Alumni and Giving

Katie McGrath, who graduated in April from Wright State with a master’s degree in educational leadership, was honored as Volunteer of the Year by A Special Wish.

Wright State couple Ash and Sarah McGinleys rescued Marco, a pit bull, from an adoption center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Cliff Rosenberger, the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and a 2012 Wright State graduate, gave the commencement address.

The class includes graduates with 1,346 bachelor’s degrees and 766 master’s as well those awarded associate degrees and post-master’s certificates.

Four faculty members and eight graduates are recognized in the Dayton Business Journal's annual "Forty Under 40" awards.

Jared Shank, who has degrees in geography and earth and environmental science from Wright State, searches underground for the past as a member of a metal detecting club.

Tina McPhearson '80 has taught high school theater, directed plays and musicals, worked and volunteered for numerous arts organizations.

After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wright State, Jamaica Siroky teaches at Thurgood Marshall STEM High School in Dayton.

Hannah Beachler was also the production designer of Beyoncé’s “Lemonade," which won a 2017 Art Directors Guild Award for excellence in production design and art direction.

Jim McCutcheon teaches classical guitar at Wright State, where he earned degrees in guitar performance and music education.