Noted aviation photographer Dan Patterson to speak at Academy of Medicine annual dinner

Nationally known photographer Dan Patterson will be the distinguished guest lecturer at the annual dinner of the Wright State University Academy of Medicine on Wednesday, April 27, at the Sinclair Conference Center, 444 W. Third Street, Building 12. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m.

The annual event honors outstanding medical students, residents and faculty from the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine while recognizing the dedicated work of members of the Wright State University Academy of Medicine. Each year, the event features inspirational speakers from the fields of medicine, arts or entertainment.

Patterson employs his skills and talents as a designer and photographer to look at aviation in a different light. More than 30 books with his photos have been published, meeting with international acclaim.

He was honored in 2003 as the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s first winner of the Harry B. Combs Award for Excellence in the Preservation of Aviation History. Patterson was named Wright State University Alumni of the Year in 2003. He has had several major exhibits, including a one-man show at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005 and the creation of a Very Large Book for permanent exhibit at the Wright Brothers Museum in Pau, France.

The Wright State University Academy of Medicine is a community-based service organization dedicated to supporting excellence in medicine through education, research and service. Since its founding in 1977, the Academy of Medicine has made a difference in the lives of students at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.

Thanks in part to the academy’s dedicated annual and life members, the school remains a catalyst for better health care by preparing outstanding physicians. The organization supports medical education by providing student loans and awarding student and faculty achievement. Through membership, the academy has circulated $2 million in student loans — saving more than 400 students the high costs of commercial loans.

The general admission cost to attend the event is $75; $50 for those 18 and under; and $25 for Boonshoft School of Medicine students and residents.

To register for the event, go to medicine.wright.edu/academy-lecture.

For more information, contact Nicki Crellin at nicki.crellin@wright.edu or 937-245-7628.