WINTER 2000 VOLUME 5 NO. 2...2 Community WINTER 2000 U NIVERSITY N EWS Martin Named Nursing Dean P atricia A. Martin, Ph.D., was named dean of the Wright State University-Miami Valley

The Magazine of Wright State University

WINTER 2000 VOLUME 5 NO. 2

Ceremony and Ritual:The Art of Bing Davis Comes to WSU

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

The family of Ervin J. Nutter

held a public memorial service

on January 15 in the main arena of theErvin J. Nutter Center. A noted business-man, philanthropist, and past chair of theWSU Board of Trustees, Mr. Nutterpassed away on January 5 at the age of 85.

Mr. Nutter’s $1.5 million donation inthe 1980s was instrumental in the buildingof the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the WSU

Ervin J. Nuttercampus. The Nutter Center has beenranked as one of the top 10 entertainmentvenues in the country since opening in1990, and it has been credited with theeconomic development and growth of theBeavercreek and Fairborn areas.

An active participant and supporter ofInventing Flight, Mr. Nutter was also along-term member of the NationalAviation Hall of Fame and a strongsupporter of the 2003 Committee.

Both Ervin J. Nutter and his wife, ZoeDell Nutter, have received recognitionand awards during the past 20 years thatacknowledge the impact their philan-thropic gifts have had throughout theMiami Valley, across America, andaround the world.

Guest speakers at the memorial serviceincluded Dr. Goldenberg; Sam Grice,former vice president of ElanoCorporation;Wayne Morse, president ofthe National Aviation Hall of Fame; Gen.Lawrence Skantze; State RepresentativeSteve Austria; Senator George Voinovich;Anthony Whitmore; Senator MikeDeWine; State Senator Merle Kearns; andDr. Kenny Mahanes, vice president ofPalm Beach Atlantic College.

President KimGoldenbergaddresses thefamily and friendsof Ervin J. Nutterat a memorialservice held at theNutter Center onJanuary 15.

1915–2000

GREETINGS,

Over 30 years ago, area residentsunderstood that a public university in thearea would benefit the lives of everyone.The result was a grass roots fund drivethat created Wright State University.

Today, community partnerships remaina vital component of the Wright Statemission. The following pages contain justa few examples of how Wright State andthe community work together to benefitstudents and citizens in the Miami Valleyand beyond: WSU’s Pre-College Program,which offers enrichment programs forarea youth; the adolescent violenceprevention program PACT, first imple-mented in Dayton schools and now up and

running in 19 states; the Women’s StudiesProgram, whose interns are working tobring about social change; and alumnaPhyllis Brzozowska, who leads aninternationally renowned dance companybased in her hometown of Dayton. Thecontributions of our outstanding alumniaward recipients also enrich the commu-nity in numerous ways.

We are privileged to have Bing Davisserve as the first visiting scholar in ourAfrican and African American StudiesProgram. An internationally acclaimedartist who is also a Dayton native, Bingwill bring the richness and vibrancy ofAfrican culture and art to his students as

they work alongsidehim in his campusstudio.

On a sad note, welost two close friendsthis year—Ervin J.Nutter and WickWright. They will begreatly missed—especially by theWright Statecommunity which has benefited so greatlyfrom their belief in a university dedicatedto improving the quality of life for all.

President, Wright State University

The Magazine of Wright State University

16 MEDICAL STUDENT FOR A DAY

More than a hundred people from all walks of life attended the WSUSchool of Medicine’s Mini-Med Lab and Lecture Series last fall, sitting inthe same lecture hall as medical students and listening to the same facultymembers who teach the art and science of medicine.

Managing EditorDenise Thomas-Hoskins,Associate Director of Publications,Office of Communications andMarketing

EditorConnie Steele,Office of Communications andMarketing

Photo EditorStephanie James Ely,Office of Communications andMarketing

DesignTheresa Almond,Office of Communications andMarketing

PhotographyScott Kissell, Scott Scholtens,Center for Teaching and Learning,Media Services; Stephanie JamesEly, Communications and Marketing

AlumNotesLibby Stephens, Office ofCommunications and Marketing

Contributing WritersJohn Bennett, Stephanie Irwin,Stephanie James Ely, Bob Noss,Connie Steele, Libby Stephens,Robin Suits, Denise Thomas-Hoskins, Matt Zircher, PatriciaMcNulty Zeller

CoverPhotography by Scott Kissell

Community is published three timesa year by the Office ofCommunications and Marketing,Division of UniversityAdvancement, with the support ofthe WSU Alumni Association.Distribution is to Wright Statealumni, faculty, staff, and friends ofthe university. Submit information,comments, and letters to Communityeditor, Office of Communicationsand Marketing, Wright StateUniversity, Dayton OH 45435-0001or [email protected]

Winter 2000 VOLUME V NO. 2

D E P A R T M E N T S

F E A T U R E S

C O V E R . S T O R Y

12 CEREMONY AND RITUAL: THE ART OF BING DAVIS

Wright State welcomes its first visiting scholar in WSU’s African and AfricanAmerican Studies Program—Dayton native and internationally renowned artist,Willis “Bing” Davis.

2 UNIVERSITY NEWS

18 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS

22 SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF DANCEPhyllis Brzozowska (84 B.A.) is Dayton’s senior arts administrator, a careerthat includes founding the successful ethnic performing arts organizationCITYFOLK and now as executive director of a national treasure—theDayton Contemporary Dance Company.

24 DEVELOPMENT NEWS

25 ALUMNOTES

30 ATHLETICS

6 STOPPING THE VIOLENCE

The School of Professional Psychology’s Positive Adolescent ChoicesTraining (PACT) is a national model for training youth counselors, teachers,and other professionals to equip at-risk youth with the skills to resolve conflict.

9 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: DAVID PETREMAN

David Petreman, associate professor of Spanish, is also an award-winningpoet. Many of his poems have sprung from his love of the Chilean people andculture and his concern for the human rights atrocities committed by formerdictator Augusto Pinochet.

10 GIVING A VOICE TO WOMEN

Instituted in 1996, WSU’s Women’s Studies Program is about reclaiming andvalidating women’s experience and contributions in all fields of study—supporting the idea that “the rising of women means the rising of us all.”

14 NOT JUST ANOTHER SUMMER CAMP

Each summer WSU buzzes with the energy of pint-size pre-college studentswho learn everything from clowning to chemistry to computers.

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

Martin NamedNursing Dean

Patricia A. Martin, Ph.D., wasnamed dean of the Wright StateUniversity-Miami Valley College

of Nursing and Health, effective January 1.Martin had served as interim dean since lastOctober.

Martin is a member of the Ohio NursesAssociation, a constituent state member ofthe American Nurses Association, andpresident of District 10 of the Ohio NursesAssociation. She has authored more than100 articles and presentations on issues instatistics, research, and nursing administra-tion, and on her own research about pre-term infants. She serves on numerousprofessional, community, and academiccommittees locally and nationally.

Previously, Martinserved as associateprofessor and director ofnursing research atWright State and asnurse researcher atMiami Valley Hospitalin Dayton. She firstjoined the WSU facultyin 1984, and has held

visiting and clinical positions at theUniversity of Wisconsin and the Universityof Cincinnati, where she earned her B.S.N.degree in nursing. Martin joined WSU fulltime in 1992. She earned her master’sdegree in nursing from Wright State and herPh.D. from Case Western ReserveUniversity.

President RecognizesStaff Excellence

Last October, President KimGoldenberg presented thePresident’s Award for Excellence

to the the following:

President’s Award for Excellence inHuman Relations—UnclassifiedWillie Boyd

Associate Director of Financial Aid

President’s Award for Excellence inHuman Relations—ClassifiedNetty Yount

Senior Secretary, Department ofPsychology

President’s Award for Excellence inService—UnclassifiedJoyce Howes

Assistant Dean, College of Science andMathematics

President’s Award for Excellence inService—ClassifiedScott Kissell

University Photographer, Center forTeaching and Learning

President’s Award for Excellence inInnovation—UnclassifiedGiorgio McBeath

Assistant Dean, College of Engineeringand Computer ScienceDirector, Wright STEPP Program

President’s Award for OutstandingCollaborative UnitCreating Laboratory Access for

Science Students (C.L.A.S.S.)

President’s Award for Outstanding UnitWomen’s Studies Program

Faculty HighlightsHerbert A. Colle,

Ph.D., has beenawarded the 1999 PaulM. Fitts EducationAward from the HumanFactors and ErgonomicsSociety for exceptionalcontributions to theeducation of human

factors and ergonomic specialists. Anassociate professor of psychology in theCollege of Science and Mathematics and avisiting scientist at the Air Force ResearchLaboratory, Wright-Patterson Air ForceBase, Colle was honored at the society’snational meeting in Houston.

Jerald Kay, M.D.,professor and chair ofthe Department ofPsychiatry in WSU’sSchool of Medicine, willpreside over a new statemental health commis-sion formed to evaluatethe status of mentalhealth care in Ohio andgive the state’s Department of MentalHealth recommendations for improvements.

Herbert A. Colle

Patricia Martin

“Wick” Wright

Jerald Kay

Library Loses FriendG. Wilkinson Wright, 77, great-nephew

of Orville and Wilbur Wright and longtimefriend of Wright State, died December 9 inhis home in Miamisburg.

“Wick” Wright served as a spokesper-son for his famous family and as anambassador for Dayton’s rich aviationhistory. He received an honorary doctorateof humane letters from Wright State lastJune for his work asfounder and pastpresident of the WSUFriends of the Libraries,and for his instrumentalrole in the selection ofthe university as thehome of the WrightBrothers Collection.

Memorial contribu-tions can be made to the WSU Friends ofthe Libraries, National Aviation Hall ofFame, Carillon Historical Park, AviationTrail, Inc., Wright B. Flyer, or DaytonEngineers Club.

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WSU Researchers Study the Seven-Year Itch

Lawrence Kurdek, Ph.D., professorin the Department of Psychology,was published last

September in the Journal ofDevelopmental Psychologyfor his longitudinal study on“The Nature and Predictorsof the Trajectory of Change inMarital Quality for Husbandsand Wives over the First 10 Yearsof Marriage: Predicting the Seven-YearItch.” Featured in the September 27, 1999,issue of Time magazine, the study shows

couples’ perception of their marriagesdecline over the first four years, then plateau,then decline again in years 8–10— a trend

that couples report is due to the stress ofchild-rearing. Kurdek hopes that

the study will be beneficial inhelping couples understandthe difficulties of marriage.“Knowing the pattern ofmarriage relationships might

help couples stay together, ifthey can come up with positive

ways to cope with it,” he said.

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Wright State StudentsReceive Free Software

Students at Wright State Universitybegan receiving computer softwarevalued at more than $1,000 free of

charge last October.Wright State and the 12 other members of

the Inter-University Council of Ohio (IUC),an association of Ohio’s 13 public universi-ties and two standalone medical schools,have signed a new licensing agreement withMicrosoft Corporation. The three-yearEducation Select and Enterprise EnrollmentAgreement allows Wright State and IUCmember schools to provide students with themost popular Microsoft products at a costdetermined by the university. Wright Stateopted to offer the software to its students freeof charge, allowing them to check outMicrosoft Office Professional for Windowsand Macintosh from the university library,for use on their home computers. Othersoftware, including Windows operatingsystem upgrades, Front Page Web develop-ment software, and the Visual Studio Procomputer language suite are also available.

Model UN TeamMembers Ranked

Outstanding

This year’s Model UN team fromthe Department of PoliticalScience received one of two

“Outstanding Delegation” awards at theregional conference hosted by Wright Stateand Sinclair Community College lastmonth. Robert Patterson of the Food andAgriculture Organization was the keynotespeaker and Congressman Tony Hall alsovisited the delegations.

Twelve universities and colleges fromOhio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and WestVirginia sent teams to compete, withTaylor University also receiving anoutstanding rating.

In the simulation, WSU’s teamrepresented 11 countries in four commit-tees of the UN. The WSU studentdelegation will attend the National ModelUN Conference, April 17–22, in New YorkCity, where they will represent the FederalRepublic of Germany.

Computer SecurityCourse Is National Model

Like a fence around a communityof houses without doors,computer security in the United

States is woefully inadequate. Rather thanteaching future computer scientists to buildbetter fences, Wright State’s new course inInternet security focuses on constructingsecure systems from the ground up.

Funded by a National Science Founda-tion (NSF) grant, Wright State beganoffering a course called “Internet Security”winter quarter. This course provides alearning model for use by universitiesnationwide. With additional funds from theDepartment of Computer Science andEngineering, the two-year, $69,000 NSFgrant provides for the development of acourse Web site and lecture materials to beshared with other universities. Informationabout the course can be found on the WorldWide Web at http://www.cs.wright.edu/~pmateti/Courses/499.html

Chemistry Professor Dies

Prem P. Batra, professor ofbiochemistry and molecularbiology, died February 20.

He was 63.A Wright State employee since 1965,

Batra directed the Science ApprenticeshipProgram, a highly effective pre-collegeprogram designed to encourage minority

and disadvantaged highschool students to studyscience.

The family of PremBatra requests donationsmay be made to theAmerican DiabetesAssociation or to thePrem Batra ScholarshipFund established in the

Wright State University Foundation. Thescholarship is for graduates of the ScienceApprenticeship Program who attend WrightState University.

Prem Batra

Wright State ROTCRecognized

Maj. Gen. Stewart W. Wallace,commanding general of U.S.Army Cadet Command,

recently recognized Wright State Univer-sity Army ROTC for outstanding perfor-mance. Only four of the 92 schools withinthe Second Army ROTC Region receivedthe prestigious Commanding General’sAward for Training Excellence. The awardwas presented at the Second RegionCommander’s Conference held lastNovember in Nashville. Lt. Col. Ronald E.Fry, department head, accepted the award.

