WALTERSDR. EVON Walters, a Jamaican, was recently named a Fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE), for the academic year 2003-2004.
Established in 1965, the ACE fellowship is a leadership development programme in the United States.
It is devoted to institutional development by identifying and developing promising faculty and senior administrators in college and university administrations.
Dr. Walters, who is vice-president of student services at the Onondaga Community College in New York, will focus on developing approaches to solving problems at the college during the fellowship.
Participants in the ACE programme spend an extended period on another campus, working directly with presidents and other senior leaders, immersing themselves in the culture, policies, and decision-making processes at there.
AT MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
In keeping with this aspect of the programme's requirement, Dr. Walters will be stationed at Morgan State University for the entire academic year.
Dr. Walters, who is from Spring Ground, Manchester, emigrated to the United States after completing Knox Community College, to further his studies. He remains committed to his alma mater, on whose behalf he establishes partnerships.
One partnership for study was established in collaboration with the late Helen Ramsay-Stills, former principal of Knox, with Mount Olivet College, Michigan. He secured from the Windalco bauxite company, sponsorship of 15 scholarships for Jamaican students.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Before being named vice-president of student services at Onondaga College, Dr. Walters served as chairman of the education department at Mount Olivet, and dean of multicultural affairs at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dr. Walters, who holds a doctorate and a Master's degree in higher education administration and a Bachelor's degree in health care administration, has been recognised for exceptional service in teaching, research and for his work with the ACE and Kellogg-sponsored national project on institutional transformation.
He joins a select group of 36 other Fellows, including professors, vice-presidents and directors, who will be involved in the programme.
