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.
David G. Edwards
Inducted 2016David G. Edwards, D.D.S. was born in Wheeling and raised in nearby Beech Bottom, W.Va. He graduated from West Liberty in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, and went on to earn a master’s in biology and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at West Virginia University in 1969 and 1973 respectively.
He has practiced dentistry for more than 40 years in Wellsburg, W.Va. During that time Edwards has been a civic and church leader and an active member in the dental profession at a local, state and national level holding offices at all three levels.
He was a part time clinical professor at West Virginia University School of Dentistry for nine years before being appointed to two five-year terms on the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners by Governors Wise and Manchin. Edwards served on the dental board for 10 years, three of those as president.
He has received numerous honors and awards as a dentist and holds fellowships in both the American and International College of Dentists. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honorary. Edwards is an examiner and office holder for the Southern Regional Testing Agency and the Commission on Dental Competency Assessment.
His hobbies include golfing, skiing, fishing, woodworking, traveling and reading. He is married to Linda Sue Forbes ’64 a graduate of WLU’s Sarah Whitaker Glass School of Dental Hygiene. Edwards and his wife are proud to have established two endowed scholarships at West Liberty University in biology and dental hygiene.