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Researcher TacklingCrippling Disease

Thanks in part to a new techniquedeveloped by WSU researcherThomas Hangartner, the first drug

designed to treat the progression ofosteoarthritis, rather than just the symptomsof the disease, is undergoing Phase 3 clinicaltrials around the world.

Hangartner is the director of WSU’s andMiami Valley Hospital’sBioMedical ImagingLaboratory and aprofessor of biomedicalengineering, medicine,and physics. He designeda device that determineswhether the x-rayequipment used in thetrial can make the criticalmeasurements necessary to test the drugbeing developed by Procter & GamblePharmaceuticals of Cincinnati (P&GP).Hangartner’s device will be used to calibrateand certify the radiological equipment usedin the clincial trials conducted at a dozensites in the U.S. and Canada, and anotherdozen sites in Europe. Hangartner will alsotrain all the technologists in North Americain the special radiologic procedure.

Thomas Hangartner


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WSU Research AwardHighlights

SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS—A$42,683 grant from the Ohio Board ofRegents will provide professional develop-ment to physical science and mathematicsteachers at the elementary and middleschool levels. The initiative will assistteachers in understanding state and nationalscience and math education standards andimplementing them in the classroom.

INCREASING MINORITIES IN IT—Asmall group of WSU professors is leading anational cyber-discussion on how to getmore African Americans, Hispanics, andNative Americans to enter informationtechnology careers. Oscar Garcia, chair,received a $150,000 grant from theNational Science Foundation to beginfinding ways to get more minorities intocomputer technical jobs.

HOW HUMANS COMMUNICATE—A$2.5 million grant from the NationalScience Foundation will study the wayhumans use gestures, gazes, and speech tocommunicate. The total cost of the projectwill be $3.5 million; the remaining cost ofthe project will be supported by funds fromthe Ohio Board of Regents Action Fund,Wright State, and Silicon Graphics Inc. Theresearch will be conducted by a team ofnine researchers from several universitiesaround the world and will be led byAssociate Professor Francis Quek from theDepartment of Engineering and ComputerScience.

IMPROVING TEACHING—The U.S.Department of Education awarded WrightState a $149,926 grant to provide profes-sional development for physical scienceteachers who are educating low-income orminority students in middle schools.

MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENT— A$38,485 grant from the Ohio EnvironmentalEducation Fund was awarded to WrightState for the Southern Ohio GLOBEEnvironmental Science EducationInitiative. WSU students will use scientificprotocols to monitor local atmospheric,climatic, land cover, hydrologic, and soilcondition and post data into a globaldatabase via linked Internet Web sites.

Raider Rumble—Quad Rugby teamsfrom across the U.S. and Canada came

to WSU in December to compete in thisfast-paced, hard-hitting brand of soccerdesigned for persons with quadriplegia.

A Night With Martin Luther King,Jr.—a one-man play held inconjunction with activities surround-ing Black History Month in February.

Powwow—featuringMany Voices Singers

and Dance Group waspart of the university’s

observance of NativeAmerican Month in

October. Mame Burns, Dayton Daily News

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Upset of theSeason—fansrushed the floorto congratulatethe Raidersfollowing theirupset win overnationally rankedMichigan State,53-49, onDec. 30.

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Ohio’s Cities: Past, Present, Future

Goldenberg Meets With Dignitaries

A year-long study directed byWright State University’s Centerfor Urban and Public Affairs

(CUPA) was introduced February 10 at theOhio Urban University Program’s (UUP)fifth annual public policy forum, “Ohio’sCities in the Next Century,” in Columbus.

The study, “The State of Ohio’s Re-gions,” directed by Jack Dustin, Ph.D.,director of WSU’s CUPA and chair of theDepartment of Urban and Affairs andGeography, covered topics such as demo-graphic change, governance and governmentfinance, transportation, housing and land use,economics, education, health, and environ-ment. UUP researchers provided Governor

PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR ERNESTO

M. MACEDA met with WSU PresidentKim Goldenberg and other area officials onFebruary 12 to discuss the current politicalclimate of the Philippines and the opportu-nities and obstacles for trade with MiamiValley businesses.

A graduate of Harvard Law School,Maceda lived in political exile in New YorkCity from August 1978 to December 1985.He is the recipient of more than 50 nationaland international awards.

In his first 150 days as ambassador,Maceda has visited nearly 20 states,meeting with local business and govern-ment leaders to encourage greater global-ization and competitiveness for thePhilippines.

Joining Goldenberg and Maceda in thetalks were Congressman Dave Hobson;State Senator Merle Kearns; State Repre-sentative Steve Austria; and the mayors ofFairborn, Beavercreek, and Xenia.

UNDERSECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

CAROL A. DIBATTISTE was the guest ofWright State President Kim Goldenberg ata meeting last month with local communityand business leaders sponsored by theMiami Valley Economic DevelopmentCoalition. Interim Assistant Vice Presidentfor Public Affairs Robert Hickey andSchool of Graduate Studies Dean JayThomas joined the president at the meeting,

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Bob Taft’s Urban Revitalization Task Forcewith their data analysis of trends in Ohio’s16 largest cities at the February meeting.

“This study of how Ohio’s urbanregions have changed over the 20th centuryis a unique effort to learn from the past,assess the present, and plan for the future,”said Dustin. “Our research offers pragmaticideas for addressing the issues of demo-graphics, employment, education, land use,and environment. Next fall, our UUP forumwill present our findings on crime, health,transportation, and governance.”

The study, “The State of Ohio’sRegions,” can be found at http://urban.csuohio.edu/~uup/uup-evnt2.html

Jocelyn Elders Speaksat Black Religion

Conference

Former U.S. Surgeon General M.Jocelyn Elders was the keynotespeaker at this year’s annual

National Conference on the Future Shapeof Black Religion, which was recentlyawarded a $12,000 grant from the OhioHumanities Council (OHC). This year’sconference theme was “New Wineskin orOld Sackcloth? Challenges and Promisesfor Black Religion, Life, and Culture in aNew Century.”

Held March 17 and 18 on both theWright State campus and at Mt. EnonBaptist Church, the conference included apanel discussion Friday morning featuringHenry W. Foster, M.D., a former nomineefor U.S. surgeon general who is currentlydean of the School of Medicine and vicepresident of health services at MeharryMedical College in Nashville. A presenta-tion Friday evening featured Peter J. Paris,Ph.D., president of the Society of BlackReligion and the Elmer G. HomrighausenProfessor of Christian Social Ethics atPrinceton Theological Seminary.

The Department of Religion and theCollege of Liberal Arts sponsored theconference, with additional support from theOhio Humanities Council, a state affiliate ofthe National Endowment for the Humani-ties.

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February 17. WSU’s research collaborationswith the Air Force, as well as those of the AirForce Institute of Technology and theDayton Area Graduate Studies Institute, werepresented to DiBattiste.

“During her visit to Dayton, theundersecretary concentrated on meetingswith Wright-Patterson officials, as well asother community leaders who have beeninvolved with funding the various Air Forceefforts,” said Hickey, who joined WrightState’s staff four months ago. “Discussionfocused on the Air Force budget forpersonnel and research.”

From left: WSU President Kim Goldenberg; Philippines Ambassador Ernesto Maceda; CongressmanDave Hobson; and State Representative Steve Austria.


F E A T U R E S T O R Y

When children learn how…to express their angry feelings without

losing control or hurting other people, they have mastered skills

that enhance their lives and the life of the community… . Students

want to know about violence prevention. Many of them have never

had the chance to talk to anyone about fighting, violence, or death.

When the subject is violence, sleepy and indifferent young people

snap to attention.

—Deborah Prothrow-Stith,Deadly Consequences

Seventeen-year-old Shawndista Caldwell, a junior at Meadowdale HighSchool, is living proof that these words are true. Four years ago, as a seventh-grader at Roth Leadership Academy, Shawndista was angry at the world. She

projected a hostile—almost violent—attitude toward just about everyone around her.Despite the fact that her grades were good, Shawndista seemed to be headed fortrouble.

But Shawndista Caldwell was one of the lucky ones. Recognizing both her prob-lems and her potential, Shawndista’s teachers at Roth referred her to Positive Adoles-cent Choices Training (PACT)—a school based program designed by two facultymembers in Wright State University’s Center for Child and Adolescent Prevention.

“Before I got into PACT,” Caldwell recalls, “I spent a lot of time in the office. Iguess I was sort of a troublemaker. But PACT helped me learn why I was angry, andhow I could cope with my anger in a better way.”

Making a PACT for LifeBased in the School of Professional Psychology’s Ellis Insitute, PACT is the

brainchild of Rodney Hammond, Ph.D., former WSU associate professor of psychol-ogy and current director of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention in Atlanta, and Betty Yung, Ph.D., associate professor and director of theWright State center.

Started in 1989, PACT has achieved a national reputation for excellence and hasbeen called “one of the foremost violence prevention programs in the nation” by theOhio Commission of Minority Health.

Janeece Warfield, Psy.D., assistant professor at the WSU School of ProfessionalPsychology, serves as coordinator of the PACT program. “The PACT program,”Warfield points out, “is currently intended for elementary or middle-school children.Our specific purpose is to reduce the risk that youngsters will become victims orperpetrators of violence. We hope to accomplish this by addressing the problem ofexpressive violence that comes from a loss of emotional control. Although weoriginally designed the program for sensitivity to the needs of African Americanchildren, the PACT techniques are appropriate for many other groups.”

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Shawndista with the grandmother who raised her,Ernestine Martin, also a strong advocate of PACT.“Being in the program not only improved ourhome life and relationship, I also learned how Icould support Shawndista’s efforts to improve,”she says.

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Who Gets to Be Part of PACT?It’s up to the teachers, counselors, or principals of the school where PACT is

offered to select students who appear to be at high risk for falling into (or fallingvictim to) violent behavior. Teachers and others evaluate students according tothese criteria:

■ how they relate to their peers

■ what behavior problems they have demonstrated

■ the level of aggression they display

■ any history of committing violence, being a victim of violence, or beingexposed to violence.

“At Roth,” says Fay Day, principal of Roth Leadership Academy, “we havehad up to 75 students in the program a semester. Two days a week, they wereexcused from an elective class—like art, music, or health, for example—so theycould attend the PACT program. The sessions were small—no more than 10students at a time—with two rooms dedicated to the program: one for the partici-pants and the other for those who wanted to observe the sessions through a one-way mirror.”

How Does the PACT Program Work?Each group is led by a professional who has been specially trained to use the

PACT model. At Roth, the leaders were graduate students from the WSU Schoolof Professional Psychology. The focus of PACT is on learning three skills thatwill help kids resolve conflict without violence:■ “Givin’ It”—Learning appropriate, nondestructive ways to express anger,

criticism, or displeasure.

■ “Takin’ It”—Learning how to receive negative feedback, how to reactappropriately to the criticism or anger of others.

■ “Workin’ It Out”—Learning how to work the problem out throughnegotiation; achieving resolution through compromise.

Most students who have been through the program say the second skill—“Takin’ It”—is the most difficult to learn—but also the most useful. To accom-plish their goals, group leaders may begin with a videotape that features role-playing situations that vividly illustrate how successful these skills can be inhelping angry kids defuse potentially violent situations.

Student Studies School ViolenceSchool of Professional Psychology

student Scott Kidd recently completed an

extensive analysis and built a profile of

school shooting offenders: Caucasian

male teens who have been ostracized

from their high school peers and have a

preoccupation with death fit the profile he

has created. They may be high achievers

with above-average intelligence who

typically make threats or give warnings

before committing their crimes.

His research focuses on shootings in

rural areas with a population of 50,000,

including Jonesboro, Arkansas; Spring-

field, Oregon; Paducah, Kentucky; Pearl,

Mississippi; and Moses Lake, Washing-

ton.

“There is a trend in my data that shows

the offenders were isolated from peers—

they weren’t involved in school activities,

were often teased, and didn’t have many

friends,” he said. “Three of the six offend-

ers I am studying had been rejected by

their girlfriends close to the time of the

shootings. Several were above-average

students, and one had an IQ level of 116

and was on the honor roll.”

Only one of Kidd’s subjects showed an

involvement with bomb making prior to the

crime. His data does not show that family

members had criminal records. Only half

came from broken families.

Kidd presented his findings at the

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

annual meeting in Orlando in March.

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How Do You Measure Success?There’s no guarantee, of course, that

participating in a PACT program willturn a child’s life around. PACT doesn’tpromise miracles. But it does promise topresent choices—choices kids maynever have known existed—choices thatgive kids options—choices that reallywork.

“We do try to evaluate the program’seffectiveness,” Yung says. “We look atschool records to see if the kids arefighting less and getting fewer repri-mands than they did before they gotinvolved in PACT. We also track our‘graduates’ through the juvenile courtsystem. The results are encouraging:PACT students are only half as likely asa comparison group of peers to fight atschool or to be arrested for a violentcrime.”

Success or failure isn’t alwaysimmediately apparent. Roth principalFay Day believes the PACT program“presents a wonderful opportunity toteach students coping skills. It plantsseeds. Sometimes we don’t see theresults for a couple of years or more. Butit’s worth the wait to see how these kidshave developed.”

