Carl M. Williams
Carl Williams was born in 1928 to a ranching family in Douglas, WY. He completed two undergraduate years at the University of Wyoming and another two at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In the proud family tradition of military service, including service by his three brothers and father in World War II, Carl joined the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard in 1952. He served six years as a fighter pilot while earning his Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming.
After graduating from law school, Carl became a founding partner of Daniels and Associates, now a leading financial service firm in the global media, internet, and telecommunications industries. In 1957, he founded Televents, Inc., a Colorado-based cable television company that merged with Western Telecommunications Inc. and was purchased by TCI in the late 1980s. Williams was also president of Carl M. Williams & Associates.
Carl was active in politics, philanthropy, and education. He was elected to a term in the State Senate in 1968 and served as Chairman of the State Senate Affairs Committee.
Carl's philanthropic efforts at the University of Wyoming and the University of Denver are designed to advance the discussion of ethics. He was a fierce defender of the free enterprise system and its ethical operation. Carl was a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees and was the benefactor of the Carl M. Williams Institute of Ethics and Values, established in 1998 at the university.
In addition to his business, politics, and philanthropy endeavors, his lifelong passion for flight helped create the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, which awarded him the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
After graduating from law school, Carl became a founding partner of Daniels and Associates, now a leading financial service firm in the global media, internet, and telecommunications industries. In 1957, he founded Televents, Inc., a Colorado-based cable television company that merged with Western Telecommunications Inc. and was purchased by TCI in the late 1980s. Williams was also president of Carl M. Williams & Associates.
Carl was active in politics, philanthropy, and education. He was elected to a term in the State Senate in 1968 and served as Chairman of the State Senate Affairs Committee.
Carl's philanthropic efforts at the University of Wyoming and the University of Denver are designed to advance the discussion of ethics. He was a fierce defender of the free enterprise system and its ethical operation. Carl was a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees and was the benefactor of the Carl M. Williams Institute of Ethics and Values, established in 1998 at the university.
In addition to his business, politics, and philanthropy endeavors, his lifelong passion for flight helped create the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, which awarded him the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.