Wilson selected as 2020 CAS Alumni Master

Photo Credit: Charles Wilson
Tue, 03/31/2020 - 10:50

Alumnus Charles Wilson was selected to represent the College of Arts and Sciences for the Nebraska Alumni Association's 2020 class of Alumni Masters. Alumni who have shown great promise, success, and leadership in their fields return to campus during the annual Alumni Masters Week—postponed this year—to share their experiences and knowledge with students and be recognized by the university.

After earning his undergraduate degree in 1960–majoring in chemistry, English, and history–he completed medical school at Northwestern and specialty training in cardiology at the Mayo Clinic. He also served as a medical officer in an army field hospital during the Vietnam War.

Wilson was a leader in health care in Nebraska during a 40-year career, which included co-founding the Nebraska Heart Institute and the Lincoln Cardiac Transplant Program. He also served as chair of the Lincoln Community Health Endowment.

Passionate about higher education, he was elected to three terms on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and served as chair of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. He helped found the Humanities in Medicine program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center with an endowment for student scholarships and speakers focused on the intersection of medicine and the humanities. He has served on the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Council in the college for four years.

Alumni Masters Week is sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, the Student Alumni Association, and the Chancellor's Office.