Retired President, Nellie Mae Educational Foundation
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Dr. Wilson has once again overcome adversity. These includesignificant race, gender and age discrimination. Blenda first experience with discrimination has the most was during his high school year in New Jersey. Blenda if it completely fails to discuss the National Honor Society, Wilson High School counselor or help give Blenda College. Blenda comment was: "In fact, she told me to" a course at the command "... He said:" You are beautiful to see, and you may be able to become a secretary. "
Wilson simply ignored the "average"Consultant and has a direct contact with many colleges for admission and information science. Wilson has been to every college he applied, including the large prestigious universities, such as the "seven sisters" accepted. Provided, however, the great universities a grant for one year with a series of extensions. Blenda wanted to ensure a full four years of study in order that he can finish his college education, to obtain. Cedar Crest College Blenda four years guaranteed money in the stock marketBudget travel and work. Thus Blenda went to Cedar Crest College and a diploma.
They will not allow anything to stop them to get their education. Blenda After studies at Cedar Crest College has followed an MA in Education from Seton Hall earned his doctorate in higher education at Boston College.
Before she graduated and began her career in higher education in the direction of training, experience, Blenda discrimination based on sex and age of African American men,both his organization and the local community. Although Wilson was clearly better qualified and had a higher education, it male competition, many people have expressed their opposition to his appointment as director of the Middlesex County Economic Opportunity Corporation and the Head Start program for expression. Blenda Wilson said: "The men in the African American community are angry that the woman should get this key position ... One of the criteria was someone who wanted towith a master. I had one. None of the men were African American. "Age Blenda experience and gender discrimination and prejudice of black men and white men.
Blenda Wilson shared that takes a leave from his teaching post, the local high school director of the Middlesex County Economic Opportunity Corporation, "has truly changed my life. I thus started the Head Start program. .. It was all in 1960 with the "fight against poverty, the Office ofOpportunities. I [Wilson] would change the world. "
In 1969, after obtaining his doctorate, Dr. Wilson began his career in higher education at Rutgers University. Then, from 1972-1982 Blenda "was the youngest Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, where once again encountered discrimination on grounds of age.
Dr. Blenda Wilson was the first Vice President for the effective management of the sector to the independent sector (1982 to 1984). IndependentSector is a nonpartisan coalition of approximately 600 organizations, resulting in the strengthening, and mobilizing community charities.
During his service in the governor's office as managing director of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education has drawn up a plan (the law was in 1985) for a more efficient organization of higher education in the state.
Dr. Wilson was the first woman to be a four-year university in the U.S. state of Michigan head as chancellorUniversity of Michigan, Dearborn Campus 1988-1992. Wilson was due to its proximity to the Arab American community in Dearborn and Afro-American community known in Detroit.
During the term of Mr. Wilson as president of the California State University, Northridge, from 1992 to 1999 Wilson published a series of strategic plans to better serve the people of San Fernando Valley. Wilson also coached the University of the enormous task of reconstructing the State of CaliforniaUniversity after the devastating earthquake of 1994 in Northridge.
Dr. Blenda Wilson was a former president of the prestigious American Association of Higher Education. Wilson was the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and has been vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where he was a member of the Board of Directors, 2003-2006. Dr. Wilson serves on the board of numerous not served by the non-profit companies, such as the Getty Museum, the College Board, andmost recently as interim president of the Alma Mater of the University, Cedar Crest College.
Dr. Wilson was the first president and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation 1999-2006. The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, founded in 1998, is New England's largest public charity dedicated to improving the academic performance of disadvantaged communities. During his stay in office for seven years, Dr. Blenda Wilson, a CEO have been very successful Nellie Mae EducationFoundation.
Under the leadership of Dr. Wilson, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) has improved more than $ 80 million in grants to various educational institutions and organizations, non-profit distribution of access to higher education for deserving students. NMEF was created to the accessibility, quality and efficiency of education from kindergarten to postgraduate level, especially for populations that are underserved. The Nellie Mae Education Foundation has a net worth ofconcentrate around 400 million U.S. dollars and is one of the largest foundations in New England and the largest exclusively on the improvement of higher education.
Dr. Wilson has received honorary doctorates from over 25 colleges and universities, including Cedar Crest College, Rutgers, University of Massachusetts, Brandeis University and Boston College retained. Wilson was a member of the Board of Trustees of Boston College and Union Theological Seminary, the Board of Directors of the NationalCenter for Higher Education Management Systems, the Council for Higher Education Resource Services, Chambers of Boston "after school and beyond," Boston College, and Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses. Wilson is now part of the Board of Directors of Medco Health Solutions.
Dr. Blenda Wilson has an impressive track record of dealing effectively with life with complex issues of education policy. Dr. Blenda Wilson still finds time from his scheduleMentor and coach to potential women leaders.
Overcome, Dr. Blenda Wilson, stock is a story of constant struggle against adversity, in particular age, race and sex discrimination, and is an excellent example of effective leadership, which has considerable adversity!
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