George VanderWeyden, '48

I had returned to the Lawrence campus in 1946 after serving in the military. My vocational goals were still unclear, until Professor George Walter ['36] persuaded me to enroll in a general education course that he was teaching. Almost immediately, I was filled with a sense of purpose and desire for a career in teaching. Professor Walter was my guiding light; he was my mentor. We continued to correspond regularly during all the years I was an educational administrator.

Although saddened by his passing in March, 1996, I shall continue to remember George Walter as a great humanitarian and friend. He touched my life in a very special way.

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