Success Stories

Student Profiles

A walk to remember

Carl Foster, a graduate educational leadership student, is set to graduate from Wright State after years of hard work.

Slamming diabetes

The Wright State women's basketball program has partnered with SLAMT1D to broaden awareness of Type 1 diabetes during its home contest against Slippery Rock on Nov. 20. 

Student guardian

Under the leadership of editor-in-chief, Alexis Lewis, the Wright State Guardian publishes new content daily and the Nexus Literary Journal and Flight Magazine.

Inclusive service

Wright State graduate student A Tassy seeks to serve the needs of their community through the nonprofit organization Inclusive Fairborn.

Whether it’s cars or cello, it’s music to his ears

Nick Dunbar, a cello performance major at Wright State, balances a love of music with a passion for automobiles.

Accountant/musician is a survival trainer

Clarice Wellmeier, an accountancy major and a clarinet minor at Wright State, spent her summer training Junior ROTC cadets.

Alumni

A higher purpose

From college dropout to 2022 Wright State Alumnus of the Year, Richard J. Kaiser has taken a circuitous path to achieving success.

Wright State alumni open ‘old-school’ sandwich shop in Dayton’s Fire Blocks

Wright State alumni Justin Simmons and Kathleen Roll opened Tony and Pete’s Grocery and Coldcuts in honor of their dads for whom the shop is named.

Mission ready

Army veteran Arreal Riggs finds needed support in Wright State’s Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program and at the Veteran and Military Center.

Elevated voice

2013 graduate and rising gospel star Isaiah Templeton returned to Wright State to perform with Elevation Worship at the Nutter Center.

Studying society cup by cup

As a student in Wright State’s Master of Humanities Program, Bethany Lamb produced her own ceramic cups for an exhibition in the Stein Galleries.

Wright State music grad wins position in prestigious Army band

William Kan, a Wright State music performance graduate, earned a position as a percussionist in the prestigious U.S. Army band Pershing’s Own.

Faculty

Wright State’s Dan Krane featured on “Investigation Discovery’s” three-night program, “JonBenét: An American Murder Mystery”

Dan Krane will discuss the role DNA testing played in the Ramsey case on episodes airing Sept. 13 and Sept. 14.

Pack mentality

Political science professor Edward Fitzgerald says that over the years the courts have been instrumental in protecting the environment.

Wright State professor studies dead people’s teeth

Wright State anthropologist Amelia Hubbard specializes in the study of past life ways through teeth.

Daniel Zehringer’s journey

Daniel Zehringer's first solo album is getting attention around the United States and overseas.

Wine wizard

Charles Taylor spent 35 years on the Wright State faculty and served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 2005 to his retirement in 2012.

Video vision

The video game is designed for the many teachers who have trouble finding an educational video game that matches the content they want to teach.

Staff Profile