Each month, radio station KKWF-FM 100.7 The Wolf honors a local hero, nominated by listeners, for the individual’s contribution to the community.

Greg Wilson, a Program Manager with Public Health’s Environmental Health Services Division (EHSD), received the award in April. He has led EHSD’s strategy to encourage local high school students to pursue and succeed in STEAM coursework – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics – as a foundation for their future careers and community involvement. Greg has established “working together” relationships between students, parents, school faculty and administrators, keeping focus on the principles of Equity and Social Justice, and employing Public Health’s Capstone Internship curriculum including studies of the determinants of health.

Under Greg’s vision – and gentle persuasion – community leaders serving as student “Champions” engage in one-to-one contracts with individual students to inspire, encourage and empower them to achieve academic success and solid footing as tomorrow’s leaders. Congratulations Greg! (By Roman Welyczko, Enforcement Coordinator, Public Health)