Robert Pollard, the leader of the Dayton-based indie rock band Guided by Voices, threw a no-hitter as a pitcher on the Wright State baseball team.
Alumnus Profile: Scott Keen, '86, '93
Scott Keen graduated from Wright State University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in human factors engineering, and in 1993 obtained his master’s degree in systems engineering, also from Wright State, and an advanced program management certification from Defense Acquisition University. Keen completed Air War College in 2009.
Greg Pitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Wright State University, was among those honored by President Obama as among the nation’s outstanding early career scientists.
Alumni Profiles: Lilah H. Findley, ’05 and Satyam Kantamneni, ’03
Lilah Findley is from Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 2001. She was involved in several extracurricular activities in high school including adapted aquatics (swimming with handicapped children) and a health education program teaching young children about health and wellness.
Arch Grieve wanted to impact public education in his hometown by becoming a teacher there. When that didn’t work out, however, Grieve found another way to accomplish his goal.
Alumnus Profile: Charlotte M. Harris, '91
Charlotte Harris serves as associate professor and dean of the Wright State University College of Education and Human Services. She began her academic career as a teacher of English in Prince George’s County Schools (MD). Now in her 14th year at Wright State, Harris has served as department chair
Alumnus Profile: Jonathan Deak, '13 and Faculty Profile: Professor Susan DeLuca
Deak's interest in public health grew out of his passion for the environment. That passion was fueled by his mother, who taught chemistry, honors anatomy, and zoology at Lakota East High School.
Darius Prier, a double Wright State graduate who is now education professor at Duquesne University, examines how hip-hop is a culturally relevant form of education in a new book.
Alumnus Profile: Christopher R. Johnson, '82
Chris Johnson graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. He received his Master of Science degree in Physics and his Ph.D. in Biophysics and Computing from the University of Utah.
Radio listeners across the Miami Valley have welcomed an old friend back into their lives. Gina Ferraro is again on the radio airwaves, but this time...
