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.
After receiving a Ph.D. degree from West Virginia University, Flaherty served as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. During a long career with the Monsanto Company in St. Louis, he was promoted to science fellow, a position held by fewer than 100 of the 31,000 employees.…
Carol Spadafore Frum was employed as a hygienist in numerous dental practices for sixteen years. She joined the West Liberty Dental Hygiene Department as an adjunct clinical laboratory assistant in 1975. In 1980, she was appointed full time course instructor and the clinical supervisor, a position she held for sixteen…
James P. Frum graduated from West Liberty State College and West Virginia University with a MS degree in speech pathology and audiology. Frum holds a certificate of clinical competence in both speech pathology and audiology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and past president and founding…
Col. (Ret.) Dale Garrett is a 1974 graduate of West Liberty State College, where he won seven letters in football and wrestling, and captained the football squad in his senior season. He once held WLSC rushing records for most yards (278) and most rushes (43) in a single game. Upon…
Gilmour earned an associate degree in dental hygiene and a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene education at West Liberty. She went on to earn both a master’s and doctoral degree in health education from Penn State. She then joined the Pennsylvania College of Technology (affiliated with Penn State) in 1977 as…
Following graduation, Richmond Glover served as a lieutenant in the Navy and was commended for outstanding performance in Vietnam. He then began a remarkable career as a distinguished industrialist, community leader and manufacturing activist. Since 1986, when he arrived in Connecticut as president and C.O.O. of Theis Precision Steel Corporation,…
A coal miner’s daughter, nurtured in a home where education and the arts were valued and promoted, Patricia initially sought a profession in music education. West Liberty provided that entrée. A bout of cancer thwarted that pursuit. Hearing the cries for racial and social justice opened doors to a new…
Christina Fisanick Greer, Ph.D. grew up in Moundsville, W.Va. and is a graduate of John Marshall High School. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from West Liberty in 1996, she went on to earn a master’s and a doctoral degree, both in English, from Ohio University in Athens. Her first post-graduate…
William R. Grubler has served his community through dentistry for over 40 years. He has provided a free dental health care for both adults and children. Through his efforts, a free dental clinic has been established for those who are not be able to afford dental care. His philanthropy and…
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…
After graduation, Donald A. Haskins served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He then spent all of his educational career in the Marshall County School System as a teacher/coach/principal at Cameron High School and principal of John Marshall High School. For 17 years he was the superintendent…
Thomas 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…