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High Pointer Spur Walker’s Civic and Military Rise
Spur Walker, a 1953 civil engineering graduate from the University of Texas, built a career in traffic engineering and public service. He served in the U S Army Corps of Engineers, helped train troops on mine warfare, earned fellowships at Yale, and led civic efforts in High Point North Carolina. He married Sara Lynn Dunlap in 1955 and they have son William David. He holds leadership roles in the Junior Chamber of Commerce the Downtown Development Corp and the Institute of Traffic Engineers Southern Section. He has received national safety certificates and a Key Man Award. The Walker family resides at 1210 Guilford Ave.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineers Magazine
College Supreme Court
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Army
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University of Texas
Texas State Highway Department
Yale
Bureau of Traffic Engineering of the
the Downtown Development Corp
Institute of Traffic Engineers
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
W. Virginia
Tennessee
Walker
High Point Traffic Engineering Department