Walker Scholarship Fund

The Frederick N. Walker Jr. Scholarship was awarded for the first time this spring. This endowed scholarship was made possible by a major gift from Adelaide L. Walker in memory of Lt. Col. Frederick N. Walker Jr. ('33). Lt. Col. Walker received the B.S. Degree in Engineering in the UNH class of 1933. He worked as an engineer at the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, and later the Public Service Company of New Hampshire, while simultaneously serving as a 2^nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. He went on active duty with the U.S. Army in 1940, serving subsequently in Japan, Korea, Guam, and the Philippines. He retired from the army while holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The purpose of the scholarship fund is to foster education for a student or students in electrical engineering.

This year's recipient of the Frederick N. Walker Jr. Scholarship was John C. Canfield. You may remember him, since he was featured in an article in the 1995 edition of Signals and Noise. John received the B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from UNH in May, 1995, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. In 1994 he was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship from a national fund endowed by the United States Congress to foster excellence in science and mathematics. In 1995 he received the John W. McConnell Scholarship, a highly competitive and prestigious award given by the University each year to a graduating senior. John is currently pursuing the M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering at UNH. His current graduate research involves an engineering analysis of the sensory-based control of balance in human standing and walking, with the goal of developing a biologically inspired walking control for application to biped robots. John is a member of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. As always, he is involved in a variety of service activities both on and off of campus.

John received the award at the College awards ceremony in May. The awards ceremony was especially meaningful since Adelaide L. Walker was able to attend to present the award and to congratulate John in person.