{"id":166318,"date":"2026-06-15T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=166318"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:09:11","slug":"western-ohio-educational-foundation-celebrates-student-success-at-annual-scholarship-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/15\/western-ohio-educational-foundation-celebrates-student-success-at-annual-scholarship-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Ohio Educational Foundation celebrates student success at annual scholarship breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_166333\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?attachment_id=166333\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-166321\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166333\" class=\"wp-image-166333 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2026\/06\/DSC01009-508x339.png\" alt=\"A group of students sit and stand while smiling at the cameras. They are each holding a certificate.\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-166333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thirty-eight Wright State\u2013Lake Campus students were recognized at the Western Ohio Educational Foundation Board\u2019s annual scholarship breakfast.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) Board hosted its annual scholarship breakfast at <a href=\"https:\/\/lake.wright.edu\/\">Wright State University\u2013Lake Campus<\/a>\u00a0on June 2, welcoming more than 100 guests\u00a0to celebrate the impact of scholarship support for Lake Campus students.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-eight scholarship recipients were recognized at this year\u2019s event, representing both current students and incoming students who will begin their academic journeys at Lake Campus this fall. The event also highlighted donors and the WOEF Board, whose support makes these scholarships possible.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 50 years, WOEF has been a key philanthropic partner of Wright State University\u2013Lake Campus, providing financial support for student scholarships, academic programs, campus initiatives and other opportunities that enhance the student experience.<\/p>\n<p>Through its <a href=\"https:\/\/lake.wright.edu\/campus-life\/western-ohio-educational-foundation-and-wright-state-university-donor-scholarships\">scholarship programs<\/a>, WOEF awards more than $200,000 annually to Lake Campus students to help reduce financial barriers for students pursuing higher education. These scholarships are available to recent high school graduates, transfer students, returning students and current Lake Campus students.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond recognizing scholarship recipients,\u00a0the event provided students and their families with a meaningful opportunity to celebrate academic achievement and connect with the donors and supporters whose generosity helps make a Lake Campus education possible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_166327\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/15\/western-ohio-educational-foundation-celebrates-student-success-at-annual-scholarship-breakfast\/dsc00771\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-166327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166327\" class=\"wp-image-166327 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2026\/06\/DSC00771-508x339.png\" alt=\"Two people are shaking hands, smiling at the camera. One person is holding a certificate.\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-166327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Campus Vice Provost Andrea Faber presented a certificate to a WOEF scholarship recipient.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe scholarship breakfast is one of our favorite annual traditions because it brings together students, families, donors and community members to celebrate student achievement,\u201d said Andrea Faber, Ph.D., vice provost and chief administrative officer of Lake Campus. \u201cIt serves as a powerful reminder that when we invest in education, we invest in the future of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By bringing together scholarship recipients and their families, donors, faculty, staff and community members, the annual breakfast celebrates the partnerships that help create opportunities at Lake Campus. Their collective support empowers students to pursue their educational goals and make meaningful contributions throughout the region and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wright State University\u2013Lake Campus recognized 38 scholarship recipients and the donors and WOEF Board members whose support makes those scholarships possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/15\/western-ohio-educational-foundation-celebrates-student-success-at-annual-scholarship-breakfast\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":166381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,2048,2040,725,731,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-enrollment-management","category-giving","category-home-news-sidebar","category-lake-campus","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166318"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166384,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166318\/revisions\/166384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}