James “Jim” Hamrick
Class of 1958
Basketball and Baseball
James “Jim” Hamrick ’58 has been working in education throughout West Virginia for 60 years and still serves as a member of the Board of Review for the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission (WVSSAC).
While a student at Glenville State, he was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Sigma Kappa, G Club, Varsity Club, Student Council (Treasurer), Junior Class Vice President, and the Mercury staff. He was a member of the Pioneer football, basketball, and baseball teams. Also, while a student, he was named Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1954. In 1957, he graduated from Glenville State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics, physical education, health, and driver’s education. After graduating from Glenville State, he earned his Masters of Arts degree from West Virginia University in 1966.
Jim served as a math teacher and coach at four West Virginia high schools Meadow Bridge, Rainelle, Clendenin, and Herbert Hoover for 16 years, was principal at Clendenin Junior High School for 18 years, served at the Executive Secretary of the WVSSAC for four years, and has substituted for 22 years.
Throughout this career, Jim has been heavily involved in sports championships, education, and service to his alma mater. He served as the Lead Teacher for Marshall University’s Student Teachers, served as Chairman of the Glenville State College Board of Advisors and received a Presidential Citation for his leadership in 2000 from former President Thomas Powell, served on the National Federation of State High School Association Track Committee for two terms (he is the only West Virginian to serve on this committee), served as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Track Meet Director for three years, has served as the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Track Meet Director for six years, served the WVSSAC as both the State Track Meet Director and State Boys Basketball Tournament Director, and served as WVSSAC official for football, basketball, baseball, and track and field.
Originally of Spring Dale, West Virginia and a graduate of Meadow Bridge High School, he currently resides in Glenville, West Virginia. Jim’s son Ed previously served as Glenville State’s Vice President of College Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation, and his twin grandsons Jamie and Hunter graduated from Glenville State in 2012.
