Awards

O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs Distinguished Alumni Awards - 1987

About Walton R. Collins

Walton R. Collins is a freelance writer and former adjunct associate professor of journalism at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the editor emeritus of Notre Dame Magazine. Collins taught journalism courses at Notre Dame from 1983 to 2007, and edited its magazine from 1983 to 1995.

Collins graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in 1951, and entered journalism. He was the editorial page editor for the South Bend Tribune from 1959 to 1969. Next, he received a M.P.A. from Indiana University-South Bend in 1976.