Military & Veterans

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Wright State alumnus and Air Force researcher Brian Simpson honored by the Acoustical Society of America
Posted on April 9, 2021 by Jim Hannah

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

Fisher/Nightingale Houses to benefit from Wright State’s virtual Red, White and Run

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Jim Hannah

Fisher/Nightingale Houses, which support military veterans and their families, will benefit from the proceeds of the virtual Red, White and Run 5K hosted by Wright State University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 643. Continue reading →

Helping students follow their dreams

Delores Etter ’70,’72 expands scholarship program for Wright State students from military families
Posted on March 18, 2021 by Kim Patton

Forty-four STEM students are receiving scholarship support, thanks to Wright State alumna Delores Etter and her husband, Jerry. Continue reading →

Employer Speaker Series to feature Wright-Patterson contract specialist job opportunities

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Jim Hannah

The Air Force’s Premier College Internship Program offers a three-month paid internship for the summer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a contract specialist. Continue reading →

Alumni Speaker Series to feature retired Rear Admiral Deborah Loewer

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Bob Mihalek

Deborah Loewer will discuss her military career and her Wright State experience on March 25 at 6 p.m. on Webex. Continue reading →

Police story

Wright State nursing alum Sam Lewis leaps into law enforcement, winning honors at a Tennessee police academy
Posted on February 8, 2021 by Jim Hannah

Sam Lewis used the nursing skills he learned at Wright State in the U.S. Army, a heart transplant unit and hospice. Continue reading →

Former Wright State instructor David Kender among surviving raiders of Son Tay prisoner-of-war rescue attempt in Vietnam 50 years ago

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Jim Hannah

The most daring prisoner-of-war rescue attempt of the Vietnam War era included David Kender, a retired Wright State engineering instructor. Continue reading →

Human interest

Wright State political science alumnus Neal Duiker balances Air Force mega-contracting with serving the homeless
Posted on December 4, 2020 by Jim Hannah

Neal Duiker, a 2003 political science graduate of Wright State, works with the homeless, manages Air Force contracts, is an Iraq war veteran and former AmeriCorps VISTA employee. Continue reading →

Air Force to utilize Boonshoft School of Medicine laboratories for research initiatives

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Lisa Coffey

Wright State and the Air Force Research Laboratory will research the stressors that affect pilots and the impact they have on the mission and a pilot’s well-being. Continue reading →

Elite research internship program finishes a ‘distant win’ in the summer of 2020

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Jim Hannah

ATRC attracts student researchers from more than 40 universities every summer to create advanced solutions for complex sensing and autonomous technologies. Continue reading →