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She also led the former departments of Licensing and Regulation, and Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilbur launched the Governor\u2019s Quality Care Awards program to provide much-needed recognition for those who care for Michigan\u2019s most vulnerable populations in licensed childcare homes and centers, before- and after-school programs, nursing homes, hospices, homes of the aging, and adult foster care facilities. To safeguard consumers, Wilbur worked to create the Office of Financial and Insurance Services, which restructured the Insurance Bureau and the Financial Institutions Bureau to ensure information sharing and cross training among risk managers, monitors, and enforcement officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Michigan State University trustee (1985 to 1991) and as vice president for governmental relations and public affairs for Central Michigan University since 2002, Wilbur has long fought for higher education financing equity. 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