Wellford W. Wilms

Golden Gate College was the only school that accepted Buzz Wilms after he had flunked out of two other colleges and a stint in the Army. He was admitted on a trial basis and was shocked to receive five As in his first semester. He was then awarded an A. P. Giannini scholarship and went on to get his MBA at Golden Gate and PhD at the University of California, Berkeley. He credits his success to the teachers he had at Golden Gate, as well as the support of the school's president, Russell Sharpe. He also remembers the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Sharpe had everyone in the school hold hands and sing 'We Shall Overcome.' Golden Gate College was a pivotal experience in Buzz Wilms' life.

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