June Walker (June 19, 1934 – July 29, 2008) was the Chairperson of the

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, and a member of AIPAC's Executive Committee. Until July 2007, she was the national president of Hadassah. Walker had academic degrees in chemistry, respiratory therapy and public health administration. She taught on the college level and was the director of In-Service Education for Pulmonary Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. She was a member of the Citizens Committee for Bio-Medical Ethics, the

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and the

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. She campaigned for then-U.S. Representative

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's Violence Against Women Act, launched educational programs on healthcare, brought Curriculum Watch into reality, and developed national participation in two marches for women's rights in

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While Chair of the Hadassah College,

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(formerly known as the Hadassah College of Technology), the institution grew from six hundred to its current twenty-five hundred students. Her academic guidance helped the college change from offering two-year degrees to a wide range of bachelor's and master's degrees. As of 2007 it has been a fully accredited academic institution, helping to meet

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's technology needs thorough various degree programs. President

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appointed Walker to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to

for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the

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in May 2008.

Family

June Walker and her husband Barrett had three children and lived in

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.June Walker biodata
conferenceofpresidents.org; accessed November 20, 2015.

Death

June Walker died in 2008, aged 74, from undisclosed causes.

References

External links

Guide to the Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit
at the

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