15 Facts About Walter Broadnax

Walter Doyce Broadnax was an American academic administrator, educator, and university president.

Walter Broadnax was a Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, a role he held from 2008 until 2015.

Walter Broadnax held various roles in the federal government and as a state official.

Walter Broadnax graduated from Hoisington High School in 1962 as an outstanding senior.

From 1974 to 1975, Broadnax taught at Syracuse University and was a staff consultant to the New York State Department of Correctional Services.

Walter Broadnax worked as director of Services to Children, Youth and Adults for the State of Kansas in Topeka.

Walter Broadnax joined the Carter administration in 1980 as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Walter Broadnax was senior staff member for the Advanced Study Program of the Brookings Institution.

In 1987, Walter Broadnax was appointed president of the New York Civil Service Commission.

Walter Broadnax worked as adjunct professor of Public Policy at the University of Rochester from 1990 to 1993.

In 1993, he served as president of the Center for Governmental Research, and from 1993 to 1996, Walter Broadnax worked as Deputy Secretary and COO of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Donna Shalala.

Walter Broadnax worked as a professor at the University of Maryland and Dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University.

In 2002, Broadnax became the second president of Clark Atlanta University, after Thomas W Cole Jr.

Walter Broadnax served on Colin Powell's US Secretary of State management advisory board, Comptroller General of the United States David Walker's advisory board and NASA's Return to Flight Task Force.

Walter Broadnax died in Syracuse, New York, on December 2,2022, at the age of 78.