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.
Toni Jo Mason
Inducted 2011Toni Jo Mason graduated from West Liberty State College in 1960 with a B.A. degree earned in social studies and English, with a minor in speech. She earned her master’s degree from Marshall University in 1964 and a Ph.D. in administration/supervision with emphasis in teacher education and special education from Florida State University in 1982.
For many years, she taught school at the elementary and secondary level in West Virginia and Ohio. She also was employed by Leon County, Fla., as an Americans with Disabilities Act director, where she was responsible for conducting a comprehensive survey to determine the schools’ ADA status and then developing and implementing a master plan in order to achieve compliance.
Most recently, she has served as an ADA consultant for Leon County schools and works with Gretchen Everhart School Advisory Committee and the district office in resolving related issues. She also served as a consultant at the national, state, regional, and local levels regarding curriculum, career education, stress management, transition, evaluation and techniques of human appraisal.
A resident of Tallahassee, Fla., she is a member of a number of associations that support and assist teacher and special education and has received numerous scholarships and opportunities to work with noted experts in the field.