William A. Spray taught in the History Department from 1968 until his retirement in 2000. From 1982 to 1989, he was Vice-President (Academic). He has published numerous articles, biographies, and books, including The Blacks in New Brunswick (Brunswick Press, 1972), and, with Carole Spray, New Brunswick: Its History and Its People (Gage, 1984). He is currently writing a history of St. Thomas University.