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.

Cuba connection

Wright State’s Gina Oswald gets up-close view of disability services in Caribbean nation
Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Gina Oswald

Gina Oswald, director of the Rehabilitation Services and Transition To Work programs, spent a week in Havana with a national delegation exploring disability services in Cuba. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Disability Services, Faculty, Faculty Profile, Features, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Social Work & Human Services |

Difference maker

Longtime professional psychology professor James Dobbins to retire
Posted on July 11, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Professor James Dobbins

James Dobbins, a charter faculty member of Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology, will retire this summer after 35 years at the university. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Features, Home news sidebar, News, Professional Psychology |

Farm system: Lake Campus agriculture program on the rise

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Greg McGlinch

The Lake Campus is growing its agriculture program and now offers associate and bachelor’s degrees in technical and applied studies with an agriculture concentration. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Center for Workforce Development, Enrollment Management, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, News |

Scoring position

Wright State shooting guard Grant Benzinger comes from baseball family
Posted on July 3, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Grant Benzinger

Grant Benzinger, a basketball star at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati and son of a former Cincinnati Red, will play basketball for Wright State. Continue reading →

Posted in Around Campus, News, Student Success |

Speedy recovery

Wright State grad Benjamin Ausdenmoore helps disabled Indy driver get back on the racetrack
Posted on July 2, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Wright State graduate Benjamin-Ausdenmoore

Wright State graduate Benjamin Ausdenmoore played a key role in outfitting a racing simulator that allows a disabled person to drive. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Science & Mathematics |

All business

Earl Gregorich, director of Small Business Development Center, wins top state honor
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Earl Gregorich

Wright State’s Earl Gregorich named top Small Business Development Center counselor in Ohio. Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Home news sidebar, News, Staff |

Nine Wright State graduates among 2014 class of Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Nine Wright State graduates named Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows and will teach math and science in high-need Ohio schools. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News |

Doing one’s heart good

Students gain insights into cardiac function by testing revolutionary heart pump
Posted on June 25, 2014 by Jim Hannah
heart pump lab

A revolutionary heart pump provides invaluable learning opportunity for Wright State students to understand cardiac function. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Fishing expedition

Biologist Stephen Jacquemin brings worldly experience to quest for new generation of nature lovers
Posted on June 24, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Biologist Stephen Jacquemin uses a variety of worldly experience to inspire a new generation of nature lovers. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Biology, Faculty, Faculty Profile, Features, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, News, Science & Mathematics |

High jump

When he is not jumping out of planes, Army ROTC cadet Evan Fleming is preparing for a career in electrical engineering
Posted on June 20, 2014 by Jim Hannah
Army ROTC cadet Evan Fleming

When he is not jumping out of planes for airborne training, Army ROTC cadet Evan Fleming is working toward a career in electrical engineering. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Army ROTC, Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Military & Veterans, News |