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.
John Hennen
Inducted 2017John Hennen is a 1970 graduate of West Liberty. After earning his Master of Arts degree in acting and directing at West Virginia University he served as the Associate Director of Arts and Humanities at the Center for the Arts in Charleston, W.Va. where he managed the statewide Grants Program for the Arts. He also is the founder and artistic director of Brooke Hills Playhouse (1973), Wellsburg, W.Va.
A professional actor in New York from 1980-2008 he appeared in more than 50 plays at various theaters (the Stanford Meisner, the Open Eye, Network Productions and off-Broadway) and directed 10 productions. He also was a resident acting instructor for NETWORK and appeared in daytime television (the Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and As the World Turns), film and commercials. Hennen is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Well-known to the WLU campus community, he currently teaches acting and serves as a staff director for West Liberty University theatre program.
A resident of the town of West Liberty, he and his wife Judy have a daughter, Rayna, a graphic designer who resides in New York.
