William Walter Menninger, MD, (October 23, 1931-) known by his peers as "Dr. Walt", is the third generation of one of America’s leading medical families.

Walt attended Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 where he was a brother of Alpha Phi Omega

Alpha Phi Omega

Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...

 and graduated in 1953.

Walt's grandfather, C.F. Menninger

Charles Frederick Menninger

Charles Frederick Menninger was a physician who helped found the Menninger Foundation with his sons, Karl and William. The Charles Frederick Menninger Award is given by the American Psychoanalytic Association for original research in psycho-analysis.Menninger is honored together with William W...

, father, Will Menninger, and uncle, Karl Menninger

Karl Menninger

Karl Augustus Menninger , was an American psychiatrist and a member of the famous Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.- Biography :...

, established The Menninger Foundation

Menninger Foundation

The Menninger Foundation was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family in Topeka, Kansas, and consists of a clinic, a sanatorium, and a school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name. In 2003, the Menninger Clinic moved to Houston. The foundation was started by Drs. Karl, Will, and...

 in 1925 in Topeka, Kansas. He succeeded his older brother, Roy W. Menninger

Roy W. Menninger

Roy Wright Menninger, MD is the third generation of one of America’s leading medical families.Roy's grandfather, father and uncle established the Menninger Foundation in 1925 in Topeka, Kansas...

, MD, in 1993 as the leader of Menninger. He retired at the age of 70 in 2001 and became the chairman of Menninger Trustees.

The Menninger Foundation originated in Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas

Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...

and is now based in Houston, Texas. It is an internationally known center for treatment of behavioral disorders.