Faculty & Staff Notes

Employee recognition ceremony to be held Oct. 15

Photo of Ron Wukeson receiving his employee recognition award.

Annual ceremony for recognizing faculty and staff takes place at 3 p.m. in the Student Union Apollo Room Continue reading

Two Wright State employees recognized by the American Council on Education

Wright State’s Melissa Gruys and Latricia Milhouse recognized for supporting the advancement of women in higher education. Continue reading

Joe Deer honored with Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence

Joe Deer, head of Wright State’s Musical Theatre program, received the Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence during Fall Commencement Dec. 14. Continue reading

Counselor education professor receives Ohio Counseling Association award for excellence in research and writing

Rick Wantz, Ed.D., professor of counselor education and mental health counselor education program advisor, received the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA) Award for excellence in research and writing… Continue reading

Petkie named chair of Physics Department

Doug Petkie, an associate professor of physics, was named chair of Wright State’s Physics Department. Continue reading

Dan Kirkpatrick elected president of Ohio Nurses Association

Dan Kirkpatrick, a clinical instructor at the Wright State–Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health, was recently elected president of the Ohio Nurses Association. Continue reading

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine professor named Gold Humanism Scholar at Harvard Macy Institute

Sabrina Neeley, a Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine assistant professor, named a Gold Humanism Scholar at the Harvard Macy Institute 2014 Program for Educators. Continue reading

Obituary: Wright State English professor Norm Cary

One of Wright State University’s first English professors  passed away April 13 at Hospice of Dayton. Norm Cary had been battling cancer for over a year. Cary first came to Wright State as an instructor in 1967 and successfully defended … Continue reading

Bruce Cromer, professor of theatre arts, will play Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in September of 2012.  He will join his son Charlie, also a professional actor, in the production.  In December, Professor … Continue reading

Julie Williams, Psy.D., C.R.C., and associate professor with the School of Professional Psychology,  will receive an early career award from Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology at the 2012 annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Orlando, FL Aug. 2-5, 2012.