He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the College of Medicine in 2017. Over his years of service 31 fellows completed his program. He was an active educator of medical students, residents, and graduate students he especially enjoyed his work directing the yearlong fellowships in gynecologic cytology. He published over 160 referred articles, 50 book chapters and 3 books, mostly focused on gynecologic pathology and cytopathology. Wilkinson was an internationally respected figure in the field of pathology. During his long career at the UF College of Medicine he served in many senior positions including as Interim Chair and then Vice Chair of Pathology, a position he held until he retired in 2017.ĭr. He remained in this position until 2017 when he retired as Professor Emeritus. In 1980 he was recruited to the University of Florida College of Medicine with dual appointments in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and as Professor of Pathology. He returned to the Medical College of Wisconsin for a residency in Pathology and in 1974 was appointed to a faculty position in Pathology at MCW. Following a fellowship in Gynecological Pathology at Harvard, he served as a major in the US Air Force from 1969-1971. He interned at the University of Illinois Research Hospital and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Milwaukee County General Hospital. Educated at Marquette University High School, Marquette University, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, he received his MD in 1964. He was 83.Įdward was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Anne Razbornik Wilkinson and Edward Daniel Wilkinson MD. He was a scientist, physician, teacher, mentor, friend, as well as a loving husband, brother, uncle, father, and grandfather. Wilkinson MD, Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida College of Medicine, died just after sunrise on the Solstice, December 21, 2021, surrounded by his family. “Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” – E.B. Her great grandchildren, Lillian Lyons-McDougle, Elijah Lyons-McDougle, Riley Berry, and Bailey Evelyn Berry. Her grandchildren, Lauren Lyons-McDougle, Ryan Berry, Megan Berry, and Brooke Albertson. Whenever she lost interest in their games, her family knew something was wrong.Įvelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell Albertson, and her sister Helen Bittner Robinett.Įvelyn leaves to cherish her memories: her brother, Vernon (Joan) Bittner of Wayzata, MN, her two daughters, Marsha (Jim) Lyons and Wendy Albertson Berry, and her son Mark (Kim) Albertson of Asheville, NC. Evelyn was a very devoted University of Florida Gator sports fan, especially football and basketball. Evelyn and Lowell both loved golf and were members of the Gainesville Golf and Country Club, where they both enjoyed friends and days of playing golf.
Evelyn was a member of the United Methodist Church and The Unity Congregation after her move to Florida.
She was also employed as a secretary at The Unity Church before she retired. Accounting and insurance had occupied some of her business career, but she had been a secretary and an assistant to realtors in Gainesville, until obtaining her own real estate license. York Haven Hospice Care Center in Gainesville, Florida.Įvelyn was born in Lamberton she attended school and was employed there until moving to Gainesville, FL in 1956 with her husband Lowell Alberston, also a resident of Lamberton. Evelyn Bittner Albertson, born in Lamberton, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at E.T.