In 1998, Forbes magazine called Vince Wolfington "an energetic giant". Whether as a student-athlete, student leader, or corporate executive, Wolfington distinguished himself with diligence and intensity in everything he did.

A 6-5 forward from Malvern Prep outside Philadelphia, Wolfington saw action in 19 games as a sophomore, with a season high 14 points versus Brown. Wolfington was a strong candidate to make the starting lineup in 1960-61, but a pre-season arm injury sidelined him for the season.

Wolfington wasn't sitting around his junior year, however. As the junior class president, he was elected President of the Yard for his senior year, becoming only the second basketball player ever elected as student body president. His teammate, Paul Tagliabue, was elected senior class president.

With the arm injury behind him, the Yard president returned to the varsity lineup in December 1961. "The key to Wolfington's game lies in his lightning quick moves and his tremendous jumping ability," wrote the HOYA in a ebullient review of the College's chief executive. "Sometimes when Vince takes his husky frame high in the air for a rebound, it looks as though he had just suspended the law of gravity." Wolfington saw frequent action his senior season, averaging 5.3 points and 4.2 rebounds.

Wolfington graduated in 1962 and began a career in finance. Following seven years at Chase Manhattan Bank, Wolfington joined Carey Transportation, the nation's largest chauffeured vehicle corporation serving as its CEO for over 30 years. Prior to Wolfington's arrival, limousine companies operated as small independent organizations within each city. Wolfington licensed the Carey name nationwide, instituting strict standards for safety and quality control. Wolfington worked to provide private capital for a remarkable business transformation.

"The way to build this business is not to compete in price in each market, but by selling service and how you differentiate yourself," Wolfington said in 2004. "When I went to Boston, I sold New York, Chicago, San Francisco; I didn't sell Boston. If they were happy with whom they were using in Boston, then use us when you leave town. That was the germ of the idea to put together the 'Carey System' we talk about, a service network where one city feeds the other - by saying use whoever you prefer in your local market, but when you leave town, use Carey."

By the 2000's, Carey generated over $250 million in revenues.

Following his retirement from Carey, Wolfington served as a director of Air Chef, an airline services company, was chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council, and was founder and managing partner of Global Ambassador Concierge, providing white-glove concierge service to business and diplomatic travelers in mainland China.

A former member of the University's Board of Directors and a co-founder of the George F. Baker Scholars Program, Wolfington made a major gift to Georgetown to support the creation of a new home for the Jesuit Community at the University, following nearly 150 years of the order living in the aging Gervase and Mulledy buildings in the Quadrangle. The new facility, which provided residential, contemplative, and medical facilities for a smaller and aging Jesuit community, was named Wolfington Hall in recognition of his dedication and generosity.

In 2003 Wolfington received the John Carroll Award, the university's highest alumni honor.