Maryland Daily Record names Morgan President David K. Wilson Most Admired CEO and 2024 Maryland Higher Ed Power Player of the Year

Inclusion on the annual lists recognizes exemplary individual leadership, vision, influence and significant contributions to higher education in Maryland

BALTIMORE — Adding to an already impressive accumulation of awards and honors Maryland daily record has named Morgan State University President David K. Wilson “Most Admired CEO 2024.” Additionally, the release also named Wilson as one of Maryland’s most influential players on the 2024 Higher Education Power List.

The Most Admired CEOs award honors talented business executives, higher education leaders and nonprofit executive directors across Maryland whose leadership and vision are admired by those around them. A jury selects winners based on their professional achievements, community service and letters of reference submitted by colleagues, fellow board members and community leaders. The Higher Education Power List is selected by The daily record‘s editorial leadership team with input from community members. It includes the most significant, influential and respected figures in Maryland higher education.

“I am deeply humbled and humbled to be recognized as one of them Maryland daily recordHe is named one of the Most Admired CEOs of 2024 and named to the Maryland Higher Education Power List. These awards reflect more than just perceptions of my leadership. It also reflects the collective efforts of Morgan’s dedicated, talented employees who work tirelessly every day to advance our mission,” said President Wilson. “It has been my experience that leaders who rely only on their own individual competencies – without regard to the competencies of others – will struggle in a dynamic work environment where teamwork is critical in overcoming vexing challenges. I am fortunate to lead such a dynamic institution and to be surrounded by people whose commitment to excellence allows us to continue to shape the future of higher education in Maryland and beyond.”

This is not the first time The Daily record has recognized and/or honored Morgan’s president. In three consecutive years, from 2021 to 2023, Wilson was named to the Maryland Power 100 list, and in four additional years (2018, 2016, 2014 and 2011) he received the Influential Marylander Award. In 2020 he was named an ICON Honoree. The daily recordThe ICON Honors recognize Maryland leaders over the age of 60 for their remarkable success and demonstration of strong leadership skills both within and outside of their chosen field.

President Wilson, who was recognized nationally in 2023 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Winner, is the nation’s longest-serving president of a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). For more than a decade, President Wilson has not only been a transformative president at Morgan, but has also become a leader among university presidents across the country and an effective advocate for HBCUs in their role in developing leaders and meeting needs their community, their state and their state developed nation. Wilson has a long history of success in his more than 30 years in higher education administration, particularly at Morgan.

The Maryland daily record will recognize Wilson, one of three 2024 honorees in the higher education category, during a special ceremony at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport in November.

About Morgan
Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie High Research (R2) classified institution that offers more than 150 graduate and certificate programs leading to degrees from baccalaureate to doctoral degrees. As Maryland’s preeminent public urban studies university and the only university to have its entire campus designated a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and aims to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened to as wide a range as possible as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

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