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Page 4C/The Battalion/Monday, August 29, 1983 Walker promotes Aggie investment by Gwendolyn Hattaway Battalion Reporter In a quiet office on the sixth floor of the Sterling C. Evans Library, Dr. Robert L. Walker, vice president for development, helps make decisions that affect the lives of thousands of Texas A&M students. Walker coordin ates fund raising for the Univer sity. All scholarships, gifts and grants are handled through the Development Office. “We’re in the business of pro viding businesses and people the opportunity to invest in Aggies,” Walker says. with and eager to talk about their programs and activities.” A favorite part of Walker’s job, he says, is working with Aggies. “It is so refreshing to raise money from Aggies,” he says. “You don’t have to sell them on A&M. Once an Aggie, always an Aggie-” Walker is definitely partial to Aggies. Dr. Robert L. Walker “Altogether last year, Texas A&M received $40.7 million in private A lot of different companies give us ev erything from equip ment and supplies to horses and cows,” says Walker. It’s a pretty big job, he says. “There is always plenty to do,” Walker says. “Altogether last year, Texas A&M received $40.7 million in private gifts. A lot of different companies give us everything from equipment and supplies to horses and cows. “When A&M provides good productive employees for a company, a lot of times the com pany will call and ask what they can do for this University. It’s a way of showing their gratitude.” Students and faculty help make Walker’s job a little easier, he says. “Another reason fundraising is so successful at Texas A&M,” he says, “is because of the cour teous way the student body treats visitors and the students’ overall positive attitude toward their education. “Also, I sincerely believe all of our faculty help make the de velopment activities here so suc cessful. They are easy to work “I love them,” he says. Walker has been employed with the University since 1968. As well as being vice president for development he also is re sponsible for supervising the placement center. Walker, Class of ’58, met his wife at Texas A&M during sum mer school. Her father was a math instructor at the Univer sity. “Back then, it was pretty un usual for anyone to meet his wife at Texas A&M,” he says. Walker received his bache lor’s degree in marketing and his doctorate in educational administration from Texas A&M. o by Rust Battalioi iRememberin JceofDr. Johr for thousands students, but at ike can remem and faces too meets. I When he c; student’s name he buys that st B Koldus, vi< [student service to meet and gel students as he I “My job is known admin is fcidents,” Kolc ■portant to hard at it. I tak ■ upon mysell ■fice and get dents.” I However, h students has be ■It after 10 ,4m. — Dr. Charles McCandless ir. John ftesn’f mil Utah, he s, k considei as vice pre of a life styl His daughter and one of his sons have graduated from Texas A&M and another son is a sophomore at the University. “We have a son that is a senior at Bryan High ... there is a pretty good chance that he will go here too,” Walker says. McCandless’ position dual role by Karen Schrimsher Battalion Staff Dr. Charles McCandless, asso ciate provost, says his days are THE BEST BUY IN BOOKS !!!! THE BEST BUYSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII MINI-SIZE STEREO CASSETTE PLAYER MAXELI MD-1 FLOPPY DISKS 49.95 Twi 5r" J37 Micro Speakers value $9 95 > FREE with purchase 5.88 BOOK Store Northgate P.O.Box 2728 • 327 University Dr. College Station, Texas 77840 (409) 846-4518 While Supplies Last FOR BACK TO SCHOOLIIIIIIIIIIIIIII usually spent in meetings. “Some tend to be more pro ductive than others,” he says, “Those are the ones I enjoy.” Prior to the first of this year, McCandless served as interim vice president for academic affairs. His new title is a com bination of the two positions — associate provost and vice presi dent for academic affairs. “Some tend to he more productive others, ” Dr. McCandless, provost, says, are the ones I than Charles associate “Those enjoy. ” lege Station, the Long-Range planning Task Force of the Col lege Station Independent School District, and the Execu tive Committee of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon Committee for Brazos County. Last school year, McCandless served as academic adviser for Company I-1. He counseled stu dents in the outfit on academic matters, visited regularly with the scholastic officer and was re sponsible for the orientation of freshmen on matters such as how to calculate grade-point ratios. He says he enjoyed the role, but that his time is too commit ted for him to be an adviser this As associate provost, McCandless is involved in five year planning for the develop ment of new academic programs and with the allocation of re sources. He has been involved in many University endeavors, and has been assigned to committees such as the Master Plan Commit tee and the Special Energy Man agement Committee. McCandless has a long record of public service. He has been a member of the Citizens Advis ory Committee for Capital Im provements for the city of Col- year. McCandless is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Memorial Stu dent Center, and is a member of Leaders in Education. McCandless graduated from Texas A&M in 1956 with a bachelor of science degree in health and physical education. Upon graduation, he was em ployed as a coach and physical education teacher at a junior high school in Silsbee. In 1965 he received a master of education degree in counsel ing and guidance. One year la ter, he received his doctorate in counseling and personnel admi nistration from North Texas State University. He worked in athletics and counseling until he was hired in “It’s getting 1 remember i .“When I a ftre were just 1961 bv Texas A&M as dire “r tJ '^y ear i .li .■ ■n 36,000 an of intramural athletics. ■ ’ „ McCandless ha, >c.dl 0, ' r T assistant dean of the Col]egtF <H l ' 1 ' 1 > ' Liberal Arts, associate dean;| the College of Education,and director of planning and instiltj tional analysis. L McCandless likes to plane live games like raquetball,bil mitton and handball. Heeff watching Aggie football, esp dally when the team wins. “We’re an Aggie famik] McCandless says. His attended the University,ala*. i m i i r i • r .«Tesaid remi with several oi their hveim „ _ • , . dren. 1 heir tour sons-nw |i r also are graduates. 1j But>Koldus try student h tn remembei [at reason h he said, put thei 1 something about the ltd,” Koldus Ike a mental leand link it I their uni< ;Dav As associate prow McCandless is invok L ^ in five year planning l\ XV* the development of a cadem ic programs an with the allocation oh sources. by Jill! Battalion Responsible i _ent of Texas “j id business af $325 million is. [Davis, who h of vice pre McCandlesses have five j children. For their summer vacair McCandless and his wife [affairs since Jai nie traveled to Victoria, Brii% X as A&M al Columbia, where they toin L, () f duty ir camped and enjoyed thet tains. United Stati vhich he is E the 443rd ice Detachm As vice pre tirs, Davis a Bnk E. Vandi adviser anc as A&M’s (ftis. 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