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SPRING 2010 VOLUME XV NO. 2 The Magazine of Wright State University Community-Spring 2010 ALUMNI Issue.indd 1 5/6/10 10:33 AM F ROM THE P RESIDENT ’ S D ESK INSIDE SPRING 2010 VOLUME XV NO. 2 IN FALL 2009, we began a new alumni engagement Publisher initiative called “Wright State on the Road.” Over the David R. Hopkins last several months, I have had the great pleasure President of Wright State University of traveling throughout the country and across the COVER STORY Associate Vice President for Communications 16-county region we call “Raider Country” to meet and Marketing hundreds of Wright State University’s accomplished 6 ALUMNI PORTRAITS George Heddleston alumni. From the stages of Juilliard to the cockpit of an F-16, Wright State alumni are making Managing Editor It has been a real privilege to visit with our their mark across the country. Denise Robinow graduates, fi nd out what’s going on in their lives, and Editor share with them the many exciting and innovative FEATURES Kim Patton projects that are happening at Wright State. While Design everyone has a different story, the one thing all of our 24 MAKING WAVES Theresa Almond alumni have in common is their tremendous pride in Wright State. From inspecting the space shuttle for cracks to spotting nervous terrorists, terahertz light waves are the specialty of Elliott Brown, the newest addition to Wright State’s Contributing Writers In this issue of Community you’ll meet some of the friends I have made “on College of Engineering and Computer Science. Richard Doty, Jim Hannah, Jane Schreier Jones, the road.” People like Rob and Ann Weisgarber, who are selfl essly giving back to Cory MacPherson, Bob Noss, Karen Strider-Iiames, their alma mater through endowed scholarships. Warm and down-to-earth, Rob Matt Zircher EET RIGHT TATE S UTSTANDING LUMNI FOR and Ann immediately put everyone at ease with their gracious Texas hospitality. 28 M W S ’ O A 2010 Photography Ten Wright State University graduates receive top honors for their professional My visit to Washington, DC, would not have been complete without meeting William Jones, Chris Snyder, Roberta Bowers and civic achievements. Jim and Linda Augustine. This couple truly has a passion for helping others. An Digital Imaging Manipulation emergency physician, Jim travels the country to advise emergency departments Chris Snyder 34 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? on how to improve their operations and develop innovative ways to provide Community is published two times a year Meet some of Wright State’s distinguished alumni who have achieved success in the emergency care. A registered nurse, Linda teaches fl ight attendants and pilots by the Division of Advancement. Distribution is to world of sports. Wright State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of how to handle medical emergencies in the air. the university. And what a joy it was to meet Kathy Hood, administrative director for the DEPARTMENTS Submit information, comments, and letters to: drama division at Juilliard, and renowned author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. All of these individuals are shining examples of the quality education Wright State Community editor 2 UNIVERSITY NEWS 106 Allyn Hall provides and how we prepare our graduates to go out into the world and make Wright State University a difference. 26 DEVELOPMENT NEWS 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Another favorite moment for me during the Wright State on the Road Dayton, OH 45435-0001 events is seeing how alumni react to a PowerPoint presentation of nearly 200 32 ALUMNOTES E-mail: [email protected] photographs of our campus and students. Many of our graduates have not visited campus in years, so they are in utter amazement at how much we have 36 ATHLETICS grown and changed. If you haven’t been to campus in a while, please pay us a visit. I want you to always feel that you have a home and a family at Wright State. And please join us at an upcoming Wright State on the Road event in a city near you. I look forward to meeting you and hearing your favorite memories of Wright State. Warmest regards from campus, DAVID R. HOPKINS www.wright.edu/community PRESIDENT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY 212114/200907-5105/MY10/75M Community-Spring 2010 ALUMNI Issue.indd 2-1 5/6/10 10:33 AM energy has been performed. been has energy chain support of manufacturing related to alternative alternative to related manufacturing of support chain Regional Development, economic analysis of supply supply of analysis economic Development, Regional conservation, and global change change global and conservation, companies. In collaboration with the BGSU Center for for Center BGSU the with collaboration In companies. energy, environmental quality, biodiversity biodiversity