{"id":166722,"date":"2026-07-01T10:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=166722"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:57:41","slug":"wright-state-president-sue-edwards-named-to-dayton-business-journals-power-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/07\/01\/wright-state-president-sue-edwards-named-to-dayton-business-journals-power-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State President Sue Edwards Named to Dayton Business Journal\u2019s Power 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_166724\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/07\/01\/wright-state-president-sue-edwards-named-to-dayton-business-journals-power-100\/wright-state-university-president-sue-edwards\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-166724\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166724\" class=\"wp-image-166724 \" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2026\/06\/Wright-State-University-President-Sue-Edwards-467x700.png\" alt=\"A person in business attire stands smiling at the camera. The background shows a wall with an image of Wilbur and Orville Wright and a biplane.\" width=\"219\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-166724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wright State President Sue Edwards, Ph.D., was recognized by the Dayton Business Journal for her contributions to the Dayton region. (Photo by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wright State University President Sue Edwards, Ph.D., has been named to the Dayton Business Journal\u2019s Power 100, which recognizes 100 individuals across a variety of industries who have helped shape the Dayton region\u2019s growth over the last 25 years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During her six years as president, Edwards has helped advance Wright State&#8217;s mission as a regional leader in higher education, working alongside faculty, staff, students and community partners to expand the university&#8217;s impact. Together, they are preparing the next generation of leaders while contributing to the region\u2019s economic vitality through programs and partnerships that address workforce needs in high-demand fields.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Edwards has prioritized recruitment, retention and relationships to strengthen the student experience and support student success. Through these efforts, Wright State has created new opportunities for students, deepened connections with the communities it serves and continued to build momentum as an institution that helps shape the future of the Dayton region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Edwards\u00a0joined Wright State in 2018 as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost\u00a0and\u00a0took office\u00a0as\u00a0its\u00a0eighth president on Jan. 1, 2020.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The DBJ\u2019s Power 100 honorees will be recognized at a private event later this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One hundred area leaders are being recognized for helping shape the Dayton region\u2019s growth over the last 25 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/07\/01\/wright-state-president-sue-edwards-named-to-dayton-business-journals-power-100\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":166808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[724,711,725,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-faculty-staff","category-home-news-sidebar","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166722","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\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166722"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166804,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166722\/revisions\/166804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}