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Management software company executive

Roberta Nelson-Walker, American Management software company executive. Recipient Meritorious Svc. award, Chicago Heart Association, 1968, 70, Fond du Coer award American Heart Association, 1968, Cursade of Mercy Achievement awards, 1974-1976,State of Illinois procalmation by Governor James Thompson, Illinois Epilepsy Association, 1978. F C.

Background

Nelson-Walker, Roberta was born on September 1, 1936 in New York City. Daughter of Richard E. and Esther (McBride) Martin.

Education

Bachelor, DePaul University, 1976; Master of Science in Management with distinction, DePaul University, 1977.

Career

Director development, Ray Graham Associations, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1970-1976; director human resources, National Easter Seal Society, Chicago, 1979-1981; vice president, Butler Walker Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, 1981-1985; president, National Research Council, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, 1985-1991; special agent, Prudential Insurance, Oak Brook, Illinois, 1991-1995; managing director, Visimark Limited liability company, Oak Brook, Illinois, since 1995.

Achievements

  • Roberta Nelson-Walker has been listed as a noteworthy Management software company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder, organizer Foundation for Handicapped, 1970-1976. President DuPage County Public Health Council, 1974. Board directors DuPage County Mental Health Associations, 1970, Forest Foundation DuPage County, 1976-1986, Shakespeare Globe, London and Chicago, since 1982.

Member DuPage County Board Health, 1975, Illinois Governor's Committee for Handicapped, 1976, women's county Chicago Heart Association, since 1979.

Connections

Married Robert L. Nelson, July 20, 1957 (divorced). Children: Carol, Craig, Robert H. Married Dan Walker, November 1978 (divorced).

Father:
Richard E. Martin

Mother:
Esther (McBride) Martin

Spouse:
Robert L. Nelson

Spouse:
Dan Walker

child:
Craig Nelson-Walker

child:
Carol Nelson-Walker

child:
Robert H. Nelson-Walker