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.
Thomas A Hatfield
Inducted 1995Thomas A. Hatfield currently serves as the executive director of the National Art Education Association and is a founding trustee of the National Art Education Foundation. Since he was graduated from West Liberty State College, Hatfield was director of art education with the South Carolina Department of Education and was instrumental in legislation that placed certified arts teachers in all the state’s schools. Widely published, he is a recipient of NAEA’s “Art Educator of the Year,” and was elected as a distinguished fellow of the association.