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90 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine EDUCATION tutorial assistance in chemistry. Dr. Wilson has also excelled as a visiting research professor for Exxon and as a program director for the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. A patentee, Dr. Wilson authored “General Chem- istry Laboratory 1 Manual” and “General Chem- istry Laboratory 2 Manual” in 1988 and 1989, respectively. He has also contributed to profes- sional journals and book chapters, and presented at seminars and conferences. He has maintained membership with the American Chemical Society and American Institute of Chemists. Dr. Wilson earned the 2018 Percy L. Julian Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, who also gave him the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. Texas Southern University granted him the 2017 Faculty Senate/Assembly Distinguished Leadership Award and a 2013 University Distinguished Service Award. D rawing upon more than 55 years of experiencewithin chemistry education and academic administration, Dr. Bobby L. Wilson excels as the vice president of academic affairs, the L. Lloyd Woods Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and the Shell Oil Endowed Chaired Professor of Environmental Toxicology, all at Texas Southern University in Houston. Joining Texas Southern University in 1976, he served as an assistant professor, associate professor and full professor of chemistry, as well as in several administrative roles. He chaired the chemistry department and also served as interim dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as provost, acting president and interim provost. After receiving a BS in chemistry fromAlabama State College in 1966, Dr. Wilson went on to serve Booker T. Washington High School and Jefferson Davis High School as a science teacher. Receiving an MS in chemistry from Southern University in Baton Rouge in 1972, he later earned a PhD from Michigan State University in East Lansing in 1976, for whom he served as a graduate teaching assistant and director of BOBBY L. WILSON, PHD ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR, CHEMISTRY EDUCATOR Texas Southern University Pearland, TX

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