Kids like Shawndista Caldwell, forinstance. Today, Shawndista’s life looksvery different from her life as a seventh-grader at Roth. Today, she has a plan.She has recently entered the ROTCprogram at Meadowdale High School,with the goal of not just going to college,but also to law school—and then on toJudge Advocate General (JAG)School—which will prepare her for alegal career in the military. And there’smore good news: Shawndista has beeninvited to be a member of the newlyformed Peer Mediator Group atMeadowdale, where she will help otherstudents learn to prevent violence. CanPACT make a difference in a youngperson’s life? Shawndista Caldwellcertainly thinks so.

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Nationally Recognized PACT Program Now in 19 States

Originally started as a means of teaching violence prevention to at-riskAfrican-American youngsters in a Dayton inner-city school, PACT (PositiveAdolescent Choices Training) now encompasses all racial and ethnicgroups at every economic level and is up and running in 19 states.

Professionals from as far away as Oregon, Arizona, Louisiana, Florida,and Wisconsin have been trained at WSU’s Violence Prevention TrainingInstitute (VPTI) to put the PACT program in place in their local schools.

“We’ve concentrated on training in states where the homicide rateexceeds the national average,” says Betty Yung, Ph.D., director of the WSUCenter for Child and Adolescent Violence. “We train facilitators to help kidsfrom 10 to 18 in three areas:

• understanding their feelings of anger and knowing what to do withthose feelings;

• dealing with someone who’s angry at them; and• negotiating and reaching a compromise.”

The VPTI training also focuses on group behavior management andparent training as ways to prepare professionals to deal with at-risk youth.

Yung points out that the locally developed PACT program has achievednational recognition based on the outstanding quality of its training materi-als and the fact that PACT is one of the few violence prevention programsin the country that has tracked long-term behavioral outcomes.

In 1995, PACT was one of only four national programs reviewed andendorsed as a promising initiative for addressing school violence by theGeneral Accounting Office. PACT has also been recommended in programreviews by the U.S. Department of Education and the Bureau of Maternaland Child Health. In addition, PACT was one of 10 (out of 87 programsreviewed) that received an “A” rating in an independent national review byDrug Strategies, Inc.

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TRAVELINGPARDON THE TRAITORS

When in winter

the first chestnuts were being eaten

and the rain

was like a young girl sliding

between window panes,

you looked over your children

one by one and face to face,

and divining their dreams,

or your dreams, you said

with secret hope: doctor,

engineer, housewife, farmer,

tree, ear of grain, poet.

Mother: we have betrayed you.

We are the most illustrious vagabonds

on earth.

Marino Muñoz Lagos(Translated by David A. Petreman)

SURROGATE

I enter a room

Untouched in eleven years.

Single linens stretched tight,

Blankets layered

Against the length

Of more Santiago winters

Than they counted

To be without him.

On the chair

Smooth kangaroo skin

Unworn by the back

Of a young man

Pressing to read

In the first light

Of Andean dawns.

Closets full of hangers,

One robe waiting

To bring him home.

As for the first time

I sit, draw down the sheets,

Turn them slowly

Like the first page

Of a sacred book.

They say I am the shadow

Of Juan Francisco,

I have purified their home,

Brought back life.

On winter nights

I give in to chilled air,

Wrap myself in his blankets,

Breathe deeply,

Watch my breath disappear

Like an exiled son.

THE PATIO

It is

So narrow

It fills

With palta

Leaves

Overnight,

Rarely

Holds

A thin

Strip

Of sun.

She comes

Then, black

Shift, broom,

Can of water,

To care

For three

Plants,

For herself,

Her husband

And son

Who was

Swept away

During the

First days.

She knows

Tomorrow

May bring

Another

Month of

No light,

That her

Plants dig

Deeper

Into earth,

And cannot

Blossom.

EYE FOR AN EYE

For Ellen Catherine

I keep trying to see the tricycle,

its color, if I ever fell

as I sat looking up at her

long legs, her dark hair, her quick

movements, the energy. I was three

when red roses climbed the chimney stone,

too young to know the smell

weighs as much as the vision.

I was nothing but eyes

seeing her every step,

as I pumped my legs in pursuit of her

to feel the comfort of her presence.

I couldn’t have known

what I felt for my young mother

whose beauty must have taken

my father suddenly down,

whose face from then

is all but gone in her old age

except the sparks of blue

that still turn my head her way.

Had I the eye then that I have now

I might remember the tricycle

matching the roses, the tingle of my skin

at her touch, the first breath

of love she bore in me.

F A C U L T Y A F T E R H O U R S

David A. Petreman,Ph.D., associateprofessor of Spanish, isalso a published poet

whose work can be found in manywell-known literary journals in theU.S. and Canada. His poetry has wonboth local and national awards. He hasrecently completed a collection ofpoems called Traveling to the TenthRegion about his experiences duringfive different trips to Chile and islooking for a publisher. Some of thesepoems can be found on a Chileanwebsite dedicated to human rights(http://members.xoom.com/grimaldi/index.htm) as well as in a number ofliterary journals. In addition to his ownpoetry, Petreman has translated thework of several Chilean poets. Abilingual edition of a book by MarinoMuñoz Lagos called Los rostros de lalluvia/The Faces of Rain is due outsoon. Petreman gives readings in thearea, mostly at bookstores. One of thepoems, “Eye for An Eye,” just wonfirst place in a competition sponsoredby the Dayton and MontgomeryCounty Library.


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In high school, Alicia Speed’s classmatesvoted her the most likely to save theworld and the most likely to start a war.“I was very outspoken about my

convictions,” she explains, whichincluded environmental and animal rightsissues. “And I would always stand up forwomen in my school, even for those Ididn’t know.”

An introductory women’s studiesclass she took her freshman year atWright State helped channel thoseseemingly paradoxical traits into an areaof academic study where differing viewsare welcomed and encouraged.

“This class was food for the soul,” saysSpeed about the course, Approaches toWomen’s Studies. “It sparked a fire in methat had been waiting to burn. I now havea driving force to guide me through mycollege years. It opened doors to myfuture.”

Runyan explains that in addition toplacing women at the center of scholarlyinquiry, women’s studies also studiesmen and supports the idea that “the risingof women also means the rising of usall.”

An Interdisciplinary ApproachThe heart of the Women’s Studies

Program is a broad-based interdiscipli-nary curriculum. Spanning across fivecolleges, it includes over 80 coursestaught by 35 affiliated faculty in theirhome departments.

“It’s a true liberal arts education in theclassical sense,” says Runyan.

The program includes a women’sstudies minor, a women’ studies option inthe selected studies major, certificateprograms for undergraduate and graduatesstudents, and the global gender studiestrack in the international studies major.Plans are underway to institute a free-standing women’s studies major by 2001.

A Male Point of ViewSince women studies was instituted as

a formal program in the spring of 1997,between 800 and 1,000 students sign upeach year for designated women’s studiescourses, most at the upper division andgraduate levels. Up to 20 percent havebeen males, including Jason Dennison (99B.S. Ed).

“As a nontraditional male student in awomen’s studies course, I came toacknowledge my own preset ideas about

Alicia Speedreceivedthis year’sWomen’s StudiesUndergraduateStudent Award.

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Giving VoiceWomento

The course also opened doors to hermajor: the global gender studies track inInternational Studies. The course alsoserves as a gateway into other under-graduate degree options offered by theWomen’s Studies Program in theCollege of Liberal Arts.

As for her future after Wright State,Speed says her major will provide thetools to help improve the status ofwomen in poverty, especially in ThirdWorld countries.

“This is what I want to do with the restof my life,” she says. “I want more than ajob. I want to do something I enjoy andbelieve in.”

An EpiphanyAnne Sisson Runyan, Ph.D., associate

professor of political science and directorof women’s studies, says that studentswho take the introductory women’sstudies courses often experience anepiphany like Speed’s.

“Women’s studies is not just aboutreclaiming and validating women’sexperiences and contributions in allfields of study,” she says. “It’s also abouthow gender—the idea of what consti-tutes femininity and masculinity—lies atthe core of the human experience andhow we know and understand the world,from what goes into the history books, toone’s role in political and economicsystems, to even how products used inour everyday lives are produced anddesigned.”


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women,” he says. “It was a wakeup callabout how my mindset and my actionsinfluenced my friendships and relation-ships.” One book he read for a class had abig impact: the classic feminist treatise byBetty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique. “Itgave me a whole new respect for my motherand grandmother who were very traditionalhousewives. I feel I have greater understand-ing for what it was like for them, for thesacrifices they made.”

A Community InitiativeThe idea for a Women’s Studies

Program at Wright State began in 1990with a call from women in the localcommunity. As a result, then PresidentPaige Mulhollan established a Task Forceon the Status of Women, which recom-mended in 1993 that Wright Stateestablish both a women’s center and awomen’s studies program. The WSUWomen’s Center was established inFebruary 1993 to serve as a resource andsupport for women on campus and tofacilitate the creation of the women’sstudies program. After a national search,Runyan was selected to develop and directthe new program in 1996.

Formerly the director of women’sstudies at The State University of NewYork at Potsdam, Runyan holds a Ph.D. ininternational relations from The AmericanUniversity in Washington, D.C.

Last fall, WSU President Kim Golden-berg presented the Women’s StudiesProgram with the 1999 President’s Awardfor Outstanding Unit.

A Real-Life EducationAn option in the Women’s Studies

Program is a field experience classcoordinated through the Women’s Center.

“Women’s studies seeks to encourageactivism to bring about social change,”says Kelli Byrne, center director. “Out-of-classroom projects link theory to practiceand provide a way for students to takesocial action on and off campus.”

Locally, internships have includedworking for Planned Parenthood;

Womanline, a counseling service forwomen; and Artemis House, which workswith batterers and victims of domesticabuse. Other students have pursuedinternships through the WashingtonCenter Program, based in Washington,D.C., working at sites such as the Con-gressional Budget Office, the NationalMuseum for Women in the Arts, and theNational Association of Policy Making.

Why Women’s Studies?Although women’s studies has been

accepted as a formal area of scholarlystudy since the 1960s, Runyan says thereare still misperceptions about its value andacademic rigor.

“The classes require extensive writingand the use of critical and analyticalthinking skills that can be used throughouta lifetime,” she says.

It’s also a perfect complement to anyprofessional degree and can help studentsbecome better lawyers, doctors, nurses,counselors, human resource professionals,journalists, engineers, and teachers.

“The list goes on,” she says. “But justas important, it requires asking a lot ofhard questions, a willingness to examineone’s own personal life. Women’s studiesgets to the heart of our identities. Itchanges lives.”

Putting Theory IntoPractice

Established in 1993, the WSU

Women’s Center serves as a central

contact for support and resources for

women, both on campus and in the

community at large.

“The Women’s Center puts into

action the university’s commitment

to creating an environment where

women receive equal opportunities

and are empowered to use their

talents to their fullest extent,” says

Kelli Byrne, director.

Located in 060 Rike Hall, the center

provides a meeting place for groups

of various interests, serves as an

information clearinghouse on gender

and women’s issues, creates and

facilitates professional development

activities on gender-related issues for

faculty and staff, and hosts programs

and workshops on women’s issues.

“It’s important to me that everyone,

regardless of their needs, issues, or

political positions, feel comfortable

coming to the center,” says Byrne.

The Women’s Center also works

collaboratively with the Women’s

Studies Program, finding and coordi-

nating community outreach projects.

“In essence, the Women’s Center

puts into practice the theories and

research that are shared in the

classroom,” says Byrne.

For more information, contact

the Women’s Center at 775-4524.

Projects Sponsored by Women’s StudiesLecture Series—brings in cutting edge

feminist scholars from many disciplinesProgram Fund—raises funds for special

projects and supports Awards Program; planscall for raising funds for women studiesscholarships

Awards Program—presented annually tooutstanding Women’s Studies students, facultymembers, and friends who have helped raisethe status of women on or off campus

Research Project—“The Status of Womenin the Miami Valley.” A joint project of WSU’sCenter for Urban and Public Affairs andwomen’s studies faculty; the study is the first ofits kind in the Miami Valley that will focus on thestatus of area women

Web site—http://hypatia.wright.edu/wms/wmsprgms.htm; includes regular updates aboutWomen’s Studies programs, events, andannouncements

Anne Sisson Runyan, Director, Women’s Studies

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C O V E R S T O R Y

Ooooh-weee, child! You’re gonna be an artist!”announced passersby as a young Willis “Bing”Davis sat on the sidewalk in his Dayton neighborhood, drawing on a homemade canvas of brown

grocery sack paper. Their declarations foretold a lifetime ofinvolvement in arts education and advocacy in the African Ameri-can community for the now internationally renowned artist.

Fifty years later, passers by now peer through the glasswindows of Davis’ new studio in the Creative Arts Center atWright State, where he fills canvases—and the minds of under-graduate students—with the vibrancy of African Americanculture.

Davis joins Wright State’s African and African AmericanStudies program for the winter and spring quarters as its firstvisiting scholar, advising and instructing students in art and arthistory classes. “We are delighted to have a scholar withProfessor Davis’ background as our first visiting scholar. Hispresence enriches our program and sets it off on solid footing,”says Paul Griffin, program director.

Davis brings to Wright State a wealth of knowledge aboutAfrica’s social and aesthetic traditions he amassed during 10trips to Africa and China.

“In 1966 as a high school art teacher, I stopped teaching artand began teaching people,” says Davis, who has drawn on hislife experiences during his long career to advance students’understanding of other cultures and to help them discover theirown sources of inspiration.

Davis is known throughout the world for his embodiment ofAfrican American culture. His mixed-media work, photography,sculpture, and drawings are an exploration of the culture andhistory that have impacted African Americans and his personallife. In his art, Davis melds the spirituality, rituals, and rites ofpassage he witnessed during his pilgrimages to Africa to theurban experiences of African Americans.

