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Harry & David Hires Financial Industry Veteran and Wright State Alum Michael Schwindle As Chief Financial Officer

((Excerpt)) Additionally, Mr. Schwindle has held several senior-level financial leadership roles at companies such as The Home Depot, Limited Brands and Longaberger Company. He holds an M.B.A. in International Business and a B.A. in Business from Wright State University, located … Continue reading

Wright State exhibit will celebrate Wilbur Wright’s “life of consequences”

Tom D. Crouch, Ph.D., and Dawne Dewey, head of Wright State Special Collections and Archives, discuss Wilbur Wright at Aviation Trail's annual Celebration of Powered Flight dinner on Dec. 17, 2011.

Heritage groups in the Dayton region next year will celebrate the life of Wilbur Wright, who invented the airplane in Dayton with his brother Orville… Continue reading

WSU officials part 
of Kasich meeting

((Excerpt)) Two Wright State University officials were included in a statewide meeting convened by Gov. John Kasich and his wife, Karen, to discuss issues affecting the state’s Latino community. Grace Ramos, a Wright State trustee, and Tony Ortiz, the Latino … Continue reading

Captured Drone May Have Limited Benefit For Iran

((Excerpt)) When an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter was shot down over Serbia in 1999, it was feared to be an “unmitigated disaster,” says Jonathan Reed Winkler, a professor at Wright State University who specializes in foreign relations and military history. … Continue reading

Changes resonate 70 years later

((Excerpt)) “The Japanese underestimated how incredibly angry the attack on Pearl Harbor would make the American people,” said Edward F. Haas, a Wright State University history
 professor who teaches a course on the American experience in World War II. There … Continue reading

Wright State supporting Defense Department R&D project

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Wright State University researchers are participating in a five-year contract from the Defense Department to explore a conductive material that could be used to improve performance of military radar. Wright State has a $750,000 share of a … Continue reading

WSU toy drive benefits counties’ needy kids

((Excerpt)) Wright State University’s annual Christmas for Kids toy drive benefits Montgomery and Greene County Children Services. “The generosity of Wright State faculty, staff and students has made an incredible difference for so many children throughout the Miami Valley,” said … Continue reading

‘Ohio Magazine’ honors 4 WSU educators

((Excerpt)) Four Wright State University educators are among college officials around the state honored by “Ohio Magazine.” Read more at DaytonDailyNews.com

Wright State lands basketball TV deal

((Excerpt)) Dayton’s CW will broadcast three Wright State University men’s basketball games during the 2011-12 season. Jack Pohl, WDTN-TV sports director, and Bob Grote, former Raider basketball player and coach, will provide play-by-play and commentary for the games, which include: … Continue reading

Wright State fund aimed at helping veterans graduate

((Excerpt)) For some military veterans, another battle begins when they return home. Ancillary costs and personal complications sometimes impede veterans who look to attend school when they complete active duty. For that reason, Marilyn McCauley recently established a fund at … Continue reading