Academics

Trio of Chinese films to be screened

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Single frame from the movie Hero showing the proagonist in the center with an army of soldiers following behind him.

…the Chinese Studies Committee will begin screening Wednesday, May 4, a three-part film series… Continue reading →

Football great Chris Spielman details wife’s battle with cancer

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Photo of Chris Spielman at the podium and many tables filled with guests listening to him speak.

“Never ever, ever use my death as an excuse for anything but motivation for everything.” Continue reading →

Extended stay: Japanese Ambassador makes extra time for Wright State students

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Wright State students from Model UN team sitting next to Japnese Ambasador for question and answer session

On the second day of the national Model United Nations conference, students on the Wright State team had an experience they will carry with them… Continue reading →

Model of Success

Wright State Model UN team earns top honors again
Posted on April 25, 2011 by Seth Bauguess

For the 32nd year in a row, the Wright State University Model United Nations team achieved the highest recognition possible… Continue reading →

Family Affair

Booming high-tech research company a Wright State family affair
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jim Hannah
photo of The Bridges Family at Peerless Technologies

A plaque celebrating a hole-in-one sits on the bookshelf in the office of Michael Bridges, president of Peerless Technologies Corporation. The 51-year-old Bridges says the ace occurred “way back when” during one of the first rounds of golf he ever … Continue reading →

Tale of Two Careers

Wright State couple combines medicine and finance
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jim Hannah
photo of Roshawn and Michelle Winburn

Like many graduates of medical school, Michele Torres-Winburn set out to practice family medicine. But somewhere along the way, the Wright State University alumna discovered a different passion. Torres-Winburn, M.D., gravitated with laser-beam intensity to hospital medicine, drawn by the … Continue reading →

For the Love of Art

Wright State graduate combines her passions for photography and teaching
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Kim Patton
photo of Sally Struthers

When Sally Struthers came to Wright State University in 1977 as a first-year student, she had never even heard of the field of art history. “I had no idea what I was going to major in,” Struthers recalled. She thought … Continue reading →

Secret Agent Man

Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer ’86 shares his personal story of the war on terror from the front lines of Afghanistan
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Kim Patton
photo of Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer

Tony Shaffer’s journey from Wright State University has been one filled with top-secret missions, bureaucratic roadblocks, and the honor of serving his country. “Wright State prepared me very well to go forth and do things,” said Shaffer, who graduated in … Continue reading →

The Fruit of the Vine

More than 35 years after their first meeting in a Wright State geology lab, Julia Staigers and Gerard Koschal are staying busy in their retirement, owning and operating their own winery
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Kim Patton
photo of Julia Staigers and Gerard Koschal

When Julia Staigers ’76 and Gerard “Gerry” Koschal ’75 decided they wanted a vineyard, they moved to the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, approximately 30 miles southwest of Portland. That was in 1987. Today, they not only have their … Continue reading →

A Daughter’s Lasting Tribute

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Karen Strider-Iiames
photo of Jacob Jaworski, the recipient of Rosemary Ramsey Scholarship

Like many children growing up during the Great Depression, Rosemary P. Ramsey’s parents had to quit school in order to assist their families financially. Yet they valued education so dearly that they insisted their two daughters receive a private education … Continue reading →