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SPRING 2004

The Magazine of Wright State UniversityVOLUME IX NO. 2

F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T ’ S D E S K

Managing EditorDenise Thomas-HoskinsOffice of Communications and Marketing

EditorConnie SteeleOffice of Communications andMarketing

DesignTheresa AlmondOffice of Communications and Marketing

Cover PhotoWilliam Jones, Center for Teaching andLearning

AlumNotesMindy HomanOffice of Communications and Marketing

Contributing WritersJohn Bennett, Richard Doty, StephanieJames Ely, Judi Engle, Bob Noss, ConnieSteele, Jennifer Wilder, Matt Zircher

PhotographyWilliam Jones, Center for Teaching andLearning

Contributing Photographic SupportRoberta Bowers, Chris Snyder, Center forTeaching and Learning

Community is published two times a yearby the Office of Communications andMarketing, Division of UniversityAdvancement, with the support of theWSU Alumni Association. Distribution isto Wright State alumni, faculty, staff, andfriends of the university. Submitinformation, comments, and letters toCommunity editor, Office of Communica-tions and Marketing, Wright StateUniversity, Dayton, OH 45435-0001 ore-mail [email protected]

Spring 2004VOLUME IX NO. 2

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President, Wright State University

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The power of partnershipsto transform lives runsthroughout this issue ofCommunity; and it’s a themerooted in the founding ofWright State. Over 40 yearsago, citizens of the MiamiValley came together—fromthe factory worker to thecorporate CEO—to raise theseed money to build a state-assisted university in the area. They could see that having the expertise andresources of a vibrant research university nearby could improve their qualityof life.

Today, that same collaborative spirit still resonates at Wright State. Forexample, as reported in our cover story, Patricia Martin, Wright State’snursing dean, has worked to bring together nursing professionals from 16area counties in a regional effort to recruit and retain nurses, a professionfacing shortages just as America’s aging population is growing rapidly.

And thanks to a $5 million commitment from Premier Health Partnersand a partnership with the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ourSchool of Medicine will be among only a handful in the country to have aDepartment of Geriatrics to help fill a critical shortage of physicians withadvanced geriatrics training. Clearly, innovations abound.

The Wright Center of Innovation for Advanced Data Management andAnalysis also represents an unprecedented level of collaboration betweenuniversities, government, and business. The economic aspects of this aresignificant, representing a $50 billion industry. Its impact in the communityand the world will be felt in biology, medicine, manufacturing, defense, andhomeland security, to name just a few.

Our community success in Wright State’s first major fundraisingcampaign, which to date exceeds its $40 million target by over $13 million,is proof of how people can come together to provide scholarships todeserving students, and elevate academic programs, faculty development,and facilities of an institution that is making a difference in their lives andin the communities where they live. And, with the WSU Family Phase infull swing, our faculty and staff are raising the bar of community spirit tonew levels.

On behalf of all those who will benefit from these groundbreakinginitiatives, I extend my heartfelt thanks to all our partners who help makethem possible.

D E P A R T M E N T S

INSIDE

F E A T U R E S

6 A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE NURSING PROFESSION

The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio brings together nursing professionals from 16 areacounties in a regional effort to recruit and retain nurses.

9 A PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE GRAYING OF AMERICA

A partnership with Premier Health Partners and the Dayton VA Medical Center makes WrightState’s School of Medicine among a handful in the country to have a Department of Geriatrics.

THE GENETICS OF DISEASE

Capitalizing on the scientific expertise and infrastructure of the School of Medicine’s GeneExpression Laboratory, the school has established a new Center for Genomics Research.

10 PICKING AND PROMOTING GOOD APPLES IN A WHOLESOME BARREL

Wright State’s Institute for Business Integrity helps businesses create a corporate structure thatencourages and supports moral decision making and principled conduct.

12 LIVING ON MARS TIME

Cognitive psychologist Valerie Shalin has been working with NASA on the Mars project,lending her expertise on communication issues.

13 LEARNING HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD LEARNS AND WORKS

A $600,000 U.S. Department of Education grant is partnering Wright State with comparableEuropean colleges in a unique student exchange program.

14 VIRTUAL REALITY REALIZED

Associate professor of psychology Robert Gilkey is conducting leading-edge research in thesensory, motor, and cognitive underpinnings of human performance in synthetic environments.

16 CONNECTING THE DOTS

The Wright Center of Innovation for Advanced Data Management and Analysis will secure theregion’s place as a center for information technology analysis and development.

26 I LOVE TO TEACH

Alumna Kathy Rank is the fourth WSU grad to be named Ohio Teacher of the Year.

P A R T N E R S I N H E A L T H C A R E

F E A T U R E S

D E P A R T M E N T S

2 UNIVERSITY NEWS

18 TOMORROW TAKES FLIGHT CAMPAIGN UPDATE

20 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS

22 2004 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARDS

27 ALUMNOTES

31 ATHLETICS

2 Community SPRING 2004

U N I V E R S I T Y N E W S

A R O U N D T H E Q U A D

Habitat for Humanity International student chapterheld an awareness day to advocate the need to

eliminate poverty housing. Students spent one nightoutside on the campus quad in sleeping bags, with

only box houses for protection from the weather.

“Sharing the Asian American Heritage Experience”was the theme for the 12th annual Asian Heritage

Month celebration sponsored by the Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center. Special activities included a

photography exhibit, lectures, films, cookingdemonstrations, a flower show, and traditional folk

dances.

President and Mrs. Goldenberg attended thepopular International Friendship Affair, which

celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The eventincluded a colorful Flag Parade, performances fromlocal dance groups, ethnic food, music, and booths

highlighting various cultures.

“Four Women From Birmingham: Remembering theLittle Girls Killed in the 1963 Birmingham Church

Bombing” featured one survivor of the bombing andthree other Birmingham women in a panel

discussion addressing issues that linger fourdecades after the bombing. WSU dance students

performed an orginal piece choreographed indedication to the women.

“We Wear the Mask” a poem by Paul LaurenceDunbar, was among the topics discussed by LaVerne

Ski, site manager of the Paul Laurence DunbarHouse, as part of Black History Month events,

sponsored by the Bolinga Black Cultural ResourcesCenter.

Community SPRING 2004 3


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“Harvey”Joins Nursing “Staff”“Harvey,” a 725-pound mannequin that

simulates 27 cardiac diseases, has joinedWright State University–Miami ValleyCollege of Nursing and Health, makingWright State the first university in Ohioand only the second nursing college in theUnited States to add the elaborate teachingdevice to its “staff.”

Wright State, one of the few nursingcolleges in the nation with a cardiologyspecialty, will use Harvey to help acutecare nurse practitioner students learnbedside diagnoses. The mannequin aidslearning by simulating the findings of anormal heart and a variety of cardiacdiseases, including hypertension, mitralvalve prolapse, aortic stenosis, and acuteinferior myocardial infarction.

A $768,934 three-year grant from theU.S. Department of Health and HumanServices funded the college’s purchase ofHarvey, as well as UMedic, a computer-assisted interactive instruction system.

Natural Born KillersThe National Institutes

of Health awarded JulianGomez-Cambronero inWSU’s School ofMedicine $1.4 million to

examine how healthy tissue is damaged byour immune system. The four-year projectplaces the School of Medicine at theforefront of a promising new biomedicalresearch field.

Gomez-Cambronero, associate professorof physiology and biophysics, says whiteblood cells of the innate immune system arenatural born killers. “Their rapid deploy-ment and toxicity defend us againstpathogens and infection on a daily basis.But, too often this defense system goesawry, attacking healthy tissue or lingeringtoo long at the site of injury. The inflamma-tion caused by the immune system’sresponse is just beginning to be recognizedas a possible cause for heart disease andcancer as well as for the well-knownautoimmune diseases.”

Gomez-Cambronero’s research teamworks with neutrophils, the main whiteblood cell that destroys foreign material,debris, and bacteria. This cell is on the frontline of our defense system and producesactive chemicals derived from oxygen, someof which are similar to peroxide andhousehold bleach. “It is interesting,” saysGomez-Cambronero, “that we use similarcompounds to get rid of microbes in ourclothes and inside our bodies.”

Five Rivers Poetry Project

Graphic Displays forBattlefield Planning

Kevin Bennett, professor of psychologywhose expertise includes designing graphicdisplays and interfaces, is working with theArmy to improve the display of informationneeded for successful battlefield planning.He has received more than $87,000 inrecent years from the Army for the researchproject he is directing with Col. LarryShattuck, engineering psychology programmanager at the U.S. Military Academy atWest Point.

“Battlefield commanders need toconsider a large amount of critical informa-tion, including combat resources such asfuel, personnel, ammunition, and equipmentto make effective tactical decisions. We aredeveloping sophisticated prototypeinterfaces containing graphic displays thatmake it easier to reach these decisions,”explained Bennett. The project has beenidentified as a major program in the ArmyResearch Laboratory’s Advanced DecisionArchitecture Collaborative TechnologyAlliance.

“In war situations, battlefield command-ers frequently have to operate under tryingconditions and with very little sleep. Ourgoal is to help them make better decisionsby allowing them to ‘see’ the answer,instead of ‘mentally calculating’ theanswer.”

Other applications include the design ofprocess controls at power plants and forfighter cockpit interfaces.

Mary Beth Pringle, professor of English,along with Adrienne Cassel, an instruc-tional designer in the university’s Centerfor Teaching and Learning, received aLiteracy Grant from the Phi Kappa Phihonor society to launch The Five RiversPoetry Project, a community initiative toincrease appreciation of poetry.

“These projects will cultivate awarenessof the power of the poem,” said Pringle.“We want to highlight the importance ofliteracy by bringing poetry to life throughprograms for children and adults.”

The projects include Memory Circles,monthly meetings where participants recitefavorite poems and discuss the poems’

meaning in their lives; “Miami Valley’sFavorite Poems,” in which poetry loversfrom the area were videotaped reading anddiscussing their favorite poems for distribu-tion to local television stations duringNational Poetry Month in April; “PoetryAround Town,” which provided free poetrybooks to the community in April; “StudentPoets in the Community,” a WSU honorcourse that trains students to teach poetry-writing workshops in area schools andcommunity centers; and “Poetry Rides theBus,” where poems by student-led poetrywriting workshops are displayed on RTAbuses throughout the community.

Kristine Scordo, nursing and health, demonstrates“Harvey,” a 725-pound mannequin that simulates27 cardiac diseases.

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Miami Valley’s Premier Arts CelebrationWright State’s ARTSGALA, the premier arts celebration in the Miami Valley, was a

resounding success this April, netting over $155,000 for scholarships. This annual artsshowcase and fundraiser featured a Broadway revue; music; students drawing, painting, andsculpting on the spot; student films; and gourmet dining.

The sold out event drew 600 revelers who could bid onsuch items as lunch with actor MartinSheen and a tour of The West Wing set,dinner parties featuring local chefs, atravel package to a Boston Pops concert,musical instruments from Hauer Music,local dining and entertainment packages,and student and faculty artwork.

A Little Birdie Told MeThomas Van’t Hof, assistant professor of

biological sciences, is studying rhythmiccycles in birds to learn if we have aphysiological clock in our stomach thatdetermines when we get hungry. He’spresented lectures and conducted researchon circadian (24-hour) rhythms in birds inJapan at Okayama University of Science, asister university of Wright State, theUniversity of Tokyo, and Nagoya Univer-sity.

“We often think of our stomachs ashaving a clock,” he said. “We anticipatefood, and our gastrointestinal tract isprepared for food when it arrives. We wantto understand how the clock in the gut issustained, the role of food and nutrition insustaining the gut’s rhythm, and the role ofmelatonin, a chemical in the brain, inorganizing the activity of the gut.”

