Background

Wilson, Reginald was born on February 24, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Oliver Leon Senior and Nancy McCrimmon (Golden) Wilson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, 1950;

Master of Arts, Wayne State University, 1958;

Doctor of Philosophy, Wayne State University, 1971.

Career

Teacher, Detroit Public Schools, 1950-1960;

psychologist, Detroit Public Schools, 1960-1964;

chief psychologist, Detroit Public Schools, 1964-1965;

director Upward Bound, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1965-1967;

dean, Oakland Community College, Orchard Lake, Michigan, 1967-1970;

professor, head Department, University Detroit, 1970-1971;

president, Wayne County Community College, Detroit, 1971-1981;

director office minority concerns, American Council on Education, Washington, 1981-1988;

senior scholar, American Council on Education, Washington, since 1988;

clinical psychologist, Volunteer-Community of Hope Shelter for Homeless, since 1986. President Detroit Ednl. television, 1978-1980. President Benjamin Mays National Education Center, Washington, since 1982.

Achievements

• Reginald Wilson has been listed as a noteworthy Psychologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Think About Our Rights: Civil Liberties in the United States (Think Series)

    (A discussion of the rights and responsibilities that citi...)

  • Race and Equity in Higher Education

Membership

Member monitoring commission Detroit Schools Desegregation, 1977-1981. Chairman Detroit Schools Milage Campaign, 1979. Executive Board directors United Way, Detroit, 1981.

Served to captain A.C., United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Civil Liberties Union (Executive Board directors metropolitan Detroit chapter 1980), American Psychological Association, Association Black Psychologists (Executive Board directors 1974-1978), Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocation: skiing.

Connections

Married Dolores Stewart (divorced). Children: Adam, Kafi. Married Arlene Altman.

Father:

Oliver Leon Senior Wilson

Mother:

Nancy McCrimmon (Golden) Wilson

Spouse:

Dolores Stewart

Spouse:

Arlene Altman.

Deceased 2015

Spouse:

Dianne K Perry

Married 2019

child:

Adam Wilson

child:

Kafi Wilson