Background
Walker, H. Jesse was born on July 4, 1921 in Bushnell, Michigan, United States. Son of Clair John and Cassiebelle (Brown) Walker.
Walker, H. Jesse was born on July 4, 1921 in Bushnell, Michigan, United States. Son of Clair John and Cassiebelle (Brown) Walker.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1947; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Uppsala (Sweden), 1986.
Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1950-1959; research coordinator, Office of Naval Research, Washington District of Columbia, 1959-1960; liaison scientist, Office of Naval Research, London, 1968-1969; professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1960-1983; Boyd professor emeritus, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1984; advisory professor, E. China Normal U., Shanghai, China, since 1989.
Major United States Marine Corps, 1942-1945, PTO. Fellow Arctic Institute, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Association American Geographers (councillor 1976-1979, Honors award 1977, first Career Award in Geomorphology 1989), International Committee on Coastal Environment (vice chair 1976-1984), Marine Air Group Veterans Association (president since 1997).
Married Rita Hays Walker, March 14, 1953. Children: Winona, Angela, Tia.