Stanley L. Klos

Stanley L. Klos is a historian, adjunct professor, author, entrepreneur, and former Italian Basketball Association player. He was the U.S. Senate Republican WV Nominee in 1994.

Stan's education includes a BA in American Studies and Zoology, MA in Rhetorical Theory and a Ph. D Candidacy in Communications and Marketing. He attended, respectively, St. Peter's College, Idaho State University and The Pennsylvania State University. In 1983, upon the discovery of 18th Century Philadelphia shipping records in his attic, Stan began to acquire historic documents. Since then, he has authored numerous publications while assembling ephemera collections that have headlined a plethora of universities, national historic sites, libraries, and museums special exhibits. His most recent exhibit, Forgotten Founders: Historic Documents and Medallions of Freedom, was featured at the 2008 RNC Convention's CivicFest. Stan has keynoted numerous special events including the Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum's grand opening and the 2003 re-entombment of First Lady Martha & President Samuel Huntington www.youtube.com/watch?v=W07X9FW3TFY. His founding U.S. History work has appeared in hundreds of print and digital publications including U.S. News & World Report 2006 cover story, "Washington? Get In Line" & the Discovery Channel's "Unsolved History: Plots To Kill Lincoln." He has authored two books, President Who? Forgotten Founders & The Rise of the U.S. Presidency and the Forgotten Capitols.

Stan is an avid real estate historic preservationist who has re-developed 32 historically significant properties ranging from Vaudeville theaters to Revolutionary War Taverns in four states. He is a co-founder of various historic pursuits including the James Monroe Birthplace Commission and Dinosaur Safaris, Inc., in Shell, Wyoming. In 1999 he established an innovative internet education company, Virtualology.com. As a real estate entrepreneur he acquired RE/MAX of Pennsylvania n/w expertly managing a marketing mix that increased yearly commission revenue from $240K to $36 million in 12 years. Stan participated, as a Regional Owner, in the executive mastermind that expanded RE/MAX into the world's largest real estate entity.

Stan was an Italian Basketball Association player for Amaro Harrys competing out of Bologna. He was the Captain of a U.S. Basketball Team, which competed in a 1978 European International Tournament. Stan has served on diverse boards including the WV Independent Colleges & Universities, Pittsburgh YMCA Deer Valley Camp, and the Mercy Center. Stan is the father of eight children residing in Palm Harbor, Florida.