For more information, contact Cindy Young, (937) 775-3232.

January, February and March 1999

Advertising Industry Honors WSU Professor With Scholarship. For more than 20 years, Roger Brucker has impressed upon his marketing students at Wright State University the importance of making contribution to their field, their community and to the world at large. Now, thanks to a new scholarship in his name, the good impression he has made on his students, fellow faculty members and colleagues in the business world will be lasting. (3/17/99)

Wegmann Receives the Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. Richard M. Wegmann has been awarded the Wright State University 1999 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. Wegmann received an MBA in finance from Wright State University in 1982. He is the chairman and CEO of Digital Concepts, Inc., an information technology services firm that provides software development and systems integration services to manufactures, distribution and government organizations. (3/3/99)

Ryan Denlinger Named 1998-99 Wright State University Trustees' Scholar. Ryan M. Denlinger has been named a 1998-99 Wright State University Trustees' Scholar. Denlinger graduated from Northmont High School in Englewood where he received numerous honors and awards including the Northmont Honor Society and Best of the Bolts, which is a program recognizing students for outstanding academic ability. (3/3/99)

Shannon Wilson Named 1998-99 Wright State University Trustees' Scholar. Shannon E. Wilson has been named a 1998-99 Wright State University Trustees' Scholar. She graduated from Licking Heights High School where she was active in band, track and field, the mentoring program, the post- secondary option program and the National Honor Society. She also volunteered at the James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. (3/3/99)

Wright State Business Students Tackle Environmental Management Issues. All business schools teach their students the fundamentals of accounting, management and finance, but very few teach them about environmental issues. Wright State University is in the forefront nationally in training management students about the impact of environmental issues on business. Wright State's College of Business and Administration (COBA) is offering a new required course to train management students in environmental issues. (3/3/99)

Wright State Professor Named Among Nation's Top Engineering Educators. Wright State University professor, Mitch Wolff, Ph.D., received the 1999 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) this month, distinguishing him as one of the nation's top engineering educators. (3/1/99)

Martin Named Assistant Director of Affirmative Action Programs at WSU. Michelle E. Martin has been promoted to assistant director of affirmative action programs at Wright State University. Among other job responsibilities, Martin will be responsible for conducting investigations of alleged discrimination, assisting the director in monitoring compliance with affirmative action requirements and developing affirmative action training programs. (3/1/99)

WSU Alumni Association Pledges $500,000 to Wright State. The Wright State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) has announced a gift of $500,000 over five years to support Wright State University programs and organizations. (2/16/99)

Stephanie Smith Named Director of Annual Giving at Wright State. Wright State University has named Stephanie (Corbean) Smith director of annual giving. She will manage a comprehensive annual giving program that includes the annual solicitation of alumni, friends and parents for the support of Wright State and its colleges, schools and programs. (2/15/99)