Van’t Hof, who comes to Wright Statefrom the internationally recognized Max-Planck Institute in Germany, said biologicalclocks in the brain, and maybe in the gut,may guide other daily activities in mammalsand birds.

Our goal, he says is “to increaseunderstanding of these clocks in the gut withrespect to metabolic conditions, and also toshed light on why we get hungry when wedo and why we often eat more than weshould.”

Prototype Allows Blind to “See”

In a cooperative venture withArizona State University, research-ers at Wright State University havedeveloped a prototype device tohelp blind individuals “see.”

Principal investigator NikolaosBourbakis, Ohio Board of RegentsDistinguished Professor ofInformation Technology at Wright State’sCollege of Engineering and ComputerScience, has been involved in computerengineering eye research for 20 years.

A tiny camera is mounted to glasses andconnected by a thin wire to a modified lap-top computer the individual carries on hisor her back. The system operates by

identifying the images “seen” by thecamera and converting this to audioinformation the subject hears fromsmall wires connected from thebackpack to the ear. A smallmicrophone is attached for receivingcommands or requests from the user.Bourbakis, who started on thisproject in 1995, plans to work with

the WSU Office of Disability Services totest the device’s capabilities on visuallyimpaired students.

Funding for the project includes a four-year $1.1 million National ScienceFoundation grant to ASU and Wright State.

Nikolaos Bourbakis

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Jellyfish or Worm?Wright State University Lake Campus

geology professor Chuck Ciampaglio tappedthe Mercer County Community Hospital’snew LightSpeed CT scanner to study sea lifefossils he uncovered that are estimated to be530 million years old. The hospital is burninga DVD with the results of the scans forfurther analysis and research to answer a 40-year mystery surrounding the star cobblefossil: are they fossilized jellyfish or tracefossils made by worms burrowing in theground.

Students showcasing their talents

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Happy Workers CrucialHappy workers are key to a healthy

work environment, according to JohnRudisill, dean of the Wright State Schoolof Professional Psychology. He washonored by the Ohio PsychologicalAssociation for his contributions towardestablishing Ohio’s first annual psycho-logically healthy workplace award.

“A healthy workplace is characterizedby an environment that allows anorganization to fulfill its mission whileattending to the needs of its most impor-tant resource: its employees,” saidRudisill.

While making a profit is key to mostbusiness success, it’s not likely to besustained unless the workforce isappropriately considered by leadership/management.

A healthy workplace includes allowingemployees to have a sense of meaning intheir work, participation in decisionmaking, empowerment to share ideas,respect for diversity, appropriate safe-guards for health and safety, autonomy fordecisional latitude, and support based oncaring and thoughtful relationships withsuperiors, peers, and subordinates.

WSU Students Stand Out

The AwardThe Guardian, WSU’s student newspaper, earned “All-American” ranking from the

Associated Collegiate Press, the highest rating possible. This is the 12th time in the last 13years that The Guardian has earned this ranking. A sample of issues of The Guardian fromthe winter and spring quarters of 2003 earned citations for coverage and content, writing andediting, photography and graphics, and campus leadership. The paper can be viewed atwww.theguardianonline.com

Ethics WinnersA team of Wright State University undergraduate students, primarily from the Raj Soin

College of Business, placed second in the nationwide Ethics Bowl competition in Cincinnati.WSU placed second to Indiana University among the 40 college and university teams. Thismarked the fourth consecutive year for the Wright State team to finish in the top 10, and theywon the event in 2002.

Goldwater ScholarMicah Fuerst, a junior majoring in mathematics at Wright State University, has been

selected for a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Fuerst is one of 310 nationwide recipientsfrom among 1,100 nominees for the honor that is worth up to $7,500. The award, named afterthe Arizona senator and statesman Barry Goldwater, is presented annually to undergraduatesophomores and juniors who excel in mathematics, natural science, or engineering.

Aerospace Human Factors AwardMichael Stephens, an emergency medicine physician at Southwest Hospital in Cleveland,

owner of Human Systems Engineering Corp., and a 2003 graduate of Wright State Univer-sity, is the 2004 Stanley N. Roscoe Award winner for best dissertation in Aerospace HumanFactors. As a doctoral student in Wright’s State human factors and systems engineeringprogram, Stephens researched spatial disorientation in airplane pilots. Stephens is the thirdWright State student in the last four years to win the award.

Wright State University’s National Model United Nations team celebrated its 25th anniversary participating inthe international competition by bringing home the two highest awards. Competing in New York City April 6–10 against students from 24 countries, the team was one of six chosen from among 204 universities to receivean Outstanding Delegation award. The Wright State team also received an Outstanding Position Paper award.

Helping TownviewNeighborhood

Townview, a neighborhood empower-ment area designated by MontgomeryCounty, is a beneficiary of a $150,000 NewDirections grant awarded to Wright State’sCenter for Urban and Public Affairs.

A continuation of a 1998 HUDCommunity Outreach Partnership Centergrant, the two-year grant will allow faculty,staff, and students to work with Dayton andTownview community leaders to imple-ment two youth leadership programs, homeownership programs, and execution of theTownview housing work plan. The homeownership programs include training infinancial literacy, mortgage counseling, andpredatory lending education.

In addition to educating and expandingthe Townview Community DevelopmentCorporation board, a tool library for homemaintenance and landscaping will becreated, along with other programs that willpromote community pride.

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B y S t e p h a n i e J a m e s E l y

NURSES DON’T WAIT FOR AN EMER-GENCY BEFORE GOING INTO ACTION. Asthe health of their own profession isweakened by a lack of new blood,local bedside nurses, administrators,educators, and employers are joiningforces to keep the growing nursingshortage from crippling regionalhealth care.

The Nursing Institute of WestCentral Ohio brings together nursingprofessionals from 16 area counties(see map on page 8) in a regionaleffort to recruit and retain nurses. Justas Ohio represents a microcosm ofnational trends, the Nursing Institute

will pilot a national model for aphased, regional, scientific approachto developing sound solutions totoday’s nursing crisis.

The brainchild of Patricia Martin,dean of the Wright State–MiamiValley College of Nursing andHealth, the institute has received$725,000 in federal appropriationstowards its six-year, multimilliondollar goal. Headquartered at WrightState, the institute will seek fundingfrom the federal government, theState of Ohio, foundations, and otherpartners.

For the Nursing Profession

Nursing Institute of West Central OhioPartners for Health Care


“The Nursing Institute presents an opportunity to look at all activities occurring in the

workplace and in education to attract and maintain a strong nursing workforce,” said Jan

Labbe (’83 B.S.N., ’89 M.S.), director of public affairs for Greater Dayton Area Hospital

Association. “Reviewing these programs through research will further strengthen these

initiatives and consequently strengthen the nursing care provided throughout the region.”

Working Together“The good news regarding the

supply and demand for nurses is thatwest central Ohio has become knownas a place where people work welltogether to develop solutions to

regional challenges,” saidMartin, who was honoredlast year by the Ohio NursesAssociation for her effortsto promote the ideals ofprofessional nursing. “Aftertwo years of planning, ateam of leaders in nursing,education, and businesshas developed the NursingInstitute, which is just sucha solution. The Nursing

Institute will identify ground-breaking strategies to attract andretain a high-quality nursingworkforce that can serve as a modelfor the nation.”

There are several reasons why thisarea, in particular, desperately needsthe Nursing Institute, including:■ To recruit and retain businesses,

quality health care is a require-ment. Without an adequate supplyof qualified nurses, the level ofhealth care is threatened.

■ The nursing workforce suffersfrom a lack of diversity. Theinstitute will focus recruitmentefforts on groups not traditionallyrepresented—minorities, men,first-generation college attendees,those seeking career changes, andothers.

The Need Is CriticalIn February, registered nursing

topped the U.S. Department ofLabor’s list of occupations that willgrow the fastest in the years 2002–2012. The U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics report projectedthat the need for nurseswill surpass one millionby 2012.

At the same time, nearlyhalf of current nurses willreach retirement agewithin 10 years. While thesupply of nurses dwindles,the demand increases. Justas the average age of Ohionurses reaches 47, wellabove the national norm, the agingbaby boomer population will putadded demands on a professionalready stretched to the breakingpoint. According to the HealthResources and Services Administra-tion of the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services, the proportionof Ohioans over age 65 will grow 34percent by 2020.

The Ohio Board of Nursingreported a 59 percent decrease in thenumber of new nursing licensesissued between 1995–2001. Andduring the same period, enrollment inOhio’s baccalaureate nursing pro-grams decreased 62 percent.

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Serving 16 countiesin West Central Ohio:1. Auglaize (Joint Township Memorial

Hospital)2. Butler (McCullough Hyde Memorial

Hospital, Mercy Hospital of Fairfield,Mercy Hospital of Hamilton, MiamiUniversity-Middletown, MiddletownRegional Hospital)

3. Champaign (Mercy Memorial Hospital)4. Clark (Cedarville University, Clark State

Community College, CommunityHospital, Mercy Medical Center)

5. Clinton (Clinton Memorial Hospital)6. Darke (Wayne Hospital)7. Fayette (Fayette County Memorial

Hospital)8. Greene (Greene Memorial Hospital,

Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio,Wright State University)

9. Highland (Greenfield Area MedicalCenter, Highland District Hospital,Southern State Community College)

10. Logan (Mary Rutan Hospital)11. Mercer (Joint Township District

Memorial Hospital, Mercer County JointTownship Community Hospital, WrightState University-Lake Campus)

12. Miami (Edison State CommunityCollege, Upper Valley Medical Center)

13. Montgomery (Children’s MedicalCenter, Dayton Heart Hospital, GoodSamaritan Hospital, Grandview Hospital,Kettering College of Medical Arts,Kettering Medical Center, Miami ValleyHospital, Sinclair Community College,Southview Hospital, Sycamore Hospital,Veterans Affairs Medical Center)

14. Preble (Preble County Medical Center)15. Shelby (Wilson Memorial Hospital)16. Warren County (Bethesda-Warren

County Hospital)

■ The costs associated with thenursing shortage hurt regionalhealth care providers. High recruit-ment costs buy short-term gainsand divert dollars that could beused for long-term returns.

■ The region’s organizations thatprovide health care to medicallyunderserved people depend heavilyon nurses and are currently hurt bythe nurse shortage, affecting carefor those in greatest need.

■ The regional need fornurses is so great thathospitals, unable to meet

their staffing needs, have recruitednurses from other countries—ameasure that brings its own set ofchallenges.

■ The fastest growing populationgroup is 85 and older. Health careneeds are known to be greater ascitizens age.

■ The shortage of qualified nursingschool faculty is a key factor inrestricting regional nursingprogram enrollments.

By 2009, the Nursing Instituteexpects to provide programs directedat the recruitment of nurses, improve-ment in education, retention ineducation programs and the profes-sion, and the professional develop-ment of the R.N. workforce. Its focuswill encompass nurses in hospitals,schools, community health, casemanagement, and outpatient centers.It will include educators, healthplanners and administrators, as wellas nurses on the front lines of healthcare.

The institute will include threecenters. The Nursing EducationCenter will address the appropriatepreparation of nurses and the recruit-ment of new nurses. The ProfessionalPractice Center will deal with issuesfaced by nurses on the front lines. TheResearch Evaluation Center willfocus on disseminating new knowl-edge of nursing and evaluatinginnovations of the other two centers.

“Nurses are health care’s truelifeline, providing direct patient careand education, as well as being theconnecting point between health care,patients, and their families,” saidMartin. “The work of the NursingInstitute is critical to the health ofeveryone in the region, as well as tothe health of the profession.”

Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio “Nurses are health care’s

true lifeline, providing

direct patient care and

education, as well as

being the connecting

point between health

care, patients, and their

families,” said Martin.

Partners for Health Care


The Genetics of Disease

WSU School of Medicine, Premier Health Partners, and VA

Genome Research InfrastructurePartnership (GRIP), a regionalconsortium of academic and commer-cial research centers in southwesternOhio.

