People of Wright State

Wright State’s Jeff Mercer promoted to head baseball coach

Jeff Mercer was assistant coach and former baseball player at Wright State, graduating in 2009 with a degree in organizational leadership. Continue reading

Wright State alum Emmanuel Urquieta part of NASA crew simulating stresses of deep space exploration

Emmanuel Urquieta, a 2015 aerospace medicine graduate, will spend the next month in a simulated spacecraft at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Continue reading

Of great import

Wright State alum Brandon Snell helping introduce wines of Moldova to U.S. market

Brandon Snell has a bachelor’s degree in political science and master’s degree in international and comparative politics from Wright State. Continue reading

A wonderful life

Grateful for Wright State’s impact on their lives, Ron ’76, ’84 and Joan Amos pay it forward for future generations

The Ron and Joan Amos Family Scholarship provides assistance to students who are working their way through college. Continue reading

Mowing for dollars

Student Government President-elect Lukas Wenrick grew successful business out of early adversity

A senior majoring in social science education, Lukas Wenrick hopes to pursue a career in higher education and perhaps run for public office. Continue reading

Fit for a king: Perci Pietro

Wright State alum and Persian Prince Perci Pietro flourishing in the luxury real estate and business market

Perci Piétro, a 1996 Wright State graduate, is a real estate entrepreneur in Miami and a descendent of the Qajar Dynasty, which once ruled Persia. Continue reading

College spirit

Wright State’s Nickolas Hayden flourishing on the heels of getting his GED

Nickolas Hayden is majoring in computer engineering and philosophy and hopes to pursue a career in computer programming or create apps or video games. Continue reading

Target talent

Wright State grad student Matthew Scherreik’s paper on target recognition wins top award in international competition

Matthew Scherreik, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, won the Lockheed Martin Best Student Paper award for the third year in a row. Continue reading

Video vision

Wright State’s Noah Schroeder, students building sophisticated spaceship video game as teaching tool

The video game is designed for the many teachers who have trouble finding an educational video game that matches the content they want to teach. Continue reading

The Legend

Wright State graduate Andy Winchek '69 served as the university’s first mascot

Vera Winchek remembers late husband, Andy’s, days as the Wright State Raiders’ No. 1 supporter. Continue reading