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Byron D. Williamson
Born (1946-01-05) January 5, 1946 (age 78)
EducationMS in Ministry and Church History
Alma materAbilene Christian University
OccupationReligious 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

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "THE ECPA CHAIR AWARD". ECPA.
  2. ^ a b c Milliot |, Jim. "PW: Williamson Resigns from Nelson". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ a b Ward, Getahn. "Worthy Publishing heads to One Franklin Park". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ Stern, Andrew (September 16, 2011). "U.S. religious publishers reap rewards with Justin Bieber and the Bible". Reuters.
  5. ^ a b Garrett |, Lynn. "New Christian Publishing House Debuts". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  6. ^ USPTO. "WORD PUBLISHING - Byron D. Williamson Trademark Registration". USPTO.report. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ Milliot |, Jim. "Integrity Publishers Makes Successful Debut". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  8. ^ Kiesling |, Angie. "Williamson to Head New Publishing Entity". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  9. ^ Abilene Christian University. "2023 Distinguished Alumni Citation (DAC) recipients". Alumni Association.
  10. ^ "Distinguished Alumni Citation Past Recipients". Alumni Association.