“I draw spiritual and visual inspiration from the imagery seenin the patterns of ceremonial robes and in the rhythms of dancersand drums,” says Davis, who infuses those visual elements in aseries of drawings called Ancestral Spirit Dance. Pieces in hisUrban Masks and Urban Spirit Vessel series serve as socialcommentary, combining modern found objects with ancientAfrican values and imagery to bridge two continents.

Since 1959 Davis has taught students of all ages in DaytonPublic Schools and at Depauw, Miami of Oxford, and CentralState Universities. Hundreds of students have studied under hiswatchful eye and gestural hand. In an African American arthistory class at Wright State, Davis maintains an open dialoguewith students on topics ranging from Native American andAfrican influences to the impact of historical events like theMiddle Passage.

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The African and African AmericanStudies Program

The introduction of Willis “Bing” Davis as

the first visiting scholar in African and African

American Studies at Wright State kicks off an

initiative to expand the program and bring in

experts from a variety of

liberal arts academic

disciplines.

“This is an already

dynamic program with

close ties to the African

American community.

Many courses draw

from the knowledge of

Dayton-area experts,”

says Paul Griffin,

program director. “The

addition of the visiting scholars program will

enable us to attract nationally and interna-

tionally renowned African and African

American scholars to the campus.”

The African and African-American Studies

minor at Wright State promotes an under-

standing of African humanity, heritage, and

contributions to world civilization, while

encouraging the development of a global

view that is essential for living in an increas-

ingly multicultural society. Through the

College of Liberal Arts, the program draws

from course offerings in history, sociology,

economics, religion, literature, and the visual

and performing arts. This interdisciplinary

program offers students a unique opportunity

for academic and personal enrichment.

The program also requires 100 hours of

field experience during the senior year for

students to integrate their coursework in a

practical application of their knowledge.

Damon Lane, a senior history major, says

he takes courses offered through the

program to gain an understanding of African

American culture “so when I am involved

with local and state governments during my

career I can initiate programs like this one in

other schools and in communities.”

Many graduates of the program go onto

further education, often to grad school to

become educators themselves. “We equip

students to go on as teachers of black

history in a variety of disciplines, whether it

be in a school setting or in government

agencies,” says Griffin.

To learn more about the African and

African-American Studies minor and its

course offerings, contact: Paul Griffin,

program director, at (937) 775-5532.

“What makes this class so thrilling is Professor Davis’ knowledge of art andits historic and cultural value through various periods,” says Damon Lane, asenior history major. “We learn from his diverse experiences, and from WrightState’s and Professor Davis’ combined resources.”

Davis is equally lauded for his community involvement. Known as “thepied piper of community,” he has served as vice-chair of the Ohio ArtsCouncil, appointed by Governor George Voinovich in 1988, and as nationalpresident of the National Conference of Artists. In 1999 he created individualart for the Wright-Dunbar Prize awarded at the 1999 Global Youth Peace andTolerance Awards. Davis now serves as a board member for the DeCapo

Foundation of Dayton, which coordinatesthe annual awards with the UnitedNations. Most recently Davis representedOhio at the United States’ first NationalSummit on Africa in Washington inFebruary.

In 1996, Davis was named Ohio ArtEducator of the Year by the Ohio ArtEducation Association, and in 1997earned the Faculty of Distinction Awardin Teaching for Creative Research andCommunity Service at Central StateUniversity.

Davis’ artwork has garnered numerous international accolades: he served asa visiting artist at the Panafest ’94 Festival in Ghana, Africa; at Kyoto SeikaUniversity in Kyoto, Japan; at the Savannah College of Art and Design; at theChina National Museum People to People Program; and at the SmithsonianInstitution. His artwork can be found in the personal collections of Bill andCamille Cosby; President and Mrs. George Bush; Dr. and Mrs. RobertKegerreis; State Senator Rhine McLin; Dr. Jocelyn Elders; and PresidentNelson Mandela of Africa.

“I’m happy to be working in my element here,” says Davis, kneading clayfor a new spiritual vessel in his studio in the Creative Arts Center. “I’m excitedabout inaugurating the visiting scholars program in African and AfricanAmerican Studies.”

“I’m amazed at the diversity Wright State students bring to the classroom;it fosters rich and diverse discussion,” says Davis. “Already the students areintegrating this subject material with the other classes that comprise the program.At a time when society is becoming increasingly multicultural, Wright State isreally enabling these students to develop a global view.” That global view is anartistic and cultural vision the students see through Davis’ eyes.

Paul Griffin

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WSU’s Pre-College Programs

In a microbiology lab in Wright State’sBiomedical Sciences building,students in white lab coats listen withrapt attention as an instructor shows

them how to heat fix glass microscopeslides containing samples of bacteria.

“These are real experiments,” saysseventh-grader Meghan McNerey. “Idefinitely want to be a scientist, andScience Quest is the closest I’ve gotten toactually tinkering around with beakers andbottles.”

Each summer Wright State buzzes withthe inquisitive energy of pint-size, pre-college students like McNerey who areparticipating in Ohio’s most comprehen-sive set of enrichment programs offeredby state higher-education institutions.Close to 1,500 young people in gradesK–12 come to Wright State each summerfor three distinctive programs: Discovery,

pre-college residential camps, residentialinstitutes for college credit, and the OhioSummer Honors Institutes.

Coordinated by the Office of Pre-College Programs, the programs are quitedifferent from traditional summer campfare. “This is a real learning experience,”says Brenda Dewberry, Pre-CollegePrograms director. “We have a structuredenvironment, with courses designed tofocus on specific skills. They are fun andexciting, but they also have depth andstimulate students’ learning and thinking.”

“Discovery,” a summer academicenrichment opportunity for students ingrades K–9, encourages creativity andcritical thinking in close to 90 weeklongcourse offerings. At the K–2 level lastyear, subjects ranged from kitchenchemistry and theatre games to Spanishand Dr. Seuss. A variety of courses at the2–4 level included medieval folklore, art,building bridges, and publishing anewspaper. Students in grades 4–6explored the functions of the brain,learned the basics of video production, orcreated their own sculpture. Courseofferings for grades 7–9 featured anexploration of government and mocktrials, storytelling, photography, andcomputer software programs.

Though Discovery is geared towardsmotivated students, a few young peopledevelop positive attitudes towardslearning as a result of their experiences inthe courses.

“Discovery can do wonders for the shylittle ones,” says Lulla Bell, a self-

described “professional smile-maker”who last year climbed into her handmadecostume daily at 5:00 a.m. to prepare toteach her “Advanced Clowning” campduring Discovery ’99. With an arsenal ofballoon animals and several tricks up hersleeve, Lulla Bell coached fourth, fifth,and sixth graders in devising their owncharacters, complete with original clownantics, gags, magic tricks, costumes, andcartoons. “The kids build self-esteem asthey express themselves verbally, color-fully, and imaginatively. The skills theyacquire or improve are basic, interpersonalskills, but they are vital at this age.”

For more advanced students in grades7–12, the Office of Pre-College programsoffers a series of experiential, residentialcamps and institutes. Topics last yearincluded advanced biology, creativewriting, journalism, theatre arts, nontradi-tional medicine, and television. Studentsspend 6–8 hours each day in coursestaught by Wright State faculty and staff,and are housed in The Woods residencecomplex.

The Ohio Summers Honors Institutesthis year will offer gifted and talentedstudents intensive instruction in creativewriting, technical theatre, law and society,and performance theatre. Students willwork with published authors, argue lawcases before a jury of peers, and produceand perform in a full-length play.

Pre-College Programs also offersopportunities for students to continue theirexperiences throughout the academic year.The Saturday Enrichment program,

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with great ambition. For those in primaryschool, it helps to plant the highereducation seed.” Some students partici-pate in the programs during elementaryand secondary school, earn college andhigh school credit simultaneously in thepost-secondary program, and eventuallymatriculate into Wright State as collegestudents. “Other universities don’t havethat kind of continuity,” says Dewberry.

Course design and instruction for thesummer programs and SAIL is a commu-nity effort, drawing from Dayton-areacertified teachers, field professionals, andWright State faculty, as well as under-graduate students who earn practicumcredit towards a degree in education.

“The quality of our programs trulyrests on the quality of our instructors,”says Dewberry. Potential instructorssubmit course proposals that are carefullyevaluated for their content, resources, andcompatibility with the programs’ mission.A new community advisory boardprovides input on program content and

offered in the fall, and Saturday Adven-tures in Learning (SAIL), a one-day pilotprogram held during winter and spring,cover topics similar to those in Discovery.

For the students in all programs,spending time at Wright State offers themanother kind of learning experience asthey explore the campus, investigateWright State resources, and interact withWright State faculty and programassistants.

“The programs serve as an excellentvehicle to introduce youngpeople to a collegeatmosphere at a veryearly age,” saysDewberry. “Having apositive experiencehere helps them todispel their fearsand lookforward tocollege

future initiatives. “We are constantlymonitoring educational trends and lookingat our strengths and weaknesses so thatour course offerings are on the cutting-edge,” says Dewberry.

Discovery 2000 features new additionsto its traditional line-up, including coursesin technology and the internet, severalnew art and science courses, and specialsections for gifted and talented students.The residential programs have added“Exploring Movement” in conjunctionwith the Dayton Contemporary DanceCompany; “Calculus Quest;” “Communi-cating with Confidence;” and a debateinstitute.

For more information onDiscovery 2000, the Ohio

Summer Honors Institute,Saturday Enrichment,

SAIL, and summerresidential camps,

contact the Office ofPre-College Programs

at (937) 775-2420.

Photos courtesy ofPre-College Programs


“Mini-Med is a natural extension of ourmission to serve as a community resource,and our faculty and students welcome theopportunity to work with communitymembers,” explained Dr. Howard M. Part,dean of the School of Medicine. “Theenthusiasm exhibited by participants in thisprogram tells us that we are providingvaluable information and a needed service.”

The University of Colorado School ofMedicine is credited with holding the firstmini-med school in 1988. Although manymedical educators were skeptical about thepublic demand for such a program, almostall of the 80-some medical schools thathave since launched one have had morethan enough applicants to fill all availableseats.

“The public has a genuine interest inscience, particularly biomedicine,” saidDr. Bruce Fuchs, director of the NationalInstitutes of Health Office of ScienceEducation, in the mini-med schoolguidebook his office provides to medicalschools. “The philosophy behind mini-med school is to encourage this inter-ested, yet uninformed, public andskeptical, perhaps-out-of-touch scientiststo meet together in a fairly intimatesetting to help break down barriers.”

Following his lecture on “Survival ofthe Fittest: Human or Microbe?” Dr. NealS. Rote, chair and professor of immunol-ogy and microbiology, stayed to answer

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f you were one of the participants in theSchool of Medicine’s Mini-Med Lab andLecture Series, you didn’t have to don awhite coat or stethoscope. You probablygot a good night’s sleep the night before. Infact, maybe you haven’t cracked a textbookin years. And even though you can boast of“graduating” from Wright State UniversitySchool of Medicine, you won’t be licensedto practice medicine any time soon.

Why? You’re one of the graduates of“mini-med school,” a program designedto teach the public about the process anddiscoveries of biomedical science. Likeother medical schools across the countrythat have offered mini-med schools,Wright State found that its Novemberprogram — “Back to Basics: Under-standing Today’s Medicine” — attractedstrong interest from a public hungry for abetter understanding of modern medicaladvances.

More than a hundred people from allwalks of life, ranging from their teens totheir 70s, jumped at the chance to sit inthe same lecture hall where Wright Statemedical students learn about the basicscience of medicine. After listeningraptly to medical school faculty lectureon subjects like anatomy, neuroscience,microbiology, immunology, biochemis-try and molecular biology, they eagerlypoured into the teaching labs for “hands-on” demonstrations of the conceptsthey’d learned.

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audience questions for almost an hour.While about half the audience hadmoved on to the lab to see some of themicrobes and parasites he’d discussed,almost as many had stayed behind tolisten.

“I am still a high school student, so Iwas afraid he would present the informa-tion in a manner that would make thelecture boring and hard to understand,”wrote one participant on the evaluationform. “That was not the case at all. Ifound it to be very informative and wellpresented.”

Dr. Frank Nagy, professor ofanatomy and director of the AnatomicalGift Program, drew oohs and ahs andpeals of laughter from those whoheard his talk on “HumanAnatomy: Variations on aGlorious Theme.” Manyseemed both startled andgratified to learn thatthere really is no suchthing as a “normal”human being. Oneparticipant — the parentof a medical student —noted that Nagy’slecture “makes meappreciate all that medicalstudents are required tolearn.”

Dr. Steven J. Berberich, associateprofessor of biochemistry and molecularbiology, used analogies to help explainthe complex role and function of DNA incloning, cancer, and DNA “fingerprint-ing.” “It’s very refreshing to have such aneducated individual explain a complexsubject in layman’s terms,” a participantwrote.

Dr. Robert E. W. Fyffe, professor ofanatomy and director of the BiomedicalSciences Ph.D. Program, gave a briefhistory of breakthroughs in understand-ing the human brain and followed upwith a glimpse into his research on hownerve cells in the brain and spinal cord

communicate with one another. Severalparticipants wrote in their evaluations ofhis session that the only thing they didn’tlike about it was that it was the last one inthe series.

“There were two really good thingsabout these classes that I think everyonenoticed: they were taught by people whowere not only very knowledgeable, butwere ‘user friendly’ too,” said GerryCoen, R.N., a Wright State StudentHealth Services nurse. “Nothing wastaught above our heads. Along with this,the handouts and the lab experiences theyhad set up were very enriching. Therewere great people there to make theevening worthwhile. On the whole, Iwould give the whole four weeks an ‘A’plus.”

