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.

Liquid asset

Wright State alumni turn their dream into reality with a craft brewery in Xenia

Operated by three Wright State alumni and a current student, Devil Wind Brewing is a tribute to the residents of Xenia. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Business, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Liberal Arts, News, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management, Videos |

Wright State historian Noeleen McIlvenna wins prestigious fellowship award from North Caroliniana Society

Noeleen McIlvenna, professor of history, received the 2021 Archie K. Davis Fellowship award for her work “Dressed Pork: North Carolina and the Atlantic World Economy.” Continue reading

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

Wright State medical student Ramon Corrêa wins prestigious award from cancer-fighting foundation

Ramon Corrêa received a Conquer Cancer ASCO Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations Award. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News |

Materializing at the top

Wright State engineering alumna Katherine ‘Katy’ Hitchcock supports the Joint Chiefs in Pentagon internship

Katherine “Katy” Hitchcock, a Wright State materials science and engineering graduate, advises the Joint Chiefs about new research in science and technology. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News |

Wright State neuroscience major Aston Waite III finds research opportunities as LSAMP scholar

Aston Waite III, a Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation scholar, conducts research in a lab in the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Science & Mathematics |

Cyber force

2021 Wright State cybersecurity grad Michelle Massa launches her career with Speedway

Michelle Massa, who graduated from Wright State on May 1, was one of the first students to enroll in the Information Technology and Cybersecurity Program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Career Services, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, News, Student Profile |

Health conscious

Wright State alumnus Csongor Bajnoczki makes an international splash in COVID-19 research

Wright State alumnus Csongor Bajnoczki published research on the lack of diversity in governmental COVID-19 task forces. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Graduate, Home news sidebar, International Students, Liberal Arts, Model UN, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Campus plots to celebrate African American fraternities and sororities

Wright State held a groundbreaking ceremony for the National Pan-Hellenic Council Memorial Plots on May 20. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Photos, Videos |

Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business named a Best Business School by The Princeton Review

The Raj Soin College of Business was named to the Princeton Review’s list of Best Business Schools for 2021 thanks to its on-campus MBA program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Graduate, Home news sidebar, MBA, News, Rankings |

Professor emeritus Donna Miles Curry appointed trustee of Florence Nightingale Museum in London

Donna Miles Curry, professor emeritus of nursing, serves as the historian of the Wright State College of Nursing and Health. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, News, Nursing |