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.

Learning curve

Wright State alumnus Kevin Leichtman highlights struggles, lessons of students in ‘The Perfect Ten’

The turning point came when Kevin Leichtman was working a minimum-wage job and decided to give school the old college try for the third time. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

Fortune Education Hub names Wright State’s online M.B.A. program among the nation’s best

Wright State’s Master of Business Administration Program develops managers and leaders whose understanding and vision encompass the total organization. Continue reading

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

Surefire

Wright State English major Erik Madaus uses his writing skills to support firefighters, astronomy

Senior Erik Madaus is a technical writing and proposal support intern for The ONEIL Center at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Student Profile |

Governor DeWine to address students during Wright State University’s spring commencement ceremonies

Nearly 1,900 students are expected to graduate during Wright State’s spring commencement ceremonies in the Nutter Center on April 30 and May 1. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Around Campus, Business, Commencement, Coronavirus, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, Lake Campus, Liberal Arts, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Science & Mathematics, Student Success, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management, Undergraduate |

Wright State pitcher Casey Grimm tosses a no-hitter for the Lakers

Casey Grimm, an M.B.A. student at Lake Campus, pitched a no-hitter and struck out 16 batters in the Lakers’ 10–0 victory over Roosevelt University. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Athletics, Business, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, MBA, News |

Aerospace ambition

Megan Lawson selected as Intern of the Year by the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Megan Lawson, a senior mechanical engineering major at Wright State, interned at Collins Aerospace in Troy. Continue reading

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

Wright State WestRock Scholars studying quality of Wilmington drinking water sources

WestRock created a research fund in 2020 to support research in sustainability science by Wright State students. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Chemistry, Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Science & Mathematics, Women in STEMM |

Industrial strength

Wright State engineering student Eva Stanglein flourishes as an intern with a national water purification company

Eva Stanglein, an industrial and systems engineering major at Wright State, wants to be a role model for young female engineers. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Business, Career Services, Engineering & Computer Science, News, Student Profile, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Solar activity

Wright State researchers Jeffrey Travers and Yanfang Chen win $1.7 million NIH grant to study effects of sunlight

A super sunscreen for people hypersensitive to the searing rays of the sun could be the end result of research in the Wright State Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Research, Wright State Physicians |

Sound effect

Wright State alumnus and Air Force researcher Brian Simpson honored by the Acoustical Society of America

Wright State psychology alumnus Brian Simpson was named as a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News, Psychology, Science & Mathematics |