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.
Kenneth N Hamilton, JR
Inducted 2001Kenneth N. Hamilton, Jr. was a teacher and college administrator who graduated from West Liberty in 1965 with a bachelor of arts in economics and social science. He went on to a distinguished career in higher education, capped with serving as president of Walsh University. He earned a master’s of arts degree in economics from Ohio University and a doctorate in economics from West Virginia University. He was a supply officer in the Navy from 1968-1970. He returned to teach at West Liberty State College in 1970 and progressed from the rank of instructor to full professor. At Wheeling Jesuit and Spring Hill Jesuit College in Mobile, Alabama, he was director of the school of business, starting the MBA program at Spring Hill. Active in community activities in both Mobile and Canton, Ohio, he was one of the founders of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science and was on the Board of the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Catholic Charities, Central Catholic High School, and various other organizations. In July of 1997, he was chosen as the fifth president of Walsh University in Canton, Ohio. During his four years as president, he led the largest capital campaign in the school’s history and oversaw the construction of a new student union, two apartment style dormitories, remodeled classrooms, expanded science building, and the addition of many academic programs, including a master’s degree in physical therapy and an MBA. He was inducted into WLSC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.Kenneth N. Hamilton, Jr. was a teacher and college administrator who graduated from West Liberty in 1965 with a bachelor of arts in economics and social science. He went on to a distinguished career in higher education, capped with serving as president of Walsh University. He earned a master’s of arts degree in economics from Ohio University and a doctorate in economics from West Virginia University. He was a supply officer in the Navy from 1968-1970. He returned to teach at West Liberty State College in 1970 and progressed from the rank of instructor to full professor. At Wheeling Jesuit and Spring Hill Jesuit College in Mobile, Alabama, he was director of the school of business, starting the MBA program at Spring Hill. Active in community activities in both Mobile and Canton, Ohio, he was one of the founders of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science and was on the Board of the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Catholic Charities, Central Catholic High School, and various other organizations. In July of 1997, he was chosen as the fifth president of Walsh University in Canton, Ohio. During his four years as president, he led the largest capital campaign in the school’s history and oversaw the construction of a new student union, two apartment style dormitories, remodeled classrooms, expanded science building, and the addition of many academic programs, including a master’s degree in physical therapy and an MBA. He was inducted into WLSC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.