Servant leader” is how several of Dot Williams’ friends describe her. “Grace in action” is another.
Whether she’s running “Only Georgia,” the business she founded with daughters Julie and Dawn, publishing HomeSearch magazine or volunteering with one of the many organizations she supports, Williams (BSHE ’65, Family Development) says, “The work ethic I use today…was founded on the caring atmosphere I received as a student.”
For nearly two decades, Williams has donated a significant amount of time to her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. Among her accomplishments has been the development of “Strike Out Arthritis” as the identity used by college and alumnae chapters raising money for arthritis research. In 2005, Alpha Omicron Pi recognized Williams’ contributions by awarding her the Hunt Philanthropic Award.
In her hometown of Macon, Williams has helped raise $75,000 in grants for the restoration and preservation of the historic Neel Reid Federation Headquarters as a part of her involvement with the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon.
On a state level, she serves on both the Executive Board of Directors of The Garden Club of Georgia and on the Trustees Board of Directors. As the house and operations chair for the trustees, she oversees the operation of the headquarters house, located at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens.
Her love for gardening also applies to her own yard, which was named Macon’s “Yard of the Year” in 2007. She also plants and maintains the gardens at the historic Sidney Lanier Cottage.
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