of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 1983, Williamson founded the first iteration of Worthy Publishing, serving as president.[3][4][5] He developed the first Bible translation for children, the International Children's Bible (ICB) (ISBN 0834401339).[2] In 1988, Worthy Publishing was sold to Word, Inc., a CapCities/ABC company. Williamson was appointed as the executive vice president and group publisher of Word Publishing.[6] In December 1992, Word was acquired by Thomas Nelson, located in Nashville, TN. Williamson was then appointed as the President of Thomas Nelson and Word.[2][3] In 1999, Williamson founded Integrity Publishers in 2001.[7][8] Nashville-based Integrity established a leadership position in the Christian book industry, publishing Jesus Calling by Sarah Young in 2004.[5][citation needed]
Awards and Recognition
[edit]- ECPA Chair Award for a Career of Remarkable Service to Christian Publishing in 2021 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)[1][citation needed]
- 2023 Distinguished Alumni Citation (DAC) recipient [9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "THE ECPA CHAIR AWARD". ECPA.
- ^ a b c Milliot |, Jim. "PW: Williamson Resigns from Nelson". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b Ward, Getahn. "Worthy Publishing heads to One Franklin Park". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Stern, Andrew (September 16, 2011). "U.S. religious publishers reap rewards with Justin Bieber and the Bible". Reuters.
- ^ a b Garrett |, Lynn. "New Christian Publishing House Debuts". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ USPTO. "WORD PUBLISHING - Byron D. Williamson Trademark Registration". USPTO.report. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Milliot |, Jim. "Integrity Publishers Makes Successful Debut". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Kiesling |, Angie. "Williamson to Head New Publishing Entity". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Abilene Christian University. "2023 Distinguished Alumni Citation (DAC) recipients". Alumni Association.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni Citation Past Recipients". Alumni Association.