Don W. Wilson

Don W. Wilson, Secretary of the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity.

"Don W. Wilson is the principal and founder of Don W. Wilson & Associates, a firm that specializes in nonprofit management consulting. Prior to the establishment of this company in 1999, he served as executive director of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M University from 1993 to 1999. It was during that period that the library was designed and built at a cost of over $40 million. Funding was provided through private gifts raised by the foundation. From 1987 to 1993, Dr. Wilson served as the seventh archivist of the United States in the Ronald Reagan and George Bush administrations.

"Besides serving in a variety of administrative positions in both state and federal historical institutions, Dr. Wilson also served on the teaching faculties at the University of Michigan, Kansas State University, and Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas. He is the author of one book and numerous articles on both history subjects and management topics.

"A native of Kansas, Dr. Wilson received his undergraduate degree from Washburn University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. He also received an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of Cincinnati in 1988. He and his wife, Patricia, have four children and four grandchildren. They reside in Staunton, Virginia.“