Collaborative projects under wayinclude brain and ovarian cancers,light damage to the retina, HIVinfections, and toxicology studies.

“The goal is to expedite ourunderstanding of the genetic basis ofhuman diseases,” says Steven J.Berberich, CGR director. “Alldiseases involve genetic variations,whether inherited or resulting fromstressors like viruses or toxins.”

A Partnership to Address

the Graying of America

THANKS TO A $5 MILLION COMMITMENT FROM PREMIER HEALTH PARTNERS AND APARTNERSHIP WITH THE DAYTON VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, WrightState’s School of Medicine will be among only a handful in the country to havea Department of Geriatrics. The department will help fill a critical shortage ofphysicians with advanced geriatrics training to care for America’s fastestgrowing segment of the population.

As a community-based medical school, Wright State is well positioned tolead in marshalling community resources, infrastructure, and expertise toaddress this critical need. The School of Medicine works with seven majorteaching hospitals and more than 20 other health care organizations in theMiami Valley. It also ranks as a national leader in preparing primary carephysicians, a cornerstone in America’s evolving health care system.

“We have had a long association with the School of Medicine and being apartner in the creation of this program is a natural fit for us,” said Fred Weber,chairman of the board of trustees for Premier Health Partners, which operatesMiami Valley and Good Samaritan Hospitals.

The new program will also expand geriatrics research, collaborate with otherhealth professions and community agencies serving older adults, and make thecommunity more competitive for state, foundation, and federal funds, ulti-mately preparing the region to provide the best possible care for its olderpopulation.

Center for Genomic Research

SINCE THE COMPLETION OF THE

HUMAN GENOME PROJECT, the potentialfor discovery in biomedical researchhas skyrocketed.

Capitalizing on the scientificexpertise and infrastructure of theSchool of Medicine’s state-of-the-artGene Expression Laboratory, andwith recent additional support fromthe Kettering Fund, the school hasestablished a new Center forGenomics Research.

The center will support facultyengaged in basic and clinical researchas well as facilitate research collabo-ration through its affiliation with the

The new center comes at a timewhen the development of ever-moresophisticated technological tools helpscientists identify genetic propensi-ties and disorders with greateraccuracy and speed than ever before.

The Gene Expression Laboratorywas established in 2000 in collabora-tion with Wright-Patterson Air ForceBase and with major support from theDepartment of Defense and theKettering Fund.




B y C o n n i e S t e e l e

Some might say the scandalsthat rocked corporate giantslike Enron, Worldcom, andArthur Andersen were

examples of a few bad apples spoilingthe entire barrel. But according toJoseph Petrick, professor of manage-ment and director of WSU’s Institutefor Business Integrity (IBI), the barrelmay also be rotten.

“It is not only the bad apple but therotten barrel that contributes to theproblem,” he says.

As IBI director, Petrick drawsupon his 30 years of ethics research tohelp businesses create the “goodbarrel”—a corporate structure thatencourages and supports moraldecision making and principledconduct. It’s part of what Petrick calls“integrity capacity.”

“Integrity capacity is an intangiblekey strategic asset of any organiza-tion,” he says.

In the case of Arthur Andersen,Petrick said a pattern of bad appledecisions over time eroded a corpo-rate culture barrel into one thatpreferred lucrative consultingcontracts over accurate audits thatmight risk losing rich clients.

A Case StudyPetrick cites a case scenario in

which a customer enters a well-known appliance store to buy awasher/dryer combo. He is ap-proached by a salesperson known foraggressive and high-pressure salestactics. She shows him a set, tellinghim that it is this year’s model, whenactually, it’s four years old. Another

salesperson overhears the salestransaction and thinks it’s dishonest—that the customer relationship is moreimportant; that lying to the customercan ultimately hurt the reputation ofthe company.

Petrick asks, is the integritycapacity of the company such thatsalesperson number two has a re-course? Can she tell management or isthe company only concerned aboutsales figures? What criteria are used topromote employees? Is there a systemin place to protect the whistleblower?Is there a required ethics trainingprogram? Does the manager of thestore serve as a role model for thehonest approach to customer rela-

In an era where a few bad apples have tarnished thereputation of corporate America, a WSU businessprofessor says it may also be the barrel that is rotten.

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Institute forBusiness Integrity

The Institute for BusinessIntegrity was founded to supportresponsible ethical and legalcompliance practices in the businesscommunity.

Initiatives include communityroundtables featuring businessethics leaders, an electronicnewsletter, and a business integrityaward. In addition, the institute offersethics training and research to helpbusinesses and organizationsimplement sound ethics programs.

The institute also plays a role inenriching the Raj Soin College ofBusiness’s curriculum withcomprehensive, stand aloneundergraduate and graduate coursesaddressing business ethics topics.

“As a public institution, WrightState has the responsibility to ourstudents, the business community,and the public to take a proactiveapproach in providing principledbusiness education,” says JosephPetrick, IBI director and WSUprofessor of management. “Businesseducators nationwide are being heldaccountable for developing ourcurrent and future successful, ethicalbusiness leaders.”

Petrick also coaches the highlysuccessful WSU Ethics Bowl Team,which has a winning record at annualnational competitions.

tions? If the answer is no to just oneof these questions, then the barrel isrotten, says Petrick.

“Reputational capital is hard toearn and easy to lose,” he says.“Companies with successful compli-ance and ethics programs grow andgenerate innovation at a faster paceand lower cost. Ethical companies aremore successful over the long run.”

Selecting the Good Apple The IBI uses a reliable and

valuable survey instrument thatfocuses on the traits of ethicalbusiness leaders to ensure thatintegrity capacity is part of theleadership selection process.

“If two people are up for a leader-ship position and both are equal inprofessional competency, experience,and education, how do you decidewhich will provide the integrityadvantage? Is one candidate anaggressive self-promoter and manipu-lator who has achieved results byabusing peers and subordinates? Orhas she or he climbed the corporateladder through competitive butprincipled leadership?

“Good apples retain their whole-someness in a good barrel and evenbad apples can be constrained fromimmoral behavior by the principledwork culture of a good barrel,”explained Petrick.


Joseph Petrick


on Mars, and she is able to see thingsseveral days before they are releasedto the public by NASA. “This makesyou really appreciate being at JPLand is particularly exciting when therover has driven some distance, andwe get a new view. Sometimes newimagery comes down while we arepreparing the uplink plan, and theteam is torn between looking up atthe fascinating images and finishingup the details of the next uplink.”

Shalin said one of her biggestadjustments was living and workingon Mars time, where the day is 24hours and 40 minutes, plus the three-hour time zone difference in Califor-nia. “Living on Mars time washarder than I expected. For a while itwas lovely to go to work 40 minuteslater every day and then return hometo other tasks and sleep. But eventu-ally you end up sleeping in daylighthours, so you have to adjust yoursleep from after work to beforework.”

Shalin explained that when thestories appeared regarding signs ofwater on Mars, there were no“Eureka” moments because this hadbeen developing for some time.

“The scientists had the motto of ‘followthe water,’ because they were hoping tofind signs of this. They know waterincreases the probability of life.”

The research scientist said she isstaying in touch with a group of herWright State graduate students viae-mail and telephone to share herexperiences and observations.

Psychology graduate student PamDowling was able to spend two dayswith Shalin in Pasadena. “This was anamazing opportunity,” Dowling said.“It is rare to see the practical applica-tions and share work experiences withyour advisor. In that spirit, my thesis isdirectly related to a practical problemshe has seen at JPL—the understandingand development of jargon words.”

When the unmannedrobot Opportunitylanded on the redplanet in January,

Valerie Shalin, associate professor ofpsychology, had a ringside seat to thepictures and data coming back fromthe NASA Mars mission.

A cognitive psychologist whospecializes in human problem solvingand reasoning, Shalin traveled toSouthern California in January tobegin a six-month sabbatical at the JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL) inPasadena. She has been working withNASA on the Mars project for almostthree years, lending her expertise oncommunication issues as it relates tohuman workplace expertise.

“The Mars project for NASAinvolves a scientific team and aninstrument specialist team,” ex-plained Shalin. “My work with agroup from the NASA Ames Re-search Center is designing processesso the two teams can work together inthe most productive way to help therovers explore Mars.”

She said the most dramatic timesare when the voluminous newmaterial comes back from the rovers

NASA

MarsLiving on

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Four undergraduates fromSpain, Germany, andSweden returned home atthe end of fall quarter

with a broader understanding of howtheir respective cultures comparewith American higher education andcommunity development.

The students were part of a newinternational education programcoordinated through WSU’s Univer-sity Center for International Educa-tion—the Regional EducationalNetwork between the EuropeanUnion and the United States(RENEUUS)—which combinesclasses with internships.

Wright State, a major nationalrecipient of federal funding for

B y R i c h a r d D o t y

international education, is the leadinstitution in the three-year $600,000U.S. Department of Education grant,and one of only 10 selected annuallynationwide to participate in theinternational program.

“The goal is to foster closercooperation and a support networkbetween comparable universities inregions of Europe and the U.S. thatare experiencing significant social,economic, and technologicalchange,” explained Doug Nord,executive director.

Marcel Hein from the Universityof Applied Sciences in Jena, Ger-many, assisted the Miami ValleyInternational Trade Association,using his business/management skills

to prepare handouts on Germandistributors and sales agents to helpassociation members.

“He had firsthand knowledgeabout business in Germany and wasable to identify some of the factorscompanies here need to be aware ofin dealing with business representa-tives from Germany,” said KathyMarshalek, executive director of thetrade association.

With the European students nowhome, spring quarter finds threestudents from Wright State learningoverseas. Matthew McDowell, asenior from Kettering, is studying

local governmentin Sweden. “I hopeto gain morerespect for differ-ent cultures andsee how the rest ofthe world works,”he said.

L–R: Lucia Carballeda(Spain), Marcel Hein(Germany), Urko Lapedriza(Spain)

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Want to know what it’s like to fly aF-16 at Mach 2 speed? Or meanderinside the matrix-like substructure ofa protein molecule? If so, step insidethe darkened 10 x 10 x 10 foot cube,put on the 3-D glasses and stereo-phonic headphones, and the CAVE®’shigh-resolution, 360° three-dimen-sional video and audio displays canput you there.

The CAVE® is a virtual environ-ment generator located in the AirForce Research Laboratory (AFRL)at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,where associate professor of psychol-ogy Robert Gilkey is leading a teamof scientists conducting leading-edgeresearch in the sensory, motor, andcognitive underpinnings of humanperformance in synthetic environ-ments. The research has the potentialto change the way pilots are trained,military missions are planned, surgeryis performed, global business isconducted, and even how war isfought.

“Often, basic research findingsdiscovered in a laboratory don’ttranslate directly into real-worldsettings,” explains Gilkey, director ofthe Virtual Environment Research,Interactive Technology, And Simula-

tion (VERITAS) facility, whichhouses the CAVE®. “The goal is tocreate a virtual presence where youfeel as if you’re actually in theenvironment, interacting with it andmanipulating it, rather than justwatching. It’s the ultimateprototyping environment.”

Changing Reality ItselfInnovations like “forced-feedback

controls” let the operator “feel” thetexture and weight of an object. Suchtechnology helps recreate real-lifescenarios to test new cockpit displays,plan and practice military missions,design and test ground controls foruninhabited aerial vehicles, anddevelop telerobotic technology torepair satellites in space, to name justa few.

“If you’re designing new safetyfeatures for a car, you can get insidethe car and take it on a virtual testdrive,” explains Gilkey.

The research can even change thenature of the battlefield itself. “Thebattlespace is being revolutionized byadvances in information technology.Future war fighters will engage in‘network centric’ warfare, where theycan obtain information at will from

sources all over the world. We need todesign new interface strategies tomake this workable.”

