Or by his ten years on the SPU Board of Trustees, where he chaired the facilities committee that coordinated the building of the SPU Library. He learned, too, the fine art of communication from his professors. Even peppery oratory. And the value of using position and passion to press for change. I don't apologize for that.
Someone needs to call a spade a spade.
Someone who backs up his or her words with deep community involvement is a prime candidate for SPU's Alumnus of the Year. Bob is both a leader and a servant. We are proud to claim him as one of our graduates. Tough and pragmatic, yet humorous, approachable and unmoved by who gets the credit. Hard as it is to package all of that in one man, that's the Wallace who captured the attention of the alumni selection committee when it came time to choose someone who exemplifies the mission of the University.