Douglas Dunning Walker

Background

Walker, Douglas Dunning was born on June 12, 1940 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Gray and Juanita (Dunning) Walker.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1963.

Career

Junior industrial engineer, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1963-1968; plant industrial engineer, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1968-1971; division engineer, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1971-1974; director manufacturing product planning, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1977-1980; director facilities planning, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1980-1982; vice president engineering, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1982-1987; director downtown operations, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1987-1992; retired, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem director operations and works manufacturing, McDonald Tobacco Company, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1974-1977.

Achievements

• Douglas Dunning Walker has been listed as a noteworthy tobacco company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member engineering advisory board North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1983-1986. Member North Carolina State University Engineering Foundation, 1985-1988. Member committee of 100 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Engineering School, Blacksburg, since 1984.

Member American Institute Industrial Engineers (senior principle), Alpha Pi Museum.

Interests

• Boating, tennis.

Connections

Married Carolyn Williford. Children: Scott, Wesley, Brian.

Father:

James Gray Walker

Mother:

Juanita (Dunning) Walker

Spouse:

Carolyn Williford

child:

Brian Walker

child:

Wesley Walker

child:

Scott Walker