Skip Walter: Professional Student

Subtitle: 50 Years of T-Shirts

B.S.E.E., Case Institute of Technology, 1964

M.B.A. (with thesis), The Ohio State University, 1965

3 years with General Electric

Omaha San JosePhiladelphia

Ph.D., The Ohio State University, March 1972

Fourth degree:

• M.E., The Pennsylvania State University, August 1972

University of Nebraska, 1971-1980Chaired 3 Ph.D. committees

6 M.B.A. committees; chaired 2

Began courses in Physical Distributionin the Department of Marketing

Other stops:

• Cranfield School of Management, England, Visiting Research Fellow, January - June 1979

Western Illinois University, 1981-1984

Iowa State University, 1984-2010

Jan Stoehr, only department secretary at ISU in 26 ½ years

Students, lots of students

Transportation and Logistics program

Honors: Commencement Escort forAmy Howard (Fall 2006) & Sarah Lee (Fall 2008)

Teaching awards

• "Teacher of the Year," ISU Business Council, April 2006

• "Teacher of the Month," ISU Business Council, November/December 2001

More ISU statistics

• Ph.D. committees 2 (member)• MBA or MS committees:

chair of 9, member of 22• Independent Studies: chair of

56• Tenured for 3rd time

Research: peer-reviewed articles• 6 Transportation Journal• 5 Intl Journal of Physical Distribution &

Materials Mgt• 4 Logistics Spectrum• 3 Journal of the Transportation Research Forum• 2 Journal of Business Logistics• 1 Columbia Journal of World Business, • 1 Journal of Air Law and Commerce• 1 Journal of Marketing

Research articles (continued):• 1 Management Accounting• 1 Policy Studies Journal• 1 Production & Inventory Management Journal• 1 Transportation Practitioners Journal• 1 Transportation Research - Part E (L & T Review) • 1 Transportation Research Record• 8 others• 37 Total

TRF award $500

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Org. & Greater Des Moines Partnership

New name (from co-author Dick Poist):

Funded Research Projects $900,863

• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture• Hy-Vee• Des Moines International Airport• Iowa Dept. of Transportation• Midwest Transportation Center• Dept. Environment, Her Majesty's Government• Omaha Council Bluffs Metr. Area Planning ‑

Agency

Presentations

Detour in the road

• Interim Department Chair 1988-1990

Detour in the road

• Interim Department Chair 1988-1990 • Promotion: not yet

Detour in the road

• Interim Department Chair 1988-1990 • Promotion: not yet

New questions:Go or stay?

Detour in the road

• Interim Department Chair 1988-1990 • Promotion: not yet

New questions:Go or stay?What role now?

Detour in the road

• Interim Department Chair 1988-1990 • Promotion: not yet

New questions:Go or stay?What role now?

• Response: be less visible internally, develop outside interests

The world of non-profit organizations

Board and committee member of:

• Ames Ecumenical HousingKeystone & Stonehaven apts for elderlyTreasurer, $2 million assets

• Presbyterian Church (local & regional)• Octagon Center for the Arts

Board; Endowment treasurer & chair

Ames Community Arts Council

Recognition

Another detour: February 2006

15 minutes of fame

Beating the odds

Health Connect, Winter 2010, p 16

What comes next?

What comes next?

• Will remain in Ames

What comes next?

• Will remain in Ames• Still writing; several unfinished

research projects

What comes next?

• Will remain in Ames

• Still writing; several unfinished research projects

• Still reviewing for journals

What comes next?

• Will remain in Ames

• Still writing; several unfinished research projects

• Still reviewing for journals

• Skip’s “Rent-a-Co-author” idea

What comes next?• Will remain in Ames

• Still writing; several unfinished research projects

• Still reviewing for journals

• Skip’s “Rent-a-Co-author” idea • Travel

use my frequent-flyer milesfrom 24 trips overseas

Hobbies: Amateur Radio, Photography

Have attended amateur radio events in Slovinia, Finland (shown),

Brazil and Russia

More public service:on the hardboards

2009: “Dorky Boyfriend”

2010: “Abba Dabba Honeymoon” & “65th Class Reunion”

Top priority unchanged:Honey (left), Ryder (rt.; photo Joanna Steven)

Thank you for coming

• Go Cyclones!