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Riley Williams, majors in economics, has a 4.0 GPA, interns at Speedway, serves on the Dean\u2019s Student Advisory Board of the Raj Soin College of Business and is program chair of the Finance Club. (Photos by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

Baling hay is hard, hot work. Riley Williams can tell you that. He can also tell you it gives a person a great appreciation for a college education.<\/p>\n

And the junior economics major, who began baling hay at age 14, is making full use of that college education at Wright State University.<\/p>\n

Williams has a 4.0 grade point average, interns at Speedway headquarters, serves on the Dean\u2019s Student Advisory Board of the Raj Soin College of Business<\/a> and is program chair of the Finance Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve grown exponentially at Wright State,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Williams grew up in the nearby farming community of Enon and quickly became accustomed to stacking bales of hay and straw. Dealing with dusty conditions and trying to keep one\u2019s balance on wobbly bales 10 to 15 feet off the ground was the norm.<\/p>\n

At Greenon High School, Williams was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball, basketball and football.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would wake up and go to football practice then put on some jeans and go bale hay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In high school, Williams was heavily involved in Future Farmers of America, serving as the chapter\u2019s treasurer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is where I found my yearning for leadership \u2014 through the various career development events our chapter participated in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Following graduation in 2017, Williams enrolled at The Ohio State University to study agricultural business. But he quickly learned that he wasn\u2019t comfortable with the school\u2019s large size and campus lifestyle.<\/p>\n

He also discovered that he wanted to study economics<\/a> after taking Principles of Microeconomics, which examines the behavior of companies that make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources.<\/p>\n

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Riley Williams transferred to Wright State as a freshman and immediately felt like he had a place in the university community.<\/p><\/div>\n

So after one semester, Williams transferred to Wright State, in the spring of 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew Wright State was a great school and I wanted to come back home anyway,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s working out great for me. It\u2019s definitely one of the best adult decisions I\u2019ve made thus far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams says he loves the sense of community at Wright State.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would want to splash that everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel like I belonged at Ohio State, but Wright State makes you feel like you belong as soon as you get here. It\u2019s easy to get involved, too. It\u2019s a very inclusive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams is currently a marketing intern at Speedway, the nation\u2019s second largest company-owned and operated convenience store chain, with about 4,000 stores in 36 states.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeedway has a really good marketing analytics department,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely preparing me for the fast pace of the business world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following graduation, Williams wants to either pursue a law degree or earn a master\u2019s degree in economics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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