Dr. Mark Wilson, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, is one of four UGA faculty members recently selected as a 2015-2016 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) Fellow. Created by the Southeastern Conference in 2008, the fellowship program seeks to identify, prepare and advance academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond.

Wilson is the UGA Foundation Professor in Public Health in the College of Public Health and faculty member in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior. He co-founded and directs the Workplace Health Group at UGA, an interdisciplinary research group that focuses on organizational health issues.

Since its inception, SEC ALDP has graduated more than 275 faculty and academic administrators. The SEC Academic Leadership Development Program is part of SECU, the academic initiative of the SEC. SECU serves as the primary mechanism through which the collaborative academic endeavors and achievements of SEC universities are promoted and advanced.

Original news release can be found at UGA Today.

Posted September 21, 2015.