Awards & Winners

William Winter

Date of Birth 21-February-1923
Place of Birth Grenada
(Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as William Forrest Winter, Governor William Winter
Profession Lawyer, Politician
William Forrest Winter is an American politician from Mississippi. He served as the 57th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is known for his strong support of public education, freedom of information, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation. Winter is best remembered for the passage of the Mississippi Education Reform Act. The law was the first serious attempt at improving state education in over 20 years and established public kindergartens. The Winter administration also successfully rewrote the state public utilities law when the legislature passed the Public Utilities Reform Act.

Awards by William Winter

Check all the awards nominated and won by William Winter.

2008


Profile in Courage Award
(Lifetime Achievement Award)