Background
Walter, James Elias was born on February 26, 1922 in Delmar, New York, United States. Son of Floyd Jay and Iva Gertrude (Vock) Walter.
Walter, James Elias was born on February 26, 1922 in Delmar, New York, United States. Son of Floyd Jay and Iva Gertrude (Vock) Walter.
AB, Duke University, 1942. Industrial Administrator, Harvard University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1953.
Financial analyst War Department, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1947. Instructor economics Duke, 1950-1953. Assistant professor University California at Berkeley School Business Administration, 1953-1956.
Visiting assistant professor Carnegie Institute of Technology Graduate School Industrial Administration, 1956-1957. Associate professor business administration Harvard, 1957-1962. Professor finance University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1962, chairman graduate group business and applied economics, 1963-1972, chairman finance department, 1975-1977.
Visiting professor University British Columbia, 1972.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Accounting Association, American Economic Association, American Finance Association, Econometric Society, Finance Management Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Amy Buesing, February 10, 1948. Children: Marc Stuart, Barbara Lee, Randall James.