{"id":40715,"date":"2016-04-15T09:53:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=40715"},"modified":"2021-07-09T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T20:21:22","slug":"office-of-disability-services-honors-graduates-and-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2016\/04\/15\/office-of-disability-services-honors-graduates-and-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Disability Services honors graduates and scholarship recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Office of Disability Services recognized graduating students, student employees and faculty and staff during its annual Scholarship and Graduation Reception.<\/p><\/div>\n

A sense of accomplishment filled the air at the seventh annual Scholarship and Graduation Reception hosted by the Office of Disability Services (ODS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than 30 scholarship recipients and 35 graduating students were recognized April 12 in the Student Union Apollo Room. Attendance was the highest in the event\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

ODS awarded over $42,300 in scholarships at the reception, bringing to $230,000 the total in scholarships ODS has distributed in the past few years.<\/p>\n

For many students, the evening was special as they were recognized for overcoming obstacles or for graduating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really grateful there\u2019s people out there that provide support, and to the ODS, who allows me to show my intellectuality despite my disability,\u201d said Holley Mapel, a freshman marketing major who received a scholarship.<\/p>\n

Kip Mangira, a management information systems major, said he\u2019s received a scholarship through ODS every year so far. \u201cIt\u2019s truly a blessing to know there\u2019s donors who care out there. … I know it\u2019s not cheap. It makes me excited to go out and join the workforce,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Robert Sabwami, a rehabilitation services major who is visually impaired, helped other visually impaired individuals while he lived in Kenya. \u201cIt\u2019s about how to adapt to the world,\u201d said Sabwami. \u201cNot every part of the world has accessibility taken care of. In such situations you have to learn to adapt and not have excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Office of Disability Services announced the creation of a new $5,000 scholarship, established by the parents of M. Patrick Daniels, a 2000 Wright State graduate who died in 2011.<\/p>\n

The office also recognized staff, faculty and local businesses who have been instrumental in assisting Wright State community members who have disabilities, with a Golden Spoke Award.<\/p>\n

Wright State\u2019s Computing and Telecommunications Services (CaTS)<\/a> was honored for its continual speedy service repairing computers ODS makes available for testing, along with responding to other technological needs.<\/p>\n

Darin Russell, transportation operations supervisor in the Office of Parking and Transportation, was recognized for going above and beyond his assigned jobs duties to call students with disabilities to remind them that their accessible ride is on the way, helping them meet the bus on time. One student said she would most likely not be able to attend college without Russell’s service.<\/p>\n

The Fairborn Holiday Inn was also honored for having easy accessibility and being accommodating\u00a0to people\u00a0with physical disabilities.<\/p>\n

Brittany Poston, a senior rehabilitation services major, said ODS staff and faculty met her needs while she attended Wright State. \u201cA lot of them have been there for me, like Donna Harris and Heather Rando,\u201d she said. \u201cI can always talk to them when I need someone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Office of Disability Services also announced its collaboration with the College of Education and Human Services<\/a> will soon result in the launch of a Disability Studies minor program. More information will be announced as details are finalized.<\/p>\n

In addition to the scholarship and graduate recognition, the ceremony also featured a presentation by ODS\u2019s Ohio STEM Ability Alliance<\/a>, a program started at Wright State that targets students with disabilities pursuing a degree in a STEM-related field.<\/p>\n

Scholarships recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ODS Scholarship:<\/strong> David L. Person Jr.
\nScholarship for First Year Students:<\/strong> Dakota Bereis, Chloe Flitcraft, Joseph Kloenne and David Obrien
\nScholarship for Students with Learning Disabilities:<\/strong> Anna Jones, Connor Menosky and Tyler Rose
\nBeavercreek Lions Scholarship:<\/strong> Robert Sabwami
\nFairborn Lions Scholarship:<\/strong> Abby Edwards
\nLeber Family Fund:<\/strong> Zoxchilt Zuniga
\nFred White Prize:<\/strong> Orien Belcher
\nThomas C. Faye Scholarship:<\/strong> Nicholas Van Zandt and Christina Wamsley
\nJeff Vernooy Scholarship:<\/strong> Christy Carson, Jennel Chumney and Elias Kapoor
\nOhio Lions Helen Keller Scholarship:<\/strong> Abby Edwards, Nicholas Engel and Kyle Weisker
\nFred White Endowed Scholarship:<\/strong> Jamie Campbell and Holley Mapel
\nACB Ohio Scholarship:<\/strong> William Harvey
\nSamantha Laux Scholarship:<\/strong> Sara Steimle and Marsha Soul\u00e9
\nMichael Emrick Scholarship:<\/strong> Jacob Huff and Kip Mangira
\nLee R. and Mary Menke Scholarship:<\/strong> Levar Davenport, Lauren Reder and Alexis Stevens
\nM. Patrick Daniels Scholarship:<\/strong> Erin Fannin<\/p>\n

Golden Spoke Award recipients:<\/strong>
\nCathy Bussen
\nComputing and Telecommunications (CaTS)
\nFran Keeley
\nPam Kelbley
\nMeijer
\nNuMotion
\nDarin Russell
\nClark Shingledecker
\nRobert Sweeney
\nHoliday Inn \u2028Fairborn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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