In addition to his accomplishments in physics, Dr. Walker is regionally and nationally known as an advocate of and expert in graduate education. He is currently an executive board member of the Association of American Universities and has served on its task force on graduate education. He also serves on the boards of the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools and the national Association of State Universities and Land Grant colleges. This event is arranged in cooperation with Booth Library. The human heart is said to be about the size of one's fist, and through no conscious effort, it beats more than 100,000 times each day pumping nearly 2,000 gallons of life-giving blood to the body tissues.
Some clergy suggest that the heart is where the soul is located.
One in love speaks of being heart sick and an athletic coach may use the word to denote courage. M. Thomas Woodall has been a member of Eastern's faculty since 1965 when he founded the Eastern Illinois University Adult fitness Program. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1963. During his tenure at Eastern, Dr. Woodall has coached three NCAA National Championship cross-country teams and served as the first director of the Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation program. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes.