Professor William Wallo received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Schools of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Sculpture and Architectural Design program, and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Indiana in painting, drawing and printmaking with post graduate work in photography and filmmaking.  

Wallo has been a teacher and artist active in a wide variety of visual arts fields for more than 30 years. These fields include graphic arts, multimedia design, Museum Studies and arts administration.

He is currently Director the 2-D program and Assistant Chairperson for the Department of Art at the University of Central Oklahoma . Wallo has taught in the painting, drawing and photography areas and developed the photography, mural and multimedia design courses for the Art and Design Department curriculums.

His administrative activities include over 20 years as Director of the Central Museum of Art and Design and development and direction of the Presentation Production Center and its Multimedia Lab. These facilities required his coordination of museum exhibits, publication and media productions with academic goals of the Art Department , Museum Studies, Internship and Institutional Research areas. His development of the Presentation Production Center Lab was designed to help faculty and students integrate creative research, presentation technology and publication with technology transfer, commercialization and community service. In his capacity as Director of the Central Museum , he has curated more than two hundred exhibits and been guest curator for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and other institutions. He has received state and national awards for media productions and catalogue publications from the Oklahoma Museum Association, the National Association of Museums, as well as, state and regional Addy awards.   He is currently Coordinator of the Melton Legacy Collection Gallery recently given to UCO.  

He has formulated and administrated grants from the Gannett Foundation, the Phillips Foundation, the Oklahoma State Arts Council, and the Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities, as well as, corporate and private sources.

His professional activities have included organizational membership and officer positions in the American Association of Museums, UNESCO/ICOM, Amenities International, the Museum Computer Network, Art in Public Places and the Oklahoma Museum Association. His local public service activities include seven years of services as an Edmond City commissioner with the Edmond Arts and Humanities Council, in the capacities of Parliamentarian, Vice President and President, and Chair of the Edmond Postal Memorial Committee.

He has also served several terms as vice President of the UCO Faculty Senate and received the American Association of University Professors UCO Distinguished Creativity Award in 2002.

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