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1990
The Financial Services program in the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate wins an Ohio Program Excellence award. The Nutter Center opens with commencement and a performance featuring the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. WSU research funding tops $20 million.		 white line Groundbreaking image
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1991
Enrollment hits all-time high of 17,761
 
 
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The Kellogg Foundation announces a $2 million grant to WSU to fund The Partners for Community Health Development Project, designed to improve health care delivery to underserved residents and train health care professionals. WSU campus celebrates 25 years of serving the community with an appearance on Good Morning America. Russ Engineering Center opens.

1993
The Center for Teaching and Learning opens, offering programs and assistance to faculty for improving teaching.
Women’s Center opens. On-campus housing reaches the 2,000 student level with the addition of The Village, apartment units for graduate and married students.
 
 
1994
Dr. Harley E. Flack becomes Wright State's fourth president. WSU, the University of Dayton, and the Air Force Institute of Technology sign an agreement to create the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI). WSU joins the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League). Student Union opens. WSU graduate Jacqueline Collier, a Centerville third grade teacher, named Ohio Teacher of the Year.
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1996
Virginia Kettering endows $1 million scholarship for geriatric medical education. External funding tops $26 million. Enrollment totals 15,697. $14 million Campus Master Plan lays the groundwork for improved campus aesthetics, parking, recreation space, and pedestrian and vehicle traffic patterns.
 
 
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WSU's original production of 1913: The Great Dayton Flood opens the 29th Annual American College Theatre Festival at the Kennedy Center. The Information Technology Research Institute, a cooperative research and development organization, established. WSU athletics retires "Viking" Rowdy and introduces the wolf as its official mascot. Asian/Hispanice/Native American Center created.

1998
Campus community comes together to remember President Harley Flack, who died March 29. Dr. Kim Goldenberg inaugurated as Wright State's fifth president. Inter-University Council estimates Wright State's economic impact in Ohio is $541 million. Graduate Danielle Rolfs earns top score on Ohio CPA exam. Xenia High School Teacher and WSU grad Bill Richey named Ohio Teacher of the Year.

 
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1999
Alumni Field, WSU's new soccer venue, is dedicated. University College created. NIH awards a five-year $5.5 million grant to support research of Fels Longitudinal Study, the world's largest and longest-running study of human growth, body composition, and cardiovascular risk factors. Two new residence halls bring number of students living on campus to nearly 2,300. In what has become one of the campus' defining pieces of architectural artwork, Turning Points, is installed. University Hall opens. Campus community finalizes comprehensive program to achieve Y2K compliance of its hardware, software, and data systems in preparation for the year 2000. WSU's RN-BSN program goes online.		 white line Groundbreaking image
 
 
 
 
 
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