The Magazine of Wright State University

FALL/WINTER 1998 VOLUME 4 NO. 1

From Apollo engineer to university president Kim Goldenberg Leading Wright State into the 21st century University Unveils New Mark ast year, it was WSU’s new wolf mascot recommend new logos for athletics and the university. In proclaiming a new era in Wright State basketball. February 1997, the University Marks Committee was asked This fall it was the university’s new mark that was to reaffirm the university’s official colors and to unveiled just in time to ring in the new recommend new logos for athletics and for the university. administrationL of WSU’s fifth president, Dr. Kim New York-based Sean Michael Edwards (SME) Design was Goldenberg. The mark was unveiled on September 11 with selected to work with the committee on this project. After banners throughout campus and along Colonel Glenn reaffirming the official colors—hunter green and gold—the Highway and by a new sign at the main entrance. committee agreed that the development of an athletic logo The mark is taken from perhaps the most famous for the 1997 basketball season was crucial. The process took photograph of all time showing the Wright brothers’ first more than five months to complete. The new athletic logo flight at Kittyhawk on December 17, 1903. The mark not was unveiled at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in October 1997. only reinforces the university’s connection to its famous The development process for the university logo and namesakes, it also symbolizes the spirit of innovation and word mark began in November 1997. The committee vision that characterized the university’s founding and reviewed SME’s initial designs in January 1998 with the phenomenal growth. committee recommending a new logo and wordmark that The university’s new mark completes a 19-month associated the university with the Wright brothers to the process led by the University Marks Committee to administration in March. Editor’s Column It was a muggy evening on July 16, 1969, when some college friends and I were gathered around the TV in my stifling attic apartment, waiting for Neil Armstrong to take those first steps on the The Magazine of Wright State University moon. As the final seconds approached, the chatter ended. We sat in awe at the realization that for the first time, a human being was stepping onto another world. And, like the day Kennedy was FALL/WINTER 1998 VOLUME IV NO 1 shot, we would forever remember where we were, and who we were with, at this specific moment in time. It may not have been on par with Executive Editor the lunar landing, but the same spirit of FEATURESBarry O. Johnson, Assistant Vice innovation was being felt in the Miami President for Communications and Valley with the presence of a new Marketing university. Founded four years before 6FROM LAUNCH TO LANDING Managing Editor by the will and vision of the people, Denise Thomas-Hoskins, Wright State University was poised on As director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Associate Director, the brink of phenomenal growth, going Office, Irene Duhart Long, M.D., (81 M.S.) looks after the Office of Communications and from just over 3,000 students in 1964 to health and well-being of every living thing at Kennedy Marketing about 11,000 in 1970. Space Center. Editor By 1978, Wright State became the Connie Steele, only university in the world to offer a 8USING GENETICS TO SOLVE Office of Communications and civilian aerospace residency program Marketing that trains physicians to care for the NVIRONMENTAL RIMES E C Photo Editor health of those following in Biology professor Dan Krane is pioneering a new Stephanie James Ely, Armstrong’s “one small step.” Office of Communications and And 20 years later, Wright State application of genetic testing to determine environmental Marketing would inaugurate its fifth president, pollution. Kim Goldenberg, a self-avowed “Star Design Theresa Almond, Trek” fan and Grumman engineer who 9 REACHING OUT TO DAYTON’S Office of Communications and had worked on the Apollo heat shields Marketing for Armstrong’s historic mission. NEIGHBORHOODS In this issue of Community— our Photography only color edition—we celebrate this WSU is one of only 18 universities nationwide — and the Scott Kissell, Jeff Hiles, Center for Teaching and Learning, aerospace legacy, from the only one in Ohio — to receive a grant from the Media Services announcement about the university’s Department of Housing and Urban Development for new identity mark commemorating the neighborhood revitalization. Alumnotes university’s link to its namesakes, to a Libby Stephens, Office of feature about one of the aerospace Communications and Marketing residency’s first graduates. We also COVER. STORY Editorial Board give you a look at the inauguration Barry O. Johnson; Mike Reynolds, itself, including a gala that featured a WSU Alumni Association; Susan star-studded galaxy as its theme. Smith, Alumni Relations; Connie We are fast approaching the end of 11 PURSUING NEW POSSIBILITIES Steele; Denise Thomas-Hoskins the 20th century, and there are some From Apollo engineer, to medical school professor and dean, to Contributing Writers doomsayers who say that civilized John Bennett, Stephanie James Ely, society is not up to the challenges. university president — Kim Goldenberg is always looking for Barry O. Johnson, Connie Steele, Kim Goldenberg however, chose as new possibilities and seeking out innovative ideas. Libby Stephens, Cindy Young his inaugural theme, “The Spirit of Cover Innovation for the 21st century,” 14 INAUGURATION OF WSU’S FIFTH PRESIDENT, Computer graphics by Jeff Hiles reflecting his optimism for the future. IM OLDENBERG Photography by Scott Kissell “I want to build possibility K G Community is published twice a year thinking,” he says. “We have the talent. Inaugural Speech: Innovation for the 21st Century There are no limits to what we can do.” by the Office of Communications and Marketing, Division of University As Goldenberg takes the helm to Advancement, with the support of the lead the university into the next WSU Alumni Association. It is also century, more and more alumni will be DEPARTMENTS posted on WSU’s web site at leaving their mark, shaping the world to www.wright.edu/news_events/ come. After all, the future is full of community/. Distribution is to Wright possibilities. 2UNIVERSITY NEWS State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends And in the word of the Enterprise’s of the university. Submit information, Captain Picard, you can almost hear comments, and letters to Community 10 DEVELOPMENT NEWS editor, Office of Communications and Kim Goldenberg say, “Make it so.” Marketing, Wright State University, 20 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS Dayton OH 45435-0001 or e-mail Live long and prosper, [email protected]. Connie Steele, editor 24 ALUMNOTES

30 ATHLETICS U NIVERSITY. N EWS

Conference Marks Century of Flight

ore than 200 aviation scholars, themes: flight and public policy; flight, science, historians, policy makers, indus- and technology; and flight, science,and culture. Mtry leaders, and enthusiasts from Topics included airline regulation, airplane en- around the nation met at Wright State October gineering, and the public perception of pilots. 1–3 for the National Aerospace Conference. Other highlights included a replica This first of its kind event also kicked off of the 1902 Wright Glider on display in the America’s “Century of Flight” celebration in Student Union and special displays of Wright Dayton, the birthplace of aviation. State’s extensive collection of Wright brothers The opening ceremonies included welcom- material. ing remarks from Presi- dent Kim Goldenberg, Governor George G-Trade Wins Program Voinovich, and Wright Excellence Award brothers descendant Wilkinson Wright. The he university’s G-Trade program Department of Theatre received the Program Excellence Arts presented an excerpt TAward from the National Associa- from their upcoming tion of Small Business International Trade original production about Educators (NASBITE) at its annual confer- the Wright brothers, Be- ence in Fort Worth, Texas, NASBITE’s first- yond the Horizon. ever award that recognizes outstanding and Following the open- innovative developments in the area of inter- ing ceremonies, Senator national trade education, counseling, train- John Glenn addressed the ing, and research. conference in a video- G-Trade — a collaboration between the taped message. Confer- College of Business and Administration and area businesses and economic development ence presentations L–R: Wilkinson Wright, Kim Goldenberg, Brad Tillson (chair, related to three general 2003 Committee), George Voinovich organizations — provides a comprehensive package of services to educate, train, and assist area companies in the global marketplace.

Afloat on the Moat Encouraging Women in hese students took advantage of the sunshine during Fall Fest Mathematics activities in September that welcomed 2,221 freshmen, a larger irls are just as capable as boys of T class than the 2,024 who enrolled in 1997. Of Ohio’s cities, Dayton still pro- excelling in mathematics. How- vides the largest number of freshmen at 174. For the second year in a row, Cincinnati is G ever, because girls sometimes learn second with 108, followed by Beavercreek (78), Columbus (54), Fairborn (52), Centerville differently or encounter pressure from friends (50), Huber Heights (44), Kettering (43), and Xenia (42). The most popular of WSU’s and family, many of them drop mathematics six colleges named as intended major was Liberal Arts, chosen by 16 percent. courses and eliminate it as a career option. Engineering and Computer Science was chosen by 15 percent, followed by Business and Administration (14 To help encourage high school–age girls percent), Science and to study math, Wright State held the first Mathematics (14 per- annual “Sonia Kovalevsky High School Math- cent), Education and Hu- ematics Day” on October 16. The day in- man Services (12 cluded presentations on career options for percent), and Nursing students with math backgrounds, and interac- and Health (5 percent). tive workshops conducted by female business Some 28 percent are first leaders and Wright State faculty. generation college stu- The workshop is named for Sonia dents, and 57 percent Kovalevsky, a pioneering female mathemati- reported that Wright cian of the late 19th century, who, at age 14, State was their first taught herself trigonometry to understand the choice. optics section of a physics books she was reading.

2 Community FALL 98 New, Innovative Academic Offerings Mark 1998-99 Year

First-Year Engineering and Computer ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Science Course Sequence his new program provides selected first- year engineering and computer science Tstudents fundamental engineering con- cepts through hands-on projects, practicums, and laboratory experiments. EC 2001, also known as “Introduction to the Art of Engi- neering,” consists of three four-credit courses offered in the fall, winter, and spring quarters. “Students will conduct real, virtual, and remote experiments; create and study com- puter simulations; develop skills in the use of generic software packages; and practice the art of engineering design, all in the freshman year,” said James E. Brandeberry, Ph.D., P.E., dean of the College of Engineering and Com- puter Science.

Master of Accountancy Degree A new Ohio law requires all students tak- ing the CPA in May 2000 or later to have How Much Can They Hold? completed 225 quarter hours of university work, which is the equivalent of a five-year These freshmen engineering students are testing their bridge design expertise, part degree. of a team competition kicking off the new first-year engineering course sequence. Teams of four students spent the first week of classes building and designing their This fall, Wright State offered a new mas- projects, which had to meet certain criteria and span at least 40 inches. Prizes went ter of accountancy (M.Acc.) program that sat- to the bridges that had the largest “strength to weight” ratios. isfies not only the Ohio law, but also the requirements of the American Institute of Cer- tified Public Accountants (AICPA). Most states have or will be adopting the AICPA International Business Major ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ surveys, and understand Internet marketing requirements in the next few years. The M.Acc. This unique curriculum requires applied will have an edge in the job market. “It’s more program can be completed in one year if a foreign language skills in Spanish, French, or than just knowing tricks with graphics. It’s student attends classes full time. German; an internship in international trade that balance of being very creative in such a way that is sensitive to the user.” Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program management; and courses in culture and inter- national business. The Wright State University-Miami Val- Women’s Studies Certificates Within the College of Business and Admin- ley College of Nursing and Health now offers Wright State’s Women’s Studies Program istration, students take a combination of inter- a master’s level Acute Care Nurse Practitio- is now offering 20-credit undergraduate and national courses in marketing, accountancy, ner (ACNP) program for licensed registered graduate certificates in Women’s Studies for finance, management, and economics. Applied nurses. Graduates of the program will be eli- nondegree undergraduate and graduate stu- modern language courses are offered through gible for ACNP certification through the dents who wish to gain a credential in the Department of Modern Languages. American Nurses Credentialing Center. Women’s Studies. These certificates are of- The ACNP program enables graduates to Internet Marketing Class fered in addition to the minor, major, and two assume primary care responsibility for direct Internet Marketing, developed by the De- graduate options in Women’s Studies as well care of medically vulnerable patients in a va- partment of Marketing, offers theoretical in- as the forthcoming Global Gender Studies riety of health care settings. Wright State’s struction in Internet marketing and gives stu- track in International Studies. The graduate program is one of only a few of its kind offered dents hands-on experience designing web pages certificate is open to graduate level nondegree in the state of Ohio. for local businesses and organizations. students as well as students enrolled in any Frank J. Carmone Jr., Ph.D., Rike Professor graduate or professional school program at of Marketing, who teaches the course, says WSU. students who can set up web pages, design web

