Sullivan, William W.

William W. Sullivan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his doctorate over a twelve year period at University of Utah. He helped open the Minority Center there, and was eventually recruited to teach in Missoula, Montana, where he stayed for three years.

Sullivan was president of the Utah Association of the National Council for Black Studies programs, and spent some time designing ways to recruit minorities for universities. In 1978, Sullivan was recruited by Robert Glennon to come to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and hired as director of student support services.

Sullivan oversees many programs which are designed among other things to enrich students' studies, teach them how to study, help their parents with problems, aid adults who wish to return to school, provide in-class high school tutoring, and even help them earn full scholarships to graduate school.