Raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Williams attended Morgan State University and earned his bachelor degree of Science in Mathematics.
Before earning his bachelor's degree he was already able to solve four advanced problems in The Mathematical Monthly and co-authored two papers on Non-Associative Algebra with his undergraduate advisor Dr. Volodymir Bohun-Chudyniv. Scott Williams earned his Master's and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Lehigh University in 1967 and 1969, respectively.
Williams served as a Research Associate in the Department of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University - University Park, from 1969 to 1971. In 1971, he was chosen to be Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University at Buffalo and in 1985 was promoted to Full Professor at the University. In 1982, he won the New York Chancellor Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2004, he was named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science by Science Spectrum Magazine and Career Communications Group.

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