The foundation was formed in 1990 when Justiss Oil Company honored the memory of Cliff Williams with an endowment gift to be used for the educational needs of children in LaSalle Parish.

Cliff, son of Pat and Charles Williams, was a native of Jena, married to Jennifer Justiss Williams Loe and is the father of Amy and Adam Williams.  He was a Petroleum Engineer and Justiss Oil Company 's Vice-President of Drilling and Production Operations for seven years.  Cliff was actively involved in many industry organizations, and upon his untimely death, was posthumously awarded the "Contractor of the Year" award by Reed Tool company and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

The foundation is indeed a living memorial to Cliff.  Funds generated from the endowment and other foundation income help support education each year by providing grants for achievement award programs, educational trips, hands-on teaching aids in all subjects for the classroom, maps, microscopes, computers, software, calculators, classroom TVs and VCRs, presenters, projectors, etc.

The board of Directors of the Cliff Williams Memorial Foundation would like to thank YOU for helping to make a difference in the lives of LaSalle Parish children.

CWMF  Board of Directors
 

Sidney Amyx Bud Crick Bill Davis Sammy Franklin Jimmy Humphries Robert Kendrick Shelby Loe W. B. McCartney, Jr.

Kenneth P. Mauterer Mary Moffett Jimmie C. Peters Paul Tweedy Mary Lou Welch Charles Williams Joe Wilson