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Wright State University is a comprehensive public university

Public university

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with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio

Fairborn, Ohio

Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The population was 32,352 at the 2010 census...

, which is a suburb of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

. Despite this, it has a Dayton address. The university has a branch campus on Grand Lake St. Marys, with a Celina, Ohio, mailing address. The university currently has an enrollment of 19,600 students, of which 15,657 are undergraduates and 1,417 are Lake Campus students. The current president is David R. Hopkins.

The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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at the doctoral degree-granting level.

Wright State University has seven Ohio Centers of Excellence: Human-Centered Innovation, National Center for Medical Readiness, Wright State University & Premier Health Partners Neuroscience Institute, Knowledge-Enabled Computing (Kno.e.sis), Micro Air Vehicle Research, Product Reliability and Optimization (CEPRO), and Collaboration, Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts (CELIA).

Wright State has eight colleges and three schools. The colleges are: Education and Human Services, Engineering and Computer Science, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Health, Raj Soin College of Business, Science and Mathematics, University College, and Lake Campus. The schools are: Boonshoft School of Medicine, Graduate School, and Professional Psychology.

History

Founded in 1964, Wright State University was originally the Dayton branch campus of both Miami University

Miami University

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and Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

. At that time it comprised only a single building, Allyn Hall (named for Stanley Allyn, then-president of National Cash Register and one of the university's founders).

A 1965 act of the Ohio General Assembly

Ohio General Assembly

The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...

created the university. Several names were considered, including Dayton State University, Southwest Ohio State University, Shawnee University, Four Rivers University (after the four nearby rivers: the Great Miami, the Mad, the Stillwater, and Wolf Creek), and Mad River University. Wright State University was eventually chosen to honor the Wright brothers

Wright brothers

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, residents of Dayton. On October 1, 1967, the university met enrollment criteria set by state legislature and Senate Bill 212 passed to actually create a new university. This led to the official charter of Wright State University.

Prior to current president David R. Hopkins' appointment, Wright State University had five other presidents: Brage Golding (1966–1973); Robert J. Kegerreis (1973–1985); Paige E. Mulhollan (1985–1994); Harley E. Flack (1994–1998); and Kim Goldenberg (1998–2006).

In 2007, Wright State University celebrated its 40th Anniversary in connection with the Presidential Inauguration of David R. Hopkins. In order to mark this milestone in university history, Wright State created a 40th Anniversary website to highlight the events, history, and vision of its community. More information about the university's history can be seen on this Wright State site.

Campus and community

, according to statistics published by the university, it had a total enrollment of 19,600 (including 1,417 at the branch Lake Campus, located in Celina, Ohio

Celina, Ohio

Celina is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,303 at the 2000 census. Celina is situated on the western shores of Grand Lake St. Marys.-History:...

). Wright State offers 186 degree programs, including 19 associate degrees, 91 bachelor's degrees, and 76 graduate and professional programs (including schools of medicine and professional psychology). Over 70 percent of freshmen live on campus. Approximately an additional 5,000 commuter students live in apartments less than one mile from campus, making the atmosphere increasingly more like that of a residential campus than a commuter school.

Wright State has a compact campus, with several academic buildings constructed following Allyn Hall. Key buildings on campus include the Founders' Quadrangle (quad) buildings, which are Allyn Hall (home to the College of Education and Human Services and Wright State dining option, The Hangar), Millett Hall (named for John Millett, former president of Miami University

Miami University

, and home of the College of Liberal Arts), Fawcett Hall (named after Novice Fawcett

Novice Gail Fawcett

Novice Gail Fawcett , born in Gambier, Ohio, was the 8th President of The Ohio State University. He received a Bachelor of science from Kenyon College in 1931 and a Master's degree from Ohio State in 1937. He worked toward, but never completed a Ph.D...

, president of Ohio State

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), and Oelman Hall (named after Robert Oelman, first president of the board of trustees, and the home of the College of Science and Mathematics).

