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Ron Nischwitz, Former Coach, Men's Baseball, Wright State University, Ron Nischwitz, Kathy Morris, Dan Abrahamowicz
Ron Nischwitz, Former Coach, Men's Baseball, Wright State University, Ron Nischwitz, Kathy Morris, Dan Abrahamowicz
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
This oral history interview documents the life and career of Ron Nischwitz, a Dayton native, former Major League Baseball player, and longtime Wright State University baseball coach. Nischwitz reflects on his journey from collegiate and professional baseball to building a successful coaching career, while also managing a business and overcoming significant personal challenges, including major health issues. The interview highlights his lasting impact on Wright State’s baseball program, his dedication to student development, and the legacy he established through both athletics and philanthropy.
David Garrison, Professor Emeritus, Department Of Modern Languages, College Of Liberal Arts, David Garrison, Kathy Morris
David Garrison, Professor Emeritus, Department Of Modern Languages, College Of Liberal Arts, David Garrison, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
In this February 17, 2025 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, David Garrison reflects on his thirty-year career as Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Wright State University. He discusses the growth of the Modern Languages Department, his service as chair, his work as a translator and interpreter in the Dayton community, and the practical value of language study.
Carl Maneri, Mathematics And Statistics, Carl Maneri, Kathy Morris
Carl Maneri, Mathematics And Statistics, Carl Maneri, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
In this May 10, 2024 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Carl Maneri reflects on his thirty-year career as a founding faculty member in Wright State University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He discusses the university’s early development, faculty governance, departmental leadership, and the challenges of teaching first-generation students at a growing public institution.
Judy Cathcart, Admissions, Institutional Research, Judy Carthcart, Kathy Morris
Judy Cathcart, Admissions, Institutional Research, Judy Carthcart, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
In this February 2, 2023 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Judy Cathcart reflects on her 43-year career at Wright State University, spanning the Piqua branch campus, Admissions, and Institutional Research. She discusses the transition from manual enrollment systems to Banner, the development of institutional reporting practices, and evolving student success policies. Her account emphasizes technological change, data stewardship, and campus collaboration..
Bud Baker, Professor (Retired) Department Of Management And International Business, Raj Soin College Of Business, Bud Baker, Kathy Morris
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
In this December 8, 2022 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Bud Baker reflects on his career as a retired professor in the Department of Management and International Business at Wright State University following twenty years in the United States Air Force. He discusses his transition to academia, his commitment to teaching, and the growth and challenges of Wright State’s business programs over three decades.
Gerald Alter, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, Gerald Alter, Kathy Morris
Gerald Alter, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, Gerald Alter, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
In this August 25, 2022 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Dr. Gerald Alter discusses his career in biochemistry and his contributions to the development of Wright State University’s Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program. He reflects on interdisciplinary research, graduate education, institutional support for scholarship, and his leadership during a period of heightened oversight of the Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee.
Richard Pearl Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, Richard Pearl, Kristen Dilger
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
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.
John Lyman Interview For The Boonshoft School Of Medicine 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, John Lyman, Kristen Dilger
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lee Guild Interview, Events Coordinator At The Nutter Center, Kathy Morris, Lee Guild
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
In this March 31, 2021 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Lee Guild reflects on her fifty-year career at Wright State University, highlighting the institution’s growth from a small commuter campus to a complex university centered around the Nutter Center.
Katie Deedrick, Former Director, Student Support Services, Wright State University, Katie Deedrick, Kathy Morris
Katie Deedrick, Former Director, Student Support Services, Wright State University, Katie Deedrick, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
On January 15, 2021, Kathy Morris interviewed Katie Deedrick about her forty-one years of service at Wright State University, culminating in her role as Director of Student Support Services . Deedrick discusses the evolution of student affairs, the development of crisis response and case management systems, and her work supporting students facing academic, financial, and personal challenges.
