{"620239":{"#nid":"620239","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPC Class of 1964 alum makes gift to RBI Endowment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Renewable Bioproducts Institute recently received a generous financial gift to be applied to its Fellowship program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Fellowship supports more than 40 Ph.D. students\u0026nbsp;based on their alignment with the strategic thrusts of Georgia Tech and RBI and the research priorities of the forest bioproducts industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Elvin F. and Mrs. Walker\u0026rsquo;s gift will be applied toward the principal of RBI\u0026rsquo;s more than $40 million endowment and will support through perpetuity the graduate program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We are so pleased and grateful that the IPC\/IPST alumni continue to support the current activities in RBI,\u0026rdquo; said Meisha Shofner, who currently serves as RBI\u0026rsquo;s interim executive director. \u0026ldquo;The applications\u0026nbsp;for bioproducts are rapidly expanding, providing more opportunities for RBI\u0026#39;s activities to benefit society, and making gifts like those from the Walkers even more impactful.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Walker received his bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1958 and his master\u0026rsquo;s from Lawrence College in 1960. He earned his Ph.D. in 1964 from the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC) \u0026ndash; the forerunner of RBI \u0026ndash; in Appleton, Wisc. He delivered his doctoral dissertation in June 1964 titled \u0026ldquo;Effects of the Uronic Acid Carboxyls on the Sorption of 4-0-Methylglucuronoarabinoxylans and Their Influence on Papermaking Properties of Cellulose Fibers.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1853\/5701\/walker_ef.pdf\u0022\u003EHis full dissertation can be read here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Walker built a long and successful career within the pulp and paper industry. He has since retired and lives in the Charlotte, N.C., area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. and Mrs. Elvin Walker\u0027s donation will support through perpetuity the Ph.D. program"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2019-04-09 18:07:22","changed_gmt":"2019-04-09 18:07:56","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"620238":{"id":"620238","type":"image","title":"Elvin Walker, IPC Class of 64","body":null,"created":"1554833003","gmt_created":"2019-04-09 18:03:23","changed":"1554833003","gmt_changed":"2019-04-09 18:03:23","alt":"","file":{"fid":"236152","name":"Elvin Walker.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Elvin%20Walker.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Elvin%20Walker.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":52118,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Elvin%20Walker.jpg?itok=Cuox2UNO"}}},"media_ids":["620238"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. Smith, kelly.smith@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}