Other buildings include Rike Hall (named after the founder of the Rike Kumler company, since merged into Federated Department Stores

Federated Department Stores

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, home of the Raj Soin College of Business); the Diggs Laboratory (a Gold LEED certified building), University Hall (administrative offices, University College, and the College of Nursing and Health), the Creative Arts Center, the Mathematical and Microbiological Sciences Building (M&M), the Fritz and Dolores Russ Engineering Center (home of the College of Engineering and Computer Science), the Medical Sciences Building, Biological Sciences Building, Health Sciences Building (home of the School of Professional Psychology), Joshi Research Center, and the Student Union (which was created by combining the former gymnasium and University Center). The main university library is the Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar

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library.
Across from the Mathematics and Microbiology building is an abstract sculpture titled "Turning Points," designed by David Black. This piece was created in 1998, as part of the Ohio Arts Council Percent for Arts Program and the addition of University Hall. The statue has been criticized for appearing very similar to many of Black's other works, most of which are displayed in public universities or public spaces. Among staff and students at the university, the statue is known as 'Big And Red Thing,' or simply as 'BART.'

The entire campus is accessible to people with disabilities, and it has a national reputation for being an extremely welcoming and accommodating campus. The campus made history when it opened the Winegerd Service Dog Park in October 2008. Wright State is the first university in the nation to create a dog park especially for service dogs. A distinctive feature of Wright State is that one can travel around the main campus both by sidewalks outside and a tunnel network that connects almost all the buildings at the basement level.

School of Medicine

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine utilizes the main campus for pre-clinical training and seven area hospitals for clinical and residency training opportunities. In 2005, the school changed its name to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in recognition of the Oscar Boonshoft family, which gave Wright State's largest philanthropic gift to the medical school.

Admission to Wright State University's School of Medicine is competitive among the many students who apply; in 2009, over 2,832 students applied for admission to the school, and 100 were accepted. The Boonshoft School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The school's charter class began studies in 1976 and graduated in 1980. Since then, more than 2,345 M.D.'s have graduated from the School of Medicine. Wright State alumni are practicing in every state in the nation.

In 2009, the school became the first medical school in the United States to debut its own medical student produced radio program, dubbed Radio Rounds.

Greek life

Wright State University currently hosts five North-American Interfraternity Conference

North-American Interfraternity Conference

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fraternities, one Local Fraternity

Fraternity

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, five National Panhellenic Conference

National Panhellenic Conference

The National Panhellenic Conference , founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities.Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae...

sororities, and eight of the nine members of National Pan-Hellenic Council

National Pan-Hellenic Council

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fraternities and sororities.

NIC Fraternities

Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta
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Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
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Phi Sigma Phi
Phi Sigma Phi
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Sigma Phi Delta
Sigma Phi Delta
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Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon
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NPC Sororities

Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta
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Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta
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Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta
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Theta Phi Alpha
Theta Phi Alpha
Theta Phi Alpha women's fraternity was founded at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor on August 30, 1912. Theta Phi Alpha is one of 26 national sororities recognized in the National Panhellenic Conference...
Zeta Tau Alpha
Zeta Tau Alpha
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Undergraduate programs

Wright State offers 91 baccalaureate degrees in the following colleges: the Soin College of Business, the College of Education and Human Services, the of Engineering and Computer Science, the of Liberal Arts, the of Nursing and Health, and the College of Science and Mathematics. The Campus also offers a limited number of complete undergraduate bachelor's degrees, as well as a variety of associate degrees.

Graduate programs

Wright State offers 76 graduate, doctoral, and professional programs through the Wright State University Graduate School, the School of Medicine, and the of Professional Psychology. The Lake Campus also offers a limited number of graduate programs.

ROTC

For students interested in becoming commissioned officers in the U.S. military upon graduation, Wright State University offers Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs on campus, known as Detachment 643 and the Raider Battalion, respectively. The Air Force ROTC program contains the cross town schools of the University of Dayton

University of Dayton

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, Cedarville University

Cedarville University

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, and Sinclair Community College

Sinclair Community College

Sinclair Community College is an urban community college located in downtown Dayton, Ohio and is the largest community college at a single location in the state of Ohio....

and is the largest AFROTC detachment in the Northeast Region.

Air Force ROTC - Detachment 643 Homepage

Army ROTC - Raider Battalion Homepage

Athletics

The athletic program at Wright State University is recognized as an integral part of the total educational process. The athletics program is designed to contribute to the development of the student-athlete's health, fitness, leadership skill, and respect for others.

Wright State's intercollegiate athletes are student-athletes who are instructed on and dedicated to the principles of fair play and amateur competition as defined by the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It is the responsibility of the athletics administration and coaches to ensure that the entire program is in full compliance with all pertinent rules and regulations as a member of the Horizon League and NCAA Division I.

