Dr. S. Roy Wilson has served on the AQMD Governing Board since December 1987,
first representing the cities of Riverside County and since January 1995
representing the county itself. In September, 2002, Wilson was chosen by the
Governing Board to serve as Vice Chairman effective February 7, 2003. He was
elected
Riverside County Supervisor
representing the Fourth Supervisorial District in November 1994, and re-elected
in 1998 and again in 2002. He has served as Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors three times, the most recent term from January through December, 2004.
Wilson holds a doctorate in higher education from the University of Southern
California; an M.A. from California State University, Stanislaus; and a B.A.
from California State University, Fresno.
He served as professor of journalism and mass communication at the College of
the Desert from 1967 to 1995, having previously served as an Assistant Professor
of Journalism and Assistant to the Executive Dean at California State
University, Stanislaus. In 1995 he was inducted into the Community College
Journalism Association's Hall of Fame. Wilson also has extensive media
experience. He has worked for the Turlock Daily Journal, radio station
KYNO in Fresno, and as a summer interviewer for KABL-TV in Palm Desert.
Wilson was elected to the Palm Desert City Council in 1977 after serving as a
member of the City's Planning Commission from 1974 to 1977. Re-elected to the
Council four times, Councilman Wilson served four times as mayor. An appointee
to the Riverside County Transportation Commission since 1980, he served
several terms as Chairman, most recently beginning in January 2004.
Wilson retains professional affiliations with many journalism organizations,
including the Society of Professional Journalists. He is past president of the
National Community College Journalism Association and the California/Arizona
Journalism Association of Community Colleges. He is also a member of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Author of McGraw-Hill's Mass Media/Mass Culture: An Introduction, he also
writes magazine articles on topics of local interest, including transportation
and air quality. He reads everything from bestsellers to serious literature, and
in his limited spare time enjoys the great outdoors while playing golf.
