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.
Rudy Mumley
Inducted 2000Rudy Mumley was a distinguished educator, administrator and sportsman, who served his country and the military for eight years in both WWII and the Korean Conflict. Mumley was a 1950 graduate of WLSC with a degree in education and was a 1954 graduate of West Virginia University with a master’s degree in education. He had a 30-year career in education as both a teacher and a principal. Mumley served twice as the president of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference and was the first director of the OVAC All-Star Football Game, which now bears his name. He was a charter member of the Upper Ohio Valley Dapper Dan Club and was named the “Man of the Year” in 1992. Mumley was a founder and the first president of the West Liberty State College Hilltopper Club and provided years of service to the college alumni program. He was inducted into the WLSC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985. Throughout his lifetime, Mumley demonstrated outstanding volunteer service to his community and love and respect to his fellowman.