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 grad is production designer on top winner at Sundance Film Festival

A film whose production designer is Wright State graduate Hannah Beachler captured the top two prizes at the Sundance Film Festival, the premier showcase for independent film. Continue reading

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Ciara Black—a student voice for students

Photo of Ciara Black

The odds of going to college seemed stacked against her… Continue reading

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A “conversation” piece—U.S., foreign Wright State students partner up

Photo of students participating in Match Day of the Conversation Partner Project

It’s Match Day in the Conversation Partner Project, a Wright State program that pairs U.S. students with their foreign counterparts to create special friendships and offer an eye-opening view of foreign cultures. Continue reading

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Governor appoints two new Wright State trustees

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed two new trustees to the nine-member Wright State University Board of Trustees. Continue reading

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Falling for skydiving—Golden Knight style

Photo of Wright State's Herb Dregalla (in yellow suit) skydiving with an Army Golden Knight

He felt the speed and the wind in his face. But he didn’t feel like he was falling. He was—from 14,000 feet at 120 miles an hour. Herb Dregalla, Ph.D., interim associate provost for Undergraduate Studies, dropped from the Texas … Continue reading

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One of Little Rock Nine to speak at Wright State

One of the nine African-American students who collectively resisted opposition to desegregation by enrolling at Little Rock Central High School in 1957 will speak at Wright State University… Continue reading

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U.S. News ranks Wright State program No. 15 in nation

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Wright State University’s online Master of Education degree as No. 15 in the nation among online graduate education programs. Continue reading

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Wright State’s Drawing from Perception VII exhibition features national artists

Her Name is Alice, Steven Hughes, 2011, charcoal

Drawing from Perception VII exhibition at Wright State University’s Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries from Jan. 13 through Feb. 24… Continue reading

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Latest Reichert-Bognar documentary project hits the air, Web

Photo of Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar with Sheri "Sparkle" Williams

Inventive ideas such as the transformation of a neighborhood eyesore into a promising brewpub have come to life… Continue reading

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