Feature Stories

Introducing the new look of the WSUAA

From logos to this very newsletter, we are refreshing the look of the Wright State University Alumni Association.

Do you want to be the first to have apparel with the new logos? Place your order today! more »

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Call for volunteers

The Wright State University Alumni Association has many opportunities for you to give back to your alma mater. Volunteering is a great way stay connected to your university, provide leadership to the next generation, give back, and to network. Please complete the volunteer form, or contact alumni@wright.edu.

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On the wings of love

An alumnus and his family share their personal journey through childhood cancer and how they are now bringing comfort and joy to other families facing the same battle.
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Alumni Profiles

Ann Weisgarber '76, B.A.
College of Liberal Arts
Ann Wall Weisgarber graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in social work. Born in Dayton, Weisgarber grew up in Kettering and graduated from Fairmont West High School. Although all of her friends went to college, Weisgarber wanted to work. She found a clerical job, but within a week she knew she'd made a mistake. Six months later she quit the job and enrolled at Wright State University. more »

 

James W. Gross (Jim), '77 B.S.Ed., '05 M.P.H.
School of Graduate Studies
A native Daytonian, Jim Gross received his B.S. in education from Wright State in 1977 and was one of two initial graduates in the Boonshoft School of Medicine's Master of Public Health program in 2005. With more than three decades of public health experience in Montgomery County, he is currently the health commissioner with Public Health–Dayton & Montgomery County. more »

Sports Update

Women's Basketball

It was a season filled with milestones as the Wright State women's basketball team, under first-year head coach Mike Bradbury, finished 20-13 on the season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) before falling 75-73 to Manhattan. The season included records for most wins since moving up to Division I, points by a senior (LaShawna Thomas), three-pointers in a season, threes in a game, and threes in a game and season by one player (junior Maria Bennett).

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Alum Notes

Class of 1968

Connie Jo McCarroll, D.O., (B.S., '70 M.S.) is an associate professor of pediatrics at Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Class of 1977

Elinor Benedict (M.A.) published a poem, "Early Girl," in the annual literary anthology, The New Guard.

Class of 1984

J. Todd Anderson (B.A., B.F.A.) was the storyboard artist on the Academy Award-nominated film True Grit.

Class of 2009

Whitney Braunlin (B.A.) was accepted to the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University.

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Upcoming Events

April 17: Los Angeles Alumni Brunch

April 22: African American Alumni Society wine tasting

April 28: Greater Columbus Alumni Network-Networking Seminar

April 29: Greater Dayton Alumni Network-Networking Seminar

May 2: Alumni gathering at Miami Valley Hospital

May 4: Alumni Association Night at Wright State Men's Baseball Game

May 16: Greater Cincinnati Alumni Professional Development Event

May 20: Wright State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Awards

July 9: Kings Island

August 12: Wright State Alumni Event at the Fraze

Creating connections with alumni

The focus is on you and Wright State University. Would you be interested in participating in a focus group? If so, please respond by Friday, April 15, to Libby Webster at l.webster@l2mr.com or (937) 435-5067. more »