ALUMNI “WALL OF HONOR” The West Liberty University Alumni Board of Directors instituted a project in 1990 to demonstrate to current students, visitors, and friends that the college has some very successful graduates. This project, known as the “Alumni Wall of Honor,” is a dramatic way to honor some of the college’s most distinguished alumni and display pride in the accomplishments of its graduates. The concept was suggested by then Associate Professor of Physics Robert W. Schramm, who is a 1958 graduate of the college and a 2002 Alumni Wall of Honor inductee. The Alumni Wall of Honor is housed in the south end of the Union known as the Alumni Lounge.
Adams was born in Washington, Pa. and is now a resident of McMurray, Pa. After graduating from West Liberty in 1963 with a B.S. degree in marketing, he began his career in business with Retail Credit Co. (Equifax). In 1967, Adams then embarked on a 30-year career with Exxon Company,…
Marty Adams, WLSC class of 1975, serves as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Sky Financial Group. A native of Jefferson County, Ohio, Adams began his banking career in 1977 at The Citizens Banking Company in Salineville, Ohio, as the main office manager and he ultimately became the president…
Cheryl (Mounts) Anderson enjoys a distinguished career as a conductor, soloist, teacher, and clinician. Anderson originally hails from Claysville, Penn., and graduated from West Liberty State College in 1971. She earned her master’s in music education degree from the University of Northern Colorado and her D.M.A. course work is through…
Successful entrepreneurs are often associated with the high tech industry, thanks to spectacular examples from Silicon Valley like Google, Amazon, and eBay. But Charlie Annett is a real life example of an entrepreneur in a relatively small niche within the logistics industry. Since 1989, Charlie has been president of FSA…
Beatty earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at West Liberty and went on to become a distinguished and well-known outdoor education specialist, naturalist and educator. As Interpretive Naturalist for Oglebay Institute from 1972 – 1990, Beatty served at the A.B. Brooks Nature Center (now the Schrader Center), where he taught countless…
Paige Beck is a native of Princeton, W.Va., and a graduate of West Liberty State College in 1977. She’s been a member of the WCJB TV20 since 1989, and currently co-anchors WCJB TV20s 5:30 Live, 6 p.m. Report and the 11 p.m. Nightbeat. Paige is involved in a variety of…
John Blangor Jr., a 1983 graduate of Steubenville High School (Big Red) in Steubenville, Ohio, was an accomplished wrestler during his tenure, securing the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Championship at the 138-weight class and earning the Crosier Memorial Award as the most valuable wrestler in 1983. After high school, he…
Following graduation John R. Bonassi pursued a career in education as a classroom teacher in the Mt. Lebanon School District in Pennsylvania. At that time, Mt. Lebanon was ranked in the top 25 school districts in the nation. Continuing in education, he obtained a masters degree in counseling psychology and…
On the next to last day of Women’s History Month, it is a good time to honor Winnie Breegle who served in World War II as a WAVE (Woman Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) cryptographer and a Navajo code talker, who didn’t happen to be a Navajo. In 1941, Winnie Breegle, a 21-year-old farm girl from Ohio…
After graduating from West Liberty in 1952, I enlisted in the United States Air Force and was place in the Air Force Band Program. I was subsequently assigned to the Air Force Band at Langley Field, Virginia. During my time at Langley, I was promoted to Director of the 564th…
Bullard earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at West Liberty in 1953, prior to serving in the U.S. Army. While at West Liberty, he founded the Chi Nu fraternity and served as student body president. He then went on to earn a master’s at West Virginia University and a doctoral…
Clyde D. Campbell is a scientist and teacher who served as president of West Liberty State College for eleven years. As a result of his research in biological chemistry and plastics, he obtained thirty-one patents and numerous publications in scientific journals. He held all of the instructional ranks as a…