Walker Scholarship Fund

The Frederick N. Walker Jr. 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 there were three recipients of the Frederick N. Walker Jr. Scholarship: Gary Pressler from Merrimack, New Hampshire, Kyong Sambora from Manchester, New Hampshire, and Wyatt Bora from Rochester, New Hampshire. All three of these students were near the tops of their classes in academics. In addition, Gary Pressler is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, is a member of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and participates in computer network testing activities as a technician in the UNH InterOperability Laboratory. Kyong Sambora is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa and Eta Kappa Nu honor societies, and is a member of the Society of Women Engineers. Wyatt Bora is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served for eight years.