The Wright State University Athletic Department can be seen through two distinct phases of growth over the past 40 years. The first phase includes the birth and blossoming into the NCAA Division II elite while the second, and current, could be characterized by the move and quick success in NCAA Division I.

Since its first intercollegiate event when the men's soccer team defeated Wilberforce 4-2 in the fall of 1968, the Raiders have grown to the extent that the men's basketball team played the Indiana University before 35,000 fans on national television in 1993 and saw the Raiders beat eventual national-champion Michigan State for the "Upset of the Millennium" on December 30, 1999, at the Wright State University Nutter Center or a recent 2010 NCAA Tournament bid by the softball team.

The first 20 years in Division II saw numerous national post-season tournament berths, over 200 All-Americans and a men's basketball National Championship in 1983. Great success became the norm instead of an exception for the Raiders as a high majority of the programs posted a better than .600 record.

Since becoming a NCAA Division I member in 1987, the Raiders success has continued as the squads climb and improve. The first to qualify for a Division I bid came in 1988 when a golfer participated in the NCAA national tournament.

The move to Division I also saw a move in 1990 to the Mid-Continent Conference and then the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League) starting with the 1994-95 campaign. Since beginning league play, Wright State athletes have earned over 200 all-league honors while numerous teams have won conference championships and received NCAA Tournament bids. The coaching staffs has also received its share of recognition as well with Coach of the Year honors.

The student-athletes posted outstanding successes in the classroom as well as they regularly earn a grade point average over 3.0. Almost half of the student-athletes are honored each year at Academic Recognition Night.

Wright State sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports, including seven for men and nine for women: Both—basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, and tennis; Women—softball, indoor track, outdoor track, and volleyball; Men—baseball and golf. The latest sport additions to the department has been a women's indoor and outdoor track & field squad.

New facilities over the last 15 years include the Setzer Pavilion/Mills Morgan Center, a state-of-the-art facility that is used by all 16 teams, particularly men's and women's basketball. Also new are Alumni Field, home of the men's and women's soccer teams, and Nischwitz Stadium, home of Wright State baseball. Along with the new facilities, major improvements have been initiated at the softball field and tennis courts along with the Wright State University Nutter Center, an 11,000-seat arena that is home to the volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams.

The most successful sports on the campus have been men's basketball, softball, baseball, and swimming. The Raiders' men's basketball team captured the 1983 Division II national championship and made the NCAA Division I Tournament in 1993 and 2007. The current head coach is Billy Donlon, named in April 2010. During Donlon's four years as an assistant coach at Wright State, the Raiders blossomed into one of the top teams of the Horizon League with great recruiting classes.

The men's swim team has won the Horizon League conference five times in the past 10 years. Currently, Wright State's Men's Swimming and Diving team holds the record for the most conference championships. The baseball team went to the 1987 NCAA Division II tournament finals. Moving to Division I, they made the NCAA tournament in 1994, 2006, and 2009. The 1994 team won an NCAA tournament game with a 14-12 victory over North Carolina State. The 2010 team won the regular-season title and advanced to the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament. The softball team has advanced to three NCAA Tournaments in the last four years, including the most recent in 2010. Raider Softball has two NCAA Tournament wins.

There have been numerous baseball players in professional baseball from Wright State, but the most notable of all professionals was Brian Anderson. He was a 1993 NCAA Division I All-American while leading the nation in E.R.A. He was selected as the third pick overall in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft selected behind Alex Rodriguez and Darren Dreifort (Wichita State). Anderson played in the 1997 World Series with the Cleveland Indians and won the 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Anderson is now an assistant pitching coach with the Tampa Bay Rays. Relief Pitcher Joe Smith (2006) is currently on the roster of the Cleveland Indians.

In men's basketball, Bill Edwards (1993) and Vitaly Potapenko (1996) have played in the NBA. Potapenko was a first round lottery draft pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers and played for the Boston Celtics, Seattle Sonics, and Sacramento Kings. He is now an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers.

Frank Lickliter (1992) has played on several professional tours, including a long-stint on the PGA Tour.

Fine and performing arts

Wright State University has distinguished programs in fine and performing arts programs, from an acclaimed Art Department, a Music Program, to its training programs in Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures. Many of the faculty of these departments are working professionals in their respective fields. Graduates of these programs have become recognized as some of the leaders in the field of art, music, theatre, dance, and motion pictures.

