Jim Williams, author of a book about Oro Valley history, has earned an Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History.
Williams, an Oro Valley resident, historian, and retired educator, researched and wrote “Oro Valley, The First Fifty Years.” He received a “Leadership in History” award, the national association’s “most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history,” an announcement said.
Willliams wrote “Oro Valley, The First Fifty Years” as a commemoration of the town’s first half-century. The book, published in 2023, is a detailed study of the people, events and decisions that led to Oro Valley’s creation in 1974, and set in motion the community’s growth and evolution…