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BA(LaSalette Seminary, 1966)
MA(University of Detroit, 1970)
MEd(Wayne State University, 1974)
PhD(Wayne State University, 1980)
Bio: Dr. Tom Walters, academic dean and professor of religious education, has been at the Saint Meinrad School of Theology since 1983. His area of expertise is religious education and catechetics. His research has centered on diocesan directors of religious education and directors of religious education in the United States: who they are, what they do and their effectiveness. He has served as president of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL), Midwest Association of Theological Schools (MATS), and Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry (AGPIM), and has been a member of the board for the Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education (APPRE). Dr. Walters is a well-know author and speaker. He has given numerous presentations and workshops to catechetical leaders at national gatherings and in dioceses throughout the country. His more recent publications include: 2003 National Profile of Diocesan Directors of Religious Education (National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, 2003), Living in an Age of Hope: A Profile of Effective Catechetical Leaders (Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association, 2003), and Lay Ministers and Their Spiritual Practices (Our Sunday Visitor, 2003) co-authored with James D. Davidson and others. | 