The three Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures are located in an interconnected Creative Arts Center with multiple theatres, concert halls, art galleries, and numerous classrooms. Each department has a distinguished track record of accomplishments, from international tours to national awards and honors.

The Wright State University Department of Art & Art History, headed by Linda Caron, has recently received a major art collection and the pledge of one million dollars to create a state-of-the-art gallery to present the work of students, faculty, and leading artists. Every year the Wright State University Department of Music, under the leadership of Herbert Dregalla, produces hundreds of concerts and performances both in its two performing facilities, in the region, and on tours throughout the world.

In the Wright State University Department of Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures, headed by W. Stuart McDowell, students and faculty and leading professional guest artists such as composers Jason Robert Brown

Jason Robert Brown

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, Ricky Ian Gordon

Ricky Ian Gordon

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, director Tina Landau

Tina Landau

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, and lyricist and composer Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

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have worked on theatrical productions, dance concerts and film projects, gaining for the program a unique reputation among training programs in America. Motion Picture faculty have recently been nominated for the Academy Award in documentary film making, and alumni who have won several Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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s in television production.

ArtsGala

Each year - on an evening in early spring - the Wright State Departments of Art, Music and Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures collaborate in a annual celebration of the arts to raise scholarship funds through the creativity of hundreds of artists, musicians, actors and dancers. A unique expression of the collaborative spirit between these three distinguished departments, the ArtsGala has become an event which has drawn thousands of patrons in its first decade, who have given over a million dollars to support students in the fine and performing arts. The evening combines fine dining with non-stop entertainment. Faculty and students work and perform side by side in what has become a full evening of art, music, theater, dance and motion pictures.

The ArtsGala, which will celebrate its 13th year in April 2012, is but one expression of the commitment of Wright State University to support its students through scholarships, and through exceptional training in the arts, just as in all of its educational programs.

Collaboration, Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts designated an Ohio Center of Excellence

In the fall of 2009, Wright State University's three departments of Art, Music, and Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures inaugurated a new initiative of collaborative artistic and educational endeavor, called CELIA (Collaboration, Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts), dedicated to enhancing "ongoing collaborations as well as nurture new partnerships." Projects accepted for the CELIA designation demonstrate high-quality, innovative collaborations, and the ability to further strengthen the reputation of the arts at Wright State.

One of the first of these projects was the Academy Award-nominated half hour documentary The Last Truck, produced for HBO and broadcast on Labor Day, 2008. The film documented the closing of a major GM truck plant in Moraine, Ohio, in 2008. More recently, the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures co-produced the regional and university premiere production of August: Osage County

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in the fall of 2010, with the region's professional theatre, The Human Race Theatre Company

Human Race Theatre Company

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. In May of 2011, the departments of Music and Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures collaborated with the Dayton Philharmonic a full-stage production of the Mass
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by Leonard Bernstein

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at the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton.

On October 20, 2011, CELIA was designated an Ohio Center of Excellence by Jim Petro, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents at a press conference on the campus of Wright State University, in which Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

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congratulated the Wright State University arts programs via a video message.

Notable alumni

Javed Abidi
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- Disability rights activist
David Albright
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- Founder and President of Institute for Science and International Security
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Brian Anderson - Professional baseball player, assistant coach for the Rays
J. Todd Anderson
J. Todd Anderson
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- Film storyboard artist
Jim Baldridge
Jim Baldridge
Jim Baldridge is a former American newscaster and former co-anchor for WHIO-TV's Newscenter 7 in Dayton, Ohio.-Biography:Baldridge was raised in Lima, Ohio. He attended Shawnee High School, and is a graduate of Wright State University and Sinclair Community College.Baldridge began covering news at...

- Local news anchor
Siva S. Banda
Siva S. Banda
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- Aerospace engineer
Michael R. Barratt
Michael R. Barratt
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- Astronaut
Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty in Dayton, Ohio, is Senior Vice-President for Outreach and Engagement at Ohio State University. She is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 27th House District from 1999 to 2008. She served as Minority Leader.-Life and career:Beatty has...

- Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
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Andrea Bendewald
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- Actress
Steve Bognar - Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award
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-winning documentary filmmaker
David S. Brown
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- Career :In 2006 he published Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography which was the University of Chicago Press's nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in History...

