2010 Hall of Fame Inductees

Ansley Bacon was recognized as a Distinguished Alumna by the West Virginia University College of Education and Human Services in 2010.

Bacon earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1973 and a master’s degree in psychology in 1974 from Western Michigan University, and a doctorate in educational psychology from West Virginia University in 1977.

Kevin Elko was inducted into the College of Applied Human Sciences Hall of Fame in the fall of 2025. He was previously inducted into the College of Education and Human Services Hall of Fame in 2008, the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame in 2010, and was recognized as the CPASS Outstanding Alumnus in 2020.

Elko earned a bachelor’s degree in biology education and coaching from California University of Pennsylvania. At WVU, he earned master's degrees in counseling and sport psychology, and then later a doctorate in education with an emphasis in sport and counseling. He is a certified addictions counselor.

Edward C. Keller Jr. was inducted into the College of Applied Human Sciences Hall of Fame in the fall of 2025. He was previously inducted into the College of Education and Human Services Hall of Fame in 2010.

Keller earned three degrees from Pennsylvania State University: a bachelor’s degree in agronomy, botany, and economics (1952), a master’s degree in genetics/breeding and zoology, and a doctorate in statistical genetics and statistics (1961). He completed NIH fellowships at Penn State and the University of North Carolina. From 1964 to 1968, he served as an assistant professor of zoology at the University of Maryland and advised undergraduate education at George Washington University; he also managed data systems and operations for NUS Corporation in Los Angeles on space program projects.

Paul Grace was inducted into the College of Applied Human Sciences Hall of Fame in the fall of 2025. He was previously inducted into the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame in 2010 and was named the CPASS Outstanding Alumnus in 2019.

Grace earned bachelor’s (1973) and master’s (1974) degrees in physical education from West Virginia University.

Elizabeth Majestic was inducted into the College of Applied Human Sciences Hall of Fame in the fall of 2025. She was previously inducted into the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame in 2010 and was named the CPASS Outstanding Alumna in 2015.

Majestic earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from West Virginia University (1987) and master’s degrees in health promotion (1988) and public health (1989) from Indiana University. She completed the Senior Executive Fellows program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Uriel Simri was inducted into the College of Applied Human Sciences Hall of Fame in the fall of 2025. He was previously inducted into the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame in 2010.

Born in Vienna, Austria, Simri immigrated to Palestine in 1934 and later served in the Hagana and Israel Defense Forces. He completed a bachelor’s degree at the City College of New York and earned a master’s and a doctorate in physical education from West Virginia University in 1966.