North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recognized the significant contributions of the Rev. Dr. John L. Williams, a proud alumnus of the class of 1996, and his wife, Elnita L. Williams, by officially naming two spaces in the Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex in their honor. The areas, John L. Williams Enrichment Way and Elnita Lipford Williams Enlightenment Way are located on the fourth floor of the complex.