Walker, W. Loretta
- Name
- Walker, W. Loretta
- Year
- 1968/1981
- Intro bio
- First black woman with faculty status to receive tenure
- Full Bio
- W. Loretta Walker was the first black woman with faculty status to receive tenure. She served in Schaffer Library as a librarian from 1968-1981, retiring as the Head of Information Services, Ms. Walker graduated from Howard University and received an M.A. from the College of St. Rose and Masters of Library Science from SUNY Albany.