Biography:

University professor and administrator. Born– April 10, 1926, in Birmingham, Ala. Parents– Arthur Lonzo and Agnes (Bynum) Walker. Married– Gladys Evelyn Walker, August 4, 1949. Children– Two. Education– Samford University, B.A., 1949; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1952; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Th.D., 1956; Indiana University, 1963; University of Alabama, 1964-1965. Served in U.S. Army, 1944-1946. Taught religion at Samford University, 1956-1958; Dean of Students, 1965-1968; Vice president for Student Affairs, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1976-1978; Executive Treasurer, Southern Baptist Convention’s Education Commission, Nashville, 1978-; editor, Southern Baptist Educator. Died January 14, 2005.

Source:

Leaders in Education; Who’s Who in the South and Southwest.

Publication(s):

By Their Fruits; a History of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, 1957-82. Southfield, Mich.; Baptist State Convention of Michigan, 1982.

Directory of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. Nashville; Education Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1982.

Joint Publication(s):

Historical Studies of Alabama Baptist Churches and Associations; a Check List. Birmingham, Ala.; Howard College Library, 1958.

Editor:

Education for Christian Missions; Supporting Christian Missions through Education. Nashville; Broadman Press, 1981.

Forward in Faith; from Compton Hill Mission to Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1894-1971. Birmingham, Ala.; Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1982.

Joint Editor:

A Directory of Baptist Seminaries and Colleges Related to Member Conventions and Unions of the Baptist World Alliance. S.l.; s.n., 1983?