jeremy wilson from michigan state university. he will be talking about counterfeit databases and counterfeit pharmaceuticals and organized crime. dr. wilson is an associate director for research and associate prof. in the school of criminal justice at michigan state university. he founded the michigan state university anti-counterfeiting and police said the consortium. he was a behavioral scientist at the rand corporation where he led the development of several successful initiatives including the center on quality policing and the police recruitment and retention clearing house. he still serves as director. he has collaborated with many police agencies and governments throughout the united states and the world. he is a published author. the list of his books are pretty impressive. they focused primarily on policing, but crime, and others. -- policing and violent crime. jeremy received his ph.d. in public administration from ohio state university. let me introduce to you dr. jeremy wilson. [applause] >> good morning. i appreciate

jeremy wilson of michigan state university. he will be talking about counterfeit incident database and some of the links between counterfeit pharmaceuticals and organized crime. by way of introduction, germany is the -- to wilson, or jeremy, is an assisted director for research and says the professor -- associate director for research and associate professor at michigan state university. he was behavioral scientist at the rand corp., were in additional to securing and directing many influential law enforcement project, he led an element of successful initiatives, including the center for quality policing. jeremy has cooperated with many police agencies and committees and task forces and governments around the united states and the world on many of the most salient public safety problems. he is a published author and the list of his books is pretty impressive, primarily on policing and violent crime, etc. he received his ph.d. in public administration from ohio state university. i introduce to you dr. jeremy wilson. [applause] >

they were both university of michigan graduates and stood by him when president ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the united states on the day that former president nixon resigned. he was born in pennsylvania on august 4, 1927. he went on to attend the university of michigan where he saved an m.a. in 1951 and a ph.d. in 1957. he was a lifelong supporter of the university of michigan sports and took considerable pride in the success of that great school. after his time in politics, he served as director of public affairs for u.s. steel corporation from 1977 to 1980. from 1981 to 1987, he was the director of programs and seminars for the american enterprise institute. after his retirement in 1992, he worked on a number of fill an tropic pro -- fill tropic projects. he died in his sleep on saturday, june 19, two days after celebrating his 60th anniversary. his wife, wilma, survives him. he's survived, also, by his brother, gordon eche, his sister, emily of big fort, montana, son tom and his wife, charlene, and by grandsons and numerous nieces and nephews. we all remember him as a kind man who loved to tell stories an