Victoria Fergus
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Purdue University
Victoria Fergus joined the WVU faculty in 1983. As an Associate Professor in Art & Education, Dr. Fergus has over twenty-five years teaching experience including K-12 and higher education. At the college level she has taught art education for art majors, elementary and early childhood majors, 2D foundations, 3D foundations, ceramics, crafts, graphic design, drawing, art for mainstreaming, graduate seminar, and art education graduate studies. Supervision of student teachers and practicums, and coordinating academic advising for a department of 300 majors has also been part of her many responsibilities. Victoria also has experience in teaching museum based outreach programs as well as having worked as an exhibition and display consultant for another museum. She is a textbook content editor for Prentice-Hall Publishers, and Harper Collins Publishers.
Dr. Fergus is a member of 12 professional organizations and the past Higher Education Division Director on the Board of Directors of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), 1999-2001. In the Spring 2001 after going off the NAEA Board she was appointed the National Student Chapter Advisor for NAEA. Victoria has served on over 28 university and 25 state and national committees as well as juried art shows, craft exhibitions, and student art shows. She also is a Title grants reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education.
