Cecil Walker
Est. 1995

Cecil Walker, retired Chairman and CEO of Gannett Broadcasting, was instrumental in establishing the scholarship fund to honor Alvin G. Flanagan, his predecessor at Gannett. A long-time friend of the University of Colorado, Mr. Walker was an officer of KUSA-Channel 9 in Denver, a Gannett station, until 1984. Mr. Walker also served as a trustee for the Student Leadership Institute/Presidents Leadership Class. In 1995, the Walker family established a scholarship fund as a personal commitment to expand educational opportunities for promising students at the University of Colorado. Additional consideration is given to students who are members of the Presidents Leadership Class and students in the Leeds School of Business. Cecil Walker’s two sons, Robert Walker and Richard Walker, and daughter-in-law, Karen Harty Walker, are all graduates of the University of Colorado. Cecil continues to be very involved with the selection interviews, and is regularly joined by Rich (also a current PLC Board of Advocates member) and Karen.