General | 6/4/2013 6:26:12 PM

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Central Missouri Athletics mourns the passing of former Athletic Director and 1995 UCM Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Floyd Walker, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Services are scheduled for Friday, June 7 at the First Christian Church, 101 E. Gay St. in Warrensburg. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. with services following at 11 a.m. at the church.

"UCM Athletics has lost a great friend and supporter in Dr. Floyd Walker," said Athletic Director Jerry Hughes. "He was an ardent supporter of our coaches and student-athletes both during his time as athletic director and in the years that followed. He always had a smile on his face and he will truly be missed."

Walker originally came to Central Missouri in 1962 as head baseball coach and assistant basketball coach. In 1966 he was named director of athletics and served in that capacity until 1980. During his tenure as athletics director, numerous major advancements were made in athletics at Central Missouri, including the construction of the Multipurpose Building and the current baseball and softball facilities.
The Mules' football program received two bowl game invitations. In addition to his duties as athletics director, Walker also was a professor in the physical education department. He served on the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee for six years and chaired that committee for the 1979-80 season.

After leaving Central Missouri, Walker spent six years as the assistant athletics director at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, when the school made its transition from an NAIA program to an NCAA Division I program.

Walker served in the Army Air Corps in World War II, (CBI) China, Burma, India Campaign and was a part of "America's Greatest Generation."