Author Archives: Jim Hannah

About Jim Hannah

Born in San Diego, Calif., and raised in Troy, OH. Graduated in journalism from Ohio State University. Worked at the Rome Daily American in Italy, the Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press, where I spent 30 years working in Columbus, Dayton and Washington D.C. Currently assistant director of public relations at Wright State University. Married, with three children.

Wright State official survives killer Oklahoma tornado

Barb Cwirka, program coordinator for Wright State’s Department of Kinesiology and Health standing inside her daughter's tornado shelter in Moore, Okla.

Huddled in a tiny concrete bunker in Moore, Okla., with her daughter and grandchildren, Wright State University official Barb Cwirka could hear only the soft whir of a ventilation fan. Continue reading

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French student Brandon Broadwater says bonjour to Presidential Scholarship

Brandon Broadwater poses for a picture in Paris, France.

At the end of spring semester, French language lover Brandon Broadwater bid a brief adieu to the United States in order to soak up the language and culture in France.

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Jacqueline McMillan to retire as Vice President for Enrollment Management

Jacqueline McMillan, Ph.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management

Jacqueline McMillan, Ph.D., has announced that she will retire as Vice President for Enrollment Management on December 31, 2013, after serving for more than 30 years at Wright State University. Continue reading

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Hightowers Petroleum Company of the Year

Stephen Hightower credits much of his business success to communication abilities he developed while a student at Wright State University from 1974 to 1978. Majoring in management and communications, Hightower took part in speaking competitions that sharpened skills he would later use to build business relationships and sell his products and services.

Hightowers Petroleum Co., headed by Wright State Foundation board member Stephen Hightower, was named Black Enterprise’s Industrial Service Company of The Year. Continue reading

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Power Play—Student researcher pursuing long-lasting battery

Blake is pursuing a master’s degree in renewable and clean energy and a Ph.D. in materials and nanotechnology.

Game Boys were fun. The handheld devices offered baseball, Tetris, Super Mario and other Nintendo video games. But the batteries died quickly… Continue reading

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Health officials from the Middle East to visit

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Physicians, nurses and health ministry officials from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will visit Wright State and the Dayton area… Continue reading

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Psychological Phenomenon: Demand spurring growth in enrollments at SOPP

The Wright State School of Professional Psychology currently produces more clinical psychologists than all of Ohio’s other public universities combined, including The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati.

Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology is gearing up for the largest enrollment in its history. And the school is going to be taking on a more international flavor. Continue reading

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Engineering students to deliver X-ray machine, incubator to African clinic

Assistant engineering professor Nasser Kashou with X-rays and the X-ray machines his students are taking to the African nation of Malawi.

With X-ray equipment in tow, five Wright State University engineering students will soon be getting exposure to medical care and foreign culture in the African nation of Malawi… Continue reading

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Wright State University trustees approve new budget

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The Wright State University Board of Trustees approved a $403 million operating budget for fiscal 2014 at its April 26 meeting. Continue reading

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Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence goes to Joe Deer

Joe Deer looks on as television and Broadway performer Debbie Gravitte teaches a masterclass during the Stephen Schwartzs Distinguished Visiting Artist event in March.

Joe Deer, a professor in Wright State University’s Department of Theatre Arts and head of the Musical Theatre program, has been honored with the Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence. Continue reading

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