News and Announcements
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Annual actuarial valuation shows improvement in STRS’s funding period
News from the State Teachers Retirement System Board Meeting
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George Griffith Hess
Professor George Griffith Hess was born in Collingswood, New Jersey. He graduated from Juniata College and received his PhD from Penn State. Coming to Wright State in the second year of its existence, he taught chemistry here for 34 years. He received the College of Science and Mathematics’ Outstanding Teaching Award three times, served as…
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Ohio Council of Higher Education Retirees report from Sept. 15, 2015
Some politicians want to have retirement funds divested from companies that do business with Iran but the boards oppose having politics controlling investment decisions
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Retirees continue to contribute at a torrid pace
The University Foundation reports that as of the first of October, donations from retirees have reached $143,250.00 from 117 donors. The average gift was $1,132.
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Donald Swanson
Don Swanson came to Wright State in 1971 when the university was only nine years old. He was an integral part of the Department of English until his retirement in 1998. All who encountered him remembers him with great affection and respect. Dr. Henry Limouze, emeritus chair, writes, “Don Swanson was a colleague, scholar, teacher,…
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Big Lens Film Festival features films by WSU Motion Pictures students
The annual Big Lens Film Festival features the premiere of new films directed by students of Wright State’s award-winning Motion Pictures program.
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Memorial meeting to recognize four fallen colleagues
This weekly lunch group has been meeting for over 35 years and is made up of faculty and others who were part of the original faculty and staff at WSU.
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Board 2015 Election Results
WSU Retirees Association board member Judy Rose, chair of the Bylaws and Elections Committee, released the results of the recent Board elections.
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Michael “Mick” Ferrari, 75, Provost
Dr. Ferrari served as chancellor and professor of management at Texas Christian University from 1998-2003. Prior to that, he served as president of Drake University and provost at Wright State University and Bowling Green State University. He died on May 15, 2015.
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Eleven retirees won door prizes at WSURA's First Annual Luncheon
Door prizes included overnight stays at area motels, gift cerificates and hair cuts
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WSURA Donates $200 to the WSU Friendship Food Pantry
The donation came in the form of a $200 gift card to allow the purchase of fresh foods such as milk, eggs, bread and fruit.
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Where, Oh Where, Have My Youthful Days Gone? By Carol J. Stevenson
Where, Oh Where, Have My Youthful Days Gone? By Carol J. Stevenson Where, oh where, have my youthful days gone? From my conception to current didn’t take long. The journey eventful, the path uphill and down – A smile on my face, sometimes a frown. The time now to focus on memories of joys –
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