Former Ohio County Board of Education President Erik Schramm been selected to fill the board’s current vacancy.
West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt announced Schramm’s appointment today, and he will likely take part in his first meeting as the newest board member on July 24. He will fill the vacancy left by the passing of board member Grace Norton in May. Schramm lives in Magisterial District 1 which Norton represented.
Ohio County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Miller thanked Blatt for her thoughtful consideration in the selection, and she looks forward to working with the board’s newest member.
“Mr. Schramm has valuable experience as a past board member and board president,” Miller said. “I anticipate that he will work well with the current board members in working toward the best interest of the students of Ohio County Schools.”
Schramm last served on the board in 2012, and he is the first Wheeling Park High School graduate to serve as Ohio County Board of Education president. He led Ohio County Schools’ first capital campaign for the construction of the J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center. Schramm and his wife Sharon established the Warwood Middle School Band Scholarship.
Schramm earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Bethany College, a Master’s in Business Administration from West Virginia University, a Master’s Certificate in Federal Government Contracting from WVU and the Federal Market Institute and a Juris Doctorate from WVU. He is a partner in the law firm Hanlon, McCormick, Schramm, Bickford & Schramm Co., LPA, located in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
