Wright State Headlines
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Jul 2
Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations
Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category. Continue reading
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Jul 1
Wright State University Foundation awards 11 Students First Fund projects
Student-focused initiatives — ranging from wellness and professional development to inclusive leadership and campus spirit — received 2025 Students First Fund grants from the Wright State University Foundation. Continue reading
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Jun 30
Gov. DeWine reappoints Board Treasurer Beth Ferris and names student Ella Vaught to Wright State Board of Trustees
Beth Ferris received a six-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and Ella Vaught, a sophomore marketing major, received a two-year term. Continue reading
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Jun 26
Joe Gruenberg’s 40-Year support for Wright State celebrated with Honorary Alumnus Award
Forty years after helping build the first on-campus housing at Wright State, Joe Gruenberg continues to support the university. Continue reading
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Academics
Wright State theatre graduate Brian Crowe named artistic director of leading Shakespeare company
Brian B. Crowe, who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing and Acting at Wright State, was named the next artistic director of the acclaimed Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Continue reading
Donald Hopkins appointed interim dean, Rachel Sturm, interim associate dean, of Raj Soin College of Business
Donald H. Hopkins is director of the Master of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Programs, and Rachel E. Sturm is chair of the Department of Management and International Business. Continue reading
Engineered movement
Wright State student Bri Chan combines her passion for dance and biomedical engineering into a unique college experience. Continue reading
Four Wright State students receive State Department scholarships to study abroad
Wright State students who received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships will study in Spain, Japan, Uruguay and France. Continue reading
Traffic jam
Wright State University Jazz Ensemble takes its show on the road
Students in the Wright State Jazz Ensemble performed for outside the busy rest stop as part of Art in Unusual Places. Continue reading
Wright State graduate’s research helps calculate blood velocity, predict how aneurysms rupture
Research paper by Mark Johnson, who graduated from Wright State with a Ph.D. in Engineering in April, was honored at the 2023 Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium. Continue reading
Doctors with Wright State Physicians among Dayton’s best
Wright State Physicians doctors and Boonshoft School of Medicine faculty were named to Dayton Magazine’s 2023 listing of Dayton’s Best Docs. Continue reading
Wright State faculty member Daniel Asamoah named Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow for second time
Daniel Asamoah, interim chair of information systems and supply chain management, will work at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration this summer as a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow. Continue reading
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide
Wright State was ranked in the top 6.4% out of 20,531 universities worldwide in the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
Wright State engineering alumnus wins first place in aeronautics and astronautics master student paper competition
Francis Centlivre, a two-time mechanical engineering graduate, took first place in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics master student paper competition. Continue reading
