This Wednesday RCFC celebrates and honors veterans while learning about CSU’s Veteran support programs.  Veteran and CSU Professor of Political Science Dr. Bob Lawrence will introduce Maggie Hall Walsh, CSU Director of Veteran Initiatives and Assistant Chief of Staff to President Tony Frank, and Mark Barker, Director of CSU’s Adult Learner and Veteran Services.  
 
According to their website, “Adult Learner and Veteran Services (ALVS) aims to support non-traditional students in their transition to Colorado State University.  ALVS provides a broad range of resources to aid in the advancement of adult and veteran students both academically and professionally.”  
 
Maggie Hall Walsh is the daughter of Rotary member Taylor Hall, is a Gold Star Mom and veterans’ advocate.  She is also the Vice President of Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado. She earned a BA in journalism from the University of Arizona and is currently working toward an MA degree in Criminal Justice from CSU.
 
Marc Barker is the Director of the Adult Learner and Veteran Services and the manager of military and veteran programs at Colorado State University. Marc is also the immediate past president of the National Association of Veteran Program Administrators (NAVPA).  NAVPA is a professional higher education organization with a national membership representing institutions of higher learning from across the country. He has a BA degree in organizational leadership and a MA degree in adult education.  Marc is a service-connected, medically retired, Army non-commissioned officer.