Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran

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

Her honors and awards include the Kent Fellowship, American Council on Education Fellowship and the Visionary Leadership Award presented by the Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Office of Black Studies. A proponent of equity and inclusion, Wilson-Oyelaran has been honored for her work on behalf of young women and girls. She is the recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Gender Equity Architect Award, the Salvation Army's Strong, Smart, and Bold Award, and the YWCA Woman of Vision. In 2007 Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society presented her with the Alumni Achievement Award.

In 1988, when her family left Nigeria for the United States, 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. In 1995, she became Dean of the College at Salem College, and rose to the position of Vice President of Salem Academy and College and Dean of the College. She was also acting president of Salem College for a brief period.

Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran (born November 14, 1947) was the 17th President of Kalamazoo College, succeeding James F. Jones. She was the first female president, as well as the first African-American president of the school. She retired at the end of the 2015-2016 academic year.