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Judy Cathcart, Admissions, Institutional Research, Judy Carthcart, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Judy Carthcart on February 2, 2023 about her time working in admissions for Institutional Research at Wright State University. Carthcart discusses her early life, education, and her work at Wright State University.

Bud Baker, Professor (Retired) Department Of Management And International Business, Raj Soin College Of Business, Bud Baker, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Bud Baker on December 8, 2022 about his time as a professor in the Department of Management and International Business in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University. Baker discusses his early life, education and his work at Wright State University.

Understand, Educate And Heal: Renate Frydman, Ph.D., And The Dayton Holocaust Resource Center, Renate Frydman

Dayton Holocaust Resource Center Events

Renate Frydman, Ph.D, founder and director of the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center, tells her own story of fleeing Germany just days before Kistallnacht and how it has shaped her lifelong focus on educating students about the Holocaust, genocide, racism, and bullying.

Read more about this event and Dr. Frydman's work in the Wright State University Newsroom Article

Gerald Alter, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, Gerald Alter, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Gerald Alter on August 25, 2022 about his time as a Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Wright State University. Alter discusses his early life, education, and his work at Wright State University.

Richard Pearl Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Richard Pearl, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews Richard Pearl, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. He worked as a pediatric surgeon until his retirement. Part of the class of 1980, Pearl discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

Geoff Calvert, M.D. Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Geoff Calvert, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews Jeff Clavert, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the Associate Director for Clinical Quality for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the time of the interview. Part of the class of 1983, Calvert discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft College of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

From Black Studies To Multiculturalism: The Evolution Of The Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center At Wright State University, 1971-2018, Opolot Okia

History Faculty Publications

With the growth of Black studies departments and programs across the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the field developed with a prominent multidisciplinary focus and a mission to affect meaningful social change. Much of the literature on the Black studies movement has focused on the academic programs and departments established during this formative period. Outside of Ohio State University and Kent State University, little has been published on the development of Black studies in Ohio. Moving beyond academic programs, there is also very little research on Black cultural centers. Compounding this problem, the research on Black …

John Lyman Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, John Lyman, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews John Lyman, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. He worked in emergency medicine until his retirement where he works part-time doing occupational health. Part of the class of 1980, Lyman discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

Robert Brandt Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Robert Brandt, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews Robert Brandt, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. He worked in Family Medicine as both a primary care physical and HIV/AIDS specialist, along with his role as a clinical professor for the Boonshoft School of Medicine until his retirement in 2018. Part of the class of 1980, Brandt discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of …

Phil Cusumano, M.D. Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Phil Cusumano, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews Dr. Phil Cusumano, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and has recently transitioned from primary care to addiction medicine at the time of the interview. Part of the class of 1983, Cusumano discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

Michael Oleksyk Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Michael Oleksyk, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews Michael Oleksyk, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Retired, he works part-time as a hospitalist at Gulf Coast Medical Center. Part of the class of 1983, Oleksyk discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

Kris Brickman, M.D. Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Kris Brickman, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews Kirs Brickman, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and Chief Physician Executive at the University of Toledo at the time of the interview. Part of the class of 1983, Brickman discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

David Prescott, M.D. Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, David Prescott, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews David Prescott, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine working as a family practitioner. Part of the class of 1981, Prescott discusses his collegiate career, including discusses why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

James Augustine, M.D. Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, James Augustine, Kristen Dilger

Boonshoft 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

Kristen Dilger interviews James Augustine, a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and now an Emergency Physician. Part of the class of 1983, Augustine discusses his collegiate career, including why he chose Wright State University's new medical college and talks about what it was like attending the college. He talks about the challenges and processes of attending a new medical college, and how attending the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine assisted him in his early career.

Lee Guild Interview, Events Coordinator At The Nutter Center, Kathy Morris, Lee Guild

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Lee Guid on March 31, 2021 about her time as Events Coordinator for the Nutter Center. During the interview Guild discusses her coming to Wright State University, how the university changed over her long career, and finally her time working at the Nutter Center.

Katie Deedrick, Former Director, Student Support Services, Wright State University, Katie Deedrick, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Katie Deedrick on January 15, 2021 about her time as Director of Student Support Services. Deedrick discusses her early life, education, and her work at Wright State University.