In the private sector, the applica-tions cover a broad spectrum, fromdeveloping a new model of telecon-ferencing to transforming computer-aided manufacturing to developingand practicing new surgical tech-niques.

Wright State is the lead researchpartner in the VERITAS facility,

Virtual Reality Realized


Wright State’s CAVE®:


created in 1995 with a $1.6 millionaward from the Ohio Board ofRegents (OBR) to study human-computer interaction. Currentresearch partners are The Ohio StateUniversity, the Air Force Institute ofTechnology, and the Ohio Super-computer Center.

Exploring Internet 2In 2002, Wright State was again

named the lead institution in an OBR$800,000 Hayes Investment Award

to upgrade the VERITAS facility,modernize its equipment, and addseven new virtual work environmentsin Dayton and Columbus. The projectwill also explore the potential ofInternet 2—an advanced, high-speednetwork linking research universities,government, and industry—topromote and enhance scientificresearch and collaboration.

Gilkey has a longstanding researchrelationship with WPAFB. An experton how the brain processes auditory

information, Gilkey centers hisresearch at the base on designingdisplays that help pilots more accu-rately process auditory cues in thecockpit. He conducts this research inAFRL’s Auditory LocalizationFacility, which features a 14-footgeodesic sphere with 277 high-fidelity speakers.

Robert Gilkey and WSU’s CAVE®, a virtual environment generator Photo illustration: AGI Photographic Imaging, Inc.


In an unparalleled collaborationbetween business, universities,and government to create thehigh-value jobs and businessesof the future, Wright State is atthe helm of securing the

region’s place as a center for infor-mation technology analysis anddevelopment in many fields.

Wright State is a lead partner in an$11 million state grant to establish aWright Center of Innovation for

Connecting the Dots

WSU is lead partner in a Third Frontier

project establishing the region as hub of

information technology innovation

Advanced Data Management andAnalysis on the university’s cam-pus. The award is matched by$32 million from industry, univer-sity, and other community partners.

Wright Centers of Innovation(WCI) are a major component ofOhio Governor Taft’s Third Fron-tier Project, which aims to acceler-ate the pace of world-class researchin Ohio and its movement into themarketplace.

“Research and innovation reflect themost basic goals of a university,” saysWSU President Kim Goldenberg. “Thisproject shows a commitment to inter-disciplinary collaboration, commercial-ization of research, and the creation ofhigh-value jobs.”

The center will focus on developingmethods to sort through large amountsof information and turn it into usefulknowledge. The need is especiallyacute in an age when technology like

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PartnersMajor WCI Partners: CDO technologies, EDS, LexisNexis, NCR,Procter & Gamble, Reynolds & Reynolds, SAIC, Standard Register,Uniform Code Council, Wright Brothers Institute.

Partner Universities: Wright State, Ohio State, University of Cincin-nati, University of Dayton, Kent State

center’s president. A winner of the1997 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur ofthe Year award in the emerginggrowth category, Walsh comes with asuccessful track record in entrepre-neurial ventures, including thoseinvolved with early-stage technologydevelopment. He is joined by KenBerta, director of commercialization,a WSU bioengineering grad who hasan extensive business background inproduct development for medicalequipment companies. Until thecenter is completed, the two areworking out of an office in Washing-ton Township.

“We’re coming from mainly abusiness perspective,” said Walsh.“Universities provide the intellectualcapital and knowledge. We’re lookingat how to speed this to the market-place. We’re connecting the dots.”

In the classic push/pull approach tomarketing, the two will take thecutting-edge technologies beingdeveloped in the laboratory out to thebusiness place as well as bring theneeds of the marketplace into the lab.“Businesses will be coming to us andwe’ll be going out to businesses,” hesaid. “The aim is to shorten the cycleof innovation, getting the technologyto market faster as well as helpleverage more research dollars as theeconomic benefits are realized.”

Positioned to SucceedThomas explained that the pro-

posal to create a WCI at Wright Statewas successful due to the coordinatedeffort by university, community, andcorporate partners.

“In addition to WSU’s expertise inIT and data management, it was thefact that we have a very powerfulcenter of gravity of IT companies inthe Dayton area. With the assistanceof the Dayton Development Coalitionacting to bring all these partiestogether, we were well positioned toput this together and succeed.”

That collaborative spirit wasechoed by WCI board chair, Lloyd“Buzz” Waterhouse. “We have 26world-class companies, colleges, anduniversities on the collaborativeteam,” explains the chairman, presi-dent, and CEO of Reynolds andReynolds. “We’ve each made seriouscommitments to working togetherand capitalizing on this opportunity.It’s truly a unique and ground-breaking partnership.”

Added Walsh, “It’s awesome thatWSU is at the forefront of this. It’s areal vote of confidence by the stateand business community.”

electronic product tags, geneticanalysis, digitized public records, andbattle space intelligence is generatingdata at exponential rates. Estimatesare that it represents a $50 billion ayear industry.

Expected to be completed in early2006, the center will be located in a50,000-square-foot addition to theRuss Engineering Center. “Thedesign will support the very high-technology activities taking placeinside by WSU faculty, students, andindustry partners,” says Jay Thomas,WSU vice president for research.

Adding to the momentum, theOhio Board of Regents awardedWright State a $731,000 OhioEminent Scholar award, which wasmatched by LexisNexis. The fundswill endow a professorship in Ad-vanced Data Management andAnalysis to build on WSU’s nation-ally competitive computer scienceand engineering programs.

Executive Team NamedAlthough the facility is still in the

blueprint stage, board membersdidn’t delay in laying the administra-tive foundation to start exploringbusiness opportunities. In March,Charles Walsh was named the

L-R: Ken Berta, director of commercialization (a WSUalumnus and recent Dayton Business Journal 40-Under-40 awardee), and Charles Walsh, president.


C A M P A I G N R E P O R T

TOMORROWTAKES FLIGHTThe Campaign for Wright State University

OLD TIME CHARM GRACESWSU’S LIBRARY

In a world where new technologies are pushing theboundaries of our universe, it’s difficult to imagine thatonly a century ago, the Wright brothers had justunlocked the mysteries of powered flight, the first WorldSeries had captured the heart of America, and silentfilms made their world debut.

In October, the Dayton community stepped back intime to celebrate the innovations and accomplishmentsof the century at “An Evening in 1903,” a HeritageSocieties event. Hosted in the Paul LaurenceDunbar Library, the event attracted nearly 350people and raised more than $20,000 for theUniversity Libraries.

Among the guests were 82 individuals andcommunity partners who were inducted into theuniversity’s prestigious Heritage Societies. Cumulativegifts of the Heritage Societies’ 750 members currentlyexceed $88 million.

A GIFT OF MUSICAccording to Nelson Faerber, music has always

been the focus of his life. And at 90 years old, hecontinues to delight audiences with his talent.

Faerber began his music career as a professionalsinger. After graduating from the City College of NewYork in 1941 and New York University in 1945, he joinedRobert Shaw’s Victor Chorale and made severalrecordings for RCA Victor. His talent also earned him aplace in the famous Fred Waring Chorus under RobertShaw.

Throughout his career, Faerber was a violinist withthe Kansas City Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony,the Dayton Opera and Philharmonic, and severalchamber music groups and ensembles.

Although never having had any formaltraining in piano, Faerber was a pianoaccompanist to various vocal and ballet artists,and taught piano. He also taught violin, string bass,accordion, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and organ tothousands of students.

Faerber moved to Dayton, Ohio, in 1976 when heretired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where he hadbeen teaching music on Navajo reservations. Soon aftermoving to the area, he became involved with WSU’sCommunity Orchestra.

To help give the gift ofeducation to more students,recently Faerber made aplanned gift to Wright Stateendowing a scholarship forstudents with financial need.

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NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED TO WSU FOUNDATION

William Hann is president of the KeyBank’s DaytonDistrict. With 33 years of experience with KeyBank,Hann previously served as president of the MichiganDistrict, executive vice president of Key ManagementCompany, president of the Akron District, and presidentof the Society Bank of Eastern Ohio. He is a notedvolunteer, serving on countless education, arts,community development, and philanthropic boards.

Gary LeRoy (’82 B.S.; ’88 M.D.) serves as anassistant professor of family medicine at WSU andmedical director of the East Dayton Health Center. Arespected physician, he recently was elected presidentof the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians and receivedthe Physician of the Year Award from the Miami ValleyAcademy of Family Physicians. LeRoy currently servesas president of WSU’s Alumni Association.

Christine Wallace (’77 B.A., ’81 M.B.A.) serves assenior vice president of Human Resources at NCR. Shehas worked at NCR for 25 years in numerousmanagerial roles including vice president and treasurerof NCR Corporation. Prior to her current position, shewas responsible for the Teradata Division’s globalcustomer services organization, leading a team ofnearly 700 with a presence in more than 100 countries.

Ron Amos (’76 B.S.B.; ’84 M.B.A.) currently servesas president of U.S. Bank’s Dayton Region. In additionto his involvement in the community as a boardmember of the Children’s Medical Center and theDayton Metropolitan YMCA, Amos has played keyvolunteer roles at WSU. He currently chairs WSU’sNational Alumni Challenge, is past president of theAlumni Association, and has chaired the university’sCorporate Appeal effort.

Oscar Boonshoft worked for more than 20 yearsas a project engineer, first with the Army Corps atWright Field and then with Wright-Patterson Air ForceBase. Since retiring in 1970, he has enjoyed muchsuccess in speculative trading. Boonshoft has been along-time supporter of the university, providing themomentum for several initiatives including theestablishment of a Health Systems Managementprogram.

Maria Castleman is vice president of DMG RealtyLtd. Partnership. An active community volunteer, she isa current board member of the Philoptochos Society ofthe Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, and ChurchWomen United in Greater Dayton. Formerly, she servedon the board at Blue Bird Baking Company and as afaculty member of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.

Don Graber is chairman, president, and CEO ofHuffy Corporation. Prior to joining Huffy in 1996, Graberserved as president of Black & Decker’s worldwidehousehold products group. He serves on the boards ofdirectors of Precision Castparts Corporation, AerospaceCasting and Forging Corporation, Amcast IndustrialCorporation, and the Alliance Community Schools. Hewill be serving on the board as the University Board ofTrustees representative.

Glenn Hamilton, chair of the Department ofEmergency Medicine, first joined Wright State in 1981.With 24 years’ experience in emergency medicine,Hamilton is a recognized expert in his field and haspresented at conferences nationwide. He has authorednumerous chapters in books and manuals, and has hadhis work published in professional journals. Hamiltonwill be serving on the board as the Academy ofMedicine representative.

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A “Who’s Who”of WSU Alumni

The Office of Alumni Relations is compiling informa-tion in order to produce a 2005 Wright State UniversityAlumni Directory. To ensure its success, we need yourinput! Look for a questionnaire coming soon to yourmailbox that will require only a few minutes to complete.Your response is vital to help us verify your currentrecords or make any needed changes to your profile.

Visit http://www.alumniconnections.com/update/ toaccess the online version of your questionnaire. But youwill need the ID number printed at the bottom of themailed questionnaire form to access the online version.

Have questions? Contact the Office of Alumni Rela-tions at (937) 775-2620 or [email protected]

Paul BiancardiBasketball Camp AmongSummer Offerings

WSU’s Department of Athletics will be present-ing its summer basketball camp for grades 4–12led by WSU men’s basketball coach and 2003–04

Horizon League Coach of the Year Paul Biancardi.Two one-week sessions are planned: June 21–25 and

July 26–30, in WSU’s Ervin J. Nutter Center. Fundamen-tal skills improvement and aspects of team play will bestressed. For more information, contact the BasketballOffice at (937) 775-2835. To learn about all the othersummer sports camps offered, contact the AthleticsOffice at (937) 775-2771.

Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarship Golf Outing

Golf Anyone?It’s not too early to mark your calendars for Monday, August 30, 2004, when the WSU Alumni Association

presents its 28th Annual Legacy Scholarship Golf Outing at Beavercreek Golf Club.At last year’s golf outing, golfers enjoyed lunch and some friendly competition on the links. A great time was had

by all, but the biggest winners are the students who receive scholarships through the Alumni Association’s LegacyScholarship Program. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (937) 775-2620.

Our very special THANKS to the following who made our 2003 event possible.

Event Sponsors

Hole SponsorsAon Risk ServicesApplied Mechanical

Systems, Inc.Chapel Electric CompanyDeloitte & Touche LLPGrowth DynamicsLiberty Mutual InsuranceLJBMBNA AmericaMcManagement Group

Cart SponsorsBusinessLabsCoolidge, Wall, Womsley & LombardDrs. Brad & Paula Vosler, D.D.S.Smiths Aerospace

Prize SponsorsAD Products of Dayton, Inc.Adam’s Rib CompanyBeavercreek Golf ClubCadillac JacksCold Beer & CheeseburgersCooker Bar & GrilleDayton DragonsErvin J. Nutter CenterEverybody’s Workplace SolutionsFairborn Pet Grooming and BoardingFirst Watch RestaurantGolf GalaxyHampton InnJiffy LubeJokers Comedy CaféLJBLonghorn SteakhouseMax & Erma’sMBNA America

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FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

WSU Raj Soin College of BusinessRiver DownsSign DynamicsSteak ’n ShakeT.G.I. Friday’sVictoria Theatre AssociationWright State University Department of

Intercollegiate AthleticsWright State University Department of

Theatre ArtsWright State University–Lake Campus

BookstoreWright State University Office of Alumni

RelationsThe Wright Touch Massage AssociatesYoung’s Jersey Dairy

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WSU FoundationWSU School of Medicine

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A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N

HOMECOMING 2004OCTOBER 1—3

Alumni MerchandiseWith warm weather finally here, add a few new items

to your wardrobe or purchase one for a new graduate,friend, or family member! The Alumni Association hastwo full pages of clothing and accessory items waiting foryou to check out. To see all that we have to offer, just goto www.wright.edu/alumni

From left: Student Alumni Association President Laura DeStephen, seniorWSUAA member Kim Group, ’78, ’88Assistant director, Bolinga Center, and WSUAA member Corey Leftridge, ’97WSUAA Board member Eric Sedwick, ’95

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Mark Your Calendars!For more information, call the Office of Alumni

Relations at (937) 775-2620 or go the Alumni Web site atwww.wright.edu/alumni.July 23: Alumni Association Dragons Baseball Game

Cost is only $6 per person (what a bargain) and includesa lawn ticket to the game AND a $5 food voucher. Thisis a great opportunity for a family outing! Join us atFifth Third Field to see the Dayton Dragons in action!Only 100 tickets available, so act fast!

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MEET WRIGHT STATE’S 2004 OUTSTANDING ALUMNIOn Saturday, February 14, Wright State colleges and schools recognized

outstanding alumni from their respective programs at an awards dinner anddance sponsored by WSU’s Office of Alumni Relations. The evening alsoincluded Raider basketball action where the awardees were honored duringhalftime. Other special guests included basketball and spirit alumni, whohelped cheer on the Raiders to a 66-64 victory over IP-Ft. Wayne.

James G. Baldridge (’83 B.A.)College of Liberal Arts

James G. Baldridge is a co-anchor for Newscenter 7

on W HIO-TV in Dayton. Since joining W HIO-TV in 1972

as a general assignment reporter, Baldridge has covered

local stories and traveled the world covering stories

important to the Dayton area. Special assignments have

taken him to China, Vietnam, Nicaragua, El Salvador,

Japan, Colombia, and throughout Europe.

Baldridge has received numerous awards for his work in broadcast

journalism. He has been honored by the Society of Professional

Journalists, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the

Aviation and Space W riters Association, the National Association of

Television Program Executives, and various other local organizations.

He is a recipient of the Alumni Association Service Award from Sinclair

Community College and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Shawnee

High School.

Baldridge has anchored Dayton Air Show broadcasts since 1975.

Hundreds of stations nationwide and several foreign countries have

broadcast W HIO-TV’s air show coverage. He has served on the College

of Liberal Arts Advisory Committee and hosted the college’s RECON-

NECT event for alumni, faculty, and staff. Baldridge also hosted W SU

Arts at the Schuster.

Favorite WSU Memory: Spanish class with Dr. Emilie Cannon. Herlessons came in very handy in El Salvador and Nicaragua in the ’80s

and Panama and Costa Rica in the ’90s.

Future Plans : I’d like to keep doing what I’m doing for many moreyears. I love anchoring the news in Dayton and reporting on special

projects.

What I Do for R&R: Run and lift weights. I always have and I alwayswill. I’m not a body builder. I just need to let off steam.

Brian G. Cooper (’81 B.S.B.; ’86 M.B.A.)School of Graduate Studies

Brian G. Cooper is chief operating officer of Cox Ohio Publishing,

Inc., and general manager of the Dayton Daily News. Cox Ohio Publishingpublishes the Dayton Daily News, theSpringfield News-Sun, TheMiddletown Journal, theJournal News (Hamilton), five weekly newspa-pers, and various W eb sites in the Dayton/Miami Valley and Southwest

Ohio

Previously, Cooper served as senior vice president of Cox

Newspapers, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., in Atlanta.

Cooper was responsible for overseeing Cox’s nine

community newspapers, the newspapers’ financial

operations, as well as the company’s interest in Cox

CustomMedia and PAGAS Mailing Services. Cooper also

served as a representative on the boards of Trader

Publishing Company and Agora Holdings, corporate

parent of Poland’s largest daily newspaper.

Active in civic organizations, Cooper has been a board member for

the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta and the Center for the

Visually Impaired Foundation. He is currently treasurer of Inspired

Practices in Early Education, Inc., a nonprofit organization working to

improve the quality of early care and education in Georgia.

Favorite WSU Memory: My undergraduate time spent working off-campus and going to school. I enjoyed taking some time off in the

afternoons and working in a game or two of racquetball in the Physical

Education complex.

What I Do for R&R: I’m not very good at rest and relaxation. I alwaysseem to be in motion.

Favorite Quote: Having just returned to Dayton, I’ve been thinkingabout one of Yogi Berra’s statements: “It’s déjà vu all over again.”


Anthony D’Souza (’94 Psy.D.)School of ProfessionalPsychology

Anthony D’Souza is a

psychologist who upon

graduation from W right State,

completed a specially arranged

postdoctoral fellowship in

India. D’Souza devotes much

of his time to helping destitute

children and families of Bombay. He sup-

ported a school that fed children and gave

support to families in order to get the children

off the streets, away from exploitation, and

into the classroom. In addition, he spent much

time serving poor people in one of the

country’s largest slums in Bombay.

D’Souza is one of the few doctoral-trained

psychologists in India. He has conducted

training and workshops with other profession-

als in India, and has lectured throughout the

country.

D’Souza takes part in national delegations

addressing mental health issues in India. He

trains groups in India on psychology and

spirituality and has conducted training

seminars throughout the United States and

Canada. D’Souza has also conducted a one-

day workshop for the School of Professional

Psychology on psychology and spirituality.

Favorite WSU Memory: Dealing with aclient at Ellis. W hen I read the ‘intake’ I was

frightened to take this client. But when I met

this person, I was able to connect with her

soul; she was so beautiful despite her negative

background (the worst possible one can

imagine).

Best Advice: There is nothing so sacredthat cannot be questioned.

What I Do for R&R: Spend time withnature, cooking (doing it rarely these days),

reading, talking to friends, doing puzzles,

conscious daydreaming (consciously letting

my imagination travel beyond boundaries).

David S. Gutridge (’69 B.S.B.;’71 M.B.A.)Raj Soin College of Business

David S. Gutridge is CEO of MTC Tech-

nologies, Inc. (MTCT), a $200 million provider

of engineering and information technology

services to the Department of Defense and

various intelligence agencies.

Before joining MTCT,

Gutridge spent 10 years at

Dayco Corporation (later

renamed Day International)

that culminated in his serving

as president and chief

operating officer. After the

company was sold to M.A. Hanna in 1987, he

served as president and COO for the bulk of

the combined company. After joining MTCT,

Gutridge assumed responsibility for all

manufacturing operations including directing

the start-up of a new technology plastics

business, and the financing, acquisition, and

disposition activities for the seven businesses

affiliated with the company. In June 2002,

MTCT became a public company after only 79

days, a virtually unheard of feat. Barron’s listedthe initial public offering as one of the top 10

IPOs of 2002.

Gutridge was founding chair of the

Premier Health Partners Board of Trustees

and has chaired the boards of Good Samari-

tan Hospital, the W right State University

Foundation, and the advisory board for the Raj

Soin College of Business.

Favorite WSU Memory: Helping toestablish the first student government.

Future Plans and Goals: My immediateplans and goals are centered around making

MTC Technologies a great investment for our

shareholders. Longer-term goals are centered

around retirement and enjoying our grandchil-

dren.

Best Advice: Always have a back-up plan.

Terrance R. Liette, P.E.,(’83 A.A.S.; ’91 B.S.M.E.)Lake Campus

Terrance R. Liette is executive director of

Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., in Celina. He

has 23 years of experience in educational

facility planning, design, and management.

Liette led the “Steps for Success” process for

61 Ohio school districts. He has managed over

40 Ohio School Facilities Commission-funded

school design projects.

In addition to his award-winning design

and management skills, Liette’s expertise

includes the facilitation of

community input in the

planning and design process.

Educational trade magazines

and national mainstream

media recognize Liette as an

expert on educational issues.

In his career, he has successfully completed

over 400 educational facilities.

Liette began his employment with Fanning/

Howey Associates, Inc., in 1980. He held

positions including senior associate, mechani-

cal department coordinator, and executive

director before being named a principal with

the firm in 1998. His professional affiliations

include the Ohio Association of School

Business Officials International, the Council of

Educational Facility Planners International, the

National Society of Professional Engineers,

and the National Council of Examiners for

Engineers and Surveying.

Favorite WSU Memory: My final walkthrough the university on the final Saturday of

the last quarter my senior year.

Best Advice: From my father: Do not besatisfied with satisfactory results, you can do

better than satisfactory.

Favorite Quote: “Try not to become a manof success, but rather a man of value.”

(Albert Einstein)


Deborah A. Loewer, Ph.D.,(’76 B.S.)College of Science andMathematics

Deborah A. Loewer, rear

admiral (select), vice com-

mander for Military Sealift

Command, U.S. Navy,

graduated from Officer

Candidate School and received

her commission in the United

States Navy in 1976. Loewer also earned a

Ph.D. in international law from the University

of Kiel in Germany. Following her selection as

an Olmsted Scholar, she attended the Defense

Language Institute in Monterey, California, and

the Goethe Institute in Stuttgart, Germany.

As one of the first women assigned to

shipboard duty, she attended Surface W arfare

Officer Basic Course, graduating first in her

class. She has served as the Commanding

Officer of the USS Mount Baker and the USS

Camden, as well as military assistant to the

Deputy Secretary of Defense and Secretary of

Defense. Loewer also served as director of the

W hite House Situation Room and System and

Technical Planning Staff. On September 11,

2001, Loewer was the first person to inform

President Bush of an attack on the W orld

Trade Center.

Loewer’s personal awards include the

Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense

Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit,

Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine

Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine

Corps Achievement Medal, and National

Defense Service Medal.

Favorite WSU Memory: Playing for W rightState’s first softball team. I was never that

good, but I loved getting out and being part of

the team.

Future Plans: Right now, it’s doing mybest as vice commander of the Navy’s Military

Sealift Command: it’s a tremendous opportu-

nity to mentor and be a coach.

