Kenneth O. St. Louis, Professor Emeritus, is retired from the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders from West Virginia University. Ken received a bachelor's degree (B.S.) from Colorado State University in 1966, a master's degree (M.S.) from the University of Michigan in 1970, and a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He worked as a researcher, university teacher, clinical supervisor, and stuttering support group leader for 44 years, nearly all at West Virginia University. He retired in 2018, but is still active in research. His current areas of research interest are: public attitudes toward stuttering and other stigmatizing conditions, the nature of cluttering, and stories of stuttering. Past interests included coexistence of communication disorders and motor/linguistic aspects of stuttering. He is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ("Fellow" and "Honors" awards), World Stuttering and Cluttering Association ("Lifetime Achievement Award"), and International Cluttering Association ("Deso Weiss Excellence in Cluttering" award).