quality, environmental energy, • External funding (grants and contracts) in alternative alternative in contracts) and (grants funding • External for a number of government agencies and private private and agencies government of number a for to BGSU. The Center provides consulting services services consulting provides Center The BGSU. to • Number of MS and PhD graduates in STEM areas STEM in graduates PhD and MS of • Number for improved wind turbine design has been disclosed disclosed been has design turbine wind improved for • Ohio STEM graduates retained in Ohio in retained graduates STEM • Ohio issued to three Ohio companies. Intellectual property property Intellectual companies. Ohio three to issued • Commercialization of intellectual property intellectual of • Commercialization Licenses related to work in the Center have been been have Center the in work to related Licenses of environmental monitoring and bioremediation. bioremediation. and monitoring environmental of Metrics the effi ciency of solar devices and new methods methods new and devices solar of ciency effi the FY09 address new photonic materials to improve improve to materials photonic new address FY09 alternative energy industry energy alternative environmental monitoring. Patent applications in in applications Patent monitoring. environmental 4 Impact transformation of manufacturing base to to base manufacturing of transformation Impact 4 Water Satellite, Inc. and CTI, Inc. focused on on focused Inc. CTI, and Inc. Satellite, Water BGSU has formed start-up companies, such as Blue as such companies, start-up formed has BGSU schools 3 Disseminate STEM Education best practices in Ohio Ohio in practices best Education STEM Disseminate 3 Driving Economic Advancement Economic Driving of wind energy and algal-based fuels algal-based and energy wind of 2 Gain statewide recognition for environmental impact impact environmental for recognition statewide Gain 2 specifi c to the Ohio agricultural environment. agricultural Ohio the to c specifi photovoltaics and other photonic materials materials photonic other and photovoltaics 1 Become the leading Center for Ohio in organic organic in Ohio for Center leading the Become 1 environmental impact of wind energy and algal fuels fuels algal and energy wind of impact environmental and internal lighting, wind energy production, and the the and production, energy wind lighting, internal and Five-year period Five-year focus on organic photovoltaics for solar conversion conversion solar for photovoltaics organic on focus Goals Goals global change. BGSU’s efforts in alternative energy energy alternative in efforts BGSU’s change. global environmental quality, biodiversity conservation, and and conservation, biodiversity quality, environmental and agencies and development of the State in alternative energy, energy, alternative in State the of development economic development with regional governments governments regional with development economic STEM education, the Center contributes to the economic economic the to contributes Center the education, STEM • BGSU Center for Regional Development engaged in in engaged Development Regional for Center • BGSU research, partnering with the external community, and and community, external the with partnering research, • Largest STEM Education program in the State the in program Education STEM • Largest environmental quality. Through basic and applied applied and basic Through quality. environmental sustainable resources that maintain or improve improve or maintain that resources sustainable Sciences strategies and technologies related to renewable, renewable, to related technologies and strategies • Nationally recognized Center for Photochemical Photochemical for Center recognized • Nationally in Sustainability and the Environment develops new new develops Environment the and Sustainability in Benchmarks Center of Excellence Excellence of Center University’s State Green Bowling U NIVERSITY N EWSEnvironment the Wright State receives Sustainability and and Sustainability statewide ADVANCED ENERGY recognition for Centers of Sustainability and Excellence the Environment fromBowling seven Green different State University’s databases, Center of Excellence Benchmarks in Sustainability and the Environment develops new • Nationally recognized Center for Photochemical streamliningstrategies and access technologies to medicalrelated to renewable, Sciences records.sustainable Dr. resourcesAmit Sheth, that maintainprofessor or improveof • Largest STEM Education program in the State environmental quality. Through basic and applied Governor Ted Strickland (center) with Timothy Cope (left), director of the Wright State University & Premier Health Partners • BGSU Center for Regional Development engaged in computerresearch, partnering science with and the externalengineering community,