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Student and Alumni Résumés he 1998–99 academic year began with eight faculty members being honored for their rospective employers can review the résumés of hundreds of Wright State Texceptional service to the university and the community. President Kim Goldenberg Palumni and student job-seekers thanks presented the awards at fall convocation, held on the first day of classes. The Presidential to a free web site developed by the Office of Career Services. Awards for Excellence went to five faculty members for their outstanding contributions in teaching, Employers define the qualifications they research, and professional service — the Three Legs of the Stool Awards, which represent the seek and then review a list of students or alumni who meet those qualifications, according to values that uphold the univesity’s mission. In addition, President Goldenberg bestowed three Board Brian Maxwell, associate director of career of Trustees Awards. services. Résumé listings are updated con- stantly, and employers can access the postings BOT AWARD PRESIDENTIAL at any time. UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR Wright State students and alumni enjoy PROFESSOR FACULTY several benefits with the new system. Their Ramana Grandhi EXCELLENCE IN résumés can be quickly and easily updated Mechanical and RESEARCH from their home computers, Maxwell adds. Materials Wm. Cameron “They can also see where their résumés have Engineering Chumlea been referred.” Community The service is free to WSU students and Health and alumni or prospective employers. Users must Pediatrics register with the Office of Career Services. To register or find out more about the web site, contact Maxwell at (937) 775-2105. BOT AWARD PRESIDENTIAL ROBERT J. KEGERREIS AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY ON THE WEB http://career.wright.edu. PROFESSOR OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING TEACHING COBA Welcomes Executive John Fortman Bud Baker Chemistry Management in Residence Franz Hoge is helping WSU’s business grads prepare for the changing and volatile world of business. Retired managing partner of Coopers & Lybrand BOT AWARD PRESIDENTIAL FREDERICK WHITE AWARD FOR L.L.P. (now Pricewater- DISTINGUISHED FACULTY houseCoopers), Hoge serves PROFESSOR OF EXCELLENCE IN as Executive in Residence in SERVICE PROFESSIONAL the College of Business and Marshall Kapp SERVICE Administration, a volunteer position created Community Health Jan La Forge in January 1998. and Psychiatry Rehabilitation According to COBA dean, Rishi Kumar, Counseling Hoge’s involvement helps ensure that WSU’s business students stay at the cutting edge of business knowledge. “The business world is changing so PRESIDENTIAL AWARD PRESIDENTIAL rapidly that we need to ensure that what is FOR FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE — FACULTY taught in the college is what is needed in the OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN business community,” Kumar says. FACULTY SERVICE In the position, Hoge advises on curricu- lum content as well as strengthens the link David Garrison Gerald Alter Modern Languages Biochemistry and between the business community and the Molecular Biology university through his contacts with other executives.

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Jane Swart, Nursing Dean, Dies after Extended Illness AROUND. CAMPUS Jane Swart, dean of the College of Nursing ● Hispanic Heritage Month (September) — included activities ranging from a and Health, died after display of ceremonial masks to craft booths, movies, and lectures. an extended illness on ● Annual African American Women’s Think Tank — featured the theme “Dynamic October 17 at her home Women on the Path to Greatness.” in Beaver-creek. She was 62. ● Symposium on Race, Wealth, and Inequality — hosted researchers Melvin A native of James- Oliver, member of President Clinton’s Initiative on Race, and Thomas Shapiro, town, New York, she who co-authored with Oliver Black Wealth/White Wealth. was appointed dean and professor of nursing ● Native American Heritage Month (November) — included cultural and music in 1990. She was instrumental in developing performances, a marketplace, and movies. the state-legislated pilot project, Advanced ● “Clipped Wings” — featured Molly Merryman, documentary filmmaker and Practice Nursing Center for Health and author of a book about the history of the Women Air Force Service Pilots of Wellbeing. World War II. “Dean Swart’s death is a tremendous loss ● for our university and for the nursing profes- Installation by internationally known artist Linda Cunningham of her massive wooden and twisted steel I beam sculpture, Divisions, was moved from the sion,” said President Kim Goldenberg. “Her United Nations Plaza to Wright State for display. leadership, her concern for her faculty, staff, ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ and students, and her quiet strength will be ● Friends of the Library hosted aviation history author Ann Lewis Cooper at their missed.” 19th annual luncheon last May. Her accomplishments received national rec-

▼ ognition in 1994 when she was elected as a Melvin Oliver (Black Wealth/ Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, White Wealth) Divisions one of nursing’s highest honors. She also held ▼ memberships in Pi Lambda Theta, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau, and Alpha Kappa Delta honor societies. Swart is survived by her husband of 34 years, J. Timothy Swart, and one daughter, Dianna Saunders. Donations may be made to the College of Nursing and Health scholarship being established in her name. For informa- tion, call Millie Biggers at (937) 775-3133.

WSU Board of Trustees ▼ Sherri Haman Two Hearts (Native American Month) Elects New Officers for 1998–99 he Wright State University Board of Trustees elected new officers for T1998–99 at its meeting on June 5. The new officers assumed their duties July 1. Thomas E. Palmer, vice president and general counsel for the Mead Corp., is the new chair of the Board of Trustees. Matthew O. Diggs, chairman and general partner of The Diggs Group, was elected vice chair, and Daisy Duncan Foster, director of academic

retention at Wilberforce University, was elected secretary. ▼ Sand painting (Hispanic Heritage Month)

Community FALL 98 5 A LUMNI. P ROFILE

first two residents to finish the program. “Having the same background is beneficial because we work very closely, especially during the overlap in functions at launch and landing time.” When pre- and post-launch activity is normal, Long’s medical operations people only see the astronauts as they pass from By Stephanie James Ely their crew quarters to the shuttle. Long, or another physician, orchestrates medical op- erations from the firing room. Ambulances, helicopters, nurses, paramedics, and doc- LAUNCHTO tors, including trauma and emergency medi- cine specialists, are maneuvered into place for every launch and landing. Emergency medical support, and the communications LANDING system to maintain it, must be in place for KEEPING KSC HEALTHY FROM THE GROUND UP KSC employees and thousands of specta- tors. Long was one of two physicians in the

rene Duhart Long was in the sixth visitors and members of the media who grade when John Glenn first orbited swarm the center at launch time — have been the earth in Friendship 7 in 1962, but her main responsibility since last year, when Ishe had already set her sights on a KSC became the lead center for the National future with the space program. That the Aeronautics and Space Administration’s 11-year-old daughter of an (NASA) Occupational Health African American steelworker Program. from Cleveland would be- The five inter-related areas come “a doctor to workers of occupational health — occu- in space” seemed as likely “Ninety percent pational medicine, environ- then as the thought of her mental health, employee assis- fellow Ohioan returning to of the people tance, fitness and wellness, and space at the age of 77. in aerospace workers’ compensation — In October, Long cover responsibilities as var- watched Glenn’s lift-off medicine at ied as cryogenics safety and aboard STS-95, Shuttle Dis- explosive handler’s certifica- covery, from the control Johnson and tions; support to mobile, over- room at Kennedy Space head crane operators and aerial Center (KSC), where she is Kennedy Space platform workers; definition of director of the Biomedical Center came out medical precautions for NASA Operations and Research employees traveling abroad, Office. Her parents were of Wright State’s and monitoring of indoor air there, too, celebrating their quality and noise manage- 50th wedding anniversary. program. ” ment. Under the new lead cen- John Glenn’s second trip ter concept, Long, as acting into space marked the 88th shuttle launch manager, oversees occupational health not since the Wright State alumnus started only for KSC, but for all of NASA’s 10 work there as a medical officer in 1982. centers. The lead center for flight medicine, which EVERY LIVING THING at KSC comes under deals directly with the astronauts, is Johnson Long’s purview. Space Center in Houston. “Ninety percent The health and well-being of the 2,000 of the people in aerospace medicine at civil servants and 14,000 contractors who Johnson and KSC came out of Wright State’s work at the center — and the safety of the program, ” said Long, who was one of the

6 Community FALL 98 launch control center when Shuttle Chal- facility. It receives more than 1.5 million visi- migration counts include the Florida scrub lenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight on tors each year. Among its year-round inhab- jay, peregrine falcon, merlin, northern har- January 28, 1986, killing its crew of seven. itants are 315 species of birds, 115 species of rier, and roseate spoonbill. Regular visitors “On that day, we had our medical forces fish, 65 species of amphibians, and 25 species to KSC know the location of the occupied deployed as we regularly do,” she said. “All of mammals. Federal and state agencies list bald eagle nests. Bobcats are common since of my medical forces went to the pre-stage 22 endangered and threatened species on their only predator on KSC grounds is the triage site to get ready for casualties. We had KSC. automobile. The alligator population 10 physicians there, and another half dozen Among the doctors, scientists, engineers, reaches 5,000 in the summer and problem in our clinics. Other doctors went to visitors’ and technicians who report to Long are chem- gators must be relocated to isolated areas. sites to care for the families. We were in close ists, biologists, and ecologists who monitor The environmental studies extend to water coordination with area hospitals, the Air the effects of launch activity and daily KSC and air quality and land management, en- Force, and Johnson Space Center. We had all operations on the wildlife habitat and envi- suring compliance with federal and state the people in the right place. Although we ronment. regulations and protecting the habitat of probably thought we’d never have to use Twenty percent of Florida’s manatee the endangered animals and plants. them all, we did.” population swim in KSC’s waters, and aerial The same plant physiologists who make surveys of their numbers are done monthly. sure that launch activity is not harming the LIKE AN URBAN INDUSTRIAL AREA, KSC Radio tracking of indigo snakes and gopher 1,000 species of plants at KSC are also look- occupies 140,000 acres, and includes more tortoises has evolved to include a camera ing at closed ecological life support sys- than 400 buildings, 650 acres of roads and tracking system that shows when the indigo tems, that they now call advanced life sup- railroad, and the 800-acre shuttle landing snake sleeps in the tortoise’s burrow. Fall port,”said Long. “They look at how a closed system produces food and oxygen and re- cycles the waste, and at how things in the space environment — like weightlessness, lighting, and vibration — change a plant’s physiology. They are doing the fundamen- tal research that will be used for long-dura- tion space flight.”

NASA’S NEXT MISSION will be the first shuttle flight for assembly of the Interna- tional Space Station. The program involves a global community of more than 100,000 people from 16 nations. Assembly of the world-class orbiting laboratory begins this year and is scheduled for completion in 2004. The space station will be a test bed for the technologies and research of the future. “We have physicians here who are actu- ally inputting the medical requirements that they need for assembling and operating the space station,” said Long. “What guide- lines and work we do now lay the founda- tion for the workers in space. “My ultimate goal was to be a flight surgeon in space,” said Long. “I wanted to go past the phase when it was only astro- nauts working in space, to when lots of people were going. I thought that would happen before the end of my career, but I’m not so sure now. So, I’ve revised the goal I made long ago. I may not be the person who actually goes, but I will have been involved with all of the people who planned it.”

Community FALL 98 7 Wright State Professor Uses DNA Testing to Solve Environmental By Cindy Young NA testing has fingered criminals, freed Dthe innocent, solved a 200-year-old mys- tery about Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally “Crimes” Hemmings. Now — because of some inno- vative thinking by Wright State professor Dan Krane — it will be used as a fast and inexpensive way to test for environmental pollution. Krane, assistant professor of biological sciences and DNA expert who served as a consultant during the O.J. Simpson trial, has applied his expertise in genetic testing to a long-standing problem in environmental sci- ence: how to develop an inexpensive, reli- able measure of whether a particular site is polluted. Krane’s pioneering approach has earned him a $420,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and he has applied for a patent for using DNA test- ing for measuring environmental pollution. Scientists have long known that pollution causes reduced genetic diversity in animals and plants, but until now there wasn’t an easy way to measure the diversity in a population exposed to pollutants. “None of the things that have been available were sensitive enough to do the job,” Krane says. “They weren’t even sensitive enough to detect subtle differences in genetic diversity between a healthy stream and a less healthy stream. “In my lab in about 1994, we started to use this novel approach at assessing genetic variability called RAPD-PCR (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction).” Krane approached several colleagues and told them he had a new tool that could help them solve some of the prob- lems in their research. Allen Burton, director of WSU’s Institute for Environmental Qual- ity, explained the difficulties researchers had testing for genetic diversity. Krane told him, “You know what? I have the tool for it.” Burton has been assessing pollution lev- els at sites worldwide, and had already accu- mulated data on pollution levels at sites in Ohio that they could use to test the new approach. “We have tested organisms at these sites and found a real match with what his