Confederate Statues Are Monuments To The ‘Lost Cause’ Cult Of White Supremacy, Judith Ezekiel

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Allan Spetter, Professor Emeritus, Department Of History, Wright State University, Allan Spetter, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Allan Spetter on January 31, 2020 about his time as a professor in the History Department. Spetter discusses his early life, education, and his work at Wright State University.

Joyce Howes, Former Assistant Dean Of College Of Mathematics And Science, Wright State University, Joyce Howes, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Kathy Morris interviewed Joyce Howes on December 6, 2019 about her time at Wright State University, first as a student and then as an employee. Joyce held a number of positions including: instructor, assistant to the biology department chair, and assistant dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. While at Wright State, Joyce served on a number of committees including the transition to Banner and USAC. Joyce also discusses being a kidney donor for another Wright State staff member.

Kathy Morris, Former Associate Vice-President For Student Affairs, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Dan Abrahomowicz interviewed Kathy Morris on October 25, 2019 about her time as Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs. Morris discusses her early life, education, and her work at Wright State University.

Rick Webster Interview: Dayton Music History Project, Rick Webster, Chris Wydman

Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)

Video interview with Rick Webster, local singer and musician from Dayton/Belmont area active in the local music over the past five decades.

Larry Prochaska, Professor Emeritus, Department Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Larry Prochaska

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Dan Abrahomowicz interviewed Larry Prochaska on March 20, 2019 about his time as a professor in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department. In the interview, Prochaska discusses his early life, education, his time at Wright State University. While at Wright State, he served as diversity officer for his department, helped form the faculty union, served on the Athletic Council, and was named Frederick A. White Distinguished Professor.

James "Rev Cool" Carter: Dayton Music History Project, James Carter, Matthew Mercer

Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)

Video interview with James Carter aka “Rev Cool”, well-known music promoter, producer, and long-time DJ at WYSO in Yellow Springs. Best known for his radio show, “Around the Fringe”, and his music label, “I WANNA Records”.

Janet Ogg: Dayton Music History Project, Janet Ogg, Matthew Mercer

Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)

Video interview with Janet Ogg, accomplished jazz drummer, songwriter and music teacher from Huber Heights, OH. Former member of the Roy Meriwether Trio, as well as many other jazz combos from the mid 1960’s to the early 2000’s.

Leonard "Lenny" Davis: Dayton Music History Project, Leonard Davis, Matthew Mercer

Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)

Video interview with Lenny Davis, well-known local singer/performer, and club owner of The Forum, a popular night club and music venue from 1965-1977.

Kathy Simpson: Dayton Music History Project, Kathy Simpson, Matthew Mercer

Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)

Video interview with Kathy Simpson, Dayton area musician and former band member of Gary Hill in Blue Max. Discusses Dayton music scene from early 1970’s-present.

Bones Of Contention: Muslim Shrines In Palestine, Awad Halabi

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Mike Cusack, Former Director Of Athletics, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Mike Cusack

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed Mike Cusack on October 15, 2018 about his time as former director of athletics at Wright State University. In the interview Cusack discusses his early life, education, his time at Wright State University, and more.

Donna Schlagheck, Professor Emerita From The Department Of Political Science, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Donna Schlagheck

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed Donna Schlagheck on September 21, 2018 about her time as a professor in the Political Science Department at Wright State University. In the interview Schlagheck discusses her early life, her education, her work in the Political Science Department and more.

Threads Of Empire: Loyalty And Tsarist Authority In Bashkiria, 1552–1917. By Charles Steinwedel., Sean Pollock

History Faculty Publications

This book addresses relations between Russian imperial officials and the peoples of Bashkiria, in the southern Urals Mountains region, in the period between 1552 and 1917. Its purpose is to show the many ways that officials sought to weave Bashkiria into the fabric of Russian empire, as well as the ways that Bashkiria’s peoples shaped the process of their incorporation into it. Steinwedel rightly emphasizes the protracted, negotiated nature of this process. Russia’s “fundamental challenge” in extracting resources from the region was “to cultivate loyal servitors of the tsar who could represent and stabilize imperial authority” (4). As this and …