{{short description|Trinidadian surgeon and academic}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Wayne Frederick |image = Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick.jpg |office = President of Howard University |term_start = September 1, 2025<br>Acting |term_end = |predecessor = Ben Vinson III |successor = |term_start1 = July 21, 2014 |term_end1 = August 31, 2023 |predecessor1 = Sidney Ribeau |successor1 = Ben Vinson III |birth_name = Wayne Alix Ian Frederick |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|6|17}} |birth_place = Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = |children = Wayne |education = Howard University (BS, MD, MBA) }} '''Wayne Alix Ian Frederick''' (born June 17, 1971) is a Trinidadian-American scholar, surgeon, and university administrator. He is currently the interim president of Howard University in Washington D.C. and a practicing cancer surgeon at Howard University Hospital. Frederick also serves as the Charles R. Drew Professor Surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine. He most recently served as the Interim CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dr. Wayne Frederick Appointed Interim CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN | url=https://pressroom.cancer.org/releases?item=1375 }}</ref>
== Biography ==
===Early life=== Wayne A. I. Frederick was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. At birth, Frederick was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. As a result of being hospitalized three to six times a year, Frederick became interested in science. He also accompanied his mother, a nurse, on visits to her workplace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A with Wayne Frederick |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/transcript/?id=8362) |website=c-span.org |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref>
=== Academics === Frederick pursued Ordinary and Advance Level college-prep studies at Saint Mary's College (high school), Port of Spain, Trinidad. Frederick enrolled at Howard University in 1988, at the age of sixteen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dr-wayne-i-frederick|title=Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick's Biography|website=The HistoryMakers|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> As an undergraduate student, Frederick was admitted to Howard University's B.S./M.D. dual degree program. He completed the requirements for both degrees in six years, allowing him to earn both his Bachelor of Science and his medical degree by the age of 22.<ref name="www2.howard.edu">{{cite web|url=https://www2.howard.edu/about/president|title=President - Howard University|website=www2.howard.edu|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
During his surgical residency at Howard University Hospital, he was mentored by renowned doctor LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. and Dr. Clive O. Callendar.<ref name="c-span.org">{{Cite web|title=C-SPAN Transcript Viewer|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/transcript/?id=8362|access-date=2022-05-08|website=www.c-span.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A with Wayne Frederick |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/transcript/?id=8362 |website=c-span.org |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> He was greatly influenced by Leffall (First African-American president of the American Cancer Society in 1978 and of the American College of Surgeons in 1995) to follow a course in surgical oncology. He completed his post-doctoral research and surgical oncology fellowships at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2004/040419/04041907.htm|title=UConn Advance - April 19, 2004 - Skill, Compassion, Optimism Characterize New Cancer Surgeon|last=McGuire|first=Maureen|date=19 April 2004|website=Advance on the Web|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref><ref name="www2.howard.edu"/>
Frederick began his academic career as associate director of the Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut in 2004.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his return to Howard University, he served as Associate Dean in the College of Medicine, Division Chief in the Department of Surgery, Director of the Cancer Center, and Deputy Provost for Health Sciences. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Howard University's School of Business in 2011. Frederick continues to operate and lectures to the second-year medical students of Howard University's College of Medicine. His medical research seeks to narrow the disparity in all cancer-care outcomes, with a focus on gastrointestinal cancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.howard.edu/events/inauguration/aboutpresident|title=About President Frederick - Howard University|website=www2.howard.edu|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428144956/https://www2.howard.edu/events/inauguration/aboutpresident|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On October 1, 2013, following the resignation of Sidney A. Ribeau, Frederick became Interim President of Howard University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/hidden/20120608WayneFrederickMDTappedasNewProvostandChiefAcademicOfficerofHowardUniversity.html|title=Wayne Frederick, M.D., Tapped as New Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Howard University - Howard University Newsroom|publisher=Howard.edu|access-date=2013-11-05}}</ref>
