Walter e. williams By hwcarr ogres Mar 31, 1936 March 31, 1936 Philadelphia, PA Jan 25, 1939 Fat Albert ? Jan 1, 1959 1959 he was drafted into the military, Apr 16, 1965 (1965) in economics from California State University, Los Angeles. Period: Jun 20, 1995 to May 19, 2001 Williams has been a professor of economics at George Mason University since 1980, and was chairman of the University's Economics department from 1995 to 2001.