Background
Balk, Walter Louis was born on December 17, 1924 in Buffalo. Son of Peter Francis and Dorothee Suzanne (Bruand) Balk.
Balk, Walter Louis was born on December 17, 1924 in Buffalo. Son of Peter Francis and Dorothee Suzanne (Bruand) Balk.
Bachelor of Science in Administrative Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1950. Master of Science in Organizational Behavior, Cornell University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Behavior, Cornell University, 1966.
Manager, International Business Machines Corporation, Kingston, New York, 1950-1962; consultant, Delmar, New York, New York, since 1968; public administration faculty, State University of New York, Albany, 1966-1991; professor emeritus, State University of New York, Albany, 1991. Fulbright lecturer, Brazil, 1985. Director Ford Foundation Project, Albany, 1977.
Troop leader, district commissioner Boy Scouts American, Woodstock, New York, 1954-1960. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow New York Association Public Administrators, American Institute Industrial Engineers. Member American Society for Public Administration, American Psychological Association.
Married Ann Heins Balk, February 3, 1951. Children: Christianne, Peter, Amy.