, ▁a ▁rib bon ▁video ▁board ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁deck . ▁ ▁This ▁too ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁rib bon ▁video ▁board ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁fac ades ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁deck ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁honor ▁Arthur ▁L . ▁Williams , ▁Jr . ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁University . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁Liber ty ▁University ▁President ▁Jerry ▁Fal well , ▁Jr . ▁announced ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁a ▁three ▁phase ▁addition ▁to ▁Williams ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁from ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁seats ▁to ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁included ▁a ▁five ▁story ▁press ▁box ▁and ▁expanded ▁the ▁stad ium ▁by ▁ 7 , 2 0 0 ▁seats . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁second ▁deck ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁and ▁length ening ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁west ▁stands ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁The ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁was ▁ 1 9 , 2 0 0 ▁after ▁phase ▁one ▁was ▁completed . ▁The ▁estimated ▁cost ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁$ 1 8 ▁million . ▁The ▁new ▁press ▁tower ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁Liber ty ' s ▁Oct . ▁ 2 , ▁ 2