===President of Howard University=== In 2014, Frederick was named the 17th president of Howard University.<ref> Chester, Chris (July 22, 2014). [https://wamu.org/story/14/07/22/frederick_named_howard_university_president/ Dr. Wayne Frederick Named Howard University President.] WAMU.</ref><ref name=HowardProfile2025>[https://profiles.howard.edu/wayne-frederick People Profiles: Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA.] Howard University.</ref> In 2017, the Howard University Board of Trustees approved the extension of Dr. Frederick's contract as president of the university until June 30, 2024 – a five-year extension of his original agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/static/7486/howard-university-board-trustees-extends-president-wayne-i-frederick-s-contract%29|title=Newsroom|website=Howard Newsroom|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
In January 2019, Frederick unveiled the university's new strategic plan, ''Howard Forward'', which serves as the blueprint for the institution for the next five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/static/9316/howard-university-unveils-howard-forward|title=Howard University Unveils Howard Forward|date=January 24, 2019|website=Howard Newsroom|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019, Frederick began teaching a weekly course designed for first-year Ph.D. students, titled ''College and University Presidency'', as part of the School of Education's Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies (HELPS) Ph.D. program. The course covers the structure and governance of colleges and universities, with a focus on Minority Serving Institutions (MSI).<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick Returns to the Classroom |url=https://www.jbhe.com/2019/04/howard-university-president-wayne-a-i-frederick-returns-to-the-classroom/ |website=jbhe.com |date=April 26, 2019 |publisher=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
He established the Bison STEM Scholars program to increase the number of underrepresented students in STEM masters and masters/doctorate programs, keeping with Howard's legacy of providing a diverse pipeline of STEM talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackengineer.com/news/hbcu-doctorates-for-the-21st-century/|title=HBCU Doctorates for the 21st Century|website=blackengineer.com|date=August 7, 2018 |access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> He launched and expanded the Howard West partnership with Google designed to immerse students in educational and professional experiences taught by Google staff and Howard professors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/30/exclusive-google-expands-howard-west-train-more-black-coders/1077193001/|title=Exclusive: Google expands Howard West to train more black coders|website=USA TODAY|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> He was also in charge of managing the school's $1.5 billion real estate portfolio.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's going on at the nation's premier historically black university? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/06/07/whats-going-on-at-the-nations-premier-historically-black-university/ |website=washingtonpost.com |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
Under his leadership, university's bonds rating (BBB-) improved from "stable" to "positive",<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fitch Rates Howard University (DC)'s 2022A Revs 'BBB-'; Outlook Revised to Positive |url=https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-rates-howard-university-dc-2022a-revs-bbb-outlook-revised-to-positive-18-02-2022|access-date=2022-05-08|website=www.fitchratings.com}}</ref> all full-time faculty members salaries have been brought to median or higher to ensure alignment with compensation at peer institutions,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard University Announces Faculty and Staff Pay Raises in the New Year|url=https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-announces-faculty-and-staff-pay-raises-new-year|access-date=2022-05-08 |date=18 February 2022 |website=The Dig at Howard University|language=en}}</ref> U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the university increased by more than 60 spots, placing Howard firmly in the top 100 among "national universities",<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/howard-university-1448 US News]</ref> and the university has received major grants to support their lowest-income students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard University Announces $2 Million Grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to Support GRACE Grant Program|url=https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-announces-2-million-grant-eli-and-edythe-broad-foundation-support-grace-grant|access-date=2022-05-08|website=The Dig at Howard University|language=en}}</ref>
Additionally, Dr. Frederick helped Howard University's endowment surpass $1 billion in assets, making the institution the first among historically Black colleges and universities to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite web | title=Howard University endowment first among HBCUs to surpass $1 billion | url=https://www.pionline.com/endowments-and-foundations/howard-university-endowment-first-among-hbcus-surpass-1-billion-assets }}</ref>
In June 2023, before his first retirement, the Howard University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the renaming of The Undergraduate Library in honor of Dr. Frederick.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/board-trustees-dedicates-undergraduate-library-howard-university-president-wayne-i-frederick | title=Board of Trustees Dedicates Undergraduate Library to Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick }}</ref> This is only the third building on the campus to be named after a prior president and the first to be named while that president was still in office.
