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.
Linda K Toops Lemasters
Inducted 2007Linda K. Toops Lemasters completed her EdD and CAGS at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is an EdS and MSA graduate of The George Washington University, and was invited and studied briefly at Exeter College at Oxford. Linda makes her home in Gloucester, Virginia, where she was the former assistant superintendent of administrative services, director of human resources, instructional supervisor of technical education, as well as teacher of business education. Linda currently is an associate professor of educational administration and leadership at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development with The George Washington University and teaches graduate level coursework for aspiring principals, superintendents, and professionals pursuing careers in educational policy. As coordinator of the Program of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, she is a student advisor and enjoys directing her students’ research projects. Her areas of expertise and research interests include strategic planning, facilities management, and educational reform issues. Linda actively conducts research concerning the effects of public school facilities on student and teacher proficiency and frequently publishes her findings with her current colleagues and students. In 2004, Pro>Active Publications published her new book, School Maintenance & Renovation: Administrator Policies, Practices, and Economics, which she co-authored with Dr. Glen Earthman. Linda is on the Executive Boards of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) and the International Society of Educational Planning. She is editor of the international Journal of Educational Planning, and has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals, presented nationally and internationally, and consults in the areas of educational planning and program evaluation. Linda served as associate editor of the 2006 yearbook for NCPEA, Unbridled Spirit: Best Practices in Educational Administration and editor of the 2007 yearbook, At the Tipping Point: Navigating the Course for Preparation of Educational Administrators.