A Shared Responsibility
Bluefield State’s new president makes college’s success a community agenda
By Kendra Hamilton
Dr. Albert L. Walker, the new president of Bluefield State College in Bluefield, W.Va., is a career educator. He has taught in public schools and institutions of higher education since 1967. Previously, he was vice chancellor for academic affairs and a tenured professor at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina.
For a five-year period, 1979-1984, Walker served as assistant commissioner of education, Division of Urban and Teacher Education, Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. Walker has a bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University, three master’s degrees from Bradley University and a doctorate in educational administration from Indiana University.