8 Community FALL 98 research has shown,” Krane says. “We were able to demonstrate that RAPD- PCR DNA profiles are indeed a very sensitive measure of not just genetic diversity, but also indicators of how populations of organisms Reaching have been affected by pollutants. I can tell you how bad the stream is without knowing any- to Dayton’s thing about the stream. I can tell you by just looking at the DNA profiles.” Out Neighborhoods Krane says the popular belief, fostered by By John Bennett bad science fiction movies, that pollution in- creases genetic diversity by causing muta- right State is one of only 18 uni- 202 tions is a misconception. “Naturally occur- Wversities nationwide, and the 75 only university in Ohio, to receive ring mutations that develop over millennia 48 increase diversity,” he says, “but pollution- a grant from the U.S. Depart- 49 201 induced mutations usually kill the organisms, ment of Housing and Urban De- 4 then ultimately reduce diversity.” velopment (HUD) for neigh- Pollution reduces genetic diversity in sev- borhood revitalization. Old Dayton View Southern Dayton View eral ways. “Say you dump mercury in the The grant comes from water,” Krane says. “You kill a lot of fish and HUD’s Community Outreach Twin Towers/ you reduce the population number. That alone Partnership Centers (COPC) 35 Newcom Plain Wolf Creek could diminish genetic diversity, and then initiative, which provides 35 when that small populations expands again, funds to help universities work

collaboratively with neighbor- 48 they are all going to end up being closely 75 related to each other.” hoods and community organiza- As part of the EPA grant, Krane will ex- tions to address issues of housing, 4 plore which organisms are the best indicators. education, poverty, planning, and “We are determining which species would be health. the best ones to look at — things that live in The grant provides funding for the Dayton the sediment itself, or things that live in the Community Outreach Partnership (DCOP). Wright currents, or things that are predator or prey. State and other community sponsors will provide the additional funding for the three- We want to find what gives the best indication year, $1.6 million project. DCOP will aid the Old Dayton View, Southern Dayton View, of the overall health of the stream.” Krane is Wolf Creek, and Twin Towers/Newcom Plain neighborhoods in the city of Dayton and studying animals such as crayfish, snails and create long-term partnerships between the university and its urban neighbors. pill bugs, because they don’t wander far. “The Dayton Community Outreach Partnership will provide valuable resources for There are a number of potential applica- the university’s work in targeted Dayton neighborhoods,” said President Kim Goldenberg. tions for Krane’s approach. “One is that it is a “Working collaboratively with local residents, businesses, neighborhood institu- good early indicator — we may be able to tions, public agencies, and other partners, Wright State will engage in a long-term detect that a particular location is being af- strategic effort to enhance the quality of life in the neighborhoods.” fected by pollutants long before other meth- “The ultimate goal is to create more self- ods would have detected it. And it may also be sufficient neighborhoods,” said Jack Dustin, the best effective tool for saying whether or Ph.D., director of WSU’s Center for Urban and not that site has been cleaned up, and what still “The ultimate goal Public Affairs and program director for DCOP. needs to be done,” Krane says. Other WSU partners are the College of Educa- Krane will also be looking at estuarine tion and Human Services, the Center for Healthy systems, where rivers dump into oceans, and is to create more Communities, and the Division of Community sites on land. Accurate measures of pollution Programs. on land sites, such as fuel dumps at military self-sufficient DCOP will design activities to foster commu- bases and Super Fund sites, have been even nity self-sufficiency through various projects, more problematic than measuring pollution including an education advocacy program; a in waterways. “We will be looking at some neighborhoods.” community health advocate program; the orga- sites that have never been measured for any- nization of neighborhood residents into effec- thing else before, since there are no measures. —Jack Dustin tive community organizations; an annual hous- Essentially we will be opening the door with ing fair; and a plan to continue and improve a a measure that can be used universally, not neighborhood grocery store. just for aquatic. For the first time we have a By creating a structure to improve job opportunities, housing, land use, and the measure that can assess environmental im- overall quality of life in the targeted neighborhoods, Dustin believes “Wright State will pact, period.” play a larger role in neighborhoods in Dayton and beyond.”

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NEW. FACES ZUSMANS ENDOW Robert S. Copeland is WSU’s new senior Dayton, where she was the assistant director of the CHAIR AT WRIGHT development officer. His responsibilities in his annual fund since July 1996. Her duties included STATE new post include fundraising activities for the responsibility for all aspects of the annual fund hrough the years, Larry and Leonore Colleges of Liberal Arts, Nursing and Health, solicitation, including direct mail, telemarketing, Zusman, co-founders of Price Stores, and Science and Mathematics; the Schools of and peer-to-peer solicitation, raising more than have been quiet benefactors of Graduate Studies and Professional Psychology; $600,000, for the Reunion Class Giving and lead- T education in Dayton, nationally, and interna- and the University Libraries. In addition, he will ership Parent Giving ($1,000 plus) programs. While tionally. manage the 1999 Corporate Appeal. at UD she initiated a brunch with the president for In October, they endowed a scholarly chair Copeland served as director of corporate and leadership donors during Reunion Weekend, and in the Wright State University Department foundation relations and annual fund programs coordinated major gift solicitation with volunteers of Religion—The Zusman Chair of Judaic for Wilberforce University since January 1994. and staff to raise over $200,000. Studies. His responsibilities included managing and di- Kirk A. Winter is Wright State’s new associ- “Mr. and Mrs. Zusman’s generosity will recting a comprehensive fundraising program, ate director of annual giving. In this position, Win- be a legacy, not only to Wright State Univer- including designing an aggressive fundraising ter manages the telephone and mail solicitation sity, but to our larger community as well,” plan for critical unrestricted dollars totaling $2.07 programs targeted to alumni, friends, and parents said President Kim Goldenberg. “This en- million. He also worked closely with the presi- in support of the university and its collegiate units dowed chair offers a prestigious anchor for dent, vice presidents, and consultants to prepare and programs. the academic study of religion and humanities for the fundraising campaign, and coordinated Winter comes to Wright State with three years’ at the university.” major institutional and fundraising events. experience as supervisor of the “Ohio State Call- Religion professor Eric Friedland, who Stephanie (Corbean) Smith (91 B.A.) is the ing” system of The Ohio State University’s annual retired earlier this year, told university offi- new director of annual giving. Her duties are to giving programs. As supervisor, he managed all cials of the Zusmans’ interest in Wright State. manage a comprehensive annual giving program aspects of a 30-station, fully automated telephone Friedland, who taught Judaic studies classes, to solicit annual gifts from alumni, friends, and solicitation program and directed a staff of 70 shared his time with the University of Dayton parents in support of Wright State University and student employees. He also conducted nightly and and the United Theological Seminary through- its colleges, schools, and programs. new caller training sessions and developed scripts out his 30-year career. Continuing these ties Smith comes to WSU from the University of for various phone calling campaigns. will be an important role of the Zusman chair holder, as well as cultivating relationships Raider Auction All-Time Winner with the Dayton community. The search for the Zusman Chair has be- gun and will be completed next year. Caribbean cruise, a Remington This will set a standard for all future bronze, dinner with fundraisers.” AWSU President Kim The activities included Goldenberg, a complete orth- honoring eight student-ath- odontics package. If these letes for their achievements both weren’t enough to draw in their sport and in the class- you in, there were also room during the pre- the Beanie Babies — vious season: Matt Scholarships Big Winner just some of the items Bruner, baseball; featured in the Department Taryn Jones, women’s soc- in CSC Drive of Athletics Raider Auction cer; Andrew Lewis, golf; Marcus he 1998 Campus Scholarship Cam- on Friday, October 16, at the May, men’s basketball; Angi paign raised $132,418, the largest Nutter Center. Nunnelley, volleyball; Joslyn Tdollar amount ever reached in this Approximately 300 people attended, Roth, softball; Reggen Stew- annual drive that raises money for WSU schol- the largest in the auction’s seven year ard, women’s basketball; and Brian arships. In its 21st year, the CSC drew contri- history. The event also grossed a Syska, men’s soccer. butions from 558 faculty, staff, students, record setting $90,000 for the athlet- When bidders wanted a break, they retirees, vendors, and adjunct and volunteer ics general fund. could amble among the many food stations that faculty. “I’m very pleased,” says Bob Grant, assis- offered everything from gourmet desserts, cof- The CSC consistently draws a high rate of tant athletic director. “The success of the auc- fee, and hors d’oeuvres to heartier fare featuring participation from the campus community. tion makes it the biggest single-day fundraiser Italian and Mexican cuisine. Scholarship awards are based solely on aca- in athletics history. It wouldn’t have been The evening culminated with the cheers and demic merit, thereby helping the university’s possible without the support of our loyal Raider excitement of Midnight Madness, the official brightest and best students continue their fans and the hard work and dedication of the kickoff of Raider basketball’s 1998–99 season. academic careers at Wright State. volunteers who served on the committee.

10 Community FALL 98 C OVER. S TORY

From Apollo engineer to medical school professor and dean, to university president— Kim Goldenberg is always looking for new

OOSSIBILITIESBy Barry O. Johnson

days later, Armstrong took a “giant leap for under his leadership, the School of Medicine mankind” and secured the United States’ became second in the nation for graduating place in history. Goldenberg tested the heat primary care physicians and helped the uni- shields on the spacecraft that put a man on versity become third in Ohio in research. He the moon. He had played a role in making also helped launch the Center for Healthy Kim Goldenberg sees possibilities. Kennedy’s dream a reality. Communities, a major community-academic As a test operations engineer on NASA’s Fifteen years later as a new assistant pro- partnership. In 1997, the school received the Lunar Earth Module in 1968, he believed in fessor in the School of Medicine at Wright Association of American Medical Colleges’ President Kennedy’s dream of putting a man State University, Goldenberg saw an aca- highest award for community service with on the moon by the end of the decade. He demic program that was dynamic but still academic excellence for “its innovative lead- knew it was possible. searching for an identity. He saw possibili- ership to instill in new physicians the value On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 space- ties. In his seven years, his division became of community service, and for its highly craft was launched from Cape Kennedy with nationally known for teaching, scholarship, effective efforts to provide compassionate astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” and research. health care services to the underserved citi- Aldrin, and Michael Collins on board. Four Goldenberg became dean in 1990, and zens of the Dayton area.”

Community FALL 98 11 “My father had an enormous compas- During his 30-year career, Goldenberg sion for people and, when he smiled, the has built upon the core values his parents room lit up,” Goldenberg says. “He pre- instilled in him — values that define him as ferred to see the good in people. He saw my an individual. For example, he values col- potential and he believed in me. The dreamer lective wisdom — teamwork. All of us, he part of my father lives in me.” says, are smarter than any one of us. Ask Goldenberg why he “I’ve learned over the years that I make “When you sees possibilities and the better decisions when I seek input,” he says. bring other conversation moves easily “When you bring other people into the pro- people into the to his mother, Bernice, who cess, you open the door to solutions that process, you has a passion for books and you, alone, would never have considered.” open the door a special appreciation for Goldenberg also values diversity and has On Nov. 20, 1998, Kim to solutions the value of people. He says received university and community awards Goldenberg was inaugu- she’s the reason that he be- in this area. He treats people with respect that you, rated as the fifth president lieves that all things are pos- and expects those around him to do the of Wright State, an institu- alone, would sible with faith and deter- same. He strives for excellence. He values tion whose growth has never have mination. laughter — seeing humor in everyday things. mirrored that of the Miami considered.” “She has a remarkable He values process, especially the Socratic Valley’s. He now leads a belief in the capacity of hu- process. The ability to make decisions is university that began as a possibility in the man beings to do important things,” he says. critical, he says, but it’s also important for minds of business and community leaders “She would tell me when I was younger, people to buy into these decisions. nearly 35 years ago. ‘You’re not living up to your full potential.’ ✦ ✦ My mother looked beyond the present. She In 1968, Goldenberg earned his Goldenberg was born on January 5, talked to us about what we could be. She bachelor’s degree in engineering at the State 1947, in New York. He spent his early youth helped us to imagine a better world. My University of New York at Stony Brook. He in the Bronx and later moved to rural Long mother would inculcate the maxim, ‘If you earned a master’s degree in biomedical en- Island. He was the oldest of four sons. can conceive it, you can achieve it.’” gineering from Polytechnic University of As children, Goldenberg and his broth- ✦ New York while working for Grumman ers didn’t realize that they lived in poverty. In Goldenberg’s offices, both on cam- Aerospace Corporation. He was a test op- “When most of the children you see ev- pus and at Rockafield House, there is evi- erations engineer on the Navy F-14 Tomcat eryday dress like you, eat the foods that you dence of his mother’s influence. His collec- and on the NASA Apollo 11 spacecraft. eat, and play the games that you play, you tion of books is as eclectic as the man him- “Many of the scientists didn’t believe we don’t think about being poor,” he says. self. His bookshelves showcase biographies could put a man on the moon by the end of “My parents taught us that our families and autobiographies of individuals who have the 1960s,” Goldenberg says. “We were and our spiritual faith define who we are and struggled and yet achieved great things. racing against time. The stakes were high. what we should value, not the circumstances Albert Einstein. Golda Meir. Had we failed, it could have we find ourselves in,” Goldenberg says. Colin Powell. There he also “One of my become a national security “My parents valued education and believed has books on history, phi- goals is to issue. The pressures were that it would be our ticket to a better life.” losophy, psychology, reli- build possibil- enormous, and I haven’t ex- Jack, his father, was something of a Re- gion, medicine, and great lit- ity thinking in perienced anything that com- naissance man. Even though he didn’t fin- erary works. Many of his those areas pares to it since leaving the ish high school, during his life he was a books have a common where it’s NASA project.” professional boxer, a taxi driver, and an theme: the future, hope, vi- needed and to In 1975, Goldenberg’s life accountant. sion, possibilities. support it in changed dramatically. At the ✦ those areas age of 28, married and with where it al- two children, he decided to ready exists.”