- Historian and professor at Elizabethtown College
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Daniel Buran - Actor, True Blood
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Iman Crosson
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- Actor, Obama
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impressionist, dancer, Internet personality
Jennifer Crusie
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- Bestselling romance novelist
Kevin DeWine
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- Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party
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and former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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- Author
Christopher Easton
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- Artist
Bill Edwards
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- Professional basketball player
John B. Ellington, Jr.
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- Air National Guard
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general
Fakhar-i-Abbas
Fakhar -i- Abbas
Fakhar –i- Abbas is a wildlife biologist, who started his career working with World Society for the Protection of Animals against the menace of bearbaiting and have worked with the organization for almost one decade....

- Pakistani conservationist
Aaron Fields - Professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagheris an American radio host and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Mike Gallagher Show, a nationally-syndicated radio program that airs throughout the United States on Salem Radio Network and is also a FOX News Channel Contributor and guest host...

- Radio host and political commentator
Alex Kaminsky - Professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
Frank Lickliter
Frank Lickliter
Franklin Ray Lickliter II is an American professional golfer. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings....

- American professional golfer
Deborah Loewer
Deborah Loewer
Deborah A. Loewer was the first warfare qualified woman promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy. She was frocked to the rank of Rear Admiral on October 1, 2003. Rear Admiral Loewer retired in 2007.-Military biography:...

- Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Irene D. Long
Irene D. Long
Irene Duhart Long is an American physician and an official at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She was the first female Chief Medical Officer at the Kennedy Space Center....

- Chief Medical Officer at the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA installation that has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. Although such flights are currently on hiatus, KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program...
Logan Martinez
Logan Martinez
Logan Martinez is an American politician and activist who ran for the 2006 Ohio House of Representatives as a Green Party candidate. Logan Martinez is also an anchor for the Green Party News Program....

- Local political candidate and activist
Eddie McClintock
Eddie McClintock
Edward "Eddie" Theodore McClintock is an American actor who has starred and guest starred in numerous television shows. He currently portrays the role of Secret Service agent Peter Lattimer on the Syfy series Warehouse 13....

- Actor
Gerald Ogrinc - Professional baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
Jerome Pearson
Jerome Pearson
Jerome Pearson is an American engineer and space scientist best known for his work on space elevators and lunar space elevator. He is president of STAR, Inc., and has developed aircraft and spacecraft technology for the United States Air Force, DARPA, and NASA...

- President of STAR, Inc.
Robert Pollard
Robert Pollard
Robert Pollard is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices, who disbanded in 2004, only to reform in 2010...

- Singer and songwriter for Guided By Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...
Vitaly Potapenko
Vitaly Potapenko
Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Wright State University and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA Draft...

- Professional basketball player
Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson
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- Professional Baseball Player for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, model, and actress. Scherzinger is perhaps best known for being the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls....

- Singer for The Pussycat Dolls and Eden's Crush
Eden's Crush
Eden's Crush is a former girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American television series Popstars which aired on AOL Time Warner's WB television network in early 2001, and promoted on the AOL on-line service...

, judge on The X Factor USA
Anthony Shaffer
Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer)
Anthony Shaffer is a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who gained fame for his claims about mishandled intelligence before the September 11 attacks and for the censoring of his book, Operation Dark Heart....

- U.S. Army intelligence officer and author of Operation Dark Heart
Operation Dark Heart
Operation Dark Heart is a 2010 memoir by U.S. Army intelligence officer Lt. Col Anthony Shaffer notable for the lengths the U.S. Defense Department went in an attempt to censor information revealed within, after the book had already been distributed free of redactions.The book details Shaffer's...
Brad Sherwood
Brad Sherwood
Bradley "Brad" Sherwood is an American actor and comedian. He has worked in entertainment as an actor, comedian, singer, writer, and producer.- Early life and career:...

- Actor and comedian
Joe Smith - Professional baseball player
Chase Whiteside
Chase Whiteside
Chase Whiteside is a documentary filmmaker, journalist, and founder of New Left Media. Whiteside is perhaps best known for his films documenting the participants at Tea Party events. Those documentaries, which IndieWire called "a perfect example of where documentary form and style is headed," have...

- Journalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of New Left Media
DaShaun Wood
DaShaun Wood
DaShaun Wood is an American basketball player. , he's under contract with Bundesliga club Alba Berlin. A point guard, Wood was named Horizon League Player of the Year in 2007 and Bundesliga MVP in 2011.- College career :...

- Professional basketball player

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