Alumni Profile

Alaskan all-star

Wright State alum Marnie Leist '01 is curator of collections at Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Marnie Leist , a 2001 art history graduate, is curator of collections at the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, Alaska and recently published a book on the recovery of artifacts from an Alutiiiq archaeological site. Continue reading →

Bedside manner

Wright State alumna's nonprofit helps children get a good night's sleep

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Sarah Olsen

Wright State alumna and teacher Trisha Baxter runs Snuggled Up, a nonprofit organization that provides beds for local children. Continue reading →

Picture of health

Wright State alum Julie Bonsall '12 leads pioneering wellness program at Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State biology graduate Julie Bonsall ’12 leads a pioneering wellness program at the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority. Continue reading →

Wright State grad Behzad Ghanbarian wins prestigious geophysics award for Ph.D. research

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Behzad Ghanbarian ’14 will receive the Donald L. Turcotte award from the American Geophysical Union for his dissertation on the physical and hydraulic properties of rocks and soils. Continue reading →

Breaking the ice

Wright State alum Molly Eaton '08 launches shaved-ice business

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Molly Eaton, a 2008 Wright State graduate, brings a vacation state of mind wherever she goes in her Tropical Kona Shaved Ice truck. Continue reading →

Perfect fit

Wright State alum Paula Cosby '12 helps jobseekers with Clothes That Work

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State M.P.A. graduate Paula Cosby ’12 helps jobseekers dress professionally and build confidence as executive director of Clothes That Work. Continue reading →

Statistical standout

Wright State graduate Whit Alley '15 scores with Nielsen Ratings

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State statistics graduate Whit Alley ’15 scores a job with Nielsen Ratings after answering question from interviewers that tripped up other candidates. Continue reading →

Special delivery

Dunbar Library’s Mandy Wilson a major force in the world of bowling

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Jim Hannah

When she’s not managing the stacks in Wright State’s Dunbar Library, Mandy Wilson is knocking down pins as a professional bowler. Continue reading →

Drum role

Wright State's Jeff Brooks plays for heads of state as member of United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State graduate Jeff Brooks plays for heads of state as member of the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. Continue reading →