The School of Medicine offered itsfirst mini-med school program last Mayas part of the school’s 25th anniversarycelebration. A Saturday afternoon eventfor families, it attracted almost 200people, including at least 50 childrenunder 14. More than 20 medical studentsfrom the school’s Student-to-Studentgroup offered health education classesfor children while faculty memberspresented lectures and directed labsgeared toward teens and adults.

To sign up to receive mailings aboutfuture programs of this kind, call theSchool of Medicine Office of PublicRelations at 775-2951.

(1) A participant looks at a display featuringhorizontal cross sections of a human brain,

which were labeled to identify the brain’sdifferent structures.

(2) A high school student examines a sealedpetri dish that contains a growing micro-organism that causes human disease.

(3) Dr. Robert E. W. Fyffe explains thecomplex structure of the human brain.

(4) Tillie Ligget, a graduate student inmicrobiology and immunology who assisted

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

Wright State alumni make a difference! And the Alumni Association continued its tradition of

recognizing their achievements as part of its homecoming festivities at the annual Alumni

Awards Dinner and Dance, held Friday, February 11, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center.

More than 100 dined and danced to the sounds of a fantastic band, the Palace Players. This year

the Wright State University Alumni Association recognized three deserving alumni in the categories of Volun-

teer Service, Recent Graduate, and Distinguished Alumni Achievement.

“The Alumni Association is proud of the accomplishments of its membership and of their continued support of

the university through these accomplishments,” says Mike Reynolds, president. Their stories and photos, which

were taken during the awards presentation portion of the evening, are on the following pages.

Alumni Association Marks Homecoming 2000

Alumni Honoredat Annual Awards Banquet

1. Eric Sedwick introduces his mother,Mary, to President Goldenberg.

2. Board member Katie Laux Lucas andher husband Todd Lucas

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Robin earned an Associate of Arts in liberal arts from SinclairCommunity College in 1982, a B.A. in psychology in 1985, and amaster in rehabilitation counseling (severe disabilities) in 1990 fromWright State University. She is a research fellow at Ohio State Univer-sity, where she is working on her doctorate in rehabilitation serviceswith an emphasis in higher education and student affairs.

Robin not only is an outstanding alumna, she also served WrightState as a dedicated employee for nearly 10 years, first in the Office ofDisability Services and then as assistant director for the Office ofAdmissions. She is currently the coordinator of the Office of DisabilityServices at Sinclair Community College.

Robin’s commitment to serving individuals with disabilities andadvocating educational and personal growth extends beyond theconfines of her job. Because of her expertise in post-secondaryeducation, she consistently responds to community, church, family, andfriends’ concerns related to college. She is a member of numerousprofessional organizations and is currently serving on the Ohio Post-secondary Educators Consortium on Disabilities and is involved withthe Association on Higher Education and Disabilities. She also servesas post-secondary transition liaison to Miami Valley area school districts. Because of herinterest in area youth, she also sits on the Sinclair Community College Young ScholarsProgram Advisory Board.

Robin’s contributions have been recognized by others in the community as well. In1997, she received the Dayton Daily News Publisher’s Award and was selected to receiveSinclair Community College’s Americans with Disability Act Outstanding Service Award.She also has been honored as an “Outstanding Teacher” by Wilberforce University.

“We recognize Robin Moore-Cooper for hersignificant contributions in the areas of rehabilita-tion and disability services, community service,and support of Wright State University,” saysKaren Wolf, past president and chair of theRecognition Committee. “The standards ofintegrity and professionalism she exhibits haveearned her the respect of her colleagues, associates,and the university community. We are proud thatshe is a graduate of Wright State University. Sheclearly embodies the qualities of leadership anddedication deserving of this award.”

In her acceptance of the Distinguished AlumniAchievement Award, Robin commented on herdesire to help students succeed.

“It has been the driving force behind my pursuitof higher education and excellence,” she said. “Myeducation at Wright State University gave me theskills to make a difference in my field.”

President Goldenberg with the family and friends of Robin Moore-Cooper


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The Recent Graduate Award recognizes the accomplishments of aWright State alumna or alumnus who has graduated in the last 10 years.These accomplishments include excelling in the various aspects of lifeafter college including their professional career, volunteer service, and/orprofessional and service organizations. This year’s recipient is Eric J.Sedwick, who earned his B.A. in psychology in 1995.

Eric is currently an executive recruiter with Interim ExecutiveRecruiting. In November of 1997, Eric passed the Certified PersonnelConsultant exam with an excellent score. This year, he has achieved over$150,000 in billings and was awarded the prestigious diamond ring,given only to the company’s top sales professionals.

Despite his challenging career, Eric has found the time to volunteer ina mentoring program at Kinder Elementary School that matches at-riskchildren with caring adults who offer guidance and friendship. Eric hasbeen a mentor with the program for three years.

In her nomination of Eric, Kelli Drummond gives further insight intohis character. She states that “in addition to his outstanding professionalaccomplishments and giving back to the community, Eric is a single Dad.I see a man who gives his all in less-than-ideal circumstances. I havepersonally witnessed his struggles, and I know that it is not easy for him.Yet somehow, Eric maintains a positive attitude, giving his best effort toevery aspect of his life—never complaining or wallowing in self-pity, butmoving forward and striving for excellence.”

In accepting the award, Eric introduced and thanked his family—hisparents came from Florida and his brother and sister-in-law from Georgiato share the honor with him. He also thanked his nominator, KelliDrummond, and his daughter, Danielle, for being an inspiration andteaching him valuable lessons he would not have otherwise learned.

Happy Birthday ROWDY!The Alumni Association helped fanscelebrate Rowdy’s second birthday asWSU’s wolf mascot at the Wisconsin-Milwaukee basketball game on Janu-

ary 20. Rowdy received abirthday cake, a big

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Tremayne Leonard(L) and Za’Vaughn Moss alsoenjoyed Rowdy’s special day.

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WSU cheerleaders added to the spiritof the morning’s celebration.

Upcoming EventsLook for these upcoming AlumniAssociation events:

May 3—Home buying seminar

June 3—Family Fun Bike Ride

Call 775-2620 for moreinformation.


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He earned his B.S. in management in 1975 and since then has been atireless advocate of Wright State University and the Alumni Associa-tion. A lifetime member, he has served as both its treasurer andpresident. Jerry was also one of the first volunteers for Wright State’sCorporate Appeal, and, over the six years that he participated, helpedraise thousands of dollars for various WSU programs and scholarships.

As if that weren’t enough, Jerry and his wife, Maribeth, have raiseda second generation of Wright State alumni. Son Jeremy graduated justlast December, and daughter Elizabeth is a current WSU student.Another son, Ben, is currently attending Sinclair Community College.Jerry has most recently served as the chair of the 1999–2000 ParentsFund Campaign. His community activities include serving hiscommunity through 15 years with the Boy Scouts and most recently asa volunteer at St. Vincent’s, a shelter for the homeless in Dayton.

“The Wright State University Alumni Association thanks Jerry forhis undying support and willingness to share his time and talent withus,” says Karen Wolf, past president and chair of the RecognitionCommittee. “We are honored to recognize him as the first everrecipient of the Volunteer Service Award.”

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A L U M N I

SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF GREAT

Phyllis BrzozowskaNamed Executive Director ofDayton Contemporary Dance Company

Last spring, Brzozowska was namedexecutive director of Dayton Contempo-rary Dance Company (DCDC). One of thefirst hurdles she had to conquer was theunexpected death of its founder, JeraldyneBlunden, after just a few months on thejob.

“No one ever, ever expected that wewould lose Jeraldyne,” says Brzozowska.“It’s a great loss, but the organization shefounded is strong enough to live on. I feelfortunate that I did get to work with herfor a short while.”

The roots of DCDC go back to theearly 1960s when Blunden startedteaching dance classes in a west sidecommunity center. Today DCDC garnersnational and international acclaim for itsartistic excellence and extensive repertory.Among the honors Blunden has receivedare a 1994 McArthur Genius Award andan honorary Doctor of Humane Lettersfrom Wright State in 1997.

Blunden’s passing makes Brzozowskathe senior arts administrator in Dayton, atitle that started over 20 years ago whenshe cofounded CITYFOLK, which hasgrown into Ohio’s only full-time profes-sional presenter of traditional and ethnicperforming arts. By the time Brzozowskaretired from CITYFOLK in 1998, theorganization had grown to serve over100,000 people a year with such diverseprogramming as concerts by Brazilian andCeltic artists; workshops on Greek andAppalachian dance and African dance anddrumming; and a popular jazz series.CITYFOLK was also the driving force in

When the pressures ofleading one of the premiercontemporary dance com-panies in the nation gets tobe too much, PhyllisBrzozowska (84 B.A.)takes a short walk downthe hall from her office indowntown Dayton’s Metro-politan Arts Center to thedance studio where thedancers are in the finalhour of a long and gruelingrehearsal day.

“I get a thrill watchingthese dancers—these ex-traordinary talents—re-hearse,” she says. “It gets mecloser to the artists and re-news my excitement aboutbeing a part of it all.”

bringing the National Folk Festival toDayton in 1996 for a three-year run.

Coming to work with an arts icon likeBlunden was an exciting new direction inher career, says Brzozowska.

“We were a good fit,” she says. “Weworked well together because I had been afounder too. I understood the emotionalinvestment that a founder has. I had thesame kind of dedication to CITYFOLK. In

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this job, I’m relieved of the pressures thata founder feels. I can be more detachedand keep my personal identity separatefrom my role in the organization. Here,I’m not DCDC, I’m just one of the team.”

Brzozowska says her main goal is tohelp DCDC go through the transition ofbeing a founder-led organization into acommunity institution.

“I also know how painful it is for thefounder to lead an organization throughthe transitions that need to happen if it isto grow,” she explains. “My role is tohelp guide the company in creating astrategic business foundation that cansupport the artistic excellence establishedby Jeraldyne and the dancers.”

A native of Dayton and the oldest ofeight siblings, Brzozowska’s interest infolk music was honed while attendingcollege for a year in Krakow, Poland. Inaddition to connecting with the culturalroots of her ancestors, she also becamegood friends with a fellow student fromthe British Isles who introduced her toCeltic music.

“It was a very formative experience forme,” she says. “It was my first time awayfrom home. I met students from all overthe world and was exposed to a lot ofdifferent cultures.”

Upon her return home in 1976, she puther new found interest in folk music towork by hosting a Celtic program for alocal public radio station. Then, in 1980,while juggling the demands of a full timejob and majoring in communication atWright State, she and some friends got theidea of starting an organization thatpromoted the multicultural traditions ofthe Miami Valley. The result wasCITYFOLK. In 1984, the same year shegraduated from Wright State, she wasnamed CITYFOLK’s first executivedirector and a year later had securedenough grant money to fund her positionfull time.

Throughout her career in arts manage-ment, Brzozowska has tapped into heralma mater’s tradition of graduatingstudents ready to appear on the profes-sional stage.

“When I was at CITYFOLK, the dancefaculty at Wright State was eager to have ourartists conduct guest residencies. Theywanted their students to have as muchexposure to as wide a range of experiencesas possible.”

In addition, Wright State students have atradition of being major players in DCDC’ssecond company, which serves to trainyounger preprofessional dancers, accordingto Debbie Blunden, daughter of Jeraldyneand assistant artistic director.

“We have a lot of WSU dance students inthe second company. By the time theygraduate, the dancers are usually ready to gointo DCDC’s first company or into anotherpaid professional company anywhere in thecountry.”

Adds Brzozowska, “In February, whichis a peak performance month, the studentsare under a lot of pressure to rehearse andperform, as well as keep up with their classwork. It takes a lot of discipline and dedica-tion to meet the challenge of maintaining abalance between performing and theiracademic commitments.”

In her new job, Brzozowska is strivingfor balance too—something that eluded herduring the early years of CITYFOLK whenher dedication to the fledging organizationconsumed almost every waking hour.

“I don’t know why I had such a passionfor it. I think people are just given passion—it’s grace—it just comes out and grabs you.You get this vision and this desire and youjust have to go with it. It’s something I couldnot not do.”

A new partnership with Wright State wasannounced in January entitled Can Do, CanDance. The program will encompasssummer dance workshops and dance classesfor at-risk youths at various locations,including the community center in westDayton where Blunden first conducted herclass more than 40 years ago.

“It’s getting back to DCDC’s communityroots,” says Brzozowska.

And watching the dancers wind downfrom a full day’s rehearsal, it’s not surprisingthat she reflects on the vision that guidedBlunden during those early days.

“Her point was not only to create greatdancers. Her desire was to help those kidsbecome great people.”

Scott Kissell


Foundation Board AnnouncesNew Officers and Members

The WSU Foundation Board of Trustees has announced itsnew officers and new board members for 1999–2000.Chairing the foundation is Robert W. Nutter, managing

partner of Nutter Enterprises. Other board officers are K. DouglasDeck, president and CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital and HealthCenter, vice chair; M. Christina Manchester, professional volunteer,secretary; and Jerome P. Sutton, retired director of the AcquisitionSupport Team, Air Force Materiel Command, treasurer.

