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1961
Stanley Allyn meets with Novice Fawcett concerning a proposed state bond issue that includes a college in the Dayton area.		 white line Groundbreaking image
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1962
Community fundraising drive nets
$3 million in seed money to establish a public university in Dayton area.
A 428-acre parcel of land next to Airway Road and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is purchased.
 
 
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Founders Robert S. Oelman and Stanley Allyn, with Campus Business Manager Frederick A. White, break ground for WSU's first building, Allyn Hall.

1964
The Dayton Campus of Miami University and Ohio State University opens in Allyn Hall, September 8, with 3,203 students registered for classes and 55 faculty members. The campus comprises general college, science and engineering, Dayton academic center of Miami University, and graduate center of Ohio State University.
 
 
1965
State Legislature passes Bill #210 to create WSU as an independent state university, contingent upon enrollment totals. A contest attracts dozens of suggestions for the university name, from Buckskin University to Whatsamatta U. The Ohio General Assembly approves the name Wright State to honor Dayton's Wright brothers.		 white line Groundbreaking image
1966
Dr. Brage Golding, dean of the Purdue University School of Engineering, is selected as the first Wright State University president. Oelman and Millett Halls open.
 
 
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Wright State receives independent status when enrollment reaches 5,704. Students hold a mock funeral service and deliver eulogies for the departed branch campus. Graduate studies department created. Fawcett Hall and University Center open.

1968
WSU's first commencement held on the Quad. WSU receives full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
 
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1969
Western Ohio Branch (Lake) Campus opens in Celina. The Ohio General Assembly approves the largest single physical expansion in 20 years with a $14 million appropriation to build the University Library, Creative Arts Center, and Physical Education Building. Student Caucus sponsors WrightStock, modeled after Woodstock, on Achilles Hill at the eastern edge of campus. 		white line Groundbreaking image
 
 
 
 
 
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