THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 8, 1996 TAG: 9609080073
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JEFFREY S. HAMPTON, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: 30 lines
Elizabeth City resident Wayne K. Talley is one of the best at what he does, but you won't find his picture on a box of Wheaties.
His statistical research of the transportation field, covering everything from ships to subways, has revealed solutions to some of the great problems of moving things and people from one place to another.
The results have been published in more than 100 scholarly journals and four books. He gets limited attention from politicians or talk-show hosts, but his peers have honored him repeatedly.
Talley, a professor of economics at Old Dominion University, is one of 29 eminent scholars there. He has held an endowed chair there for almost three years.
And last month he received the Thomas Rivers Distinguished Chair in International Affairs to East Carolina University at Greenville.
One endowed chair is a rare honor. Talley now holds two.
``Transportation gets in your blood,'' Talley said. ``Every day is different. Something happening every day.''
Talley, 54, looks the part of a Each week, he teaches two courses at ODU on Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the week he teaches in Greenville. His term at ECU concludes in December.
An endowed chair provides funds for attending conferences and allows more time for research. by CNB