15th Annual Celebrating Diversity 2022

The Dean Emeritus Donald E. Wilson Endowed
Scholarship Fund
The Dean Emeritus Donald E. Wilson Endowed Scholarship Fund was
created by alumni, faculty, and friends of the University of Maryland School
of Medicine to honor the legacy of Dr. Wilson and continue the School’s
enduring commitment to enhancing the diversity of the School’s students and
the medical profession. The Fund facilitates the recruitment of a bright,
diverse student body and helps ensure quality health care for all populations.
It provides financial assistance to students at the School of Medicine.
Dr. Wilson served as Dean of the School of Medicine from 1991 to 2006.
During his tenure, he was nationally recognized by the Association of
American Medical Colleges as a national leader and role model for increasing
racial and ethnic diversity in academic medicine among physician leaders,
faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Wilson was named Dean Emeritus upon his
retirement as Dean.
In 2000, Dr. Wilson was the Inaugural recipient of the Herbert Nickens
award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. In 2008, the
Association of American Medical Colleges awarded the Abraham Flexner
Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education to Dr. Wilson for his
extraordinary individual contributions to medical schools and to the
medical education community.
YOUR Support Makes a Difference
For more information about contributing to the Dean Emeritus Donald E.
Wilson Endowed Scholarship, or opportunities to support diversity
scholarships for medical students, please contact Mary Pooton, Associate
Dean for Development, at 410-706-8503.
www.medschool.umaryland.edu/development