Dr. David W. Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Williams received a B.S. in Technical Horticulture, specializing in Turfgrass Management at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. He received his M.S. in Crop Science, specializing in Turfgrass science and followed that up with a Ph.D. in Crop Science specializing in Turfgrass science from the University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Dr. Williams’ M.S. thesis was Response of Dollar Spot to Dew Removal from Creeping Bentgrass and his Ph.D. dissertation The Roles of Leaf Surface Moisture in the Epidemiology of Dollar Spot. His current position with the University of Kentucky allows him to dedicate approximately 69% of his time to research, the other 31% to instruction.