Wright State Libraries honor 7 graduating seniors as Top Scholars

The Top Scholars are awarded a book in their subject area that becomes a permanent part of the University Libraries’ collection.

Seven Wright State University graduating seniors were honored as Top Scholars for their colleges.

The students were recognized by the Wright State Parents Association and the Friends of the Libraries at a reception April 5 in Dunbar Library. Each student was selected by the dean’s office of their college.

The Top Scholars are awarded a book in their subject area that becomes a permanent part of the University Libraries’ collection. Over the past 25 years, more than 140 books have been added to the Libraries’ collection in honor of Top Scholar recipients.

The 2019 Top Scholars:

Joshua Summerfield
Financial Services
Raj Soin College of Business
Book: “Economics of Crowdfunding: Startups, Portals and Investor Behavior,” edited by Douglas Cumming and Lars Hornuf

Kayla Curlis
Athletic Training
College of Education and Human Services
Book: “Acute and Emergency Care in Athletic Training,” by Michelle A. Clearly and Katie Walsh Flanagan

Adam Horvath-Smith
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Book: “Visual Knowledge Discovery and Machine Learning,” by Boris Kovalerchuk

Kayle Heckler
Nursing
Lake Campus
Book: “Integrated Approach to Neuroscience,” by Julian Pittman

Helena Jenkins
English
College of Liberal Arts
Book: “Women and Dictionary Making: Gender, Genre and English Language Lexicography,” by Lindsay Rose Russell

Kristina Brummitt
Nursing
College of Nursing and Health
Book: “Maternity, Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing: A Care-Based Approach,” by Amy Mandeville O’Meara

Kaitlyn Herbst
Statistics
College of Science and Mathematics
Book: “Predictive Statistics: Analysis and Inference Beyond Models,” by Bertrand S. Clarke and Jennifer L. Clarke