12 Community FALL 98 pursue a degree at New “In the commu- “Physicians deal with “In the community, universities should York’s Albany Medical nity, universities a great deal of ambigu- never do things to people or for people,” he College. He earned his should never do ity, and that’s part of the says. “We do things with people.” ✦ M.D. in internal medi- things to people challenge. Mostly we’re cine four years later. or for people. We faced with common He had been dean of a complex organi- “After our achieve- do things with problems that are pre- zation for almost eight years when he was ments in the aerospace sented in uncommon named president this past April. people.” and aeronautical indus- ways,” he says. As president, Goldenberg says he will try, some of us began After serving his resi- continue to grow the academic quality of looking for new chal- dency, he had job oppor- the university and expand the opportunities lenges,” he says. “My master’s degree was tunities from the Medical College of Vir- students have to learn in a culturally di- in biomedical engineering and I viewed ginia, Yale University, the National Insti- verse and sensitive environment. medicine as a unique opportunity to work tutes of Health, University of Illinois at “One of my goals is to build possibility with both the arts and the sciences.” Chicago, and Wright State. thinking in those areas where it’s needed He completed his internship in 1980 and “I selected Wright State because of the and to support it in those areas where it his residency in 1982, both at Ohio’s West- people I met, academic growth potential, already exists,” he says. “Great things can ern Reserve Care System. and a great environment to create and imple- happen when we think boldly and imagina- In all of this, his wife was a solid sup- ment ideas,” he says. tively together.” porter. He joined the faculty as an assistant pro- ✦ fessor and chief of the new General Internal He met the former Shelley Medicine Division in 1983. He was pro- Zimmerman of Syosset (NY) in the li- moted to associate professor and associate brary at Stony Brook. He was working on a program director in 1986, named vice chair paper comparing Job to King Lear. She was of medicine in 1988, and promoted to pro- an English major, so he asked her to review fessor in 1989. the paper. Goldenberg was named dean in 1990 This past summer, they celebrated their after serving almost two years as associate 30th anniversary with their children: Aaron, dean for students and curriculum. He in- a computer engineer; Shari, a third-year troduced problem-based learning as medical student at The Ohio State Univer- an enrichment to lectures, sity; and Estee, a junior at Fairborn High which resulted in a textbook School. with 10 chapters authored by When he told his wife that he planned to students. He also expanded return to college and earn a degree in medi- the boundaries of tradi- cine, she was very supportive. “Shelley saw tional research to include the value in what I wanted to do, which was education and commu- to help people,” Goldenberg says. nity partnerships like When he talks about Shelley, he describes the Center for how she complements him. “With Shelley, Healthy Commu- I’m more creative, thoughtful, and imagina- nities. tive,” he says. ✦ Goldenberg chose internal medicine because it allowed him to care for the total patient — mentally, physically, and spiritu- ally. He could also address challenging prob- lems and diagnoses.

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The inauguration of Kim Goldenberg took place on November 20 in the Ervin J. Nutter Center. Besides family and friends, the event drew WSU faculty, staff, and students as well as dignitaries from academic institutions across the nation and the world, including Uganda, Brazil, China, British Virgin Islands, and Japan. The Inaugural Address 2 INNOVATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Welcome to Wright State University. Today represents more than the inaugura- As our community of teachers and schol- am honored to be here with you. My tion of a president; it is the opportunity to ars evolved, the tradition continued to grow. wife and partner, Shelley, and our celebrate the importance of a university in From the beginning, our faculty have been three children Aaron, Shari, and Estee the life of a community. It is a time to take dedicated to developing educated citizens have been strong supporters through- stock of the traditions that have created us, and providing regional and global expertise. out my several careers as engineer, the successes that sustain us, and the future The presidents who preceded me understood Iphysician, and educator. I recently told that beckons us. that dedication, and each moved the institu- Shelley of my increasing interest in constitu- Tradition at Wright State began with tion to fulfill its potential. tional law, to which she replied, “Don’t even community leaders who saw a need and Emerging traditions have shaped our suc- think about it!” started the university with private funds. The cesses. The successes that help sustain us My mother, who is also here today with community quickly became part of our tradi- include over 57,000 alumni — more than half other close and important family members, tion as we strove to meet its needs. We be- still live in the region — who provide leader- ingrained in me the maxim, “If you can con- came more than just an educational center. ship in virtually every area of human en- ceive it, you can achieve it.” She also occa- We earned a national reputation for provid- deavor. For example, the flight crew and sionally reminded me that I wasn’t living up ing access to people with physical disabili- researchers who worked with John Glenn on to my full potential — I’m still working on ties through innovative programs, an exten- his return to space included Wright State that!” sive tunnel system, and an attitude of respon- graduates. sive service.

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4 1. Presidential secretary Diane Barfield provides last-minute adjustments. 2. The inaugural address 3. Taking the oath of office 4. A moment’s reflection

Our university now offers over one hun- ■ Helps to cleanse the environment of symbolizes that spirit of innovation, which dred undergraduate majors and forty gradu- pollution; characterizes so many of our programs. ate and professional programs in nine col- This spirit of innovation is alive and well ■ Provides substance abuse intervention leges and schools, including six doctoral pro- in our community and beckons our future programs; grams. development. Quality teaching is highly regarded at ■ Helps small businesses grow; and In the next century, we face major chal- Wright State and is required for promotion, lenges in at least three areas: culture, tech- ■ Designs projects to help neighborhoods. an unusual expectation for many universi- nology, and human justice. But challenges ties. Our nationally known Department of Wright State ranks third in research fund- for me have always been opportunities. Theatre Arts has won the highest awards at ing among Ohio’s 15 state universities and In the realm of culture, we will see an the Kennedy Center, but its mission is to train colleges. Not too shabby for a university that increasing emphasis on the utilitarian out- students who can take the arts into the com- only 34 years ago started as a branch campus comes of education and, specifically, a de- munity. in a single building in a cornfield! We now mand for more targeted job training. Wright Our faculty’s research: have 20 buildings located on over 700 acres State is already known for its responsiveness in Fairborn, the Lake Campus in Celina, and to the educational needs of the workforce, ■ Helps pregnant mothers prevent outreach sites throughout the community. especially for producing state-of-the-art pro- miscarriages; Dayton is the birthplace of aviation. Our fessionals. university, named after the Wright brothers,

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7 While this emphasis on professional train- must remember, however, that many of the Consider that Albert Einstein, a theoreti- ing is timely and appropriate, it must not greatest advances in our world were first cal physicist, conceived of a simple relation- deter us from pursuing a higher calling — to conceived in curious and intelligent minds at ship between energy and mass that gave birth produce educated citizens who can think criti- a distance from their application. to the nuclear age. The information age, a cally, communicate effectively, and act mor- Imagine our world without the great works product of advanced electronic technology, ally in an increasingly complex world. This in art, music, and literature or the inspiration is also now having a profound effect on our is the bedrock upon which all great civiliza- that created our American civilization with world. tions rest. the ideas behind the words, “all men are Lou Gerstener, the chairman of the board At Wright State, that core education pro- endowed by their creator with certain in- of IBM, says internet users will increase gram, with writing and problem solving built alienable rights.” Applied scholarship is im- from 60 million people worldwide this year in, is required of all students for graduation portant to improving our quality of life; but it up to one billion sometime in the year 2000. and accepted as essential to success in any must follow and can never replace the great We must use web-based education to career, as well as in life. ideas which push the boundaries of our imagi- supplement — not replace — sound methods The cultural challenge of the future is nation. of learning. In the final analysis, our students reflected also in the scholarship we pursue in Like culture, technology will also pose a must learn to separate the helpful signals of our universities. In times of tight resources, challenge for our future. And like cultural important information from the noise of data we feel increasing pressure on applied rather endeavors, technology has theoretical and that will increasingly bombard their minds in than pure or theoretical investigation. We applied perspectives. the cyberworld of our future.

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10 5. International student delegation 6.From left: Michael Adams, Board of Trustees; Gary Barlow, retired faculty; JoAnn Davidson, Speaker, Ohio House of Representatives; Robert Sweeney, president, WSU faculty; President Goldenberg; and Rabbi Hillel Fox. 7. Family members, from left: Bernice and Nathan Zimmerman, parents of Shelley Goldenberg; Shelley Goldenberg; Hy and Bernice Ness, step-father and mother of Kim Goldenberg. 8. Before the ceremony: Thomas Palmer, Chair, WSU Board of Trustees, and President Kim Goldenberg 9.Dr. Gary LeRoy, faculty mentored by President Goldenberg 10. The inaugural address

9 8 Our colleges provide distance learning ogy at great economic advantage. justice, universities must create learning en- opportunities and collaborate through the In the future, collaboration of the sort we vironments that enable all citizens to maxi- Internet with government, industry, and re- have developed in DAGSI will be the name mize their human potential, with an appre- gional agencies for both service and instruc- of the game. Resources are just too scarce to ciation and respect for the rich differences tion. For example, our College of Education waste through duplicated programs, and the that gender, race, and religion bring to the and Human Services is linked with 40 school benefits of shared expertise are too great to human condition. systems, and our College of Nursing and ignore. A supportive and respectful learning en- Health is linked with our Lake Campus to Wright State and its sister institutions have vironment becomes even more important provide education in a rural area. already seen the writing on the wall. We also when we remember that learning does not In addition, through the Dayton Area partner with the University of Dayton, Sinclair take place in the abstract. Classrooms, labo- Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI), tech- Community College, and Central State Uni- ratories, and conference rooms provide a nology has allowed major advances in engi- versity in the Miami Valley Higher Educa- structured environment and context for edu- neering education. And students at Wright tion Coalition. Through this coalition we cation; but dining rooms, resident settings, State, the University of Dayton, the Air Force share in a broad range of educational issues and work places are where students interact Institute of Technology, The Ohio State Uni- to help our students and community. and critically exchange and test ideas and versity, and the University of Cincinnati can The education of the future must have information. join the best faculty at each of our institu- moral purpose. It must advance and protect Wright State will continue to work to tions through electronic classroom technol- the needs of societies. In the realm of human create a supportive environment for all who

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11. Congratulatory greetings from Rabbis Hillel (L) and Sam Fox 12. Well wishes from Mignon Flack, widow of WSU’s late president, Harley Flack 13. Goldenberg and faculty member Donna Schlagheck 14. Shelley and Kim Goldenberg share a special moment at inaugural gala 14 would learn and to provide increased sensi- gressing toward that goal. In many areas we need to see that it is affordable and is the best tivity in graduates who will live in a country lead the nation, but we have a long way to go investment they can make economically and where minority populations will be the ma- in achieving an equitable environment for socially in the future of their children and jority and globalization will predominate all citizens. We must strive for the highest their community. Ultimately, the state will most businesses in the future. quality and continual improvement. As the need to invest more in higher education, Given this background, what is the role maxim states: “Quality is a journey, not a even as universities become more efficient, of Wright State University in the 21st cen- destination.” to seize fully the opportunity to expand tury? I invite you to join us on that journey, for learning and our ability to compete success- I believe that its namesake, its traditions as our founders knew and the Wright broth- fully in global markets. of scholarship and service, and its current ers understood, we cannot find our way If our mission is about educating citi- success in supporting a community that is alone. zens and providing experts critical to the vibrant with imagination all point toward a To achieve a future that is strong and social and economic development of our future of continued leadership in innova- innovative in culture and technology and regional and global communities, then our tion. Innovations in cultural and techno- human justice will require continued com- vision is to provide leadership for cultural logical development and in programs that mitment from our board of trustees, our and technological innovation and to set an promote human justice on our campus and university administration, faculty, staff, stu- example for human justice. community are the underpinnings of Wright dents, alumni, and our community partners. The spirit of innovation for the 21st cen- State’s future. Nothing less will do. tury — we have conceived it; so let us now We already sponsor more than a dozen Parents will need to understand the in- go forward together to achieve it. centers and institutes dedicated to and pro- creasing importance of education; they will

18 Community FALL 98 When John Glenn returned to space, he had around-the-clock medical coverage by NASA flight surgeons—trained at Wright State University.

NASA’s crew surgeon and deputy crew surgeon provided medical coverage for the entire shuttle crew. Both are graduates of Wright State’s Aerospace Medicine Program, the world’s longest-running civilian aerospace medicine program.

The best come to Wright State. Check us out and you’ll see why.

