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 graduating from West Liberty State College, Howard Shackelford attended West Virginia University School of Medicine. While in medical school, he won the Edward J. Van Liere Excellence in Research Award for innovative work in immunology. After five years of general surgery at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, and two…
A native of Weirton, West Virginia, Stephanie is a 1994 graduate of Brooke High School. Stephanie holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from West Liberty University (1997) and a M.S. in Labor Relations from West Virginia University (1998). Stephanie’s career in technology has been driven…
Emmajo Shearer was clinic supervisor at West Liberty State College for 20 years. She also served as clinic director at the Ohio State University for 17 years. During her tenure at OSU, she made many presentations at the annual meetings of the American Association of Dental Schools. The OSU dental…
Shimp earned his bachelor of arts degree with a concentration in social sciences from West Liberty State College in 1968. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1970 with a master in business administration and earned his doctorate in business administration in 1974 from the University of Maryland. In…
Robert Wright Singletary was a US Air Force veteran when he enrolled at West Liberty. He earned his doctor of medicine and doctor of ophthalmology degrees at the elite Meharry Medical School, Nashville, TN. After completing his internship at Syracuse, NY, he established a medical practice in Ashtabula, OH, and…
Chairman and chief executive officer of USTravel Systems Inc., Peter Sontag has risen rapidly to the position of an industry leader, which serves as testimony to his skill, motivation, dedication and commitment. In establishing one of the largest travel companies in the world, he created an organization with over $2…
Dr. Sorkowitz was born in Akron, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s of arts degree at West Liberty and went on to earn a master’s degree in audiology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., where he was a vocational rehabilitation scholarship recipient. He also attended Louisiana State University and Temple…
Nick is one of the original founders of Main Street Bank and senior vice-president of USI Insurance Services, where he serves as its Director of Construction Industry Group. He also serves as Vice-Chairman and owner of Undo’s Family Restaurants which operates three locations in the Upper Ohio Valley area. In…
Nancy Walters Sprowls earned her bachelor’s of arts degree from West Liberty State College in 1953, her M.A. from The Ohio State University and completed additional graduate work in theatre management. She and her late husband, Herb, a 1953 West Liberty graduate and former high school and community college mathematics…
Philip D. Stahl is the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO. Stahl was educated at West Liberty State College and West Virginia University (Ph.D., 1967). He has been a NASA Fellow (West Virginia), an Arthritis Foundation Fellow (Vanderbilt) and…
While non-traditional students are commonplace today, Bettie Steele was one of the first local women to seek higher education after marriage and children. Bettie worked as the Director of Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) for nearly twenty years. This was a non-profit career counseling and referral service housed at West…
Anne E. Stephens (Ph.D.) is Superintendent of the Fox Chapel Area School District in Pittsburgh, Pa. She also served as the Superintendent of the Brentwood Borough School District in Pennsylvania and as an administrator in the State of Ohio, including the Steubenville City School District. Prior to coming to Pittsburgh,…