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The large wall calendar that hangs in the Equipment Room at Wright State University’s new Tom Hanks Center of Motion Pictures makes it obvious that Tuesday, April 19, is going to be a red letter day for the school.
“TOM HANKS!” it reads in large red capital letters surrounded by hand-drawn stars.
W. Stuart McDowell, professor, chair and artistic director of the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures, said Hanks has put Wright State on the map in a big kind of way and helped to ensure that the school has state-of-the-art facilities.
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