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August 29, 1996

UPJ memorializes sociology professor

Pitt's Johnstown campus (UPJ) has named its baseball field the George R. Walter Field in honor of the sociology professor who died on March 21.

UPJ also has established the George R. "Doc" Walter Memorial Fund to support improvements to the field. Walter served as chair of UPJ's athletics committee from its inception in the 1950s until his death. He also was instrumental in establishing an intercollegiate athletic program at UPJ in the 1960s and helped the campus obtain its first baseball field in 1967.

In the 1970s, Walter served as UPJ's first faculty representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and was active in securing NCAA membership for UPJ in 1975.

"Doc Walter actively participated in and supported many sports, but baseball was always his favorite," said Edward Sherlock, UPJ's director of Athletics.

Filed under: Feature,Volume 29 Issue 1

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