Mary Marockie

Mary Marockie 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 Education and Human Services Hall of Fame in 2017 and was named the College’s Distinguished Alumna that same year.

A Charleston, W.Va., native, Marockie earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from the University of Charleston, followed by a master’s degree in elementary education and psychology and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in reading and psychology from West Virginia University. She also completed additional graduate coursework at Ohio University and the University of Michigan.

Marockie served as curriculum and research director and interim director for Regional Education Service Agency VI in Wheeling, where she developed Ohio County’s Beginning Teacher Program. Recognized as the best of its kind in the nation by the National School Personnel Educators Administration, the program later became a model for West Virginia’s statewide initiative. She also created the Teach Reteach Process, a method to prevent academic failure, which was implemented in schools throughout the state.

In addition to her leadership at RESA, Marockie taught courses at WVU and Ohio University and served as a consultant and designer for numerous educational programs. Her grant writing efforts secured millions of dollars in funding to support schools, and she delivered major presentations and keynotes in more than 30 states.

Marockie was the only West Virginian elected to the board of the International Reading Association (now International Literacy Association), and she served on the National Commission on Teacher Induction, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Reform, and the State Council of Presidents of the Association of Teacher Educators. She also held leadership roles with the West Virginia Northern Community College Board of Trustees, the West Virginia State Reading Association, and the West Virginia Advisory Council on Reading.

Her honors include the Jasper N. Deahl Award from the College of Education and Human Services. Along with her sister, Dr. Evelyn Di Tosto, she established the Di Tosto and Marockie Outstanding Supervising Teacher Award in 2016 to recognize educators who support and mentor preservice teachers at WVU.