At the conclusion of his government service in 1979, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Award. He was elected a Fellow by NGS in 1978. Throughout his career he was a much sought after lecturer, teacher and research consultant to historical and genealogical organizations. He was included as a biographee in the 1981 and 1990 editions of Who's Who in Genealogy and Heraldry by Mary Keysor Meyer and P. William Filby, Editors. James Dent Walker joins Donald Lines Jacobus, Waiter Goodwin Davis, Gilbert Cope, John Farmer, George Andrews Moriarty Jr., Lucy Mary Kellogg, Meredith Bright Colket Jr., Henry FitzGilbert Waters, Archibald Fowler Bennett, Joseph Lemuel Chester, George Ernest Bowman, John Insley Coddington, and Dr. Jean Stephenson in the National Genealogy Hall of Fame .
Visitors are welcome, and complimentary brochures and leaflets are available.
Included in this historic room is a small library containing works by and about those who have been elected to the Hall of Fame. The large photo-portraits of each individual further personalize the scene and emphasize the fact that genealogy also has its roots. The National Genealogy Hall of Fame honors men and women of the past who made significant contributions to the field of genealogy in the United States. The National Genealogy Hall of Fame Committee elects one person to the Hall of Fame annually. Nominations for election to the Hall of Fame in 2000 will be received until 1 December 1999.