Alumni

Moon Tree a symbol of Wright State grad’s can-do attitude

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Dennis Bova

Lake Campus graduate Rachel Tebbe successfully applied for a tree grown from a seed that orbited the moon for Coldwater Elementary School, where she was a student teacher. Continue reading →

Wright State University Foundation welcomes new trustees

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Kim Patton

Doug Hull, a three-time Wright State graduate, and Julie Jacobs were appointed to the Wright State University Foundation board. Continue reading →

Wright State staff leaders, faculty member honored for excellence by SOCHE

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Bob Mihalek

Kurt Holden, Josh Ricker and Amanda Spencer were honored by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education with 2023-2024 Excellence Awards. Continue reading →

Wright State lighting design graduate earns prestigious fellowship

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Greg Scott

Jessica Ann Drayton, who earned a B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Technology from Wright State, received a prestigious entertainment lighting design fellowship. Continue reading →

Go big and go home

Wright State University alumna has navigated a military career on one of the Air Force’s largest and most historic planes
Posted on June 24, 2024 by Kris Sproles

Elizabeth Bergh, a captain in the Air Force and a Wright State alum, is stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and works as an instructor radar navigator on the B-52 Stratofortress. Continue reading →

Wright State graduates and faculty well represented at Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association Awards ceremony

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Kevin Tucker

Wright State University graduates and faculty recently swept the major categories in this year’s Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association Awards ceremony. Continue reading →

Keep climbing

Wright State alumnus’ Air Force ROTC experience prepared him to excite and inspire
Posted on June 14, 2024 by Kris Sproles

For the past two years, Maj. Jake “Primo” Impellizzeri has performed dangerous and gravity-defying maneuvers in over 80 airshows per year as a pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Continue reading →

Three Wright State alumni reflect on longtime bonds, mental health landscape

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Dennis Bova

Kelly Barcelo, Eric Henderson and Amy Van Dyke bonded as psychology students at Wright State and still work in the mental health field in Dayton today. Continue reading →

Wright State, Air Force Research Laboratory collaborate on novel cognitive performance research project

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State researcher Sherif Elbasiouny and Justin Estepp, a Ph.D. in engineering student, are collaborating on a novel cognitive performance research project for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Continue reading →

2024 Wright State graduate launches chemistry career at water bottling company

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Greg Scott

Courtney Crone, who earned a master’s degree in chemistry from Wright State in 2024, was a standout teaching assistant and researcher in the College of Science and Mathematics. Continue reading →