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 business students capture IT award using data analytics to predict pet adoption

The student applied their analytical skills to create a solution for a Kaggle Data Analytics Challenge Competition. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Wright State faculty member Awad Halabi wins Fellowship award to conduct research in Jerusalem on Islamic activist

Awad Halabi, associate professor of history and religion, will work in Jerusalem and possibly Amman, Jordan, next spring for up to four months. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Research |

Wright State to reduce the cost of on-campus housing by as much as one-third

Wright State will introduce changes to residential housing on the Dayton Campus and residential and commuter meal plans for the Fall Semester. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Residence Life & Housing, Undergraduate, Videos |

Fort worth

Wright State anthropology students dig for evidence of an historic Shawnee fort

Undergraduate anthropology students receive hands-on training at excavating during Wright State’s Field School in Archaeology. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Field School in Archaeology, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Liberal Arts, News, Research, Social Sciences and International Studies, Videos |

11 people with Wright State ties named to Dayton Business Journal’s ‘Forty Under 40’

“Forty Under 40” honorees include Andrew Beauchamp, chair of economics, and Nick Warrington, director of events and community engagement for the College of Liberal Arts and a 2012 Wright State graduate. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Business, Finance, Accountancy, Management Information Systems, and Economics, Home news sidebar, News |

Diver striver

Wright State education and diving alumnus J.R. Geraci uses his degree to support career twists and turns

J.R. Geraci has dived into most everything in his life: college, water on the swim team and into business as the owner of the Beavercreek Pizza Dive. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Athletics, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Teacher Education, Videos |

Wright State film alumna Nicole Riegel making directorial debut with ‘Holler’

“Holler,” the new film by 2009 motion pictures graduate Nicole Riegel, is being released nationwide in June by IFC Films. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Arts Scene, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

Wright State sociologist Marlese Durr receives prestigious faculty leadership award from Society for the Study of Social Problems

Marlese Durr was honored for her wide-ranging expertise, scholarship and contributions to the field of sociology. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Awards, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Wright State faculty member Daniel Adomako Asamoah named Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow

Daniel Adomako Asamoah, associate professor of management information systems, will serve his Fellowship at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. Continue reading

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Wright State professor of nursing Ann Stalter receives national innovation award

Ann Stalter, professor of nursing, received the Jane Barnsteiner and Joann Disch Innovation Award from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Awards, Education & Leadership, Faculty, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Nursing |