New trustees include Michael Di Flora, senior vice president forengineering, Tecumseh Products; David Lower, vice president formarketing and sales, Southdown, Inc.; Christopher M. McAttee,CFO of the Brower Insurance Agency; and Malte vonMatthiessen,CEO of YSI, Inc.Interim AVP for Public Affairs Named

Robert E. Hickey Jr., a partner atThompson Hine & Flory LLP, wasnamed interim assistant vice president

for public affairs. Hickey’s law practice focusedon state government and legislative, administra-tive, and regulatory law. From 1983 to 1992 herepresented the Dayton 39th District in the OhioHouse of Representatives.

Prized Woodwind Donatedto Department of Music

Val Hattemer, a retired accountant for the Elder BeermanCompany, donated a $22,000 contra bass clarinet to theDepartment of Music. The instrument, according to

Randall Paul, assistant professor of music, is one of only 100produced each year, and Wright State is one of a few universitiesworldwide to own one.

Earlier this year, Hattemer established a four-year woodwindscholarship to the Department of Music. He has also agreed to helpfund the Wind Symphony’s trip to Matsusaka, Japan, in June, wherethe band will perform four concerts at the invitation of the MatsusakaInternational Friendship Association.

Dan Duval Honoredby Robbins & Myers Scholarship

Robbins & Myers, Inc., has created the Daniel W. Duval Endowed Scholarship tohonor the former chair of the WSU Board of Trustees. Duval was thepresident and chief executive officer of Robbins & Myers from 1986 to 1998.

Robbins & Myers, headquartered in Dayton, is an international manufacturer of fluidmanagement products and systems for the process industries.

The scholarship will be available to incoming freshmen. A minimum award of $1,000 will bemade each year beginning in the fall of 2000. Awards will be rotated between the College ofEngineering and Computer Science and the College of Business and Administration.

Applications for the scholarship may be made to the Office of Financial Aid between January1 and March 1.

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2000 Corporate Appeal Kicks Off

The WSU annual Corporate Appeal Campaign will beginwith a kick-off celebration on April 18 at Country Club ofthe North. Chairman Richard Wegmann (82 M.B.A.),

Chairman and CEO of BusinessLabs, will be leading a team of over60 volunteers through a $1,200,000 corporate fundraising campaign.Wegmann is joined in leading the campaign by chair-elect RonaldD. Amos, president, Firstar, Dayton Region.

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Bob and MarciaMills receivedtheir award fromPresident KimGoldenberg forattaining a newlevel of giving atthe October 9,1999, HeritageSocieties Gala.

Heritage Societies Gala

Alumni Association Theatre Scholarship

The WSU Alumni Association has contributed $100,000over a four-year period to establish a scholarship in thetheatre department. The Alumni Association Scholarship

Fund for Theatre was established based on the Association’s wish tofund programs that promote pride in and recognition of Wright StateUniversity and its graduates. Mike Reynolds, president of the WSUAlumni Association, said, “The Alumni Association is thrilled tosupport the Theatre Arts department and its students. With greatpride we can point to the national recognition and prestigious awardsthey have earned. Their accomplishments at the American CollegeTheatre Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., arewell documented.”

Don Hartman II


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— B y J o h n B e n n e t t

CLASS OF 1971Michael C. Eckert (B.S.Ed.),former principal of Valley ViewMiddle School, became superin-tendent of the Valley ViewSchool District last October.

Mark D. Fitterman (M.B.A.)was elevated to partner at Mor-gan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

CLASS OF 1973Julie Harris (M.Ed.) had herwork displayed at the DaytonVisual Arts Center last Octoberin the exhibit “Nature Bound:The Art of Julie Harris.”

Navigating the Water of Community Development

Dayton may not have a port for ships, but thanks to efforts of Ron Wine (89 M.B.A.) and others, itwill soon have a port authority for economic development projects. As president andCEO of the Miami Valley Economic Development Coalition, Wine was a key player in promoting

the port authority. He helped navigate the proposal through the sometimes-choppy waters of governmentapproval and media scrutiny.

Developing partnerships between the public and private sectors has always been part of Wine’swork. After earning his undergraduate degree from Otterbein College, Wine worked for the Natural Areasand Scenic Rivers Division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Wine says he “tookcare of a lot of land and a lot of relationships with property owners and local governments.” He found outwhat it took to get something done in a community.

“I learned early on how important business leaders were to the whole process,” Wine says. “A lotof business leaders are very involved and influential in their own communities.” At ODNR, Wine foundthat business and environmental interests could agree most of the time.

“It’s a matter of environmental people not understanding how to communicate with the private sectorand vice versa,” Wine believes.

While working for the ODNR, Wine decided he wanted to increase his formal knowledge ofbusiness, so enrolled in Wright State’s M.B.A. program. That helped Wine decide to change careers. Hethought about corporate public affairs or government affairs, and he eventually accepted a job with theDayton Area Chamber of Commerce while continuing his M.B.A. studies.

“What I got out of Wright State was more than just the degree,” Wine says. “It was the education andthe opportunity to apply what I learned at the same time. It was very helpful while transitioning from thestate to work for the Chamber and trying to understand the community and the business situation.”

Wine found his niche when he joined the new Miami Valley Economic Development Coalition in1995. He was named president and CEO in 1999. The Coalition is a privately funded nonprofitorganization dedicated to adding and retaining jobs in the Miami Valley’s core industries. These includeinformation technology, tool and die, aerospace/defense, and automotive manufacturing. The portauthority is viewed as a way to help automotive manufacturers finance new or renovated facilities withinthe region.

“We try to be a conduit for the business community’s involvement in setting a strategic direction foreconomic development in the Miami Valley,” Wine explains. The Coalition is dedicated to protecting theregion’s automotive and military employment bases, while also encouraging local entrepreneurs, andhelping to develop a new industry in composite materials.

The Coalition has worked with WSU in the past to help establish the Dayton Area Graduate StudiesInstitute (DAGSI), the Information Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and the engineering Ph.D.program. Wine says the Coalition is continually seeking collaborative research projects involving WSUand other colleges and universities, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and local industry.

Wine says hisjob combinescommunity servicewith sound businesspractices. It’s the bestof both worlds forhim.

“A lot of thosefinance case studiesthat I toiled over atnight directly applywhen you’re figuringout how to finance abusiness expansion,”Wine says. “Havingequity in thecommunity is a prettyvaluable experience. Inever get bored withit. It’s always fun. It’salways different.”

Ron Wine looks out over Dayton cityscape

ALUMNI FEATUREDFOR SUCCESSSix WSU acting and musicaltheatre grads who have made itbig were featured in a DaytonDaily News article last Septem-ber. The article focused on theincreased enrollment of studentsin theatre arts majors.

Andrea Bendewald (92 B.F.A.)has played Maddy Piper on thetelevision series Suddenly Susanfor the past three seasons.

Heather Douglas (91 B.F.A.), adance grad, has performed onBroadway and is now in the Lon-don cast of the musical Chicago.

Sam Meredith (91 B.F.A.) an-other dance grad, performed onBroadway last year in MatthewBourne’s Swan Lake.

Veronica Green (98 B.F.A.) is inher second season with the Day-ton Contemporary Dance Company.

Marty Fahrer (89 B.F.A.), a the-atre design grad, is art directorfor the Nickelodeon channel.

Brad Sherwood (86 B.F.A.) wasa regular improv performer thepast two seasons on television’sWhose Line is it, Anyway? Hepreviously hosted The New Dat-ing Game and acted on LA Law.

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CLASS OF 1976Martha Eggers (M.Ed.) is serv-ing the second year of a three-year term as board chair for theIllinois Council of Teachers andMathematics at McKendree Col-lege, where she is an assistantprofessor of education.

Catherine Knoop (B.S.Ed.; 86M.Ed.), a Laurelville ElementarySchool science teacher in Co-lumbus, was selected as one of39 of the 1999 honorees forDisney’s American TeacherAwards. Knoop was selectedfrom the more than 75,000nominations received by theWalt Disney Company. She washonored in the category of El-ementary Specialist and waschosen as Outstanding Teacherin that category. The gala cel-ebration and awards show fea-turing the winners was cablecaston Disney Channel in November.

Deborah Martin (B.Mus.), so-prano for the Dayton Bach Soci-ety, was highlighted in Bach’sCantata 140, “Sleepers Wake,”last October.

CLASS OF 1977Mary Glaser Butts (B.S.Ed.), athird grade teacher at Grove CityMonterey Elementary School inColumbus, was selected as oneof 39 of the 1999 Honorees forDisney’s American TeacherAwards. Butts was selected fromthe more than 75,000 nomina-tions. She was honored in thecategory of Team Teaching withher partner Eva Brunken. Thegala celebration and awardsshow featuring the winners wascablecast on Disney Channel inNovember.

Jack Frost (M.S.) resigned asSanta Fe County hydrologist lastDecember to accept a job withthe New Mexico State Engineer’sOffice.

CLASS OF 1978Comdr. Billy G. Combs (B.A.),Navy, reported for duty at U.S.Transportation Command, Scott

Air Force Base, IL, last Septem-ber. Combs joined the Navy in1978.

Dr. John Cromer (M.S.) began anew practice, OccupationalMedicine Specialists, last June.

Daniel L. Thobe (B.S.B.) wasnamed vice president, controllerand chief accounting officer, ofRoberds Inc. in December.

CLASS OF 1979Roger Flint (B.S.) is founder

and president of Forward Mo-tions Inc., a company that modi-fies vans and cars for disableddrivers, adding hand controls,ramps, lifts, wheelchair tie-downs, and other equipment tovehicles. The company, whichhe started in 1977, has grown byword-of-mouth from a one-man,home-based business to a shopwith seven employees and cus-tomers in Ohio, Indiana, andKentucky.

Thomas Lloyd (M.E.; 84 M.M.)has been appointed band direc-tor at Columbus State Commu-nity College in Columbus, OH.Also, Lloyd conducted at the68th Welsh National GymanfaGanu (Singing Festival) in Min-neapolis, Minnesota, in Septem-ber.

CLASS OF 1982Pamela S. Sunderland (B.S.Ed.;88 M.S.) has been named direc-tor, human resources and ad-ministration, for The DaytonFoundation.

CLASS OF 1986Cheryl Davis (B.S.M.S.E.) hasbeen named manager of produc-tion operations at The TimkenCompany’s Altavista BearingPlant in Altavista, VA, last No-vember.

CLASS OF 1988Kenneth M. Stickevers (M.B.A.)is vice president of marketing,consumer business unit, forGateway 2000 in San Diego, CA.

William Loy (99 B.A.) was elected mayor of

Vandalia. Loy, finance manager for the Mont-

gomery County Auditor’s office, is a newcomerto politics. He believes his experience in county

government will help Vandalia and its neighbors

plan for the future.

Dean Lovelace (82 M.S.) led the field of candi-dates in winning re-election to the Dayton City

Commission. Lovelace earned a master’s de-

gree from WSU in applied and social econom-ics. First elected to the commission in 1993,

Lovelace is a community leadership consultant

for the University of Dayton’s Institute for Com-munity and Neighborhood Leadership. He looks to continue

efforts to revitalize Dayton neighborhoods.

Another newcomer, Pamela Sunderland (82B.S.Ed; 88 M.S.) was elected to the HuberHeights city council. With a bachelor’s in educa-

tion and a master’s in business management,

Sunderland is also director of human resourcesand administration for the Dayton Foundation.

William Flaute (88 B.A.), a home energy special-

ist for The Dayton Power and Light Co., was re-

elected to one of two slots on the RiversideCouncil.

In Brookville, Carole Imler (86 M.Ed.) was re-

elected to the Village Council, where she has

served since 1977. Imler is an intervention specialist atBrookville High School, and a Praxis assessor for the Ohio

Department of Education. She supports a countywide plan to

preserve agricultural areas “if it is proposed by a committee ofequal representation of all county communities. It could be a

formula based on current land area and be equitable to all

communities being represented.”

Gregory A. Brush ( 85 B.A.) was elected Butler Township Clerk.

Debra L. Johnson (80 B.S.N.) was elected Jackson TownshipTrustee.

Cindy Garland (81 B.S.Ed.) was elected to the Springboro Board

of Education.

W I N N E R S A T T H E B A L L O T B O X

A growing number of WSU alumni are giving back to

their communities as elected officials. Several alumni

were elected or re-elected to local leadership positionsduring the November 1999 elections. Most combine full-time

careers with “part-time” elective office.

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Stickevers was previously vicepresident of brand managementat Gateway.

CLASS OF 1989Erik Bork (B.F.A.), recentEmmy winner for his work onHBO’s acclaimed series Fromthe Earth to the Moon, touredEurope last October with TomHanks, as they studied sites foranother HBO series in theworks, a 10-part adaptation ofSteven Ambrose’s Band ofBrothers. The series, which isscheduled for televisioncablecast in 2001, is a collabo-ration between Hanks and direc-tor Stephen Spielberg.

Rosalyn Lake (B.A.) is the newdirector of development atWilberforce University. She hasworked as director of corporateand annual giving at Wilberforceand, most recently, was a com-munity relations specialist at theReynolds & Reynolds Co. inDayton.

Danny Voris (B.Mus.) has re-cently released his latest album,Moving Through the Ghosts ofTrees. Voris plays regularly atOregon Express on Wednesdaysand teaches guitar atMcCutcheon Music Studios inCenterville.

CLASS OF 1991Eddie McClintock (B.A.) is co-starring with Neil Patrick Harrison the new NBC sitcom StarkRaving Mad. McClintock, whoearned his degree in businesscommunications and once soldcorporate insurance in L.A.,decided to try production workinstead and later took classesand broke into acting.McClintock has also had a guestrole on WB’s Felicity, playingthe brother of Noel, as well as arecurring role on Fox’s Ned &Stacey and a starring role lastseason on Fox’s sitcom Holdingthe Baby. Also to his credit areseveral commercials and amovie role in Mumford, releasedlast fall.

