Background
Griffin, Walter Roland was born on November 20, 1942 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Joseph and Maud Loftus (Boland) Griffin.
academic administrator educator historian
Griffin, Walter Roland was born on November 20, 1942 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Joseph and Maud Loftus (Boland) Griffin.
Bachelor, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1963. Master of Arts, University Cincinnati, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cincinnati, 1988.
Lecturer history, Xavier U., Cincinnati, 1965-1966; assistant professor of history, Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Maryland., 1967-1968; assistant professor of history, Upper Iowa U., Fayette, 1966-1967, 68-84; department chairman, chairman division social science and business administration, Upper Iowa U., Fayette, 1969-1978; associate academic dean, Upper Iowa U., Fayette, 1977-1978; associate professor, Upper Iowa U., Fayette, 1984-1989; head coach men's and women's tennis, Upper Iowa U., Fayette, 1979-1988; director off-campus programs, Upper Iowa U., Fayette, 1981-1989; associate dean, Union Institute, Cincinnati, 1989-1992; president, Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina., since 1992.
Councilman City of Fayette, 1971-1976. Chairman Fayette County (Iowa) Democrats, West Union, 1972-1977, 79-80. Member Iowa State Democratic Central Committee, Des Moines, 1974-1978.
Delegate Democratic National Convention, New York City, 1976. Democratic candidate for Iowa Secretary of State, 1978. Member South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission, 1992-1995, 99-2000, since 2004.
Member Crustbreakers, since 1997. Board directors Cherokee County Boys and Girls Club, 1993-1998. President Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference, 2002-2004.
Member Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu, Rotary.
Married Mary Eleanor Armstrong, August 16, 1961 (divorced 1980). Children: Rebecca, Kathleen, Shawn. Married Penni Susan Oncken, December 6, 1980.
1 child, Megan.