IN MEMORIAM
SIMON D. PERRY
January 16, 1931-January 27, 2023
View Livestream of the on-campus memorial here.
View obituary here.
Simon Perry joined the faculty at Marshall University in 1962. When he retired in 2010, he was the longest-serving faculty member in the history of Marshall University, beloved by generations of students and colleagues. He was professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science and served as its Chair for almost two decades. Among the many honors he earned during his long and distinguished career, he was named the first John Deaver Drinko Distinguished Fellow in 1994.