10 Facts About Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran

Eileen B Wilson-Oyelaran was born on November 14,1947 and was the 17th President of Kalamazoo College, succeeding James F Jones.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran was the first female president, as well as the first African-American president of the school.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran enrolled at Pomona College east of the city, where she majored in sociology and was one of the founding members of the Claremont Colleges' Black Student Union.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran was the recipient of the Thomas J Watson Traveling Fellowship, which enabled her to do independent research in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran stayed at Ife for 14 years, and served as a department chair and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

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In 1988, when her family left Nigeria for the United States, Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran became a visiting scholar in education at North Carolina Wesleyan College and then associate professor and chair of the department of education at Winston-Salem State University.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran was acting president of Salem College for a brief period.

In 2013, Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran was named chair of the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran is the recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Gender Equity Architect Award, the Salvation Army's Strong, Smart, and Bold Award, and the YWCA Woman of Vision.

Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran is married to Olasope Oyelaran and they have raised four children: Adedoyin, Oyindasola, Omosalewa, and Oyeyinka.