In September 2025, Frederick was named interim president following the resignation of Ben Vinson III.<ref name=HowardProfile2025/><ref>Whitford, Emma (August 25, 2025). [https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/08/25/howard-president-steps-down-former-president-appointed-interim Howard President Steps Down, Former President Appointed Interim.] Inside Higher Ed.</ref>
=== Issues during presidency === In 2014, Frederick was paid $953,104, ranking 45th-best-paid among 510 presidents of private American colleges.<ref name="compensation">{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/07/28/howard-university-extends-president-wayne.html|title=Howard University extends President Wayne Frederick's contract|last=Reed|first=Tina|date=July 28, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> In the winter of that year, classes were postponed because the college was unable to heat its facilities.<ref name="classes">{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Howard-University-pummeled-by-cold-weather-12497850.php|title=Howard University, pummeled by cold weather, faces 'very serious' damage|last=Larimer|first=Sara|date=July 28, 2017|work=SF Post|access-date=March 10, 2018|location=San Francisco}}</ref> In 2018, he was paid $1,070,322, the highest salary of university head in the DC area.<ref name=collegepost>{{cite news|url=https://thecollegepost.com/top-president-salary/|title=Howard University President Earns Top Annual Salary in Greater DC|last=Larimer|first=Sara|date=October 10, 2018|work=College Post|access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> The start of the Spring semester was delayed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steam Plant Operations Update | Howard University|url=https://www2.howard.edu/steam-plant-operations-update-0|access-date=2022-05-08|website=www2.howard.edu}}</ref> by a week as the university procured temporary boilers to heat impacted buildings across campus. The construction<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard University Announces 20-Year Energy Partnership with ENGIE North America|url=https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-announces-20-year-energy-partnership-engie-north-america|access-date=2022-05-08|website=The Dig at Howard University|language=en}}</ref> of a state-of-the-art combined heat and power plant commenced and is scheduled to be completed by 2023. This is part of a $780M+ investment<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard to spend $785M on new construction, renovations|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/04/01/howard-spend-785m-new-construction-renovations|access-date=2022-05-08|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en}}</ref> in capital infrastructure – the largest in the university's history including a $100M appropriation from Congress to begin the rebuilding of Howard University Hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Howard University to receive massive federal funding infusion for new hospital |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2022/03/23/howard-university-federal-funding-new-hospital.html|access-date=2022-05-08|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>
In February 2017, Frederick and sixty-eight other presidents of black institutions went to the White House to meet with various officials, in the hope of securing additional funding from the federal government.<ref name="newyorker.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/under-trump-a-hard-test-for-howard-university|title=Under Trump, a Hard Test for Howard University|last=Cobb|first=Jelani|magazine=The New Yorker |date=January 8, 2018|via=www.newyorker.com|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> The meeting prompted outrage on campus and a spate of graffiti vandalism that included allegations that Frederick did not care about black people and was a "plantation overseer".<ref name="foxnews">{{cite news|url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/graffiti-found-on-campus-of-howard-university|title=Graffiti found on campus of Howard University|author=fox5dc.com staff|date=February 28, 2018|work=Fox News|access-date=February 28, 2018|location=San Francisco}}</ref><ref name="wt">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/28/wayne-a-i-frederick-meets-donald-trump-gets-target/|title=Trump meeting with HBCU leaders prompts 'plantation' graffiti against Howard president on campus|author=Douglas Ernst|date=February 28, 2018|work=Washington Times|access-date=February 28, 2018|location=Washington, DC}}</ref> Mark Mason, an alumnus who is chief financial officer at Citigroup and a vice-co-chair of the university's board of trustees, later told ''The New Yorker'' that the graffiti was "inappropriately personalized and should not have happened."<ref name="newyorker.com" />