Allan Spetter, Professor Emeritus, Department Of History, Wright State University, Allan Spetter, Kathy Morris
Allan Spetter, Professor Emeritus, Department Of History, Wright State University, Allan Spetter, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
On January 31, 2020, Kathy Morris interviewed Professor Emeritus Allan Spetter about his career as Professor of History at Wright State University . Spetter discusses the university’s early years, faculty governance, the formation of the AAUP union, and ongoing tensions between faculty and administration.
Joyce Howes, Former Assistant Dean Of College Of Mathematics And Science, Wright State University, Joyce Howes, Kathy Morris
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
On December 6, 2019, Kathy Morris interviewed Joyce Howes about her 35-year career at Wright State University as student, instructor, and Assistant Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics . Howes discusses student success initiatives, Banner implementation, faculty mentorship, and institutional change from the late 1960s through 2015. The interview also highlights her continued teaching after retirement and her decision to become a living kidney donor to a fellow Wright State employee.
Kathy Morris, Former Associate Vice-President For Student Affairs, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Kathy Morris
Kathy Morris, Former Associate Vice-President For Student Affairs, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
On October 25, 2019, Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed Kathy Morris about her 33-year career in Student Affairs at Wright State University . Morris discusses her leadership in the University Center’s expansion, the growth of campus housing and student life programs, and her service as Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs. The interview highlights institutional change, administrative transitions, and the development of Wright State’s student-centered infrastructure from 1983 to 2016.
Rick Webster Interview: Dayton Music History Project, Rick Webster, Chris Wydman
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
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
On March 20, 2019, Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed Professor Emeritus Larry Prochaska about his 35-year career as Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Wright State University . Prochaska discusses building a research laboratory, directing medical biochemistry, mentoring doctoral students, and advocating for diversity and faculty governance. The interview highlights his international teaching experience in Saudi Arabia, leadership in the American Heart Association, and reflections on university administration and the 2019 faculty strike.
James "Rev Cool" Carter: Dayton Music History Project, James Carter, Matthew Mercer
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
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
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
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.
Mike Cusack, Former Director Of Athletics, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Mike Cusack
Mike Cusack, Former Director Of Athletics, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Mike Cusack
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
On October 15, 2018, Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed Mike Cusack about his tenure as Director of Athletics at Wright State University . Cusack discusses leading the transition from Division II to Division I, the development of the Nutter Center and Setzer Pavilion, conference realignment, and the expansion of women’s athletics under Title IX. The interview highlights the role of athletics in shaping campus growth and community engagement from 1982 to 2008.
Donna Schlagheck, Professor Emerita From The Department Of Political Science, Wright State University, Dan Abrahamowicz, Donna Schlagheck
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
On September 21, 2018, Dan Abrahamowicz interviewed Donna Schlagheck about her career as Professor of Political Science at Wright State University . Schlagheck discusses her scholarship on terrorism and foreign policy, her leadership in developing the Political Science department and master’s programs, and her decades-long involvement with the university’s nationally recognized Model United Nations team. The interview highlights faculty governance, the Dayton Peace Accords’ local legacy, and Wright State’s institutional growth from 1985 to 2015.
Fran Davis Razor And Vicki Van Winkle Craycraft: Dayton Music History Project, Fran Davis Razor, Vicki Van Winkle Craycraft, Chris Wydman
Fran Davis Razor And Vicki Van Winkle Craycraft: Dayton Music History Project, Fran Davis Razor, Vicki Van Winkle Craycraft, Chris Wydman
Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)
Video interview with Fran Davis Razor and Vicky Van Winkle Craycraft, members of 1960’s rock band, Vicki and the Rest, discussing their band and experiences in the Dayton music scene in 1960’s.
Gary Hill: Dayton Music History Project, Gary Hill, Chris Wydman
Gary Hill: Dayton Music History Project, Gary Hill, Chris Wydman
Dayton Music History Project Records (MS-607)
Video interview with Gary Hill, local recording artist and music producer, and owner of Gary Hill Music, lnc. Best known as lead guitarist/band leader for Captain Crunch and the Crew, Blue Max, Double Eagles, and Fleetwood Dreams. Gary and his bands have opened for numerous major acts, including the Eagles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Harry Chapin, Aerosmith, and REO Speedwagon, among others.