Wilson retires after 34-year AU career
Coming to the college as an assistant professor in 1973, Dr. G. Dennis Wilson retired in December 2007 after 34 years of teaching, scholarship and administrative contributions to the college and its Department of Kinesiology.
After completing master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Tennessee, he joined the Auburn faculty, later to be appointed as professor in 1984. In 1998, he was among the first in the college honored with the Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professorship. He was appointed by Dean Jack Blackburn, first as interim Health and Human Performance department head in 1981, then on a permanent basis in 1983—serving until stepping down in 2004 after 24 years.
"He was truly committed to serving the faculty and ensuring a quality education for thousands of students," said Dr. Mary Rudisill, Kinesiology department head and Wayne T. Smith distinguished professor. "Faculty members who had the good fortune to serve under Dennis have only the utmost respect for him and his service to the university, the community and beyond."
Despite administrative duties, Wilson continued to be an active researcher, publishing in many journals throughout his career. He served as the chair for the Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics and the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport from 1997 to 2002, and president for the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine from 1997 to 1998. He earned an SACSM service award in 1993.
Wilson was honored by department faculty in 2005 through the creation of an annual scholarship fund in his name, which was recently endowed. Today, the G. Dennis Wilson Endowed Graduate Award provides support for graduate students who contribute to the teaching and research needs in the Department of Kinesiology.
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