Robert Wals ’54

Robert Wals ’54, of Rye Brook, N.Y.; Jan. 15, from complications of Alzheimer’s. He was a product manager at General Foods prior to founding his own company, Scarsdale Marketing. He was also an adjunct instructor at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., where he taught Introduction to Marketing for 28 years. He retired in 2011. For many years he interviewed prospective students for Brown. He was a U.S. Army veteran and enjoyed attending the Brown v. Columbia and Brown v. Penn football games, swimming, and participating in sculpture classes. He is survived by his wife, Avis; a daughter; a son; a daughter-in-law; two grandchildren; a sister; and nieces and nephews.