Guiding Motto: Don’t let fear stand in yourway. Live your life, love your family, believe in

your government and in yourself.

Susan A. Newton(’90 B.S.N.)WSU-Miami Valley College ofNursing and Health

Susan A. Newton is field manager of

oncology nursing at Ortho

Biotech Oncology. Newton

earned her M.S. in oncology

nursing from the University of

South Florida in 1995. Her

position provides the

education that oncology

nurses need to help patients diagnosed with

cancer.

Newton is board chair of the Oncology

Nursing Certification Corporation, and she

publishes a regular column on the benefits of

nursing certification. She has written a chapter

for a medical-surgical textbook and is a co-

editor of an oncology telephone triage book in

publication. Newton has served as a preceptor

for graduate students attending W SU in the

Clinical Nurse Specialist Program. She is a

past president of the W est Central Ohio

Oncology Nursing Society, the current

Scholarship Committee Chair, and a past

member of the American Cancer Society’s

Breast Cancer Task Force.

Newton spoke in W ashington, D.C., at ADay on the Hill with the Oncology NursingSociety and was the recipient of the Fatigue

Initiative through Research and Education

Excellence, a national award.

Favorite WSU Memory: A group of usnursing students painting that big rock outside

of the university the night before our pinning

ceremony!

Future Plans: Running for a national officewith the Oncology Nursing Society. They are

an organization that I’ve always been involved

with and there are over 32,000 nurses who are

members.

Favorite Quote: Give a person to fish andthey’ll eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and

they’ll eat for a lifetime. (Author unknown).

David L. Roer (’84 M.D.)School of Medicine

David L. Roer is a pediatrician and founder

and co-owner of Pediatric Associates of

Dayton, Inc. He is also a voluntary faculty

member, serving as a clinical assistant

professor with the School of

Medicine’s Department of

Pediatrics. He has served on

the Centerville City School

Board since 1994, serving as

president in 1997 and 2001.

Out of concern for high rates

of child obesity, he spearheaded the effort to

remove soda from the Centerville schools.

Roer has also served on the Daybreak

Board of Directors, the special W ish Founda-

tion Board, and the Dayton Art Institute

Association Board. He has also been co-chair

of the Dayton Holiday Festival and has served

on multiple committees at Children’s Medical

Center.

Roer’s professional affiliations include the

American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s

Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital,

Kettering Medical Center, and Miami Valley

Hospital. In addition to being an annual

supporter of the School of Medicine, Roer has

participated in multiple alumni events.


Favorite WSU Memory: I am not sure thisis my favorite memory but the event I

remember most was that first day of anatomy

class and having to see the cadavers. It was

quite a shock!

Future Plans: Continue to work to improvethe quality of care the children of the Miami

Valley receive, promoting healthy lifestyles and

quality education.

Best Advice: Treat everyone youencounter with the same respect that you

would expect, to listen more than talk, and to

never leave home without telling your family

that you love them.

David A. Strobhar, P.E., (’80 B.S.)College of Engineering andComputer Science

David A. Strobhar is founder and president

of Beville Engineering, Inc., a leading supplier

of human factors engineering services to the

oil and chemical processing industry around

the world. Having completed projects at both

the southern tip of Australia and the North

Slope of Alaska, north of the

Arctic Circle, Strobhar has

literally worked from one end

of the globe to the other.

Beville Engineering

specializes in the analysis of

operator performance issues

and has contracted with nearly all the major

petrochemical companies. From workload

studies to the review and design of control

room alarms and displays, Beville Engineering

stays busy with fast-paced, hands-on projects.

Based on the knowledge and skills that he

acquired at W SU, Strobhar has developed

many new methodologies that have become

industry standards.

Strobhar is a frequent presenter at trade

conferences and has authored various trade

magazine articles. Recently he wrote a chapter

forInstrument Engineers’ Handbook: ProcessSoftware and Digital Networks. He is a regis-tered professional engineer in the state of

Ohio and has served on W SU’s College of

Engineering and Computer Science Advisory

Board.

Favorite WSU Memory: The nutty preacherthat showed up on the quad every spring to

convert us all.

Best Advice: It never hurts to ask or sayyou’re sorry.

Favorite Quote: If you want to get rid ofthe pile of dirt, then put your head down and

start shoveling. (My father)

Karen M. Wolf(’72 B.S.Ed.; ’81 M.Ed.)College of Education andHuman Services

Karen M. W olf is chair of the business

department at W est Carrollton High School.

Throughout her career at W est Carrollton, she

has received numerous honors, including the

Dickinson T. Guiler Award for Excellence in

Education and 20 Significant Teacher Awards

from the W est Carrollton Educational

Recognition Association. She is certified with

the National Board of Professional Teachers

(NBPTS) and is an Ohio School NET Trainer.

W olf is a trained mentor and evaluator in

NBPTS, a member of the

IVDLP Pioneer Team in

distance learning, and a North

Central subcommittee chair.

She is a past president and a

current member of the W right

State University Alumni

Association Board of Directors and an

emeritus trustee of the W right State University

Foundation. W olf’s volunteer activities include

W right State’s Business and Marketing

Education Advisory Committee. She is also

involved with the Student Council and Science

Olympiad at W est Carrollton High School.

W olf’s professional affiliations include the

W est Carrolton Education Association, Ohio

Education Association, Ohio Business and

Technology Association, National Education

Association, and National Business Education

Association.

Favorite WSU Memory: The people. I amnot from the Dayton area, a “new kid on the

block” at a time when most people were

natives. Many of the professors and students I

met during my years at W SU still remain

friends.

Future Goals: Although I just completedmy 23rd year of teaching high school and still

enjoy it, I’ve always wanted a Ph.D. I like

school and “staying current,” so who knows,

that may be my next goal.

Favorite Quote: In the end, happiness is achoice… the frame through which we choose

to see. The larger the frame, the more vivid the

picture. The more we remember that life is a

gift— -that everything changes, we’re not in

control— -the stronger our sense of well-being

becomes.


You can see it her student-centered, hands-on teachingstyle; the respect she shows

to each of her students; and theadmiration students have for her.

It’s this dedication to teaching thatearned Kathy Rank (’97 M.Ed.) anA+ by being named 2004 OhioTeacher of the Year by the OhioDepartment of Education. The fourthgrade teacher from Bennett Interme-diate School in Piqua was selectedfrom nominations submitted byschools across the state to honor andpromote excellence in teaching.

“Math can be fun if she’s teachingit,” says Shianne Graves. “We playgames with math. She shows youtricks that help you remember how todo the problems.”

“She’s my favorite teacher,” addsMaddie Miller. “She doesn’t letanyone feel left out. She gives you asecond chance.”

Kathy Rank Named Ohio Teacher of the Year

Rank’s participatory lesson plansoften can involve everyday objectslike dice, blocks, spinners, and coins(“why do you think these are calledquarters?” she asks). Although theprojects may be messy, noisy, andtime consuming, in the long run, shesays it’s a way to make math relevantto their everyday lives.

“Abstract things don’t make senseat this age. Kids have to see it tobelieve it. It’s not just about givingthe right answers. It’s figuring outhow to get the answer.”

Rank, who also teaches readingand language arts, has been withPiqua Schools for 10 years. In 2002,she was named Piqua City Schools’Teacher of the Year as well as anOhio nominee and national recipientof the Presidential Award for Excel-lence in Mathematics Teaching. Shehas written three successful OhioReads grants, netting over $100,000to set up a computer lab at the school.

“I’d rather not have to spend mytime writing grants, I’d rather be inthe classroom,” she says. “But inthese tough fiscal times, it’s part ofthe job.”

Among her duties as Teacher of theYear will be presenting speeches andworkshops across the state to educa-tion groups, civic organizations, andother education stakeholders.

“Ever since the third grade, I’vewanted to be a teacher,” she says. “IfI’m not having fun, then the kidsaren’t having fun. I love kids. And Ilove to teach!”


“I LOVE to Teach”

WSU Ohio Teachers of the Year• 1994, Jackie Collier (’77 M.Ed.)

Centerville High School• 1998, Bill Richey (’84 B.S.; ’86 M.Ed.)

Xenia High School• 2001, Doug Cooper (’89 B.S,Ed.; ’94

M.Ed.) Wilmington High School• 2004, Kathy Rank (’97 M.Ed.) Bennett

Intermediate School


A L U M N O T E S

CLASS OF 1973Ronald Reigelsperger (B.A.) wonthe Brother Fitz Community Awardand the Montgomery County Em-ployee of the Year in Juvenile Court.Reigelsperger is the juvenile courtprobation supervisor for Montgom-ery County.

Stephen Wal (B.S.B.) has enjoyed asuccessful 29-year career as a finan-cial manager for the comptroller ofthe Aeronautical Systems Center atWright-Patt Air Force Base. Cur-rently, Wal is serving as the seniorbusiness advisor to the Air Force’snewest fighter program, the F/A-22Raptor. Wal and his wife of 32 years,Pat, have three children and threegrandchildren.

CLASS OF 1975William D. Duncan (B.S.B.) waselected to Oakwood City Council inNovember 2003. He is a partner withThorn, Lewis & Duncan, Inc., inDayton.

Mary Tripp Gaier(B.S.Ed.) has beenappointed assis-tant to the presi-dent for collegeoperations atSinclair Commu-nity College, where

she is responsible for the organiza-tion and management of thepresident’s office including supervi-sion of the office’s support staff.Previously, Gaier was as an aca-demic program director and admin-istrator of the learning supportcenter at the Clearwater campus ofSt. Petersburg College in Florida,where she had been employed since1986. She also has taught at St.Patrick’s School in Troy, Piqua CitySchools, and St. Boniface School inPiqua and Cardinal Pacelli and St.Augustine schools in Cincinnati.

CLASS OF 1976Oscar Reagan, Jr. (B.S.B.) haspublished his first novel entitledREACT, whichfollows the adven-tures of Air ForceCaptain TonyKirkland and histeammate, Ser-geant DarrenParker. Reagan,an Air Force re-tiree and a retired bank executive,lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife,Evelyn, where he writes, buildscustom furniture, and enjoys visit-ing his children and grandchildren.

Jeff Schmitt (B.S.B.), president ofJeff Schmitt Autogroup, Inc., re-cently purchased another dealer-

ship, the former Stapleton Buick-GMC Truck in New Carlisle. In addi-tion a new facility is under construc-tion in Beavercreek for Schmitt’sNissan dealership, which will berelocating to this site.

CLASS OF 1977Christine W. Wallace (B.A., ’81M.B.A.) has been promoted to se-nior vice president at NCR Corpora-tion. Wallace previously was vicepresident of Teradata’s global cus-tomer services division. This posi-tion is temporarily being filled byinterim replacement Don McCauley(’97 M.B.A.). Wallace is also a mem-ber of the Raj Soin College of Busi-ness board of advisors and theWright State University Foundationboard.

CLASS OF 1978Mark Owens (B.A.) was reelectedto a third term as clerk of DaytonMunicipal Court.

CLASS OF 1979Randy McCaslin (B.S.B.) recentlyretired from a 23-year career at ITWFood Equipment Group in Troy.Randy and his wife are now fran-chise owners of the Goddard Schoolin Beavercreek. In addition, heserves as a management consultantfor a variety of companies.

Rosemary P. Ramsey (B.A., ’80M.B.A.) is the new associate deanin Raj Soin College of Business.Previously, Ramsey obtained herPh.D. from the University of Cincin-nati and had worked for NCR Corp.and NCR-Sales.

C. Elizabeth Wallace (B.S.Ed.) waspromoted to associate director –educational technology at OhioSchoolNet.

Steven Winteregg (M.M.), adjunctassociate professor of music atWittenberg University, has beeninducted into Marquis Who’s Whoin America for 2004. Winteregg, aWittenberg professor since 1981,focuses in the area of compositionand symphonic literature, in addi-tion to euphonium and tuba perfor-mance. His accomplishments rangefrom having compositions per-formed by the Czech Radio Sym-phony and the Milwaukee Sym-phony to composing three ballets allperformed by the Dayton Ballet.

