Tommy Walter named JU’s Accelerated Degree Program Professor of the Year

Tommy Walter named JU’s Accelerated Degree Program Professor of the Year

POSTED 10/21/2008 - Dr. Tommy Walter, adjunct professor, was recently named the 2008 Accelerated Degree Program (ADP) Professor of the Year at JU.

Rody Borg, director of ADP and Dr. Tommy Walter

Walter has been a part of the adjunct faculty since 2000 and teaches undergraduate history courses, such as Western Civilization, American History, Native American History and recent World History. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Before joining JU, Walter spent more than 30 years in the human resources field as an entry and executive-level employee of General Telephone & Electronics Corporation, now part of Verizon, and CSX.

"Tommy is an outstanding professor," said Rody Borg, director of ADP. "Because of his corporate background, his classes not only focus on historic material, but he also stresses job skills like writing, presenting and critical thinking."

Walter is a native of San Angelo, Texas. His undergraduate and masters degrees are from Angelo State University in San Angelo, and he earned his doctorate at Nova Southeastern University, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla. In addition, he has completed additional graduate work at Texas A&M University and The University of Washington.

He has been married to the former LaJan Kiker for more than 40 years and has one son, daughter-in-law and grandson who live in Jacksonville. In his spare time, Walter helps coach the varsity football team at Episcopal High School.