In 2018, students asked Frederick for assistance with housing issues after the university was unable to assign dorm rooms. On multiple occasions, Frederick responded that students' emails were inappropriate in tone. After students protested, the housing office was closed and campus police were called. He later issued a statement saying that he had fallen short of student expectations.<ref name="wamuhousing">{{cite news|url=https://wamu.org/story/18/03/09/howard-university-students-protest-no-heat-roaches-mice-dorms/|title=Howard University Students Protest 'No Heat, Roaches and Mice' In Dorms|last=McGee|first=Kate|date=March 9, 2018|work=WAMU|access-date=March 10, 2018|location=Washington DC}}</ref><ref name="housing">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/03/08/after-a-worried-howard-student-emailed-her-president-about-housing-he-replied-about-her-tone/|title=After a worried Howard student emailed her president about housing, he replied about her 'tone'|last=Larimer|first=Sara|date=March 8, 2018|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=March 10, 2018|location=Washington DC}}</ref> As a result, Frederick's meetings with Howard University Student Association (HUSA) president were expanded to include bi-weekly conversations with a broader range of student leaders representing undergraduate and graduate/professional programs. Most student residence halls have been fully remodeled or rebuilt within the past six years with more than 1,500 new units planned to be constructed in the coming years.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|title=Campus Master Planning (CMP) | Real Estate Development & Capital Asset Management ("REDCAM")|url=https://realestate.howard.edu/campus-master-planning-cmp|access-date=2022-05-08|website=realestate.howard.edu}}</ref>
In April 2018, faculty returned a vote of no confidence in Frederick. Among the faculty who voted, 61 percent expressed a lack of faith in Frederick's leadership.<ref name="wpvote">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/04/12/no-confidence-howard-faculty-members-say-in-vote-they-have-lost-faith-in-schools-leaders/?noredirect=on|title=No confidence: Howard faculty members say in vote they have lost faith in school's leaders|last=Larimer|first=Sara|date=April 12, 2018|work=WAMU|access-date=March 10, 2018|location=Washington DC}}</ref> However, Frederick received a letter of support from the university's Council of Deans, which represents leaders of Howard's schools and colleges. The group wrote that it is "confident that the plans, strategies, programs and activities of the University Board of Trustees and Frederick are yielding positive results and are on a positive trajectory for a strong and positive future for our beloved institution."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/howard-university-president-faces-no-confidence-vote-by-faculty/2018/04/03/59395eb2-3772-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html|title=Howard University president faces 'no confidence' vote by faculty|last1=Heim|first1=Joe|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018|agency=Washington Post}}</ref> The school's alumni association also rejected calls for Frederick to step down. In a letter sent by Nadia N. Pinto, its president, she wrote that it was important to hear the concerns of students and meet their needs, but Frederick had been a capable and effective leader who deserved to remain in his job.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite news|title=Howard University president faces 'no confidence' vote by faculty|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/howard-university-president-faces-no-confidence-vote-by-faculty/2018/04/03/59395eb2-3772-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html|access-date=2022-01-12|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA" />
== Medical work == Frederick has conducted research bridging health disparities with a particular emphasis on cancer outcomes among African Americans and other underrepresented groups. He has served as the principal investigator for major collaborations with the National Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and local and national minority-serving oncology programs.
