Ernest Winfield Walker

Background

Walker, Ernest Winfield was born on September 14, 1917 in McComb, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jefferson Winfield and Ida Eugenia (Brumfield) Walker.

Education

Associate of Arts, Jones County Junior College, 1938. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Mississippi, 1948. Master of Business Administration, University Mississippi, 1948.

Doctor of Business Administration, Indiana University, 1953.

Career

Assistant professor finance Drake University, Des Moines, 1951-1954. Associate professor management University Texas, Austin, 1954-1958. Finance examiner Texas Commission on Higher Education, 1956-1959.

Associate professor department finance University Texas, Austin, 1958-1961, professor, 1961-1978, chairman department, 1961-1965, Lawrence D. Gale professor, 1978-1982, The Gale chaired professor, 1982-1988, emeritus. Chair of finance University Virginia, 1973-1974. President, chairman board Detectogas Instruments, Inc., 1958-1961.

Consultant Tracor, Inc., 1962-1972, Hill Chemicals Inc., 1966-1967, Mesa Instruments, 1968-1973, Traders Compress Industries, Inc., 1968-1969, Pan Tex Corporation, 1970. Economist National Association Credit Management, 1969-1972. Consultant, board directors Longhorn Disposal System, Inc., 1976-1977, Girling Health Services, Inc., since 1987, Factorial, Inc., since 1987.

Member faculty Graduate School Credit and Finance Management, Dartmouth College, 1965-1974, Williams College, 1975-1977, Stanford University, 1978. Director Capital City Savings.

Achievements

• Ernest Winfield Walker has been listed as a noteworthy business educator, financial consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member Finance Management Association (president 1975-1976, director since 1976), Austin Investment Association (president 1969), Austin-San Antonio Society Finance Analysts (president 1974), Eastern Finance Association, Southwestern Finance Association, Knights of the Symphony (lord chancellor XVIII, King Brio XXII), Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Delta Sigma Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Austin Country, Rotary (West Austin), Farmington (Virginia) Country, Masons.

Connections

Married Margaret Ruth Marshall, June 5, 1949. Children: Marshall Winfield, Eledith Lucinda.

Father:

Jefferson Winfield Walker

Mother:

Ida Eugenia (Brumfield) Walker

Spouse:

Margaret Ruth Marshall

child:

Marshall Winfield Walker

child:

Eledith Lucinda Walker