News and Announcements
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Remembering Gerd Frike, by Alphonso Smith
Let me tell a couple of stories about Gerd Frike, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics, who died on November 15, 2016 in Florida, and was buried in Mt. Zion Park Cemetery in Beavercreek, Ohio, Nov 21, 2016. I have a photograph of Edward Willett, a WW II Tuskegee Airman, and Gerd Frike, a WSU Mathematics…
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Introduction of Lillie P. Howard, by Mary Kenton, WSURA President
WSURA Third Annual Reunion Luncheon, May 11, 2017 It is my pleasure to introduce someone we all think we already know, Dr. Lillie P. Howard. I’m pretty sure, though, that I can surprise you with one or two of the more esoteric facts about her life. Full disclosure: I spent my career in the Honors…
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Ohio college faculty could face more scrutiny in proposed law
“It’s an attack on faculty,” said John McNay, president of the Ohio chapter of the American Association of University Professors and a history professor at the University of Cincinnati
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Joanne Risacher, 75, Director Student Affairs
Joanne Risacher, 75, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, formerly of Loogootee, Indiana, passed away on May 9, 2017, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born Jan. 29, 1942, in Loogootee, Indiana to the late Joseph C. and Marcella (Michaels) Risacher. Joanne was a graduate of St. John High School in 1960. She then received her Bachelors…
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Dean S. Eiteman, 82, April 21, 2017
Dr. Dean S. Eiteman (1934 – 2017) age 82, passed away on April 21, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. After a commission in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant, Dean went on to serve on the faculty of the Department of Accountancy at Wright State University for 19 years (1969-1988), earning the WSU Alumni Association…
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Moody’s Investors Service downgrades Wright State’s credit rating
Wright State is projected to have overspent by more than $120 million over the past six years, spending down most of its reserve funds.
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2017 Big Lens Film Festival features WSU students’ work
The Big Lens Film Festival usually sells out, and seating is general admission.
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Wright State may lay off up to 120 people to save $8 million
Wright State has to trim $25 million from its upcoming budget while also boosting the school’s reserve fund by $5 million.
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STRS Board votes to eliminate future cost-of-living increases to preserve fiscal integrity of system
Current benefit recipients’ base benefit and past cost-of-living increases will not be affected by this change.
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Ohio House leader who criticized WSU to speak at commencement
Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger a year ago warned legislators to exercise caution in dealing with Wright State
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Retired Ohio teachers to lose cost-of-living increase
Ohio pension systems are required to be able to pay off their unfunded liabilities within a 30-year window.
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Wright State’s executive vice president resigns
The leadership changes come as the school is dealing with a financial crisis that requires the administration to cut $25 million from next year’s budget to balance the books.
Upcoming Events
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Wright State Retirees Picnic
Wright State University retirees and friends are invited to a picnic on Saturday, Sept. 19, 1:30–4:30 p.m., in Rotary Park, 2260 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek, OH 45432.
See what’s coming up in our Events Calendar