A prized, frequently utilized space at the Valenti School of Communication is the Wilson Family Conference Room. This conference room was made possible by the generosity of Welcome Wilson, Sr. and his family. Welcome Wilson, Sr. is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Houston and was a close friend and business partner to the late Jack Valenti.

Welcome Wilson, Sr.’s accomplishments include:

• Business Manager of the UH newspaper, The Cougar – 1947-49
• Business Manager of UH Frontier Fiesta – 1948
• Business Manager of the UH yearbook, "Houstonian" – 1949
• One of 10 Outstanding UH People in the "Houstonian" – 1949
• UH Alumni representative to UH Student Government – 1949-50
• Assistant Director of the School of Nursing at the University of Houston – 1949-50
• Assistant Director of Public Relations at the University of Houston – 1952-53
• Vice President of the UH Alumni Association (with Jack Valenti, President) – 1952-53
• Board Member, UH Alumni Association – 1952-56
• Board Member, Friends of the M.D. Anderson Library at UH – 1965-80
• Distinguished Alumnus, University of Houston – 1970
• Distinguished Alumnus, Bauer College of Business at UH – 1996
• Founding Chairman UH Alumni Heritage Society – 1996-99
• Founder, Jack E. Wilson Endowment for Books of Humor at UH Library – 2003
• Chairman of the drive that raised $11 million for the M.D. Anderson Library at UH – 2005
• Appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the UH Board of Regents – 2006-11
• Chairman of the UH Board of Regents – 2007-10
• Led the drive to change the name to Jack Valenti School of Communication – 2008
• Headed up campaign to raise $3.5 million dollars for the Valenti School at UH – 2008
• Named by President Renu Khator as chairman of the Drive to Tier One – 2011
• Conference room at UH Valenti School named in his honor – 2011
• Largest Gallery at Blaffer Art Museum named for his wife – 2012
• Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Houston – 2013
• Welcome Wilson Houston History Collaborative at UH named in his honor – 2014