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 first Associate of Science and Master of Science in nursing graduates, along with physician assistant and surgical technology graduates, received a welcome to the healthcare field from the leader of Cameron Health, herself a longtime nurse, during the university’s fall Commencement on Dec. 12.
Trine University’s Thunder Therapy Clinic, which provides pro-bono rehabilitation services to those in the Fort Wayne area with limited means, will offer occupational therapy beginning in January.
Six Trine University civil engineering seniors and two faculty members toured a cement plant and the Newburgh Lock and Dam, learned about the Ohio River Crossing project and traveled to bridge construction sites during a senior trip in November.