David Wilson (university administrator)
| David Wilson | |
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| 12th President of Morgan State University | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Earl S. Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marengo County, Alabama |
| Alma mater |
Tuskegee Institute Harvard University |
| Profession | College administrator, Academia |
David Wilson, Ed.D has been president of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland since July 1, 2010. Dr. David Wilson is the 12th president of Morgan State University and has a long record of accomplishments and more than 30 years of experience in higher education administration. Dr. Wilson holds four academic degrees: a B.S. in political science and an M.S. in education from Tuskegee University; an Ed.M. in educational planning and administration from Harvard University and an Ed.D. in administration, planning and social policy, also from Harvard. He came to Morgan from the University of Wisconsin, where he was chancellor of both the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin–Extension. Before that, he held numerous other administrative posts in academia, including: vice president and associate provost at Auburn University, and associate provost of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Dr. Wilson's tenure as Morgan's president has been characterized by great gains for the university. Among the many highlights: historic enrollment increases; procurement of the university’s largest-ever research contract, a $28.5-million, five-year contract from NASA; procurement of a $23.3 million grant from NIH, inclusion of Morgan as one of the recipients of a $129-million energy innovation research grant to Penn State University; the launch of an aggressive initiative to maintain excellence in customer service and improve the information technology infrastructure on campus; new construction on campus valued at $234 million; signing of articulation agreements with several two-year colleges, bringing Morgan bachelor's degrees to their campuses; approval of Morgan's first off-campus baccalaureate program by the State of Maryland; establishment of Morgan's first online degree program; a significant expansion of study abroad opportunities for Morgan students and the continuation of Morgan's tradition of producing Fulbright Scholars. Under Dr. Wilson's tenure, retention rates at Morgan are at all-time highs, and the graduation rate has increased by more than 20%. Further, alumni giving to the University has increased by nearly 160%, and annual giving to the University has increased by over 40%.
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