Undergraduate Admissions (937) 775-5700 Graduate Admissions (937) 775-2976 www.wright.edu

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New Director of GREETINGS! Alumni Relations Wow, the Alumni Association and the university’s Alumni Relations office have been busy lately! rawing on her experience as a Wright It is a great time to be an Alumni Association member, I wish you would consider joining your WSU State graduate, Susan Smith, newly Alumni Association. Our working committees have been very busy working for you; a few things Dnamed director of WSU’s Alumni we’ve been doing include: Relations Office, plans to “build bridges back ■ The communications committee redesigned and launched a new to the university” in her new post. AlumNews. They have been working on new information for the “My staff and I intend to develop and offer Association web site (www.wright.edu/alumni). strong programming to attract increased alumni ■ Events — did you say events? We’ve had a beer tasting, a Bengal’s interest and participation,” says Smith, who trip, an alumni dinner, a theatre night, and Raider road trips, just to earned a B.A. in communications in 1984. name a few. Our programming committee is busy putting together “We want to highlight other events, such as a road trip to watch the Raiders play in Cleveland, the fact that Wright a wine tasting, parade marching, commencement receptions, and State has much to of- much more. fer our graduates. It is ■ Our membership committee is doing great things to bring new mem- also our aim to be more bers into the association. They are investigating new benefits and perks visible to current stu- of membership to make your membership even MORE valuable! dents and to encour- Mike Reynolds ■ Our awards committee is investigating ways to recognize more of our age their involvement outstanding alumni. If you have ideas or know someone you think in alumni activities be- deserves special recognition, let us know. fore they graduate.” The Alumni Association Board of Directors is putting together an AA2K plan that will help us One of her goals is Susan Smith guide the association into the next century. In addition to the day-to-day work, the committees are to target alumni at the formulating sections of AA2K to identify ways to better serve our members. AA2K is a plan that will college, geographic, and special interest lev- help us better support the WSU Alumni Association’s Mission Statement, which is: els. She also wants to develop programs that allow for more faculty involvement and fam- We are an independent organization which cultivates lifelong relationships with ily-oriented activities. In addition, she plans to current and future alumni. As a committed partner and supporter of the university, build alumni participation in the mentoring we strive to promote pride in and recognition of Wright State University and its program as well as support the Association’s graduates. efforts to increase membership. Wright State recently inaugurated our fifth president, Dr. Kim Goldenberg. I had the honor of A 17-year employee of Wright State, Smith participating in the inauguration ceremony and have gotten to know Dr. Goldenberg. I believe he recently held the position of director of annual will be a wonderful president for Wright State. Look for more great things to happen at WSU giving. She and her husband, Bob, (also a because of the hard work of Dr. Goldenberg and the people at WSU. WSU grad) live in Bellbrook with their daugh- I hope to see you soon at an alumni event. ter and two sons. Best regards,

Mike Reynolds

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1998 WSU Alumni Association Board Back row, from left: Marilyn McCauley, Betsy Brown, Marshall Rose, Greg Notestine, Karen Wolf, Joe Schivone, Jon Ramey, Tom Brookey Front row: Greg Luke, Jeff Weller, Pat Maynard-Coates, Mike Reynolds, Dave Leadingham, Cathy Pearson, Vern Shoemaker, Ron Amos. Not pictured: Jerry Pressel, Ira Stanley, Doug Boyd, Michael Malone

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Dear Invitation WSU grad, to All The 1998–99 academic year is truly the dawn of a new era for Alumni your alma mater: ■ There is a new administration headed by President Kim Goldenberg and Provost Perry Moore ■ The new Nursing and Administra- tion Building will open in the spring ■ A major campus beautification project is near completion, provid- ing an even greener and more beau- tiful campus As a Wright State University gradu- ate, you can be proud of your academic heritage. Approximately 26,000 of Wright State’s 57,000 alumni live in the Miami Valley, comprising a formidable force in the region. Your continued in- terest in and support of your alma mater ensures that Wright State remains the dominant institution of higher learning in Ohio and across the nation. To help support your involvement in your university, the Department of Ath- letics and the Alumni Association are planning several activities to help strengthen your connection with Wright State. The first is a special offer that pro- vides free tickets to an evening of Raider basketball and other campus-centered activities. Simply indicate in the form Name which date you would like to attend. You may purchase up to an additional Address four tickets at the discounted price of $5 each. We will send your tickets along with details concerning the planned City, State, Zip Telephone ( ) activities. Don’t miss the opportunity to be Degree and Year of Graduation part of a new era at Wright State. We hope to hear from you soon! Please send me 2 complimentary tickets for: ❑ January 30, 1999 ❑ February 20, 1999 Sincerely, 5 P.M. Campus Tour Howl and Prowl with the Raiders — Homecoming 1999 7 P.M. WSU vs. University of Illinois — Chicago 4 P.M. Campus Tour 9 P.M. Alumni Association Wine Tasting 5 P.M. College Buffets (free to Association members, $5 for nonmembers) 7 P.M. WSU vs. University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee Michael Cusack Athletic Director I have enclosed a check in the amount of $ for additional tickets. OR Please charge additional tickets to my ❑ Mastercard ❑ Visa account # expiration date Mike Reynolds President, WSU Alumni Association Signature Send to Wright State University, Office of Alumni Relations, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy., Dayton, OH 45435-0001. For more information, call (937) 775-2620.

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Alumni Association Membership Benefits

f you’ve been meaning to join the WSU Day Care Center Program cost of $5. The center features the latest in Alumni Association, but haven’t gotten state-of-the-art exercise and resistance train- Children’s World Learning Center offers a 10 around to it, take a look at some of the ing equipment. percent discount on all published tuition rates to benefits membership can provide. Not association members who enroll their children at onlyI can you connect with old friends and make Children’s World Learning Centers in Ohio. This University Libraries new ones, membership also provides career discount applies to all enrollment options includ- networking opportunities and activities that sup- Alumni Association members are entitled ing full time, part time, hourly care, drop-in ser- port scholarships and other programs benefit- to borrowing privileges for the University Li- vice, and variable scheduling. Note that this offer ing current students. Following are just some of braries. At the forefront of the electronic li- does not include infants under 18 months of age. the perks that members receive as part of their brary, the Libraries served as a founding mem- Members must notify Children’s World that they membership package, which are highlighted in ber of OhioLINK, an advanced computer net- are WSU Alumni Association members and pro- issues of AlumNews, the publication for asso- work providing access to over 21 million items vide their membership card at the time of enroll- ciation members. Contact the Alumni Office at in the collections of approximately 70 college ment. (937) 775-2620 for more information. and university libraries in Ohio as well as the State Library of Ohio. In addition, OhioLINK WSU Fitness Facilities provides a rich array of electronic resources Ludlow Cellular & Paging and databases, such as Congressional Com- Members of the Alumni Association are en- Members pay only $10.25 per month with pass (which provides full access to publica- titled to use the fitness facilities in the Nutter 19 cents per minute during peak hours and 10 tions from and about the U.S. Congress, the Center and the swimming pool and racquetball/ cents per minute during nonpeak hours. In ad- Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regula- squash courts in the Student Union at no cost. The dition, members receive a free Motorola phone, tions) and LEXIS-NEXIS UNIVerse, one of Nutter Center houses an indoor running/walking free activation, free detailed billing, and free the world’s largest collections of online full- track that overlooks the McLin Gym, and a fully calling features. This program requires a three- text news and business, legal, and regulatory equipped weight room. Locker rooms are pro- year contract and proof of membership in the information. From home, the Libraries home vided in both the Nutter Center and the Student WSU Alumni Association. page allows pa- Union. Membership also makes you eligible to trons to peruse the Libraries catalogs and join the Student Union’s newly revamped and OhioLINK. expanded Fitness Center at the discounted rate of

$90 a year plus the purchase of a picture ID at a

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Yes! I want to maintain my connection to Wright State by joining the WSU Alumni Association. Enclosed is a check (made payable to WSU Alumni Association) or charge account information. Send payment to Wright State University, Office of Alumni Relations, Alumni Foundation Building, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy., Dayton, OH 45435-0001 or call 1-800-535-0688 or (937) 775-2620. Annual membership: $35 single* $50 joint Life membership: $450 single (or through our installment plan of eight quarterly payments of $56.25) $600 joint Would you like to participate on an Alumni Association committee? ❏ Yes ❏ No Would you like to serve as a resource for career networking? ❏ Yes ❏ No Would you like to serve as a student mentor? ❏ Yes ❏ No

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New Law Can Help Save on Student Loans he Higher Education Amendments of 1998 may help you save money on your student loans. The bill allows loan holders to Tapply for a consolidation loan from the Department of Education’s Direct Loan Program at an interest rate of 7.36 percent, a rate significantly lower than the existing rate on most student loans. Applica- tion deadline is January 31, 1999. Although the interest rate on a consolidated loan would be adjusted annually, it would be based on a lower interest rate for- The Department mula for the life of the loan. of Education esti- Move In Day — Mike Reynolds (r) and other members of the Alumni Association The Department of Educa- were on hand to help over 2,000 students move into campus housing on tion estimates that most stu- mates that most September 13. While computers, clothes, and stereos were the most common dents who consolidate their students who con- items, other “necessities” the volunteers helped haul from the parking lots to loans would save from $500 dorms on golf carts included carpets, fish tanks, lava lamps, and couches.

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ily Education Loan must be loan. ○○ ■ For two straight years, included in the consolida- WSU grads have placed ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ tion. Loan holders can consolidate a single loan, an existing direct Attention Season first in Ohio’s CPA exam: consolidated loan, or several loans, with no consolidation fee. Ticket Holders Danielle Rolfes (97 B.S.B.) For more information or to obtain an application, contact the Depart- in 1997 and Caroline f you hold a season ticket to ment of Education Direct Loan Origination Center at 1-800-557-7392 or Thomas (92 B.S.B.) in Raider men’s basketball on-line at www.ed.gov/DirectLoan. You may also contact WSU’s Office 1998. games, be sure to listen for your of Financial Aid at 775-5721. I section to be announced at home ■ Dan Dull (90 B.S.E.E.)

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and refreshments. Examination in November.

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CLASS OF 1969 Completing the Final Chapter in the Ohio House finance officer for 18 years. Prior to moving to Sidney, he worked fter his current term is over, Ohio Rep. Vernon Sykes (80 M.S.), the Roberta Hunter (B.S.Ed., 75 as assistant finance director of highest ranking Democrat in the House, says he will be ready to M.Ed.) joined the National Fairborn and as an examiner for move to the next phase of his life. Sykes is among the first group of Coalition on Health Care as the A the State Auditor’s office. state director for Ohio. She will be legislators affected by Ohio’s law that limits the number of terms they can responsible for organizing the serve. Coalition’s campaign in Ohio to Elected to his eighth term in the CLASS OF 1972 Ohio House this past November, Sykes educate citizens about problems Robert Greggory Cross (B.A.)was will leave his 44th House District seat on facing the health care system and chosen by one of December 31, 2000, a position that he work with them to gain support in Beaver-creek has held since 1983. In 1984, Sykes bringing about reform. High School’s sal- became the first African-American from utatorians, Ami James A. Rowlands (B.S.Ed.) has Akron elected to the statehouse. He is a Shah, as the recently been promoted to past president of the Black Elected teacher who most assistant principal at Incarnation Democrats of Ohio, now known as the influ-enced her School in Centerville. Rowlands Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. during her public school conducted a seminar on peer Known for sponsoring legislation experience. Cross and other tutoring at the University of to toughen child abuse laws, improve teachers chosen by salutatorians Dayton 1998 Inclusive Catholic railroad crossings, and compensate and valedictorians across the Education Conference last October. people wrongfully imprisoned, Sykes is county were honored last May at most proud of legislation he helped pass an awards ceremony sponsored for education, fair housing, and ethics. By lowering student to teacher CLASS OF 1970 by the Greene County Education ratios to 15-1, “We revitalized public education in classroom size,” Sykes Board. Cross has been a teacher M Pauline Garblik, Ed.D., says. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has in the Beavercreek School system (B.A., 71 M.S.)spent two months recognized House Bill 321, the state’s fair housing law, as “the strongest for 23 years and is also an last spring aboard a Navy ship in of any state.” assistant varsity football coach. the Persian Gulf teaching a college Before his career as an elected official, Sykes was a planner with the He resides in Xenia with his wife, psychology course to Navy and Summit County Criminal Justice Commission. While working with Linda, who also teaches social Marine personnel as part of the elected officials on public policy issues, Sykes realized “They didn’t studies at BHS. PACE Program. While on the know any more than I did (and) sometimes they knew less.” What they deployment, she visited Bahrain, had, however, was a position where he could influence policy and make Kuwait, Yemen, Eritrea, Dubais, a difference. He won a seat on the Akron City Council before his CLASS OF 1973 and Jordan. appointment to the Ohio House. Sykes chose Wright State’s Richard Gebhart (B.S.B.) was master’s program in economics for named as the Ohio State CLASS OF 1971 Sykes chose Wright its “uniqueness.” The degree Department of Revenue’s new research director last February. Juanita Bach (B.S.Ed.) is program “bridged the gap between involved in Southdale Elementary State’s master’s social and applied economics,” School’s Senior Volunteer which he found useful because of CLASS OF 1974 Project. The project was his interest in the public sector. program in economics M Kyle L. Bubp (B.S.B.) implemented to help young During his last term, Sykes students, especially those without hopes to help find a resolution to received his M.B.A. last December. a grandparent figure, who would for its “uniqueness.” Ohio’s education funding problem. benefit from one-on-one help in As for life after the statehouse, the classroom. Seniors involved The degree program Sykes believes that “18 years is Wayne Driscoll, Ph.D., (M.Ed.) was elected to the position of with the project can choose to long enough” to have served. He tutor, teach specific lessons in “bridged the gap believes the state has an “ample superintendent of Middletown- areas of expertise, assist with reservoir of untapped talent” to Monroe schools. He had previously been superintendent classroom crafts, and share replace retiring legislators. stories of their life experiences. between social and In 1986, Sykes earned a Master of the Switzerland of Ohio Local of Public Administration degree Schools in southeastern Ohio for Richard Caulfield (M.S.) was applied economics.” from Harvard University’s John H. over two years. appointed vice president and Kennedy School of Government. general manager of consumer He is currently enrolled in the University of Akron’s doctoral program in M Barbara Heckart (M.Ed.)was pharmaceutical products at Public Administration and Urban Affairs, where he teaches as a visiting inducted into the Greene County Roberts Pharmaceutical Corpor- assistant professor. Along with his legislative duties, he has been Women’s Hall of Fame last ation in May. teaching for the past 17 years — a career he hopes will take him into the 21st September for her contribution century. to the Greene county community Michael Puckett (B.S.B.) was and school system. Among her chosen as new city manager of — John Bennett many accomplishments, Heckart Sidney, where he has worked as a authoredThe Man and His Comet,

