wˈɔltɚz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən bɪɡˈæn æt mˈɛɹɪkɹˌɛst kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn dˈævənpˌoːɹt, ˈaɪəwə wˌɛɹ hiː ɐsˈɪstᵻd ˈælən ɡˈɑːɹfiːld ɪn kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹts pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪn kəmpjˈuːɾɚ ɡɹˈæfɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd baɪ sˈɪɡɹæf.
Walters' career in education began at Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa where he assisted Alan Garfield in creating the first Bachelor of Arts program in computer graphics in 1984 (recognized by SIGGRAPH).