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| Southern University College of Agriculture Vice Chancellor for Academics and Student Services/ Associate Dean, Retia S. Walker, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the 2019 Alumni Achievement Award by Iowa State University. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Retia Scott Walker,
Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Academics and Student Services/ Associate Dean of
Southern University’s College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences,
has been named the 2019 Alumni Achievement Award recipient by the College of
Human Sciences at Iowa State University (ISU).
According to ISU website, the award recognizes
alumni who have accomplished meritorious service and/or distinguished
achievements in business and industry, education, family and consumer sciences
and health.
“I am excited about this recognition and
look forward to returning to Iowa State University this fall to participate in
the celebration honoring graduates of the college,” said Walker. “I had a great
experience there and developed lasting relationships with classmates and
professors, some of whom I am still in touch with annually,” she added.
Retia has been an educator for more than
50 years. She has served as the Vice Chancellor for Academics and Student
Services/ Associate Dean in the SU College of Agriculture since November 2017.
Prior to coming to Southern University Walker has served as an Interim Provost,
an Executive Assistant to the President and as a Department Chair in Human Ecology,
all at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Walker has also held the
position of Vice President of Academic Outreach and Public Services, Dean and
Professor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, both at the
University of Kentucky and Assistant Professor in the College of Education
Graduate Program at Texas Woman's University.
Walker earned a B.S. in Home Economics
Education and a Minor in Foods and Nutrition from Tuskegee University; an M.S.
with a concentration in Family Studies from Hunter College; an M.S. ED in
Education Administration and Supervision from Pace University (NYC) and a Ph.D.
in Educational Administration from Iowa State University. Retia also completed
her post-doctoral studies in Gerontology at the University of Maryland-College
Park and Baltimore, and the Executive Education Program from the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania.
This award will be the third time Retia
has been recognized by Iowa State University. In 1983 she was honored as an Outstanding
Ph.D. Graduate and in 2003 she received the Virgil Lagomarcino Laureate Alumni
Award from the College of Education.
Retia will receive the 2019 Alumni
Achievement Award in October during Iowa
State’s Homecoming.
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