Wilson Cardwell Honored for Professional Achievements

2016 Nov 16

The Miami University Alumni Association (MUAA) recently named Wilson Cardwell of Sandusky to its 2016 "18 Of the Last 9" class, which highlights 18 young alumni from Miami University's past nine graduating classes.

The annual program is based on the popular "30 under 30" model, and recognizes 18 Miami alumni who have graduated in the past nine years. This year's inductees were selected from more than 100 nominees, with accomplishments in fields ranging from medicine and geography to business innovation and foreign affairs.

Cardwell, a 2008 graduate of Miami with a bachelor's degree in psychology, is a graduate student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Cardwell called on his experience as a tutor and nonprofit intern at Miami as a member of AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service To America) with Read to a Child in Boston. Cardwell built a high school success and college access program called PUSH High School at Freedom House to serve Boston Public High School students by teaching them skills needed to succeed in high school and college. PUSH High School serves more than 900 high school students annually and has a 95 percent college acceptance rate. Cardwell also mentors Boston high school and college students.

"It's a pleasure to honor these exceptional young alumni and the contributions they are making in the world," said Ray Mock, executive director of the Miami University Alumni Association. "We are excited and eager to see them return to campus and for them to have the opportunity to inspire future generations of Miami graduates."

Nationally recognized as one of the most outstanding undergraduate institutions, Miami University is a public university in Oxford, Ohio, with a student body of 16,000. Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions.

The Miami University Alumni Association honors Miami's heritage and fosters lifelong connections with the university's more than 200,000 alumni.

A special reception formally recognizing Cardwell was held on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 on Miami's Oxford campus.