NanetteNorman(B.S.B.) waspromoted to taxmanager atDeloitte & Tou-che.

CLASS OF 1992Sandy Allen(B.S.B.) waspromoted toassurance andadvisory ser-vices managerat the Daytonoffice of Deloitte& Touche.

Robert Dell (Psy. D.) becameemployed by Wheeler Clinic inCT last August.

Beth Weidner (B.S.B.) has beenpromoted to senior in the Com-puter Risk Management Prac-tice of the Dayton office ofArthur Andersen. Weidnerjoined Arthur Andersen in 1988after working as an internal au-ditor for Dayton Power andLight for six years.

CLASS OF 1995Barry Hassler (M.S.), founderof Hassler CommunicationsSystems Technology Inc., re-ceived a five-year contractworth $100,000 to provide In-ternet connections, hardware,and installation services to theMontgomery County govern-ment. The corporation, whichwas founded in 1991, providesInternet services to small- andmedium- sized businesses. Pre-viously, Hassler worked foreight years on networkingprojects at Wright-Patterson AirForce Base as a civilian em-ployee and later for Control DataCorp.

Hillary Koogler (B.M.), a drum-mer for the funk-metal duoSmokStik, is working on a sec-ond CD with plans of releasing itthis spring. SmokStik’s first CD,EP Bugs, was released in 1998.Before joining SmokStik,Koogler was a member of sev-

eral Dayton area bands includ-ing Hellatious Descent, NerveMenace, and Thropera. She hasbeen studying under the re-nowned drum teacher GaryChaffee in Boston since gradua-tion.

Capt. Scott A. MacKenzie(M.B.A.), Air Force, reported forduty at Naval Air Facility inAtsugi, Japan, last September.MacKenzie has been in the AirForce since 1992.

Eric J. Sedwick (B.A.), anexecutive recruiter at InterimExecutive Recruiting, has ob-tained $150,000 billing markand was awarded a diamondring.

David Waltz (B.A.) becameCincinnati’s first municipal ad-ministrator last August. Waltz,who was executive director ofthe Shelby County RegionalPlanning Commission inSidney, was selected from a listof 30 applicants. Waltz will beresponsible for contract nego-tiations for the city and will bein charge of all departmentheads.

CLASS OF 1996Angela O’Connor (96 B.S.) hasjoined the Akron office ofRoetzel & Andress, where she’llwork in the firm’s Business Liti-gation Practice Group.

CLASS OF 19971st Lt. Cherish Krutil (B.S.B.)recently became one of the 357female pilots in the Air Force.She has graduated from theJoint Specialized Pilot TrainingProgram at Vance Air ForceBase in Oklahoma. Krutil wasthe only female pilot in thegraduating class of 21. She isundergoing training on the C-9A. At the end of September,she will fly out of Yokota AirBase, Japan, piloting the C-9ANightingale, a medical planeused to transport sick and in-jured military personnel. Afterthree years, she will be assignedto fly the C-130 transport plane.

Lt. Eric S. Lovett (M.A.), Navy,made a port visit to the island ofMalta last November after com-pleting 16 days of carrier qualifi-cations and flight operations.

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C U M B E R L A N D C O L L E G E S E L E C T SWSU ALUMNI FOR FACULTY HONORS

Cumberland College awarded both of its 1999 Honorary Professors awards to Wright State alumni. The recipients of theawards for male and female honorary professors are selectedby Cumberland’s Student Government Association.

Jolly Faught(88 M.A.) re-ceived the“Ms. Janie HallAward,” thefemale facultyaward, forcreating vivid

images to help her studentsenjoy the study of English.She was selected by studentsto receive the award for herability to make the subject andauthors seem to come alive.Faught has taught in Cumber-land College’s English depart-ment for eight years.

Dr. Todd Yetter(82 B.S.; 84M.S.) receivedthe “Dr. John D.Broome Award,”the male facultyaward, for hispassion for

teaching. He is a student favoritebecause his interest is conta-gious and he is “very concernedthat his students enjoy and un-derstand biology.” Yetter hastaught biology at Cumberlandsince 1990.


A L U M N O T E S

James F. Cannon(73 B.A.; 74 M.S.)Bolinga Cultural ResourcesCenter

James F. Cannonserves as one offive judges forDayton’s Munici-pal Court. At theage of 39, Can-non enrolled atWright State andearned two degrees in fouryears, a bachelor’s degree insociology and a master’s degreein social and applied economics.After graduation, Cannonworked briefly for the City ofDayton before returning to lawschool at the University of Day-ton in 1978. His law career be-gan in the Montgomery CountyProsecutor’s Office and wasfollowed by seven years in pri-vate practice. In 1987, JudgeCannon took the bench for thefirst time to complete the term ofa judge who was retiring. Sincethat time, he has been elected tothree six-year terms as a munici-pal court judge. Due to age re-strictions, however, the term hewas elected to last Novemberwill be his final term. Cannonhas been recognized by numer-ous community and civic organi-zations for his professional suc-cess and his commitment toservice.

Michael A. Di Flora(72 B.S.)College of Engineering andComputer Science

Michael A. Di Flora is seniorvice president of product/manu-facturing engineering for theTecumseh Products Companyin Tecumseh, Michigan. Prior tojoining Tecumseh, Di Floraserved as vice president of engi-neering andresearch forBristol Com-pressors. Hiscareer in theHVAC industryspans over 22years. In 1999,Di Flora estab-lished the Virginia Arlene DiFlora Memorial Scholarship.Named after his mother, the DiFlora scholarship awards a four-year full tuition scholarship tofemale Wright State studentsmajoring in engineering or com-puter science. Di Flora hasauthored or co-authored sixpapers on compressor theoryand has 12 patents issued orpending. He has served on theWright State University Founda-tion Board. Di Flora has twicewon the Virginia Society of Pro-fessional Engineers New Prod-uct Award, and is listed in Who’sWho in Science and Who’s Whoin Industry.

Denise M. Elder (82 B.A.)College of Liberal Arts

Denise M. Elder is director ofdevelopment for the Miami Val-ley Health Foundation. In herposition Elder plans, develops,and implements Foundationsupport pro-grams for MiamiValley Hospital.Her duties in-clude cultivatingand solicitingannual andmajor contribu-tors; designingand managing direct mail cam-paigns; planning and executinghospital fundraising events; andrecruiting, training, and mobiliz-ing volunteer leadership. Elder’svolunteer service includes co-chairing a $3.5 million capitalcampaign for Precious BloodCatholic Church. Elder’s previ-ous employment includes posi-tions as community develop-ment manager for Greater Day-ton Public Television, Inc.; ad-vertising manager for StargazerProductions, Inc.; and publicinformation and special eventsdirector for the American Can-cer Society of MontgomeryCounty.

William K. Richey (84 B.S., 86 M.Ed.)College of Education and Human Services, College of Science and Mathematics

1999, he was named as one of 172 winners nation-ally of the prestigious Milken Family FoundationEducation Awards. Richey is a firm believer inhands-on science instruction and has presentedcourses and workshops on the local, state, and na-tional levels. He contributed science activities for thebook Teaching Solutions with Toys. Richey is a part-time instructor at Miami University, where he hascontributed to the Science is Fun and the TeachingPhysical Science Through Children’s Literature pro-grams.

William K. Richey is a chemistryteacher at Xenia High School. Forthe past 14 years, Richey hastaught the joys of science to stu-dents of all ages. Valedictorians atXenia High School, where Richeyteaches chemistry, chose him astheir most influential teacher onsix different occasions. For his

outstanding work in the classroom and for hisinspirational and motivational leadership, Richeywas named the 1998 Ohio Teacher of the Year. In

OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARDSThis year’s homecoming events saw the start of a new tradition—the presentation ofOutstanding Alumni Awards from the colleges and student organizations. This year’sawards were presented at Saturday’s pre-game alumni brunch in the Nutter Center’sBerry Room. Following are the awardees:

WHO WAS YOURFAVORITE PROF?

Is there a certain instructor whoinfluenced you most while you werepursuing your degree, or was there acertain lecture you’ll never forget?

Now’s your chance to submitcomments about your favorite pro-fessors! Look for quotes and anec-dotes about your WSU mentors infuture issues of Community!

Send your comments toCommunity editor, Office ofCommunications and Marketing,3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy., Dayton,OH 45435-0001, or [email protected]. Be sureto include your name, degree, yearof graduation, and how to contactyou during office hours.

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Lovett was assigned to the air-craft carrier USS John F.Kennedy for a six-month deploy-ment to the Mediterranean Seaand Arabian Gulf.

CLASS OF 1999Kris Kropff (B.M.) joined thestaff of the Dayton PhilharmonicOrchestra as corporate andgroup sales manager. The posi-tion will address the growingneeds of groups that want toattend the many offerings of theorchestra and smaller corpora-tions that want to support thePhilharmonic. Previously, sheworked for NCR as a Y2K spe-cialist in the NCR sales center. Inaddition, Kropff plays the clarinetand saxophone locally with vari-ous ensembles.

Judith M.Thompson (B.A.)has been namedexecutive vicepresident, grantsand administra-tion, for TheDayton Founda-

tion. Thompson has been withThe Dayton Foundation for morethan 14 years, most recently asdirector of grants and programs.


Barry L. Duncan(80 B.S.; 84 Psy.D.)School of ProfessionalPsychology

Barry L. Duncan is an associateprofessor at Nova Southeast-ern University’s Department ofFamily Therapy and a licensedclinical psychologist in Florida.He has served as a member ofthe clinical faculty for both theSchool of Pro-fessional Psy-chology and theCollege of Edu-cation and Hu-man Services.From 1986 to1994 he servedas director ofthe Dayton Institute for FamilyTherapy, where he developedand implemented a privatetraining and treatment centerfor family therapy. He earned apost-graduate credential as anapproved supervisor for theAmerican Association for Mar-riage and Family Therapy. Inthe area of scholarship, he hasmade about 35 national presen-tations and has publishedseven book reviews and morethan 50 journal articles andbook chapters. He is the authoror co-author of 10 books. Fi-nally, he has been a frequentguest of national talk shows,including Oprah Winfrey, TheView, and Jenny Jones.

David A. Gasper (78 B.S.B.)College of Business andAdministration

David A. Gasperis president ofGasper Corpo-ration, which hefounded in 1983with a $500investment. In1999 GasperCorporationbecame a wholly owned inde-pendent subsidiary of NCR Cor-poration. The company head-quarters is in Dayton, with addi-tional offices throughout theUnited States and the world.Gasper Corporation developsand markets strategic businessautomation solutions for finan-cial institutions worldwide.Gasper Corporation solutionsmanage automated teller ma-chine (ATM) networks that driveover 50 percent of ATMs in theUnited States and 20 percentworldwide. Gasper Corporationcustomers include some of thelargest ATM networks in theworld. Gasper has chaired theDayton Area Chamber of Com-merce CEO developmentcourse. In his own company,Gasper promotes Open BookManagement, which allows em-ployees to participate in abroad-based incentive plan thatincludes profit sharing and401(k) contributions.

Alan W. McGee (79 B.S.;82 M.D.) School of Medicine

Alan W. McGee is an associateof SpineONE, a division of Or-thopaedics Northeast where heis part of a team of specializedphysicians dedicated to the di-agnosis and treatment of all spi-nal disorders. As an alumnus ofWright State, McGee has servedon the WSU Foundation Boardof Trusteesworking dili-gently on theFoundation De-velopment andUniversity Rela-tionsCommittees. Inaddition, he ap-peared in print and televisionadvertisements for the universityand served as chair of theSchool of Medicine MinorityScholarship Committee. McGeeis also president of the Ft.Wayne Black Medical and Den-tal Association and he serves onthe boards of Q.C. Onics Incor-porated and the Fort WayneSports Corp. He is a member ofthe Ft. Wayne Medical Associa-tion, the Alpha Omega AlphaNational Medical Honor Society,the Martin Luther King Jr. Club,the Wright Brothers Society, theNorth American Spine Society,the Mid-American OrthopaedicAssociation, and the NationalMedical Honor Society.

Dianne L. Pettis (96 M.S.)College of Nursing andHealth

Dianne L. Pettisserves as a fam-ily nurse practi-tioner for DaytonPrimary andUrgent CareCenter and avolunteer parish

nurse at Maranatha ChristianFellowship. She established ahealth and wellness program ather church, Maranatha ChristianFellowship in Dayton, where sheand other volunteer parish nursesprovide health screenings, aspeaker series on health promo-tion topics, health fairs, and exer-cise support groups for the 600-member congregation. In addi-tion, Pettis makes contributions toher profession by serving as anadjunct professor for the WSU–Miami Valley College of Nursingand Health. In the past, she hasworked as an Army nurse corpsofficer, a pediatric private dutyhome care nurse, a staff nurse, acontinuity of care coordinator atThe Children’s Medical Center ofDayton, and a family nurse practi-tioner for Ohio Valley MedicalGroup. She has also authored orco-authored chapters in the bookPlans of Care for Specialty Prac-tice: Inpatient Pediatric Nursing.Pettis is a member of the mostprestigious nursing honors soci-ety, Sigma Theta Tau.

