William B. Spong, Jr. became Dean and Dudley Warner Woodbridge Professor of Law in 1976, having previously served as a U.S. Senator for Virginia and as a delegate and senator in the Virginia General Assembly. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1941 and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1947.
Spong began his deanship at a difficult time for the Law School, when it was faced with inadequate physical facilities and the threat of decertification by the ABA. Spong oversaw the construction of a new law school building and guided the school into national prominence. He retired in 1985.
William Spong's publications can be found by searching this repository.
Submissions from 1998
Eulogy, William B. Spong Jr., United States Senator (1966-1973), Dean of the College of William and Mary School of Law (1976-1985), Timothy J. Sullivan
Submissions from 1985
Retirement of William B. Spong, Jr., Board of Visitors, College of William and Mary
Dean William B. Spong, Jr., Editors of the William and Mary Law Review
William B. Spong, Jr., Mike Mansfield
William B. Spong, Jr., John Ritchie III
William B. Spong, Jr., Charles S. Robb
Farewell, William B. Spong Jr.
Introduction to National Security and the First Amendment, William B. Spong Jr.
Submissions from 1984
Bull market for predictions, Keith C. Epstein
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at H-1, H-5 (December 30, 1984))A Letter from the Dean (1984), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1984-1985)Introduction to Defamation and the First Amendment: New Perspectives, William B. Spong Jr.
Submissions from 1983
A Letter from the Dean (1983), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1983-1984)Submissions from 1982
A Letter from the Dean (1982), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1982-1983)Book Review of War Powers of the President and Congress: Who Holds the Arrows and Who Holds the Olive Branch?, William B. Spong Jr.
(68 Virginia Law Review 1437-1446 (1982))Submissions from 1981
Coif Panel Votes to Include W&M
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-4 (April 28, 1981))Spong rules out Senate, court bids, James Latimer
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at A-1, A-2 (Dececember 20, 1981))Harrison to announce retirement, sources say, Jerry Lazarus
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at A-1, A-6 (December 11, 1981))Democrats will hold convention on same date as GOP, Shelley Rolfe
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-11 (Dececember 13, 1981))A Letter from the Dean (1981), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1981-1982)W&M Law School to Get Tenants, Times-Dispatch State Staff
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-2 (July 23, 1981))Submissions from 1980
Westinghouse Accord Clears Court Docket, Elliott Cooper
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-5 (January 6, 1980))New Law School Accepted 'As A Gift From Virginia', Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at F-11 (September 14, 1980))Threat to Accrediation Prompted W&M Facility, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at G-1, G-3 (September 14, 1980))Spong on Politicians, Teachers, James Latimer
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at G-1, G-3 (September 14, 1980))Classes to Start at New W&M Law Site, Richmond Times-Dispatch
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-4 (August 27, 1980))A Letter from the Dean (1980), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1980-1981)From the Law Schools: A Look at Lawyer Competency, William B. Spong Jr.
(6 Virginia Bar Association Journal 23-27 (Spring 1980))Spong: Building on the Past, Planning for the Future, Susan Cary Watkins
(10 Colonial Lawyer 6-7 (1980))Submissions from 1979
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-1 (December 6, 1979))Vepco Accord in Fuel Case Is Approved, Elliott Cooper
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at A-5 (June 23, 1979))Ford Deplores Fiscal Policy, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-1, B-7 (October 11, 1979))Law School Passed Trials of War, Funds, Public Apathy, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at G-1, G-2 (April 29, 1979))A Letter from the Dean (1979), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1979-1980)New Law Building Construction Progresses, William B. Spong Jr.
(9 Colonial Lawyer 2-3 (1979))The Legal Profession: A Look into the Future, William B. Spong Jr.
(5 Bar Leader 24-29 (July/August 1979))The Legal Profession: A look Into the Future, William B. Spong Jr.
(5 Virginia Bar Association Journal 16-24 (Winter 1979))Dean Spong to Give Lectures, Times-Dispatch State Staff
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-2 (July 3, 1979))Submissions from 1978
Stained Glass Given to W&M by Oxford, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-1 (July 14, 1978))Spong to Speak to H-SC Alumni, Richmond Times-Dispatch
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-8 (November 5, 1978))A Letter from the Dean (1978), William B. Spong Jr.
(The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law Admissions Brochure 1978-1979)Construction has Begun, William B. Spong Jr.
(8 Colonial Lawyer 19 (1978))Letter to the Alumni of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, William B. Spong Jr.
Endowment Unit Approves Grants, Times-Dispatch State Staff
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-3 (March 11, 1978))Submissions from 1977
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at A-14 (January 24, 1977))Law Guide a Product of Students
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-5 (September 13, 1977))W&M Reemphasizes Law School Building as Priority, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-4 (May 26, 1977))President's Page, William B. Spong Jr.
(3 Virginia Bar Association Journal 2-3 (Winter 1977))Report of the Past President, William B. Spong Jr.
(3 Virginia Bar Association Journal 37-40 (Spring, 1977))W&M Starts Ball Rolling on Law Building, Times-Dispatch State Staff
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-19 (November 10, 1977))Submissions from 1976
Spong Says No to Politics in Future
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at F-3 (August 1, 1976))Law School Collusion Is Denied by Spong, Charles Cox
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at B-4 (October 6, 1976))President's Page, William B. Spong Jr.
(2 Virginia Bar Association Journal 2-3 (Spring 1976))President's Page, William B. Spong Jr.
(2 Virginia Bar Association Journal 2-3 (Summer 1976))President's Page, William B. Spong Jr.
(2 Virginia Bar Association Journal 2-3, 30 (Fall 1976))Law Seminar Students to Hear Ex-Sen. Spong, Times-Dispatch State Staff
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at E-16 (February 15, 1976))Submissions from 1975
Spong Only Nominee for W&M Law Post, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at A-1, A-5 (November 4, 1975))W&M Names Spong Head of Law School, Wilford Kale
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at C-1 (November 23, 1975))Search Under Way to Find New Law Dean at W&M, Times-Dispatch State Staff
(Richmond Times-Dispatch at D-6 (June 1, 1975))