May 10, 2023
Andrea Wright, a biochemistry major from Plainfield, Indiana, is the Distinguished
Student for 2023 from Trine University’s Rinker-Ross School of Health Sciences.
Wright was recognized with other Distinguished Students during the university’s honors ceremony on Thursday, May 4.
Wright graduated summa cum laude and will attend medical school at Indiana University in the fall.
She was a two-year captain of Trine’s women’s soccer team, MIAA Senior Sportswoman of the Year and was named to the MIAA academic honor roll for four years. She served as president of Health Science Association, vice president of Theta Phi Alpha sorority, secretary for Order of Omega Greek Honors Society, treasurer for Delight Women's Ministries and a member of Doctors without Borders.
“We should be proud of all our accomplishments and look forward to the many successes to come in the future,” she said. “These past few years have taught us to be resilient when all the unforeseen challenges came our way. As we move into the next chapter of our lives, we will take the resilience we have learned with us.”
Trine University’s annual Trine Day, a celebration of the university as well as an opportunity to support its mission, set records for number of donors and funds raised, bringing in more than $160,000 for scholarships, academic and athletic needs, and student organizations.
Trine University students learned about opportunities available with the Purdue Data Mine during a special presentation on April 10 in the Mark and Sarah Music/Ruoff Mortgage Esports Arena.
Trine University has received a lead gift from Dr. Rick L. James, alumnus and chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, for a new building to house Trine’s business school.