At the UConn Comprehensive Cancer Center, he brought a new surgical technique to operate on patients with advanced rectal cancer, and radio frequency ablation for patients with liver cancer.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal life== Frederick is the father of Wayne Frederick, a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/wayne-frederick-signs-colorado-rapids|title=Wayne Frederick signs for Colorado Rapids|first=Vidia|last=Ramphal|date=January 18, 2024|work=Loop News}}</ref>
==Other roles==
=== Previous roles === * Chair of the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association * Director of the Drew-Walker Residents Forum of the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association * Vice Chairman of the District of Columbia Board of Medicine * Member of the Clinical Affairs Committee of the Society of Surgical Oncology (named in 2004)<ref name=":0" /> * Member of the Committee of Young Surgeons of the American College of Surgeons (named in 2003)<ref name=":0" /> * Member of the Ethics Committee of the American College of Surgeons<ref>{{Cite web|title=President {{!}} Howard University|url=https://www2.howard.edu/about/president|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www2.howard.edu}}</ref> * Member of the Board of Advisors for the White House Initiative on HBCUs
=== Active roles === * Since 2023: Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group<ref name=HowardProfile2025/> * Since 2023: Senior Advisor at Blackstone<ref name=HowardProfile2025/> *Since 2023: Member of the National Academy of Medicine *Since 2023: Member of the board of trustees for Save the Children.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2023-press-releases/five-new-members-board-trustees#:~:text=and%20perform%20surgeries.-,Dr.,of%20Richmond%20and%20Humana%20Inc | title=Save the Children Elects Five New Members to its Board of Trustees | date=February 22, 2023 }}</ref> *Since 2023: member of the board of directors for the American Cancer Society.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cancer.org/about-us/financial-governance-information/board-of-directors.html | title=2024 Board of Directors }}</ref> *Since 2023: Member of the board of directors for Agostini Limited.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/AGOSTINI-S-LIMITED-64309566/news/Agostini-s-Limited-Appoints-Wayne-A-I-Frederick-as-Director-43239315/ | title=Agostini's Limited Appoints Wayne A. I. Frederick as Director -March 02, 2023 | MarketScreener | date=March 3, 2023 }}</ref> *Since 2022: Member of the board of directors for Workday.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://investor.workday.com/2022-06-22-Workday-Elects-Wayne-A-I-Frederick,-M-D-to-Board-of-Directors | title=Workday Elects Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D. To Board of Directors }}</ref> *Since 2022: Elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Incorporated |first=Prime |title=National Academy of Public Administration |url=https://napawash.org/fellow/311537 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=National Academy of Public Administration |language=en}}</ref> *Since 2021: Member of the board of directors for the Greater Washington Partnership.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greaterwashingtonpartnership.com/about/our-board/ | title=Our Board }}</ref> *Since 2021: Member of the Potomac Quantum Innovation Center Steering Committee.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pqic.org/steering-committee | title=Steering Committee }}</ref> *Since 2021: Member of the board of directors for Battelle.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.battelle.org/insights/newsroom/press-release-details/dr.-wayne-a.-i.-frederick-elected-to-battelle-board-of-directors | title=Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Elected to Battelle Board of Directors| Battelle Press Release }}</ref> *Since 2020: Member of the advisory board for Coursera University.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://elearningfeeds.com/howard-university-partners-with-coursera-to-provide-online-educational-content/ | title=Howard University Partners with Coursera to Provide Online Educational Content | date=March 3, 2021 }}</ref> *Since 2020: Member of the board of directors for Tempus.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tempus.com/team_members/wayne-a-i-frederick-md-mba/ | title=Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD, MBA }}</ref> *Since October 2020: Member of the board of directors for Insulet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Insulet Appoints Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., to Board of Directors {{!}} Insulet Corporation|url=https://investor.insulet.com/news-releases/news-release-details/insulet-appoints-wayne-i-frederick-md-board-directors|access-date=2022-01-12|website=investor.insulet.com|language=en}}</ref> *Since July 2020: Member of the board of directors for Forma Therapeutics<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.formatherapeutics.com/about/board-of-directors/ |title=Board of Directors - Forma Therapeutics |website=www.formatherapeutics.