Karen L. Puterbaugh (93 M.U.A.) School of Graduate Studies

Karen L. Puterbaugh is the executive director of theGreene County Council on Aging. In that position, sheprovides local seniors and their families with informa-tion about how to arrange home delivered meals,adult day care, in-home and respite care, and trans-portation, as well as educate them on the latestchanges in Medicare and Medicaid. Over the years,Puterbaugh has held many different positions in so-cial work, from the area of adult foster care to workingfor protective services. At the Area Agency on Aging, Puterbaughserved for over five years as planning and training coordinator, actingas a professional educator and a liaison for Greene and Logan coun-ties with service providers. Prior to her present position with theCouncil on Aging, she worked as associate director for theAlzheimer’s Association and was responsible for organizing programsand services for individuals with dementia, as well as continued edu-cation programs for nurses, administrators, other health care profes-sionals, and the community on dementia-related topics.

Robert J. Sudhoff (77 B.S.) Lake Campus

Robert J. Sudhoff is vice president and chief financialofficer of The Minster Machine Company. Upon gradu-ation from Wright State, he was offered a job as aninternal auditor at The Minster Machine Company andover the years has climbed the ladder to chief accoun-tant, controller, secretary/treasurer, and vice presidentof finance and chief financial officer, his current posi-tion. The Minster Machine Company is one of the larg-est companies—among the top five in the world—thatmanufactures material forming machine tools and presses. With clientsin Europe, South America, and Asia, The Minster Machine Companyoperates out of three market segments: automotive and hardware,electronic, and beverage and food containers, currently holding 85percent of the beverage can stamping market. Sudhoff is also a boardmember for the Western Ohio Education Foundation (WOLF). He cred-its his experience at the Lake Campus with providing him the individualattention and preparation needed to complete his degree and pursue asuccessful career.

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A T H L E T I C S

“WOW!” Without exception, this hasbeen the reaction of fans, players, andpassersby the first time they see the newbaseball stadium, located behind the ErvinJ. Nutter Center.

The newly constructed stadium, builtin an old-style motif of brick and brownstone to resemble the new park for theBaltimore Orioles, features over 750theater-type seats, a major leaguescoreboard, the newest in lightingsystems, ample parking, restrooms, and50-foot heated dugouts along with teamrooms.

“This field will finally give the Raiderbaseball program a home field advantage,”WSU Athletics Director Mike Cusack says.“Our fans will now have the opportunity tocome out and watch very good collegiatebaseball under the lights. It’s a win-win foreveryone.”

Situated on what is called “AchillesHill,” the new stadium was completed intime for the first home game of WSU’s 2000baseball season on March 30. It was alsoselected to be the site for the 2000 AmericanFamily Insurance MCC Baseball Champi-onship in mid-May. The field will also beavailable for rent by local teams and fortournaments held throughout the summer.

The dedication and naming of the newstadium will take place on April 12. Alsohonored that day will be Ron Nischwitz, amajor contributor to the stadium projectwho is celebrating his 25th year as WSU’shead baseball coach.

The stadium was built at a cost of $2.7million, which is being funded entirelythrough private donations to Wright State.Some of this funding is being generatedthrough seat licenses in the new stadium.Purchasers of seat licenses will have theirnames engraved on the seats and will beentitled to use the seats for five years,receive five years of baseball season tickets,and several Wright State University baseballsouvenirs. The cost of each seat license is$1,000, which is a donation to the WSUFoundation.

“We have worked diligently on thisproject over the years and it is gratifying tosee how many people have stepped forwardto support us,” Nischwitz said. “Thisstadium will help us climb to a higher leveland will enhance our recruiting objectives. Iwould like to thank everyone who has beeninvolved.”

Still in the works is the construction of apressbox, a picnic area, additional seating,and other amenities that will round out thecomforts of home for the Raiders.

The April 12 dedication will also see theRaiders take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Gametime for that tilt is 6:30 p.m.

For more premium seat information, callthe Athletics Department at 775-2771.

B y B o b N o s s

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Player SpotlightJosh Hart SeniorCatcher/Infield/Outfield

1999: Made 46 starts in 47 gamesplayed...led the squad and was third inthe MCC in battingaverage...went fourfor five with threeRBIs against Marist,three hits versusDartmouth, and threehits with four RBIsand three runs scoredagainst Cornell duringspring trip...hit safely in all four gamesof series with Cleveland State,including a three-for-three perfor-mance in the third game...collected 14hits in 29 at bats (.483) during six-game road swing versus Pittsburgh,Ohio, and Detroit, including three hitsat Ohio and seven in first two gamesof Detroit series...had three hits andtwo RBIs in win over Butler at theMCC Tournament...recorded 23 multi-hit games.

1997–98: Played for MuscatineCommunity College...batted .398 withsix home runs and 48 RBIs, naminghim all-region...team finished 40-11in 1998.

Kim Sycks JuniorPitcher/First Base

1999: Chosen to the MCC’s SecondTeam...finished second in the conferencein home runs per game(.13) and 10th in triplesper game (.07)...inMCC pitching rankingsranked third in earnedrun average, fourth inwins and shutouts, andfifth in strikeouts perseven innings(4.65)...tied for the team lead in homeruns and was third in triples and sluggingpercentage...led the Raider pitching staffin every major category...named theMCC’s Player of the Week on April 12when she batted .619 (13 for 21) with 10RBIs and a home run in both games atWisconsin-Green Bay...pitched the firstno-hitter in school history with threestrikeouts at Loyola.

1998: Named to the MCC’s All-Newcomer Team, finishing sixth in theleague in appearances and eighth inearned run average and inningspitched...appeared in 37 games overallwith 30 starts...also made 23 appearanceson the mound with 13 starts and 11complete games.

March3 Northern Iowa + 4:004 Kent + 11:005 at Louisville + 3:0011 at Morehead State (DH) Noon12 at Morehead State 1:0018 Central Connecticut + TBA19 Northeastern + TBA

Drexel + TBA20 Stony Brook + TBA21 at Florida Atlantic + 4:0022 Drexel + TBA23 Harvard + TBA

Ohio State + TBA24 TBA + TBA25 TBA + TBA29 at Indiana 3:0030 OHIO DOMINICAN 3:00

April2 SHAWNEE STATE 1:004 BOWLING GREEN 3:005 at Dayton 3:007 at Illinois-Chicago * 7:008 at Illinois-Chicago * (DH) 2:009 at Illinois-Chicago * 1:0011 at Toledo 3:0012 INDIANA 6:3014 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * 6:0015 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * (DH) 1:0016 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * 1:0018 at Kent 3:0019 EASTERN KENTUCKY 6:3020 at Ball State 3:0025 at Bowling Green 3:0026 KENT 6:3028 DETROIT * 6:3029 DETROIT * (DH) Noon30 DETROIT * 1:00

May2 at Eastern Kentucky 3:003 OHIO 6:305 at Cleveland State * 5:006 at Cleveland State * (DH) 1:007 at Cleveland State * Noon9 DAYTON 6:3010 at Miami 3:0011 TOLEDO 6:3012 BUTLER * 6:3013 BUTLER * (DH) Noon14 BUTLER * 1:0018–21MCC TOURNAMENT (WSU) TBA

HOME MATCHES IN CAPSAll Times Eastern# Louisville Tournament+ Spring Trip to Homestead, FL* Midwestern Collegiate Conference games

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WSU’s Syska Wins National Woody Hayes Award

Brian Syska, a member of the Wright State University men’ssoccer team, was named this year’s recipient of the WoodyHayes National Scholar Athlete Award given for academics,

athletics, and community service.A male and female are chosen nationally from each NCAA division

and voted on by representatives from Ohio State University and theNorthwest Sertoma Club.

“Brian has always been exemplary on and off the field,” WSUAthletics Director Mike Cusack said. “This is a great honor for him.”

Syska, a native of Huber Heights, Ohio, carries a 3.98 GPA in pre-med while being involved in many activities such as president of the Student AthleteAdvisory Committee and a volunteer for Hospice of Dayton and the Raider OutreachProgram, which inspires local elementary students to strive for success. Last October,Governor Taft appointed him to a two-year term as a student representative on the WrightState Board of Trustees.

The Wayne High School graduate—who led the team in scoring last year with 10points and five goals—was named to the MCC All-Tournament Team. The 21-year-oldwas selected as a second-team GTE Academic All-American last year.

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A T H L E T I C S

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Three former student-athletes will beinducted into the Wright State UniversityAthletics Hall of Fame at the annual All-Sports Banquet on June 4 in the StudentUnion. The Wright State Athletics Hallof Fame now has 34 members and isselected each year by the Varsity “W”Club, a group consisting of former Raiderathletes. For consideration, an athletemust be at least five years removed fromplaying. This year’sinductees are:

Jon Sbrocco, abaseball player from1990–93, holds thesecond-best careerbatting average at .386as well as the secondmost hits with 261. Healso set the careerrecords for doubles (55) and walks (165)as well as the season record for triples(7). A second baseman, the Cleveland-area native was the Mid-ContinentConference Player of the Year in 1993,when he hit .395, and the TournamentMVP in 1992. He helped the Raiders to afour-year record of 153-67, including 40-15 in 1992. Sbrocco, a three-time teamMVP, was drafted by the San FranciscoGiants and spent six years in the minor

leagues, playing inseveral all-star gamesand made it as high asTriple-A.

JoAnne Paxton, asoccer player from1988–91, holds most ofthe career offensiverecords for Wright

State, including most goals (46), mostassists (21), most points (113), and mostshots (196). She also owns the seasonrecords for goals (19), points (45), andshots (67) all in 1988. The Amelia, Ohio,native shares the record for most goals ina game with four against UW-Green Bayon September 8, 1991. Playing whenWSU was an independent, Paxton led theRaiders to a four-year record of 43-22-5,including 12-3-2 as a freshman.

Amanda Dieter-Ihler, a swimmer from1990-94, was the firstfemale to representWSU in an NCAADivision I nationaltournament forqualifying for the 1993and the 1994 NCAAMeet in the 100 back and 50 and 100freestyle. The Worthington, Ohio, nativestill holds the school marks for the 50free (23.23), 100 free (50.69), and 100back (55.91). She was also part of therelay teams that set school records in the200 free (1:36.57), 400 free (3:29.41),800 free (7:38.46), and the 400 medley(3:52.79).

Wright StateHall of Fame Members1985 Don Mohr, Athletics Director (1968-81)1986 John Ross, Head Men’s Basketball Coach

(1969-75)Barb Woodrow, Swimming/Diving (1974-78)

1987 Bob Grote, Basketball, Baseball (1973-76)Jim Kordik, Wrestling (1976-79)

1988 Bob Schaefer, Basketball (1976-79)Jodi Martin, Basketball (1980-83)

1989 Gary Monroe, Basketball (1981-83)Patti Coots, Swimming/Diving (1979-82)

1990 Mark Bilinski, Baseball (1972-74)Carol Westbeld, Volleyball (1979-82)

1991 Tim Begley, Wrestling (1983-86)Hylton Dayes, Soccer (1982-85)

1992 John Shull, Cross Country (1973-76)Cindy Mercer, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball(1976-79)Mark Vest, Basketball (1984-86)Stamat Bulugaris, Head Wrestling Coach(1974-86)

1993 Peggy Wynkoop, Coach/Administrator(1973-1998)Scott Troutwine, Swimming/Diving (1985-88)Fred Blair, Baseball (1979-82)

1994 Kim Holmes-Fawcett, Volleyball (1980-83)Cathy Kronauge-Jefferson, Softball (1973-74)

1995 Robin Conley-Barbiea, Swimming/Diving(1980-84)Maria Miniaci-Conley, Swimming/Diving(1976-79)

1996 Greg Gahris, Broadcaster (1980-95)Jennifer Horn-McDonald, Basketball(1982-86)Frank Lickliter, Golf (1988-91)

1997 Don Bosway, Baseball (1985-89)1998 Brian Anderson, Baseball (1989-93)

Bill Edwards, Basketball (1989-93)1999 Rob Campbell, Soccer (1982-85)2000 Jon Sbrocco, Baseball (1990-93)

Joanne Paxson, Soccer (1988-91)Amanda Dieter, Swimming/Diving (1990-94)

Three to Be Inducted Into WSU Athletics Hall of Fame Student-AthletesAcademic Standouts

MCC Academic Team

W right State Universityplaced nine student-athletes on the fallMidwestern Collegiate

Conference Academic All-ConferenceTeams.

The MCC Academic All-Confer-ence Teams honor student-athletes whohave a cumulative grade point averageof 3.25 or above with at least threecomplete semesters at the sameinstitution as a starter or importantreserve. Selections are made by theMCC Faculty Athletics Representa-tives. The teams are comprised of thesame number of first-team all-MCCstudent-athletes in each sport.

Wright State and Loyola each hadnine while UW-Milwaukee had eightrecipients. WSU’s representativeswere:

Name Yr. Major SportBrenden Balcik Jr. Bio Sci SoccerKristen Bucher So. Education Cross CntryMissy Daniels Sr. Nursing SoccerTaryn Jones Sr. MIS SoccerAdam Meier Sr. Account. Cross CntryErica Miller Sr. Comm. VolleyballMatthew Roessner So. MIS Cross CntryEric Roush So. Mech. Eng. Cross CntryBrian Syska Jr. Bio Sci. Soccer

Raider HonorsThe WSU Athletics Department

honored 126 student-athletes and otherstudents associated with the departmentwho posted a grade point average of 3.0or better during halftime of the men’sbasketball game against Butler onFebruary 5. More than 250 student-athletes at Wright State posted acumulative grade point average of2.920 or better. WSU faculty memberswho contributed to the success of thestudent-athletes were also honored.

Jon Sbrocco

JoAnne Paxton

Amanda DieterIhler

Homecoming 2000 SpiritSome of the ways students and alumnicelebrated Homecoming 2000, which includedcrowning a queen and king during halftime of themen’s basketball game against Detroit. The Raiderscame through for the fans with a 64-61 win.

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