Alumni News Archive

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February 26, 2013 Arts Gala 2013
Wright State’s annual ARTSGALA offers patrons a night of unparalleled entertainment. Student talents are on display throughout the Creative Arts Center and guests are treated to a dizzying array of food and fun. In its first 13 years, ARTSGALA has raised more than $1.4 million to fund student scholarships in art, music, theatre, dance, and motion pictures.
January 30, 2013 NLA Changing Lives
Members of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Alumni Society (NLAAS) and representatives from the Wright State University Advancement division gathered in Allyn Hall last November for a very important meeting.
January 3, 2013 New Classroom Building

Wright State University has recognized the need to adapt and modify instructional models to satisfy the needs of current and future students as the university continues to grow. The university has analyzed the inventory of the classrooms in terms of total number of classrooms, type of classroom, and total seat count, and has determined the need for additional large-scale classrooms that serve two different instructional models, a tiered auditorium space and SCALE-UP classrooms.
January 3, 2013 A Tradition of Excellence

Diplomacy, teamwork, problem solving, public speaking, technical writing, researching and SUCCESS. These are the marks of excellence that former and current members of Wright State's Model United Nations team share. Our Model UN program carries a winning streak at the National Model UN Conference unmatched by any other university. The proud alumni of this distinguished program are delighted to announce that an official Model UN Alumni Society has been established.
December 20, 2012 University of Maine’s Sobolik named dean of Wright State University’s College of Liberal Arts
Kristin D. Sobolik, an associate dean at the University of Maine, has been named dean of Wright State University’s College of Liberal Arts.
November 29, 2012 2012 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award recipient Randy Mariott

Randy began his full time career in Emergency Medicine as a paramedic for the Dayton Fire Department in 1985, after having graduated from Cedarville University where he served as an EMT-B and paramedic for both the University and the Cedarville Township Fire Dept.  He later completed both medical school in 1991 and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Boonshoft Wright State University School of Medicine.  Randy then became a staff Emergency Physician at Miami Valley Hospital in 1994.  
November 29, 2012 2012 Volunteer Service Award recipient Thais Reiff
Thais is a 1981 graduate of Wright State’s MBA program. Upon retirement from Ameritech as a senior sales executive, she joined The Ohio State University Extension’s Master Gardeners program. In 2004, Thais was certified as a tree, insect and emerald ash borer (EAB) specialist and has continued as a volunteer ever since.In additional to teaching, she works with homeowners, municipalities, regional and state organizations to provide information on the EAB.  Thais also manages an EAB hot-line, inventories, and develops EAB programs.
 
November 29, 2012 2012 Graduate of the Last Decade Award recipient Sridhar Ramachandran
Sridhar is an assistant professor with the Informatics Department at Indiana University Southeast, and was recently appointed Chair of the Informatics Department upon recommendation from the Dean. He received his Ph.D. in 2006 from Wright State University, and has been with Indiana University Southeast since 2007. Sridhar also received his Master of Science in Engineering degree from Wright State in 2001. 
 
November 29, 2012 2012 Social Work Alumni Society Award of Excellence recipient Tarin Mink

Tarin graduated from Wright State University in 2002 with a bachelor of arts degree in social work from the College of Liberal Arts. She is also a 2009 graduate of the Wright State/Ohio State joint Master’s in Social Work Program.During her master’s program, Tarin completed a thesis entitled “Using Service Learning to Teach Social Welfare Policy (2009)” and was the only WSU-OSU student in the program to complete a thesis. She recently co-authored an article with Dr.
November 29, 2012 2012 International Alumni Award of Excellence recipient Dr. Ding-Jo Currie
Ding-Jo started her full professorship in the Educational Leadership Ed.D. Program at California State University Fullerton in the fall of 2011. This new chapter of her career comes after she has earned the reputation as an outstanding national and international recognized leader in higher education with over 30+ years of distinguished service as Chancellor of Coast Community College District, President of Coastline College, and a number of executive level leadership roles.

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