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a book about Edmund Haley, Haydn’s Mass in D minor (the started the “Helen Keller Heroes “Lord Nelson” Mass), last May. with Handicaps” essay contest Martin also sang the role of the for fifth and sixth graders, and Sorceress in the Dayton organized an annual field trip of Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent Xenia Underground Railroad sites performance of Purcell’s opera, complete with escape stories and Dido and Aeneas. songs to get children more involved in Black History Month. CLASS OF 1978 Doug Roebuck (B.S.Ed., 86 M Iras Donahue (B.S.B.) M.Ed.), assistant professor of passed the Certified Manage- education at Anderson University, ment Accountant exam in October is working on a two-year project 1997. In July, Donahue was entitled “The Changes of Madison promoted to vice president County: Past, Present, and of finance at Railroad and Indus- Future,” which will result in a trial Credit Union in Tampa, FL. published book on the history of Madison County, IN. The project, A High Stakes Job James P. Noble (M.S.) is funded by a $100,000 grant from t’s a high stakes business, drilling for oil and natural gas. Just ask Bob developing an I.P.A. for Tampa Apple Computer, Inc., was Heckman (86 B.S.; 89 M.S.), a geophysicist for Marathon Oil. Bay Area Christian Counselors to inducted into the Smithsonian’s I “There are no guarantees in this job,” he says. “Even with the most get on managed care panels. He Permanent Research Collection sophisticated technology, it’s impossible to get a clear cut picture until you also has recently published a on Information Technology actually begin to drill. It’s an industry standard that you’ll be successful less paper, “Private Practice and Innovation at the National than 25 percent of the time.” Managed Care — Problem or Museum of American History in April. Working from Marathon’s district headquarters in Cody, Wyoming, Partnership?” for the Christian Heckman’s job is to determine where to drill for natural gas in the vast Association of Psychological federal lands across the state. Studies. Noble has worked as a CLASS OF 1975 The ante was $4 million to tap a natural gas reserve in southwestern LMHC Christian counselor in his Richard I. Cutler (B.S.B.) has Wyoming, which Heckman discovered in 1997. It took four-months to bore private practice since 1991. been named president of three miles down through the rock-hard sandstone that underlies this Cleveland Range Inc., a division desolate part of the state; $20,000 drill bits wore out after just a few feet. CLASS OF 1980 of Welbilt Corp. of Stamford, CT. In this case, the payoff is high: the well is producing on average 12 million cubit feet of gas a day with an expected lifespan of 10 years. Eric Jacobson (B.A.) established Patricia (McAllister) Koogler The stakes were higher for a Gulf of Mexico project, which Heckman E-Ticket Films five years ago, (B.S.Ed.; 80 M.Ed.), a sixth grade worked on when he was stationed in Houston. At a cost of almost $260 specializing in broadcast teacher at McKinley Elementary million, drilling of the offshore test well extended down almost four miles promotion for TV shows, School in Xenia, worked with before coming to halt. including Roseanne, Home Wright State Raiders assistant “It turned out to be a dry hole,” says Heckman. “Sure, I was very Improvement, and Kids’ WB. basketball coach Ken Barer, a disappointed, to say the least. But everyone in this business has been there. Frances Owen (M.S.; M.D. 85) former teacher, to liven up the It’s a pressure you learn to live with.” was the only Georgia pediatrician school’s classes. Wright State Cody serves as the eastern route into Yellowstone National Park, 50 to receive a Community Access basketball players provided miles away. The area features snow capped mountains, wildlife such as To Child Health (CATCH) planning motivation and stimulated grizzly bear, and extremes of weather. grant awarded by interest in a chapter on statistics, “Everything in Wyoming is an experience,” he explains, especially the American helping the students to when conducting field studies in remote areas . Academy of understand means, medians, and “Once, I was marooned for two days in a service trailer, waiting out a Pediatrics and modes on charts and graphs. blizzard, and another time I helped some coworkers who were cornered funded by Wyeth- against a canyon wall by a wild stallion.” His outdoor gear includes leather Virginia “Ginny” Ostberg Lederle Vaccines, chaps to protect against rattlesnake bites. (B.S.Ed.) was inducted into the a division of Marathon snatched Heckman right out of graduate school, an experience Centerville Education Founda- Wyeth-Ayerst typical for graduates of Wright State’s geology program. tion’s Hall of Fame last April. She Laboratories, this year. Owen will In fact, WSU ranks among an elite group of schools — including has been a teacher for the use the grant to conduct a Texas A&M, Cornell, Stanford, MIT, and Princeton — targeted by the Centerville School District since community health needs petroleum industry. 1987. assessment, as well as improve “Wright State is well known for the field experience it provides its current services and develop new students, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels,” says Heckman, programs for teens. CLASS OF 1976 who recruits other Wright State students when he returns to his hometown of Dayton for a visit. “With the extensive field work I had as part of my Deborah Martin (B.M.) per- education, I was ready to go to work the first day on the job. That’s why the formed in the Dayton Bach industry loves Wright State.” Society’s featured composition, — Connie Steele

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Drawing on the Past and Future

Whether he’s trekking through looking abstract scenes. Central American jungles or In the continually evolving teaching in a high-tech computer art world, digital art is becoming studio, John Antoine Labadie, more widely accepted into fine art Ph.D., (80 M.A.) approaches art galleries. Prints of Labadie’s work with a sense of adventure and have been displayed at exhibitions exploration. across the country, including The As a scientific illustrator, he Toledo Museum of Art, Campbell travels to the steamy jungles of University, Edison State College, Belize biannually to sketch Central Wyoming College, and reproductions of ancient Mayan the National Art Education artifacts. As an assistant professor Electronic Exhibit in Chicago. of art at the University of North Because mass communication Carolina at Pembroke, he explores John Labadie is shifting into the digital realm, the artistic limits of cyberspace, I’ll be spending more time in cyberspace. But I’m energized using light as his paint brush and a by the ethnographic natural world. I can’t imagine not being computer monitor as his canvas. able to pitch a tent and just draw whatever comes out of the Since 1991, ground.” Labadie has been A virtual art gallery of Labadie’s works can be viewed creating graphite and on the Internet at http://wncp.uncp.edu. stipple illustrations of 2,000 year old Mayan — Libby Stephens monuments, friezes, and altar pieces for archeological studies by Boston University. He also draws reconstructions of broken pottery and other artifacts that have been excavated from the swamps of Belize for the university’s K’axob Project. In January, Labadie will participate in another Boston University project involving cave archaeology in the South Mayan Mountains of Belize. Labadie is also working to obtain a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to promote the use of the computer as a tool for digital replication of human scientific illustrations. There are interpretive and perceptual limits with digital illustration, but Labadie continues to push back the technical boundaries. Lately he’s been creating faux objects as part of the project. “They look like real photographs. People who look at them often have difficulty determining what’s real and what isn’t,” said Labadie. Labadie became involved in the emerging field of digital art when he came to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 1994 and was asked to develop a new computer graphics curriculum. Drawing on his background as a civilian programs analyst with the Air Force Logistics Command, Labadie took on the Power Macintosh computer and began creating vibrantly colored fluid forms and three-dimensional

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CLASS OF 1981 wrestler who suffers from a nervous breakdown when forced Douglas Boehme (B.S.B.) is to choose between professions. central regional sales manager Anderson began as a storyboard for Centennial Technologies, Inc. artist for the Coen brothers’ Boehme has past experience with Raising Arizona in 1987. Some PSC, Spectra Physics, and NCR, of his other storyboard credits holding various positions, include Little Man Tate, The including national sales director Addams Family, Men In Black, and OEM account manager. Fargo, and The Big Lebowski. Anderson also appeared briefly Jody Pawel (B.A.) has recently in the film Fargo. published a 450-page book, The Deborah Mals Victoria Bradley Dorothy Fiorino Parent’s Toolshop: The Universal Judy (Katz) Vigder (M.Ed.), an Blueprint for Building a Healthy Wright State Presents Nursing Wall of Fame Awards assistant principal at Northmont Family. A licensed social worker, High School, was named to the hree alumnae of the Wright State University-Miami Valley College Pawel is also coordinator of the position of principal at Northmont of Nursing and Health (CONH) are the newest members of the Families Count Project at Catholic Middle School last April. Social Services of the Miami Tcollege’s Hall of Fame, which honors the achievements of nursing Valley and president of Parent’s alumni in the health care field. The awards were conferred at a dinner and Toolshop Consulting. dance in November marking the college’s 25th anniversary. CLASS OF 1986 Honored were Victoria M. Bradley, RN, MS, director of nursing Susan Horvath Thornton (B.S.E.) informatics at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY.; Jennifer Smith (Jennifer Crusie, received a master’s degree in Dorothy L. Fiorino, RN, MS, executive director of the Ohio Board of pseud.) (M.A.) published her public administration from the Nursing in Columbus; and Deborah A. Mals, RN, MS, vice president of latest novel, Tell Me Lies, a story Kennedy School of Government hospital operations at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. about the life of Maddy Farraday, at Harvard University. She was Bradley is a leader in the field of emergency nursing, starting two local a wife and mother whose life named a Littauer Fellow, the chapters of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and serving as changes when she finds another highest award given for academic national president. She also began the first ENA special interest group on woman’s underwear in her achievement and public service computers. She edits a column for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and husband’s car. A writer of nine in mid-career. She returned to has written many articles on computer systems and nursing informatics. previous romance novels, Smith also teaches at Ohio State work in the engineering As executive director of the Ohio Board of Nursing, Fiorino is directorate at Wright-Patterson responsible for all Board programs including the development, University, where she is finishing Air Force Base. Thornton resides implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of all programs for mandatory her Ph.D. in Dayton with her husband, continuing nursing education. In addition, Fiorino has served on a task Debra Ann Hoehne Holthaus James, and her two children, force to study advanced practice nurse mobility for the National Council of (B.S.Ed.; 90 M.Ed.)is supervisor Sarah and Alex. State Boards of Nursing. of instruction at Upper Valley JVS Mals, the chief nurse executive for Miami Valley Hospital, also serves in Piqua and is also responsible CLASS OF 1982 on the legislative committee of the Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives. for public relations at the high Her awards include the Miami Valley Nursing Award in Leadership, the school. Alice Kamin (B.S.N., 86 M.S.) YMCA Mentorship Award and the Outstanding Young Woman of America passed the A.N.A. certification Award. David Kubal (B.A.) has been exam as a clinical specialist for The Alumni Wall of Fame program was initiated to honor and named director of the Fellowship community health. recognize the outstanding career achievements of CONH graduates; its of Christian Athletes North members are nominated by faculty and colleagues. Central Region. In the past, Kubal M Marc Allen Smith (M.S.) had been director for the graduated from the Black Northeastern Ohio area and, most Leadership Development Prog- recently, the state director of FCA ram sponsored by the Urban Equipment Group’s consolidated David C. Srode for West Virginia. He is also a League. Smith is currently an financial and statistical data for (B.S.B.) has been published columnist, has been a associate professor of biology at internal and external reporting. He named a new radio show host, and is a speaker Sinclair Community College. is a member of the Ohio Society of manager at the for NFL chapels and school Certified Public Accountants. Cincinnati office assemblies. Kevin M. Snyder (B.S.B.) has of Anderson been promoted to the position of Consulting. director of fin- CLASS OF 1983 CLASS OF 1987 ancial analysis Dawn L. Matson (B.A.) was Cathy Morrow (M.B.A.) was and reporting at CLASS OF 1984 appointed customer services promoted to manager of financial PMI Food Equip- manager of Industry Network Corp., J. Todd Anderson (B.A.), a analysis at National Sanitary ment Group. a manufacturing technology center storyboard artist for Joel and Ethan Supply Co.—West, a division of Snyder is re- affiliated with the National Institute Coen, prepares for his directorial Unisource Worldwide. sponsible for the of Standards and Technology. debut of The Naked Man, a movie reporting and analysis of Food about a chiropractor and part-time

