The first time I met Museum Director Marc Wilson, he had a broken leg. When I asked him what happened he told me he had wrecked his motorcycle. I also found out that in addition to graduating from Yale and having worked as a translator at National Palace Museum in Taipei, he was also a race car driver and a farmer.
In the years since that day, I have heard Mr. Wilson speak eloquently on everything from elevators to the Museum's world-class collection. I have seen him roll up his sleeves and pitch in with a project on more than one occasion.
Recently, he was presented with a plaque that will hang in the new Bloch Building. It simply says "He led with vision and transformed our future." Well put.