M. Roy Wilson
| M. Roy Wilson | |
|---|---|
| President of Wayne State University | |
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Assumed office August 1, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 28, 1953 |
| Alma mater |
Allegheny College University of California Harvard Medical School |
| Website | President M. Roy Wilson |
M. Roy Wilson (born November 28, 1953 in Yokohama, Japan[1]) is the President of the Wayne State University.[2]
Early/Personal Life
Born in Yokohama, Japan on November 28, 1953 to an African-American father and a Japanese mother. Most of M. Roy Wilson’s childhood was spent in Japan.[3] M. Roy Wilson has been married twice prior to his recent marriage to Jacqueline Page at the St. Regis Monarch Beach hotel in Orange County, Calif. In 2011, they met at a public event while Wilson was president and chairman of the board of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. Before they married, Wilson moved to Detroit with Page, and have been living in an apartment above the Alumni House on WSU’s campus.[4] M. Roy Wilson has two children with his first wife Wendy; son Travis Yoshio and daughter Presley Rei.[3]
Education
M. Roy Wilson completed his undergraduate degree at Allegheny College in Meadville, Penn. in 1976. Soon after he was accepted to Harvard Medical School, where he received his M.D. in 1980. It was there he trained as an ophthalmologist and researcher.[3] M. Roy Wilson is an accomplished researcher, focused on glaucoma and blindness in West Africa, the Caribbean and urban communities in the United States.[5] Wilson has had a great appreciation for cultural diversity and multiculturalism, which has led him into the field of international ophthalmology; most of his scientific and service contributions have been in developing countries.[3] In 1985, M. Roy Wilson attended the University of California, Los Angeles to complete his Master’s Degree in epidemiology (1990).[6]
Career
In January 2012, M. Roy Wilson served as deputy director for strategic scientific planning and program coordination at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of National Institutes of Health.[5] On June 5, 2012, M. Roy Wilson was elected President of Wayne State University.[7]
Previous career
- (One time) Chancellor - University of Colorado Denver[5]
- Former Chair of Board of Directors - University of Colorado Hospital[6]
- Dean of School of Medicine - Creighton University[6]
- Vice President - Creighton University[6]
- President - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center[6]
- (Part time) Former President - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences in L.A.[5]
- Chairman of Board of Directors - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences in L.A.[5]
Achievements and awards
- The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences – Member[7]
- The International Glaucoma Research Society – Member[7]
- The American Ophthalmological Society - Member[7]
- Committee of the NIH-funded Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study - The executive[7]
- The Data Monitoring and Oversight Committee of the NIH-funded Los Angeles Latino Eye Study - Chair[7]
- The Advisory councils of NIMHD - Member[7]
- The NIH Director's Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce – Member[7]
- Best Doctors in America Award – 14 consecutive years[6]
- American Academy of Ophthalmology - Senior Achievement Award[6]
- The Minority Health Institute - Distinguished Physician Award[6]
- The Association of American Medical Colleges - Herbert W. Nickens Award[6]
- The National Institutes of Health - NIH Director’s Award [6]
References
- ↑ M. Roy Wilson CV
- ↑ WSU Office of the President
- 1 2 3 4 University of Missouri
- ↑ Detroit News
- 1 2 3 4 5 BLAC Detroit - Wayne State University’s New President
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wayne State University Board of Governors – Election Announcement
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wayne State University Board of Governors - Presidential Search
Further reading
- "Award-winning physician appointed deputy director at NIMHD". The National Institute of Health. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2014-01-22.