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John Powell (B.S.Ed.) instructs Himmell Named Distinguished Social Work Alumna M Richard D. Gulling Jr. a group of 170 seniors who call (M.B.A.) has recently published ivienne Himmell has received the 1998 WSU Distinguished Social themselves the “Guys and Dolls”, a book, Cordials from Your Work Alumnus Award, an honor based on her work as a clinical social at the Huber Heights Senior Kitchen. Gulling is director of worker and her reputation throughout the community as an advocate Citizens Center. With their “Use it V training services at Blue Chip for those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. or lose it” motto, the group Computers. “I was really touched by the award. To be recognized by my peers in (whom he calls “recycled this way is very important,” she says. teenagers”) does crunches, M Jennifer Keithley (B.S.B.) Himmell earned her B.A. in social work in 1972 and her M.A. in stretching, bending, and lifting received her master’s degree in counseling and mental health in 1977. Upon graduation, she went to work for 50 minutes three times a week. accounting from Texas A&M in for the Montgomery County Board of Powell is also a physical August. Mental Retardation and Developmental education instructor at Sinclair Disabilities (MRDD), retiring last Community College. February after 25 years of service. CLASS OF 1993 During her tenure with MRDD, she Richard Gillette (B.A.) became CLASS OF 1988 mentored many Wright State students the new editor of the Middletown conducting their practicums and Mai Thi (Phuong) Nguyen (M.S.; Journal last March. Gillette had internships. 89 M.S.) is staff director of Wright previously worked as managing “My years at Wright State are State’s Asian/Hispanic/Native editor of The Daily Advocate since extremely important and meaningful to American Center. 1994. me. I felt this was one way to give back to the university which helped me to be a Christopher Kulander (B.S.; 95 CLASS OF 1989 success,” she adds. M.S.)presented his paper, “Fault Throughout her career, she has served Mapping and Reservoir Char- M. Christopher Griffith (M.D.) in various community organizations acterization from Amplitude and was named medical chief of including president of the Social Workers Dip Azmuth Extraction, Gulf of outpatient services for River Guild and a member of the Professional Association for Retardation and the Mexico,”at the Woodworth Woods, Southern Regional Miami Valley Counseling Association. Her other awards include the Harold Conference on Rock Fractures, Psychiatric Center last winter. F. Hilty Humanitarian Award from United Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation held at the University of Ulster, M Gary F. Lynch (B.S.B.) Services and the Erin Ritchey Award from Brighter Tomorrow Foundation. Coleraine, Northern Ireland. received his M.B.A. from Webster The WSU Distinguished Social Work Alumnus Award is given annually Kulander is finishing a Ph.D. in University in March. He is at the Social Work Senior Banquet to an outstanding alumnus who exemplifies petroleum geophysics at Texas currently working as a financial dedication, hard work, and excellence. Winners of the award are nominated A&M and is currently working manager at Kirtland AFB in by faculty. with Arco Research and Albuquerque, NM. Development in Plano, TX. Joseph G. Suttmann (B.S.Ed.) CLASS OF 1994 was elected to the school board of his local district in Put-in-Bay. Christine A. (Coomer) Snyder CLASS OF 1992 Georganna M. Blevins (B.S.B.) The small island community (B.S.Ed.) has been nominated for achieved the designation of school, where he has previously both the 1998 Sallie Mae First Class Madonna Garcia Agabon (B.A.; 94 Certified Purchasing Manager been a substitute teacher for five National Award and the Hopewell M.R.C.) has been a rehabilitation (C.P.M.) last June. Blevins is years, has approximately 75 SERRC Exceptional Achievement consultant for Cascade Disability currently senior buyer at Promark students in grades K–12. Award for outstanding contribution Management, Inc., a subsidiary of Electronics. Suttmann is also the owner and and commitment to excellence in Liberty Mutual Insurance, for almost operator of Press House Corner educating children with special three years. Agabon provides return David T. Brock, D.O., (B.A.) Market. needs. She is a first grade classroom to work counseling, job seeking skills received his Doctor of teacher for Hillsboro City Schools. training, expert testimony, and other Osteopathic vocational rehabilitation services. Medicine de- CLASS OF 1990 gree from the CLASS OF 1991 M Steven “Doug” Bice (B.S.Ed.) re- Philadelphia Kellie Ann (Burnett) Kochen- ceived his master’s degree in edu- James R. Harding (B.A.) has been College of sparger (B.S.Ed.; 95 M.Ed.), cational administration from the student regent on the Tampa Board Osteopathic director of Mini University, Inc. University of Dayton. Bice previously of Regents since August 1996. Medicine at Miami Valley Hospital, was taught school for five years, but is Harding held an internship with the (PCOM) last honored to have her center now a police officer with the Dayton House Appropriations Committee in May. Brock is currently an intern selected as the Dayton Police Department. Association for Young Children’s 1996 for Democratic state at Doctors Hospital North, in Center of the Year. The Representative Buzz Richie of Columbus, OH. Pensacola, FL. He is currently a nomination covered all child care Karen L. Gill (B.A.)was promoted substitute teacher and a graduate accredited programs in a five to life editor at the Salina Journal student. county radius. in Salina, KA last May where she had been working as a copy editor

28 Community FALL 98 A LUMNOTES for over a year. Gill is nearing M Kerry Oliver (B.A.) has been MARRIAGES M Donna E. Haerr (90 B.S.N.) completion of a master’s degree certified as a unit police instructor and her husband, Eugene, in journalism at Kansas State for the Ohio Peace Officer Training M Konstantine G. Elefteriou (92 welcomed a daughter, Lillian University in Manhattan, KA. She Academy. M.B.A.) and Dora M. Elefteriou(95 Elaine, into the family in August resides in Salina with her two B.A.)were married last November. 1997. Donna has recently been daughters, Kristina, 11, and He is a Financial Analyst for promoted to Nursing Kandace, 6. CLASS OF 1996 Reynolds and Reynolds and she is a Administrative Officer at Miami Pamela A. Argabrite (B.S.Ed.),a staff accountant for Med America Valley Hospital. Bryan Hinch, M.D., (B.S.) seventh grade life science teacher Health Systems. graduated from the Medical for Lebanon City Schools, has been David Gunnar Marshall (94 B.S.) M Jack P. Hamilton III (95 B.S.) College of Ohio at Toledo last named 1998 Southwest Ohio and Nancy Phillips Marshall (95 and Prissy Hamilton were joined in June. Hinch is currently an Chapter Safari Club International B.A.)announce the birth of their marriage last January. Hamilton internal medicine/pediatrics Educator of the Year. The award son, Andrew David, in June. currently works for Benshaw Inc. intern at the Medical College of recognizes teachers who instill an as a territory manager. Ohio. interest in nature and conservation OBITUARY in their students. As part of the M Lori Ann (Self) Spears (89 Ron Marshall (B.S.B.) became Russell H. Favorite (83 B.S.C.E.) award, Argabrite represented the B.S.Ed.; 94 M.Ed.)married George the president and chief executive was a program manager with Dayton Chapter at the American Spears Jr. in November of 1996. officer of Nash Finch Company Decision Systems Technologies, Wilderness Leadership School in Lori is a substitute teacher for last June. Inc. in Dayton, and a resident of Jackson Hole, WY, last July. Carlisle Local Schools and is also New Carlisle, OH. Favorite passed Kristene K. Simon, D.C., an independent sales consultant for Heidi Beal-Kegley (B.S.Ed.) away last February. (B.S.Ed.) recently graduated The Longaberger Company. from the Logan College of coached her second season for Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO and Fairborn Baker’s eighth-grade girls CORRECTION is currently employed by the basketball team. The team won all BIRTHS 13 of their regular season games. M Willie Andrew Terrell Jr. (80 Johnston Chiropractic Clinic in M Constance Sue Anderson (86 M.Ed.) was inadvertently listed Greenville, OH. B.S.N.) and her husband, Steve, Paul Carbonaro (M.A.) teaches a as William Andrew Terrell Jr. in celebrated the birth of a baby boy, M Adam G. Spacht (B.S.B.) is class in scriptwriting at Kettering’s the 1997 Alumni Directory. Ryan Stephen, last April. currently working on completing Rosewood Art Centre. Carbonaro has several years of Hollywood Stephen A. Rondel (70 B.S.) was his MBA at Xavier University in M Terri Becker (86 B.S.B.) and production and script reading erroneously listed under the Cincinnati, OH. Spacht is her husband, Tony, announce the experience, as well as experience in obituary section of alumnotes. employed by The Witt Co. as a birth of their first child, Lucas sales representative. marketing and distribution for two The note should have read: production companies, New Century Edward, in November 1997. Stephen A. Rondel (70 B.S.) is and Vista. Andy Blair (?91 M.S.; 94 M.Ed.) M chairman and CEO of Conversa CLASS OF 1995 and his wife, JoLynn, celebrated M Donald Paul Deems (M.Ed.) is Corporation. Conversa, which he the birth of their second son in Charlie Back (B.S.Ed.), a history an active adjudicator for competitive founded in 1994, is devoted to November 1997. He is an account teacher at Anke Junior High drum corps, marching band, and designing software and hardware manager at Midwest Micro Corp School, is also a coach for the winter guard in twelve states. systems, tools, and applications and she is an audiologist at Beavercreek High School that utilize speech enabled Children’s Medical Center. basketball program. Last season, Jeff Lightner (B.S.B.) and Leanne interfaces. Rondel has over 20 Back led the sophomore team to Smith were married on September Shelley Hart Corbett (87 M.Ed.) years experience bringing new a record of 12-1. 19. Lightner is an insurance agent at products and systems from the the Rosileus Insurance Agency. The and her husband, Don, announce Claudine Heizer (B.A.) is the the birth of their daughter, Audrey idea stage to the marketplace. He couple resides in West Alexandria, is inventor of the world’s first marketing specialist for Greene OH. Joann, born in November 1997. The County Parks and Recreation couple, who reside in Westminster, hand-held voice-to-voice Department. She is currently CA, also have two other children, computer performing automatic implementing a volunteer CLASS OF 1998 Renée, 5, and Cory, 3. foreign language translation Commun-ity Relations Task which was named “One of the M Timothy Nevits (B.A.) is M Lori Goldblatt (91 Psy.D.) Greatest Achievements in Science Force Committee to develop a attending New York University’s strategy to keep the public welcomed a baby girl, Ariella Rachel, and Technology in 1989” by master of fine arts program in last July. Popular Science Magazine. informed about the department’s musical theater writing. Nevits was programs and facilities. one of only eleven script-writers Kristin Lee (Aurand) Gray (92 Regina J. (Prechtel) Hymer accepted into NYU’s program. While B.S.Ed.) and her husband, Darrel, (B.S.N.) obtained national at WSU, he authored Homestead welcomed a daughter, Kalee, into certification in emergency and co-authored the award winning the family last spring. The couple nursing. play 1913. also have a three year old son, Travis. Kristin is a second grade teacher for Northwestern Local Schools in M Denotes Alumni Association Springfield. Member

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Raiders in the Pros 1998–99.

ore and more former Raiders are showing up on rosters of every level of ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Men’s Basketball professional teams. n his second season of rebuilding the M The most known has been Vitaly Potapenko of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Raider basketball program, the always who dominated the Raider court as center from 1994 to 1996. The 6-10 forward was picked vibrant head coach Ed Schilling could 12th overall in the 1996 NBA draft and I have a few surprises up his sleeve. has been a stalwart in the NBA ever since. “I think we laid the foundation last year He is currently looking forward to his in terms of our expectations on and off the third season in the NBA but will have to court,” says Schilling. “With that now laid, wait because of the NBA labor dispute. we are really excited about building this Another former hoopster is making program. How much we build this year will his mark in Europe. Bill Edwards, whose be interesting to see.” aggressive style of play lead the Raiders Schilling returns two starters — stellar to the 1993 NCAA tournament and a 75- MCC standout senior Keion Brooks and a 39 record during quiet force in senior Sherman Curry. Round- his tenure has ing out the roster is UMass-transfer Inus been called the Bill Edwards Norville at center and a variety of other best American returning players like sophmores Onome player in the al- Scott-Emuakpor, Bruno Petersons, and ways tough Italian League. He proved his worth this past summer ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Ryan Grose and junior Steve Yeagle. when he was chosen to represent the United States in the World Championship Games in Greece and helped them to a Bronze Medal finish. Edwards has also spent time with the Cavs and the 76’ers. Last year’s Raider star Thad Burton recently signed a contract to Brian Anderson play in Sweden. Burton was the seventh leading rebounder in the nation in 1997–98. Also playing across the ocean are Mike Nahar and Delme Herriman from WSU’s NCAA team in 1993. On other playing fields and courses, Wright State has produced Brian Anderson, starting pitcher of the Arizona DiamondBacks, and Frank Lickliter, currently earning a name on the

Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour.

