Walters

Dr. Timothy L. Walters, 65, of Slippery Rock Township died about 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, July 26, 1942, he was the son of the late George Alfred and Lois Eileen Palmer Walters.

He was a 1960 graduate of Jackson High School, Jackson, Ohio. He received his A.B. Degree from The Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.A from Ball State University. He received his PhD. from the University of Illinois. His post doctoral work was at The Ohio State University, West Virginia University and Fairleigh-Dickinson University.

Dr. Walters began his teaching career in the Public Schools of Ohio, Cleveland, Mount Gilead and Jackson City. He taught speech, English and directed plays. He was professor emeritus from Slippery Rock University, retiring in 1997. At SRU, he taught in the Department of Communication, formerly the Department of Speech and Theatre. He directed many musical productions and was instrumental in the university's production of the Madrigal Christmas Dinners. He was among the first to be recognized with The President's Award for Outstanding Service at the university.

He co-authored a text book entitled Communication Concepts. He initiated publication production, the first graphic design class of the major. He was an exchange professor at the IFK Language Institute, Salzburg, Austria. He was also an exchange professor at Kangwon National University in Chunchon, South Korea, and visiting professor at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Scotland.

During retirement, he was a popular instructor with the Institute for Learning in Retirement. He also was active in teaching English as a second language at various international locations, including Woo Song University, Daejon, South Korea, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, South Korea. He was involved with the New Castle Playhouse.

He was over a 50-year member of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the Silver Beaver Award for Distinguished Service to Youth in 1987. He was a member of the executive board of the Moraine Trails Council. He attended three International Jamborees in the United States, the Republic of South Korea and the Netherlands. He served on the commissary staff for 7 National Jamborees, which were at Moraine State Park and at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia

Surviving are his wife, Sylvia M. Brown Walters, whom he married Nov. 20, 1966; and two sons, Christopher P. Walters of Slippery Rock and David "Max" and wife Jennifer Walters of Pittsburgh. He was the stepfather of Robert L. Foster of Oak Hill, Ohio.

<B>WALTERS </B>— A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. Timothy L. Walters, who died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, will be observed this spring.Memorial contributions may be given to Moraine Trails Council, 830 Morton Ave., Butler 16001 or to Slippery Rock University Alumni Scholarship Fund.Arrangements are being handled by <B>Smith Funeral Home</B>, Slippery Rock.