Walter Addison Fallon (June 7, 1918 – July 25, 2002)[1] was an American chemist, business executive at Eastman Kodak Company, and recipient of the 1983 Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.

[3][4] He studied chemistry, and obtained his undergraduate degree from Union College in 1940, and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1941.

[5][6] After his graduation he started his lifelong career at Eastman Kodak in 1941.

In 1972 he was appointed chief executive and president, and since 1977 also served as its chairman until his retirement in July 1983.

[1] In 1983 he received the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.