Jack M Wilson

Dr. Jack Wilson is the 25th President of the University of Massachusetts system, serving since September 2, 2003. He is a former Professor of Physics, Department Chair, Research Center Director, Dean, Vice President, Provost, and a private sector entrepreneur who founded the ILinc Corporation. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has received many awards for his work in technology in education, higher education policy, and technology driven economic development. Prior to becoming President, he served as the Vice President for Academic Affairs of The University of Massachusetts system and CEO of UMassOnline. Formerly, Dr Wilson was the J. Erik Jonsson '22 Distinguished Professor of Physics, Engineering Science, Information Technology, and Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he had also served as a Dean and interim Provost. Prior to that he served as the head of a scientific society (AAPT) in Washington, DC and as a Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland. Ph.D. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Ph.D. (1972), M.A.(1970), 1968-72 A.B. Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, A.B. (1967), 1963-1967