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Professor continued from page 3 tervention and anti-social behav ior in youth. “I think it must be a reflection of the broader community impact our work has had,” Walker said. He also noted the award is time ly because more attention has been brought to his area of work with recent school shootings. Within the college of educa tion, Walker’s friends said he has also been a mentor, an educator, a researcher and a leading fund raiser. Jeff Sprague, senior research associate in the college of educa tion, met Walker in 1977 as a University undergraduate. In 1994, Walker called Sprague to see about starting the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behav ior; they are now the co-directors of that program. Since then, they have led the center to a position of high authority on the issue of youth violence. The pair’s relationship devel oped as Sprague took additional courses with Walker, and he later served on Sprague’s doctoral dis sertation committee. Sprague de scribed Walker as a top-notch scholar with an ability to trans late complicated research into in formation that non-experts, such as legislators, can use. Martin Kaufman, dean of the college of education, said Walker “exemplifies the values and con tributions associated with being a senior faculty member.” Walker has been a member of the faculty since 1966, after re ceiving both his masters and doc toral degrees from the University. He serves as the director of the Center on Human Development and co-director of the Institute on Violence. uLcuum, Ui.iiL.tt liicuiclg er at CHD, said Walker keeps his staff busy, but he is always avail able when they need him. “We all like working for him,” she said. “And his work is really spectacular.” Sprague added that Walker does not use his position of au thority to bully others in the de partment who have competing interests and, in his experience, always comes up with ideas that make everyone a “winner.” “He is a first citizen in the col lege in terms of stepping forward to contribute to the collective well being of his colleagues,” Kaufman said. “He not only puts a spotlight on his own research but a flood light on the work of others.” Walker has accounted for $27 million in federal grant money and is working on several re search projects. Mike Bulbs met Walker when he took a course in grant writing at the University in 1980. To Bullis, Walker — who introduced Bulbs to his wife — has been “both colleague and mentor but also a friend.” “He’s right up there in my pan theon of heroes,” Bulbs said. Walker has written 13 books and published 170 professional and scholarly works. His 1990 book, “Social Competence for Workers with Developmental Disabilities: A Guide to Enhanc ing Employment Outcomes in In tegrated Settings,” won the Na tional Book Award from the President’s Committee on Em ployment of People With Disabil ities. Walker will receive the award at spring commencement. Past recipients include Thomas Autzen, Earle M. Chiles and Charles H. Lundquist. All recipi ents are presented with a hand forged, solid silver medal. 44 As an undergraduate student, I greatly enjoyed and treasured the time I had to read, research, and attend classes. I lived in the residence halls, and I had much fun with friends. I had some friends who studied too much; others spent too much time partying. I believe one can be a good student and have fun at the same time. Many students understand that they can study hard and have an active social life. These students, who are in the majority, earn good grades and have many friends. When they drink alcohol, they do so with their health, futures, and other people in mind. The majority of students are not held hostage either to their studies ? or to drinking, and it is this majority who I celebrate. Clark Honors College, I/O
