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Student Profiles

A great environment

For electrical engineering major and resident assistant Emma Porter, Wright State feels like home.

Finding the right fit

Yakai Kamara, a public health and organizational leadership major, has done a lot to find her place after transferring to Wright State.

The long way around

Graduate electrical engineering student Javonne Baker worked on radar-related projects during a summer research program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

A ‘Time’ for all things

To say that Rachel Werling, an elementary education major at Lake Campus, is a go-getter is an understatement.

Dear D’Kaylah Unique Whitley

Wright State musical theatre major D’Kaylah Unique Whitley has spent the summer on Broadway as an understudy in “Dear Evan Hansen.”

Programming persistence

Ashton Williams earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and is now working on his master’s degree as part of a combined 4+1 degree program at Wright State.

Alumni

Getting down to business

Wright State University has a friend in two-time graduate Andrea Kunk.

Presidential protection

Michael Townsend has been assigned to protect numerous heads of state, including Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

House call

Overseeing the Gammon House is just one of many ways Dale Henry, a Wright State urban affairs graduate, gives back to the community.

Business builder

Pamela Cone, a Wright State communication alumna, is director of Aviatra-Dayton a nonprofit organization that supports women in business.

Brew coup

Dan Lauro said he is lucky to have one foot in the craft beer world and the other in the history and education world.

Critical care

Orly Leiva is spending nine years in specialized residencies and fellowships as he trains in interventional and critical care cardiology.

Faculty

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