Uroyoán Ramón Emeterio Walker Ramos[a] (born in Brooklyn, New York) is a mathematician, college professor, and former President of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). He completed a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM), and a master's and Ph.D. both from Louisiana State University.[1] Before his appointment as president he served at several roles including as associate dean of administrative affair at UPRM, associate director for graduate studies at UPRM, academic senator, and member of the board of trustees of the whole UPR system.[2] He was removed from office by the Board of Trustees amid cronyism scandals regarding institutional scholarships.[3][4][5]
Uroyoán Walker | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Walker in 2016 | |
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| Thesis | On K-Conjugacy Classes of Maximal Tori in SemiSimple Algebraic Groups. (2001) |
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Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Walker and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
References
edit- ^ "Uroyoán R. Walker-Ramos" (PDF). acweb.upr.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Conoce al nuevo presidente de la UPR". Primera Hora. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Junta de UPR destituye a Uroyoán Walker".
- ^ "Nombran nueva presidenta de la UPR". www.wapa.tv.
- ^ "Certificación" (PDF) (in Portuguese). University of Puerto Rico. July 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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