CLASS OF 1980Barry Duncan (B.S., ’84 Psy.D.)has edited a book with Mark Hubbleand Scott Miller, The Heart and Soulof Change: What Works in Therapy,published by APA Press. The firstedition was APA’s bestseller for thefirst two years it was out and it isscheduled for a second edition.

Linda Easterly (B.S.N.) was namedstate Nurse of the Year by the Geor-gia Nurses Association. Easterlywas a vital component to the devel-oping, implementing, and con-structing of the Houston HealthcareComplex, where she serves as thedirector of occupational health andwellness. She also volunteers withthe American Heart Association, theBig Brothers Big Sisters program,and the Perry Area Chamber ofCommerce.

Willie A. Terrell, Jr. (M.Ed.) is inhis fourth year as president of theDayton Education Association, the1,575 member union for DaytonPublic School teachers.

Dentist Selected to Do TV MakeoverGreg Notestine, D.D.S. (’76 B.S.), of Beavercreek, re-cently participated in an Extreme Makeover segment airedon ABC local affiliate, WDTN-2, in conjunction withO’Ney’s Salon and Day Spa. Notestine restored the smilesof two patients: one a female whose teeth were stainedfrom the use of antibiotics as a child and another, whoreceived new dentures. Notestine practices general andcosmetic dentistry with patients throughout the MiamiValley, is on the medical/dental staff at Miami Valley Hos-pital, volunteers monthly at the Good Neighbor House, and is an accreditedmember of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, a distinction held byfewer than 300 dentists worldwide. You can visit is Web site atwww.gregnotestine.com

Saturn President Returns to Alma Mater

WSU graduate Annette Clayton (’86 B.S.E.G.), president of SaturnCorporation, was a featured speaker for the Contemporary Issues inHuman Resources Lecture Series, jointly sponsored by the Raj Soin

College of Business and Right Management Consultants. Her topic: “The Diver-sity Advantage: Perspective from the President’s Office.”

Clayton, who holds a bachelor’s degree in general engineering, was namedpresident of Saturn in 2001 and serves as manager for the Spring Hill,Wilmington, and Bowling Green assembly plants. She also serves on the Exter-nal Advisory Board for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.Clayton started with General Motors as a co-op student in 1983 and advancedthrough several production and engineering assignments. Before her selectionas president, she was a leader in implementing General Motor’s global manu-facturing system in North America.

Greg Notestine

Annette Clayton


A L U M N O T E S

CLASS OF 1981Gary McCullough (B.S.B.) hasbeen named senior vice president,Ross Products Division of AbbottLaboratories. Mc Cullough is join-ing Abbott from Wm. Wrigley Jr.Company, where he served assenior vice president, Americas.

CLASS OF 1982Robert J. Karl (B.A.) was recentlynamed a new partner at the Colum-bus office of Ulmer & Berne LLP.Karl is chairingthe firm’s envi-ronmental lawgroup and prac-tices in the realestate, businesslaw, and busi-ness litigationgroups. Prior tojoining Ulmer and Berne, Karl wasthe assistant Ohio attorney generalin the environmental enforcementsection. He is also a member of theAmerican, Ohio State, and Colum-bus bar association.

Gary L. LeRoy (B.S., ’88 M.D.), aphysician at Miami Valley Hospital,was recently elected as president-elect of the Ohio Academy of Fam-ily Physicians. LeRoy also receivedthe Physician of the Year awardfrom the Miami Valley Academy ofFamily Physicians.

CLASS OF 1984John C. Shoemaker (B.A.) recentlyreceived a special act award as wellas a unit citation in his position asSystem Administrator at DOD.

CLASS OF 1985Elisabeth Righter (B.S., ’89 M.D.)is the associate director of DaytonCommunity Family PhysiciansResidency at Alliance Physicians,Inc. In addition, Righter serves asvice-president Ohio Academy ofFamily Physicians for 2003–2004and editor of Journal of Phi RhoSigma Medical Society.

Brittany Brand

CLASS OF 1986Vanessa K. Jensen (Psy.D.) receivedthe OPA Distinguished Service Awardreserved for the very rare memberwho has provided distinguished ser-vice to the Ohio Psychological Asso-ciation over an extended period oftime.

Tim Waggoner (B.S.Ed., ’89 M.A.) isthe author of eight current and forth-coming novels. Waggoner has pub-lished over 70 short stories in variousmagazines and anthologies, and hisarticles of writing have appeared inWriter’s Digest, Writer’s Journal, NewWriter’s Magazine, Ohio Writer,Speculations, and Teaching English inthe Two-Year College. Waggoner is anassociate professor of English andalso serves as the Englishdepartment’s coordinator of creativeactivities at Sinclair Community Col-lege.

CLASS OF 1987David Vesely (B.A.) is one of twoLatin teachers at Kettering FairmontHigh School. The Latin program at thehigh school has recently received theHildesheim Vase Award from the OhioClassical Conference, constituting theprogram as the best in the state.

CLASS OF 1988Kurt Jensen (Psy.D.) received theAward of Excellence, reserved forthose who have served their commu-nities with distinction, for his dedica-tion to Ohio’s Disaster ResponseNetwork.

Robert E. Wysong (B.S.) is a physicistfor Camden Engineering.

CLASS OF 1990Holly R. Counts (B.S.) started herprivate practice as a clinical psycholo-gist in April 2002. Counts specialtiesinclude holistic approach to mentalhealth, relationships, trauma andabuse, adolescent issues, and generalpractices.

James Purvis (B.S.B., ’97 M.B.A.)was promoted to vice president, fi-nancial reporting, at Ohio NationalFinancial Services.

Brand Receives NASA Fellowship

Brittany Brand, (’02 B.S.) a graduate student in geology atBoise State University and a geological sciences graduateof Wright State University, is conducting geologic

studies of an extinct volcano in southwestern Idaho afterreceiving a prestigious fellowship from the NASA IdahoSpace Grant Consortium. Brand received a one-year $6,000fellowship as part of a statewide program to fund researchprograms involving space, aeronautics, or other areas ofresearch interest for NASA.

Brand’s project involves studying an extinct volcano calledSinker Butte near Swan Falls Dam in southwestern Idaho. Onemillion years ago, Sinker Butte was an active “hydrovolcano”that erupted with terrific force from beneath a shallow lake.The lake eventually disappeared and the Snake River erodedthe layers of rock from the eruptions until a near-perfect cross-section was exposed. Brand is studying the rock layers in orderto document the volcano’s eruptive sequences.

Brand’s project has the potential for cosmic applications.“The Sinker Butte volcano is very similar to volcanism onMars, which may have also involved interactions with water,”said Brand, who plans to pursue a Ph.D. in volcanology. “Byusing remote sensing, it should be possible to correlate thedata we’ve collected here with similar locations on Mars.”

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Robert S. Weber (M.A., ’94 M.U.A.)is running for Hamilton City Councilthis fall.

CLASS OF 1994Mark M. Black (B.S.B.) in June willbe celebrating 10 years as a certifiedfinancial planner practitioner atSmith, Griesmeyer & Moses.

Sherylee Swartz (M.Ed., ’98 B.A.)started her own business, I Do Veils,which specializes in selling weddingveils.

CLASS OF 1995Don Green (B.S.B.) was promoted toassistant vice president of policyagency services overseeing market-ing and underwriting at BuckeyeInsurance Group, where he has beenemployed for three years.

Kurt Weddington (B.S.B.) was pro-moted to the rank of lieutenantfirefighter at the City of Carmel FireDepartment in Indiana.

CLASS OF 1996Jeff Lightner (B.S.B.), a partner inthe Roselieus Insurance Agency, isalso an Ohio Business Week Foun-dation Board member, a chair of theUnited Way Outcome Team, and aWestfield Group’s TAPP Boardmember.

Judith Sigmund (M.D.), a psychia-trist at the VA Medical Center, re-cently graduated from the UnitedTheological Seminary with her mas-ter of arts in specialized ministry,which has provided her with theeducation on the spiritual aspects ofhealth and illness. She now qualifiesfor credentialing as a certified pasto-ral counselor in addition to her cur-rent board certification in adult psy-chiatry.

CLASS OF 1997Don McCauley (M.B.A.) has beenappointed as the interim vice presi-dent of Teradata’s global servicesdivision.

CLASS OF 1998Katherine Lewis (B.S.) is in hersecond year of residency training atOhio State University Medical Center

and Children’s Hospital of Columbus.She is doing a combined residencyprogram of internal medicine andpediatrics.

CLASS OF 1999Brian Anderson (A.S.) is a full-timefirefighter/paramedic in Celina, Ohio.He is also the newest member of theelite Life flight 3 emergency helicoptercrew based out of a small airport inBluffton, Ohio. The Bluffton hangar isone of four Life Flight bases in Ohioand Michigan.

Jeffrey S. Gardner (B.S.M.E., ’01M.S.E.G.) was hired by the College ofEngineering at The Ohio State Univer-sity as an academic advisor of unde-cided engineering students.

Chris Haines (B.S.B.) was promotedto assistant vice president of technicaloperations at Buckeye InsuranceGroup where he has worked since1998.

Terri A. Mazur (B.A.) is seeking re-election as Greene County Clerk ofCourts, to serve a third term.

Anthony Plummer (B.S.) is employedwith the Cincinnati Police Departmentas a police officer in District 3.Plummer also specializes as a mentalhealth response team member.

CLASS OF 2000Keith Beard (Psy.D.) has been namedthe director of the Marshall UniversityPsychology Clinic. He was also thespecial editor for the Journal of RuralCommunity Psychology special issue:“Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, andTransgender Rural Residents.”

Ed E. Stewart, Jr. (B.A.), a navy sea-man, recently graduated from Opera-tions Specialist School at the FleetCombat Training Center Dam Neck atVirginia Beach, Va.

Heather Bishara (B.A., ’02 M.A.)works at Bowling Green State Univer-sity as a program coordinator of ma-jor events. She assists withCampusFest, coordinates FamilyWeekend and Sibs ’n Kids Weekend,advises the Homecoming StudentSteering Committee and Dance Mara-thon, which is the largest student-runphilanthropy in Ohio.

A Win-Win Situation

Workplace disputes can result in lost productivity,morale problems, and ultimately protractedlitigation—a no-win situation for the organization

and employee involved. David Livingston (’79 B.S.B.), atrained and certified federal mediator for the Department ofDefense- Office of Complaint Investigations in Dayton,works to create a scenario where both parties can be winners.For his efforts, Livingston was presented the Master Mediatoraward by his organization at theirannual conference last May.

Livingston’s role is to facilitate themediation process to help both partiesdevelop and explore solutions. Issuescan cover a broad range of topics, suchas disciplinary actions, harassment,non-selection for promotion, anddisability, to name just a few.

Livingston begins the mediation byestablishing rapport and building trustbetween himself and the disputingparties, typically a civilian employeecomplainant and a military or civilianmanager respondent. Some of the other techniques Livingstonmay use include reality checking—to bring one or both of theparties back from “pie in the sky expectations” to the realityof the situation—and reframing to restate negative commentsinto more positive and productive statements.

He says the communication and human resourcemanagement classes he took while pursing his businessadministration degree at Wright State gave him the skills tomediate most of the disputes that arise in the workplace,which are often a result of lack of communication,miscommunication, or personnel management actions.

“I see behavior transformation occurring from the onsetof the mediation when the disputants can barely look at eachother, to the point in which they are smiling, conversing, andshaking hands at the end. I know my efforts have made adifference in bringing harmony back to a broken workingrelationship.”

