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.
Hiroyuki Hamada
Inducted 2024Hiroyuki Hamada has achieved international acclaim in the arts, distinguishing himself as one of the most successful art majors from West Liberty University. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Hamada moved to the United States at 18 and studied at West Liberty before earning his MFA from the University of Maryland. His work has been featured in major exhibitions worldwide, and he has received several prestigious artist residencies and fellowships, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2018. Hamada currently lives and works in East Hampton, NY.