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820173745/https://www.formatherapeutics.com/about/board-of-directors/ |archive-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> *Since July 2020: Appointed by the Howard University Board of Trustees as the Charles R. Drew Endowed Chair of Surgery<ref>{{Cite web|title=Newsroom|url=https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/article/12866/dr-wayne-i-frederick-appointed-charles-r-drew-endowed-chair-surgery|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Howard Newsroom|language=en}}</ref> *Since 2020: Chair, Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) Council of Chief Executive Officers (CCEOS)<ref>{{Cite web|title=MEAC News Release|url=https://meacsports.com/news/2020/2/7/about-the-meac-meac-news-release.aspx|access-date=2022-01-12|website=meacsports.com|date=February 7, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * Since February 2020: Member of the board of directors for Humana Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/static/11801/humana-elects-president-wayne-i-frederick-board-directors|title = Humana Elects President Wayne A. I. Frederick to Board of Directors|date = February 20, 2020}}</ref> * Since July 2019: Member of the board of directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/article/10711/president-wayne-i-frederick-appointed-us-chamber-board-directors|title = Newsroom}}</ref> * Since July 2019: Chair, Consortium of Universities of Washington Metropolitan Area<ref>https://www.consortium.org/board-20190424 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> * Since January 2017: Member of the Board of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond * Since April 2016: Member of the American Surgical Association, known as "the nation's oldest and most prestigious surgical organization."<ref name="www2.howard.edu" /><ref>{{cite web |title=BIOGRAPHY OF WAYNE A. I. FREDERICK, M.D., MBA, F.A.C.S. |url=https://www2.howard.edu/about/president |publisher=Howard University |access-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref> * Since 2015: Member of the Board of Directors of Mutual of America<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mutualofamerica.com/about/2018BoardofDirectors |title=Mutual of America - About Us - Board of Directors |website=www.mutualofamerica.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804000345/https://www.mutualofamerica.com/about/2018BoardofDirectors |archive-date=2020-08-04}}</ref>
==Awards== * 2023 W. Montague Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award, National Medical Association<ref>{{cite web | url=https://jbhe.com/2023/08/howard-president-wayne-a-i-frederick-honored-by-the-w-montague-cobb-health-institute/ | title=Howard President Wayne A.I. Frederick Honored by the W. Montague Cobb Health Institute | date=August 18, 2023 }}</ref> * 2022 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of West Indies<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sta.uwi.edu/uwitoday/archive/december_2022/article18.asp | title=Graduation 2022: Honorary Graduands 2022: Leaders in their fields recognised for their positive impact - UWI Today | December 2022 }}</ref> * 2022 Higher Education Leadership Foundation, Ideation, Innovation and Collaboration 2022 Person of the Year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership in Higher Education Conference 2022 |url=https://s30383.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ConfProgram-LHE22.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226040450/https://s30383.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ConfProgram-LHE22.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-26 |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=s30383.pcdn.co}}</ref> * 2020 Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, awarded by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago<ref>{{cite web | url=https://magazine.howard.edu/stories/howards-president-receives-trinidad-and-tobagos-highest-honor#:~:text=This%20March%2C%20Dr.-,Wayne%20A.%20I.,to%20nationals%20or%20non%2Dnationals | title=Howard's President Receives Trinidad and Tobago's Highest Honor | Howard Magazine }}</ref> * 2019 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Distinguished Alumni Award<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thecollegepost.com/texas-university-frederick-award/ | title=Howard University President Receives UT's Distinguished Alumnus Award | date=May 6, 2019 }}</ref> * 2021 Honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrant Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayne A. I. Frederick |url=https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/wayne-i-frederick/ |access-date=June 10, 2024 |website=Carnegie Corporation of New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Howard University President Wayne Frederick Honored As 'Great Immigrant, Great American' by Carnegie Corporation |url=https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-president-wayne-frederick-honored-great-immigrant-great-american-carnegie |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Dig at Howard University |language=en}}</ref>
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