CLASS OF 1991Paul T. Saba(B.S.B.) wasnamed a share-holder of Finney,Stagnaro, Saba &Klusmeier, Co.,L.P.A. Saba is anaccomplishedcommercial andreal estate litigator who has prac-ticed with the firm since 1997. Sabarecently pursued conclusion tolitigation for 18 homeowner couples

in Butler County who learned afterthey purchased their new homesthat their yards were contaminatedwith lead and arsenic, among othertoxic metals.

CLASS OF 1992Shannon Manns (B.S.B.) is theowner and president of AccessStaffing, Inc., an office/accountingplacement service located inBeavercreek since 1997.

David Livingston


CLASS OF 2002Molly Farrell (B.A.) has been namedthe managing editor of the GeorgeWashington University Law Review.She is also completing her last year oflaw school.

Larina Kase (M.B.A., ’03 Psy.D.) hastaken a position to work with Dr. EdnaFoe at the University of Pennsylvaniawith the Anxiety Disorders Center. Dr.Foa is a leading national expert onanxiety.

Rochelle Ramga (M.A.) is workingtowards her Ph.D. at Auburn Univer-sity.

Michelle Rone (Psy.D.) is the incom-ing Public Education Coordinator forthe Ohio Psychological Association.She is a pediatric psychologist at TheCleveland Clinical Center for Autism/The Children’s Hospital at the Cleve-land Clinic.

Christa (Watson) Southworth (B.A.)is in the part-time law program atAmerican University. She is alsoworking full-time in the general

counsel’s office at the Department ofEnergy/National Nuclear SecurityAdministration.

David Southworth (B.A.) will finishhis master’s degree in InternationalAffairs from American University inMay 2004.

CLASS OF 2003Ashley Burris (B.A.), a coast guardreserve seaman, recently graduatedfrom the U.S. Coast Guard RecruitTraining Center in Cape May, NewJersey.

Karen E. Chamberlain (B.A.) is at-tending a seminary in New York.

Aaron P. Hartley (B.A.) is attendingIndiana University–Bloomington as alaw student.

Leanne Colonna Stricker (B.A.) is asenior staffing specialist atStaffmark.

Amy Thobe (B.A.) is attending gradu-ate school for school counseling atBowling Green State University.

Unseating Saddam

The stories that Major Mike W. Dunfee (’93 B.A.) couldtell from his 15 years as a full-time member of theUnited States Air Force and the Missouri Air National

Guard could fill a book. He’s weathered deployments toOperation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, andOperation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. But his latestdeployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom toBaghdad should warrant its own chapter. It was there thatthe former Wright State ROTC Cadet Corp Commanderstayed at one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces and sat on thevery “throne” where the ousted leader had worked his day-to-day duties.

In an article published in his local base publication, THEWAI, Dunfee is quoted as saying, “It definitely was a once ina lifetime experience. I had seen the palace on television butnever imagined that I would get the opportunity to see it inperson. We had word that Saddam was in his bedroom at thepalace and sent aircraft in to destroy the target, so when Ieventually got into Baghdad, it was really something to seethe destruction firsthand. I have some amazing stories toshare with my family. Everyone should be very proud of theyoung Americans doing their jobs over there. Very proud.”

Dunfee was in Iraq from June until September, but is stillworking contingency operations with the 157th AirOperations Group in St. Louis. As a Master Air AttackPlanner, he is responsible for scheduling missions thatsupport the contingency. Since returning to St Louis, hedeployed to Quantico Marine Base to assist in training U.S.Marines being deployed to both Haiti and Iraq.

With another deployment to some yet unknown part ofthe world eminent, no doubt Dunfee will have more storiesto tell.

Major Mike Dunfee

The Wright State campus was a beehive of excitement when over 600 highschool students from around the Miami Valley attended a special awardsprogram sponsored by the Business Professionals of America (BPA). The eventwas coordinated by the College of Education and Human Services, Raj Soin Col-lege of Business, and the Office of Admissions. Also on hand were some of theirteachers who were WSU graduates, as well as current WSU education majorswho got to see firsthand the quality of the students they’ll be teaching.

From left: Joshua Craig, WSU senior; John Stalcup (’96 M.Ed.), Stebbins HighSchool; Kristina Smith (’96 B.A.), Stebbins; Matthew Mitchell, WSU junior; Dor-othy Henry, Dayton Career Academy; Carey Leffew, WSU senior; Steve Kurtz,WSU senior; Brian Smigel, WSU senior; Paige Graves, WSU junior; Michael Rado(’72 B.S.Ed., ’75 M.Ed.) Springboro High School; Toni Dean, WSU junior; PatrickCarlisle (’01 B.S.Ed.), Miami Valley Career Technology Center; Kristy Taylor (’01B.S.Ed.), Miami Valley Career Technology Center; Valerie Doll, assistant dean,College of Education and Human Services; Greg Bernhardt, education dean.

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B y B o b N o s s

In recognition of his outstandingcontributions to Wright Statebaseball over a 30-year career,

Head Baseball Coach RonNischwitz will become coach

emeritus at the end of the2004 baseball season,according to WSU

Athletics Director Michael Cusack.The search for Nischwitz’s successoris under way.

“Ron’s influence has gone farbeyond the fine baseball program hebuilt,” Cusack said. “He has been anintegral part of our entire athleticprogram for many years. His name inthe community has always beenassociated with nothing but class andhe has been a role model for genera-tions of Raider athletes.”

At the conclusion of the seasonNischwitz’s number 29 will becomeonly the second Raider baseballnumber to be retired, joining formerAll American and current Kansas

Nischwitz Named Coach Emeritus

now a two-time second team honoreeafter going 20-20 at No. 3 singles and2-3 in Horizon League Play. He hasbeen the Raider leader in wins allseason and has been consistent at theNo. 3 spot.

City Royals pitcher Brian Anderson,whose number was the first to beretired.

Coming into the current season,Nischwitz had collected 845 wins,four regular-season conference titles,two conference tournament champi-onships, a runner-up finish in theNCAA Division II College WorldSeries, and a trip to the NCAADivision I Regionals. He received the1987 NCAA Division II DistrictCoach of the Year Award.

Along with an impressive numberof credits, Nischwitz has presidedover the baseball program’s evolu-tion. In his first season, he securedWright State’s first winning season inits five years of varsity competitionand a trip to the NCAA Division IITournament in 1975. The followingthree seasons, the Raiders returned totournament play and claimed secondplace in the 1976 NCAA Division IIMideast Regional.

Men’s and Women’s TennisThe Wright State women’s tennis

team concluded the season on awinning note with a win over Wis-consin-Green Bay, 4-1, for fifth placeduring the Horizon League Champi-onships. The Raiders finished theseason 7-21 with a 5-4 record overHorizon League teams and wins infive of the last seven matches.

On the men’s side, Wright State’sScott Hayden and Kevin Teufel werenamed to the Men’s Tennis HorizonLeague second team. Hayden, ajunior from Wilmington, Ohio, is

Horizon LeagueGolf Champions

For the second straight year, Butlerand Wright State played to a 54-holetie. But this year, all five WSU playerswent back on the course to win theplayoff 20 to 21 after the first hole.The tournament title is the fifth forRaiders in the Horizon League with

the others coming in 1996, 1997,2000, and 2003. Wright State willnow wait for the NCAA selectioncommittee to decide where theRaiders go with its automatic berth inMay.

Named to the All League wasMarty Miller and Brandon Knutson,who also named Newcomer of theYear.

Other Spring SportsWant to know how track, crosscountry, baseball, and softball arefaring this spring? Go to:http://www.wsuraiders.com/


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Three Raiders and Biancardi Honorednamed to that year’s All-NewcomerTeam.

Since WSU started playing in aconference in 1992, the Raiders haveplaced 13 players on first teams, sixon second teams, and nine on all-newcomer teams.

Biancardi, a native of Boston,posted a 14-14 overall record whilegoing 10-6 in Horizon League play,leading the Raiders to a fourth-placetie in 2004. He is the former assistantcoach at The Ohio State Universityunder Jim O’Brien

WSU men’s basketballseason ended with first-year Raider head coach

Paul Biancardi being voted Coach ofthe Year, the first Raider men’sbasketball coach to receive the honor.Seniors Seth Doliboa and VernardHollins were named to the All-Horizon League first and secondteams respectively, and freshmanDaShaun Wood was selected to theleague’s All-Newcomer Team.

Doliboa, a first-team selection lastyear, averaged 15.0 points and 7.4rebounds. The Springboro native wasalso honored as a second-teamrecipient in 2002 as well as being

Swimming SweepsHorizon League

The Wright State swimmingand diving teams completedtheir season with Horizon

League championships for both themen and the women. Head coachMatt Liddy was named both HorizonLeague Men andWomen’s Coach ofthe Year, givinghim 11 such awardsin his 15 years asthe Raider coach.Jackie Dexter wasnamed HorizonLeague Women’sSwimming andDiving Athlete ofthe Year.

The Raider women clinched thetitle by setting a new league record inthe final event, the 400 free relay,beating Wisconsin-Green Bay by .72of a second. Senior Julie Coghlanwas named Female Swimmer of theMeet. The WSU women now havewon nine league championshipsoverall, six in the Horizon League,and became the third women’s squadto win three consecutive titles in theleague.

The men easily won their champi-onships, their sixth overall title, andfive in the Horizon League. Sopho-more Elvis Cirikovic set a new meetrecord and became a NCAA provi-sional candidate with his win in the100-yard freestyle. It was Cirikovic’ssecond title of the championshipalong with the 50-yard freestyle title.Sophomore Rafael Candido wasnamed the Men’s Newcomer of theYear. The men’s 400-yard freestylerelay team of Elvis Cirikovic, JohnMatzen, Alex Dolgov, and DejanAntolic also won a league title.

Six Inducted into WSUHall of Fame

WSU’s athletics departmentinducted six former student-athletesinto the Al and Mary SchwarzAthletic Hall of Fame.

Mike Mathile (1988–90, baseball)played professionally in the MontrealExpos and Cincinnati Reds organiza-tions.

Mark Myton (1980–84, men’ssoccer) is the school’s first All-American for soccer.

Chris Hawker (1987–91, women’ssoccer/softball). She was the teamMVP in 1990 in soccer and recipientof the squad’s Raider Award in 1989and 1990.

Rick Hayhow (1984–88, men’sswimming) earned 12 All-Americanhonors, second most in schoolhistory.

Tim O’Neal (1975–79, golf) is thefirst WSU athlete to compete in anDivision I national tournament.

Mark Woods (1989–93, men’sbasketball) is the school’s 16th all-time scorer and all-time steals andassists leader.

There are now 48 members in theWSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Paul Biancardi

I chose Wright State not only because it has a greatathletics program, but also because academics arefirst priority here.

I’ve played baseball since I was four years old. And while Isometimes dreamed of playing professional ball, I knewthat a solid education was the key to my futuresuccess. At WSU I’ve been able to challenge myselfboth physically and intellectually. The skills andexperience I’ve gained in my courses helped meto land a great internship and a job upongraduation at one of the nation’s top fouraccounting firms.

I think it’s the faculty and coaches that make thedifference. They really understand what itmeans to be a student-athlete. In fact, WSUhas been recognized by USA Today and theNCAA as having one of the higheststudent-athlete graduation rates abovethe student-body average.

I wouldn’t have been able to takeadvantage of the excellent opportunitiesI’ve had without the scholarships Ireceived. I hope you’ll make a gift thisyear to the Annual Fund and helpprovide other students anopportunity to succeed.

Kofi GyimahFour-Year Athletic ScholarshipRecipient

Bolinga Black Cultural ResourceCenter Scholar

Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame Moses Fleetwood WalkerMemorial Award Recipient

Black Issues in Higher Education Arthur Ashe, Jr.Sports-Scholar Award Recipient

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