Adrienne Kay Salm, 70, quietly transitioned from this physical plane to the spiritual life beyond on May 14, 2024, at her home in Morgantown. Adrienne was born on July 9, 1953, in Pittsburgh to Katherine V. Porter and John J.
Salm. She lived her early childhood in Coraopolis, Pa., Saugerties, N.
Y., and finally, Downers Grove, Ill., moving due to her father’s work transfers.
She was a well-rounded child with many interests, including a love for animals and the natural world. She excelled in school basics while also taking extracurricular piano lessons. Music held a special place in her heart as she had abundant exposure to it from both parents.
Popular and talented in middle and high school, she worked hard to obtain a coveted cheerleader position. The interests that ultimately captured her intelligence and quick-witted personality were psychology, spirituality and neurophysiology. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Southern Illinois University and her master’s and Ph.
D. in Neuroscience/Psychology from Michigan State University in Lansing, Mich. Adrienne then moved to North Carolina in the late 80s to work on a post-doc fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology/Curriculum in Neurobiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her job searches took her to a faculty position in Morgantown at West Virginia University School of Medicine, where she taught medical students anatomy and ran a research lab. With her NIH-funded research, she publ.