Background
Nichols, William Owen was born on March 11, 1939 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Freeman Alfred and Lila (Arvidson) Nichols.
National park service administrator
Nichols, William Owen was born on March 11, 1939 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Freeman Alfred and Lila (Arvidson) Nichols.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Wisconsin, 1961.
Park ranger, Yellowstone National Park, 1960-1961; park ranger, Shenandoah National Park, 1964-1970; supervisor park ranger, Mammoth Cave National Park, 1970-1973; chief park ranger, Cumberland Gap National Park, 1973-1982; superintendent, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, 1982-1985; superintendent, Vicksburg (Mississippi) National Military Park, since 1985.
President United Way of West Central Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1990-1991. Board directors Mississippi Children's Home Society, Jackson, since 1986. Trustee Vicksburg-Warren County Library., since 1992.
Member Rotary (president Vicksburg club 1989-1990).
Married Susan Karen Babbitt, October 20, 1962. Children: Sarah Kay, John Freeman.