Wright State Libraries honor graduating students as 2024 Top Scholars

Seven Top Scholars were awarded a book in their subject area that is now a permanent part of the Wright State University Libraries’ collection.

Seven students in Wright State University’s class of 2024 were honored as the 2024 Top Scholars for their colleges.

The Top Scholars awards are presented annually to a graduating student from each college and the Lake Campus. Top Scholars are selected by the dean of their college.

The University Libraries and Provost Amy Thompson recognized the recipients during a ceremony in April.

A book is purchased and added to the University Libraries’ permanent collections in honor of each Top Scholar. The subjects of the books are chosen from within the student’s major.

Wright State University and the Friends of the Libraries fund the award, which is now in its 30th year.

2024 Top Scholars:

Constantine Bambakidis
Major: Computer science
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Book: “Understanding Cybersecurity Technologies: A Guide to Selecting the Right Cybersecurity Tools,” by Abbas Moallem

Hannah Davidson
Major: Physiology and neuroscience
College of Science and Mathematics
Book: “Immunohistochemistry: A Technical Guide to Current Practices,” edited by Trung Nguyen

Celeea T. Dixon
Major: Sign language interpretation
College of Health, Education and Human Services
Book: “Advances in Educational Interpreting,” edited by Elizabeth A. Winston and Stephen B. Fitzmaurice

Jacob Maher
Major: Financial services
Raj Soin College of Business
Book: “Artificial Intelligence Applications in Banking and Financial Services,” by Abhishek Gupta, Dwijendra Nath Dwivedi and Jigar Shah

Bethany Moore
Major: International studies
College of Liberal Arts
Book: “The Geopolitics of Shaming,” by Rochelle Terman

Zachary Pleiman
Major: Mechanical engineering
Lake Campus
Book: “Theory of Machines: Kinematics and Dynamics,” by Dustin Green

Naser Zarrabi
Major: Public health
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Book: “Indigenous Public Health,” by Linda Burhansstipanov and Kathryn L. Braun

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