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Student-Athletes Honored Men’s 1999 Basketball Schedule The 1997–98 year ended with a banquet honoring its outstanding athletes. Sat., Jan. 2 at Loyola* 5:05 P.M. Basketball senior Thad Burton (Columbus, OH) and junior Kristin Cusimano Mon., Jan. 4 at UIC* 8:05 P.M. Sat., Jan. 9 BUTLER* 7:05 P.M. (Indian Harbour Beach, FL) were honored as the top athletes at Wright State. Thu., Jan. 14 DETROIT* 7:05 P.M. Burton was the only player in the MCC to average a double-double in scoring Sat., Jan. 16 CLEVELAND STATE* 1:05 P.M. and rebounding and finished seventh nationally in rebounding. Thu., Jan. 21 at UW-Milwaukee* 8:05 P.M. Cusimano was named the Swimmer of the MCC Meet as she took Sat., Jan. 23 at UW-Green Bay* 8:35 P.M. Thu., Jan. 28 LOYOLA* 7:05 P.M. home championships in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle events. During Sat., Jan. 30 UIC* 7:05 P.M. her three years, WSU has won two MCC titles and was runner-up this Sat., Feb. 6 at Butler* 2:05 P.M. past year. Thu., Feb. 11 at Detroit* 7:05 P.M. The Scholar Athlete Award goes to the top male and female junior Sat., Feb. 13 at Cleveland State* 7:35 P.M. Thu., Feb. 18 UW-GREEN BAY* 7:05 P.M. or senior with the highest grade point average. Senior golfer Steve Sat., Feb. 20 UW-MILWAUKEE* 7:05 P.M. Ray (Alliance, OH) posted a 3.95 GPA while majoring in mechani- Feb. 27–March 2 Midwestern Collegiate cal engineering. Two student-athletes won the female award: se- Conference Tournament @ Chicago, IL nior runner Kathy Rapson (Beavercreek, OH) took home her * Midwestern Collegiate Conference games • HOME second straight Scholar Athlete Award by posting a perfect 4.0 GAMES IN CAPS• All dates and times are subject to GPA in chemistry/pre-med, and junior swimmer Kaisa Selesniemi change • All times are Eastern • For more information, call (937) 775-2771• Games heard live on WONE, (Kajaani, Finland) also posted a 4.0 GPA in biological sciences. 980 AM, and WIZE, 1340 AM• Each home game shown tape delayed at 10 P.M. same night

30 Community FALL 98 .Sports.Outlook ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Schilling’s recruits include Kevin Melson, Leading the list of returnees is junior ○○

who was second in all junior college scoring forward Jess Van Der Geest; guard Carrie ○ last year; 6-10 Israel Bender, the lone senior on this year’s ○○○ Sheinfeld; Cleveland- squad;.junior center Jeannine Andrews, who ○

area hot-shot Louis was named to the Hampton Inn/Fazoli’s ○○○ Holmes; and Indianapo- All-Tournament Team. The three remain-

lis star guard Marcus May. ing returning letterwinners are all sopho- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Richard Greves and Justin Thornton, both Nobody is guaranteed mores, led by guard Chanda Hollingsworth, junior transfers, along with a strong fresh- a starting role and compe- fellow guard Mandy Jelinek, and Reggen man class should provide the Raiders with tition will keep things in- Stewart who returns at the small forward depth and contribute this season. teresting as the season un- position On the women’s side, Wright State has folds. Besides the MCC ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Five newcomers round out the Raider the MCC Outstanding Swimmer of the Con- slate that sent three teams roster: junior forward Lenora Combs,sopho- ference Meet returning in Kristin Cusimano to the NCAA Tournament a year ago, the more guard Amber Williams, who will see along with fellow seniors Stephanie Besco, Raiders will challenge defending national her first action for Wright State after sitting Julie Graham, Ellen Musk and Kaisa champion Kentucky, Old Dominion, Ball out last season, and three incoming fresh- Selesniemi to lead the way. In all, the Raiders State, Northern Iowa, and Big East’s Pitts- men who will add depth at have seven seniors and they, burgh among others. the forward and center po- along with strong sopho- sitions for the Raiders — more and freshman classes, Women’s Basketball Kelli Morris, Renada should have WSU in the run- Springer, and forward ning for its six conference ith six returning letterwinners, Kelly Waters. title in nine years. including five of the team’s “We made several The Raiders will compete top-six scorers from last sea- W strides forward last sea- in six states, including son, optimism is high for the Raiders for the son, especially in MCC Florida and Louisiana, this 1998–99 campaign. play,” said Fitch. ”I look season along with hosting “I am very excited about our prospects for for us to be upon that suc- six meets. The MCC Cham- this season,” said Lisa Fitch, who enters her cess this season and be a pionships will be held in second year as the head coach. “We have a factor in the MCC race.” Chicago February 24-27 on solid group of returnees and our newcomers the campus of Illinois- should be able to contribute right away.” Swimming and Chicago. Diving Entering his tenth season as head coach, Women’s 1999 Basketball Schedule Matt Liddy is optimistic about the pros- Thurs., Jan 7 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY* 7:00 p.m. pects of the Wright State Sat., Jan. 9 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE* 2:00 P.M. swimming and diving Tues., Jan 12 at Loyola* 7:00 P.M. teams, which hope to Thurs., Jan. 14 at Illinois-Chicago* 5:30 P.M. Tues., Jan 19 at Denver 9:00 P.M. clinch their third Midwest- Sat., Jan 23 BUTLER* 1:00 P.M. ern Collegiate Conference Thurs., Jan 28 DETROIT* 4:30 P.M. title in five seasons in February. Sat., Jan 30 CLEVELAND STATE* 2:00 P.M. On the men’s side, the Raiders Thurs., Feb. 4 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee* 8:00 P.M.. Sat., Feb. 6 at Wisconsin-Green Bay* 4:00 P.M.. return the past two MCC Outstanding Thurs., Feb. 11 LOYOLA* 7:00 P.M. Swimmers of the Conference Meet in Sat., Feb. 13 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO* 1:00 P.M. junior Jason Rieskamp and senior Jason 1999 Swimming Schedule Sat., Feb. 20 at Butler* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 2 at LSU Thurs., Feb. 25 at Cleveland State* 7:00 p.m. Schwartz, who looks to bounce back after missing last season due to injury. Jan. 9 at UW-Green Bay Sat., Feb. 27 at Detroit* 2:00 P.M. Jan. 16 at Western Kentucky Thur.–Sat., MCC Championship TBA WSU also returns key performers in Jan. 18 at Cleveland State Mar. 4–6 (Cleveland, OH) seniors Greg Snyder, Erik Spieler, and Jan. 22 at Kenyon Tony Taphorn and juniors Mike Besco Jan. 29 host Wittenberg *Midwestern Collegiate Conference games Jan. 30 at Ohio State (women) HOME GAMES IN CAPS and Adam Cicora. Feb. 5 host Cincinnati All Times Eastern Feb. 6 host Butler Feb. 24–27 at MCC Meet in Chicago

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Big Finishes Highlight Fall Season ○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Women’s Soccer ○○○ Volleyball he most dramatic finish of the sea The volleyball squad had its ups and downs ○○○ son was the women’s soccer team, but always had an eye on the league crown which went into the MCC Tourna- because it was to be played in their “house” — T ○○○ ment as the fifth seed and proceeded to mow the McLin Gym. A fifth seed, WSU upset through the field and earn a first-ever NCAA challenger UIC in the first round handily and ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Tournament bid. The Raiders first defeated set their sights on number one and eventually UW-Milwaukee on overtime penalty kicks MCC Champion UW-Milwaukee. The Raid- and then beat top-seed Loyola 3-1 in over- ers took the match to a complete five-game time. Next up in the championship was the set before bowing out and ending the season host team Butler, which went down to defeat at 11-18. 2-1. The season was capped off with a trip to Carrie Monnes and Joanna Downie were Indiana for the first round of the NCAA named All MCC and Downie was selected to Tournament where the Raiders lost 3-1 and the GTE District Academic All American ended the year at 8-11-2. team. Jody McCord, Missy Daniels, Teresa Martin, Sharon Roscoe and Randi Freeman

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Cross Country ith both the men’s and women’s Golf and Tennis Wsquad young, head coach Mike Baumer looks forward to the future with or the sports that play a fall slate but great anticipation. The men’s team was led have their championships in the all season by junior Adam Meier wholed the Fspring (golf and tennis), golf showed Raiders in each of the nine meets, including a strong finish by winning their co-hosted a 15th place finish at the conference meet. tournament with University of Dayton to end The women’s team, featuring no seniors the season. and just two juniors, was led by freshman Joe Osmon led the Raiders in the fall as Emily Hampshire. The youngster from Pen- they look forward to next spring. insula, Ohio, was the top finisher among the Head coach Herb Foster has the men’s WSU runners all season, including 31st at the squad moving as they posted a 7-1 record. MCC meet in Chicago. Women’s tennis also moved forward, How to Follow the Raiders posting a 11-1 record in the early portion of Men’s Soccer the year. This year it is easier than ever to follow Freshman Melissa Dunham-Freer went the Raiders throughout the entire year. The men’s soccer team was about as close 9-3 in singles and 9-2 in doubles as the Raid- as a team can get without winning the confer- ers will also look ahead to another strong • The new and improved website is at ence title. WSU posted a 11-7-3 record for spring. www.wright.edu/athletics where you the year and advanced to the finals of the can find updated information and The Wright State men’s tennis program MCC Tournament where they lost in double releases. had its best fall season ever and posted a overtime to host Butler 1-0 after defeating record of 7-1. Leading the way was a group of • Call the new Raider Hotline at 1-888- Detroit and UIC. freshmen, including Veasna Tith from RAIDERS for a brief capsule of the Michael Sylbourne, Dan Cwiklik, Devin latest sporting events. Fairborn, who posted an 11-5 record at num- Jones, Marco ber one singles. Others were Chad Camper at • Tune in to MediaOne, Channel 30, to Elcock, Travis So- 13-3, Joey Turner at 8-5, and Chad Derry at view each home game on same-night bers were honored 10-4. The lone senior was Darius Prier who tape delay at 10 P.M.; watch all the as All MCC while women’s games live on MediaOne. went 9-1 while junior Rocky McKorkle went Elcock was named 11-2, and sophomore Warren Gavin went 9- • Tune to www.wone.com to listen to the league’s New- 1. Under second-year head coach Herb Fos- the men’s basketball games from out comer of the Year. ter, the Raiders look to make a run for the of state or find www.mccnet.org for the latest in Midwestern Collegiate MCC title in the spring. Conference information.

32 Community FALL 98 HOWLHOWL PROWLPROWL& ● mystery dinner theatre (separate mystery ● wsu men’s basketball game vs. program for children) wisconsin-milwaukee ● alumni dinner and recognition ceremony ● college/school pre-game buffets For more information, all alumni buffet call alumni relations at 775-2620. education and human services For ticket information for homecoming game, call alumni buffet athletics at 775-2771. liberal arts alumni buffet school of professional psychology alumni buffet

HOMECOMING ’99 FEBRUARY. 16-20,. 1999 A New Beginning Cambodian concentration camp survivor Nye Arnold received her bachelor’s degree in management information systems at the December 1998 commencement. Nye fled Cambodia at the age of nine with her mother and sister. Her natural father, older brother, and grandparents died of starvation or were executed by the Khmer Rouge. After spending nearly three years in refugee camps in Thailand, Nye and her mother and sister were sponsored by three Florida families and came to the United States in 1982. They eventually moved to Cincinnati to be with her mother’s cousin. “It was in the concentration camps that I first learned to read and write my native language,” Nye said. “I’ve learned a lot about survival. That is why I don’t take getting an education for granted.”

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