On November 12, 2020, West Virginians For Life presented to Dr. Wanda Franz the first ever Pro-Life Angel Lifetime Achievement Award during a tribute to her at the 22nd annual Rose Dinner. Wanda Franz, PhD is a developmental psychologist and professor emerita of child development in the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences at WV University in Morgantown. She joined the WVU Right to Life Club in 1971, as a graduate student. Dr. Franz served as President of West Virginians for Life from 1975 to 1990 and as President of National Right to Life Committee from 1991 to 2011. Dr. Franz has spoken on abortion and euthanasia across the U.S. and around the world. She has been profiled and interviewed on numerous radio and television outlets and, for 20 years, was the host of Pro-Life Perspective, NRLC’s daily five-minute radio program. She and her husband were married for 53 years and had three children and 12 grandchildren.
