General Janet C. Wolfenbarger, the first four-star female general in the United States Air Force, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Wright State University at Spring Commencement on April 27.
Wolfenbarger, a graduate of Beavercreek High School, was in the first class at the United States Air Force Academy to include women. As commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, Wolfenbarger is responsible for leading 82,000 people and managing an annual budget of more than $60 billion.

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