Obituaries
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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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Wayne L. Peterson, 79, Director of Institutional Research
One of his great joys was providing scholarships and mentoring the young men that worked for him on the farm during the summer months. These young men, whom he thought of and cared for as sons, helped him prepare the farm for his annual Concerts in the Country, church services, weddings and family reunions that…
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Adrian Rake, 76, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Adrian Rake, 76, a former faculty member and researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away Nov. 13, 2010. Rake relocated to Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands in 1998, but he always had a special fondness for Wright State, his many graduate and undergraduate students, and his colleagues. He was a founding member…
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