Frank Wilson, Former Executive Director of the Albany Civil Rights Institute to speak during local TEAAMS Session at Albany Technical College
Albany, Georgia — Albany Technical College announces the upcoming TEAAMS Monthly Empowerment Session on February 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Logistics Education Center. The featured speaker for this session will be Frank Wilson. As part of the college’s Teaching, Empowering, African American Males to Succeed (TEAAMS) initiative, the program aims to equip African American males with essential skills to help them persist and succeed despite internal and external challenges.
“Mr. Wilson will empower the students as we recognize Black History Month,” said Quanta Bell, TEAAMS Project Director. “Each month, TEAAMS hosts a Monthly Empowerment Session, where ATC faculty and community leaders are invited to speak to students.”
W. Frank Wilson is a native of Moultrie, Georgia, and is the son of the late W.J. and Frankie Wilson. He is a 1963 graduate of Bryant High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in History from Fort Valley State College (now University) and a Master of Public Administration from Suffield University. A retiree, Wilson enjoyed 48 years of interesting employment as a classroom teacher, an Urban League executive, a university employee, and the Executive Director of the Albany Civil Rights Institute.
He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., where he serves on the district council and the See It Through Foundation board of directors. He is a member of the historic Shiloh Baptist Church, where he is a deacon, a Sunday school teacher, and a church organist. He holds membership in the Criterion Club, where he serves as Vice President and the 26 Club. He serves as Board Chairman for the Albany Housing Authority and the New Georgia Project Action Fund. He writes a weekly column entitled “Frankly Speaking” for the Albany Southwest Georgian newspaper and is a community activist.
He is married to Olivia, and they have seven children, 16 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. He enjoys reading, writing, golfing, bowling, traveling, and spoiling his great grands.