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 students Isaac Braun, a senior chemical engineering major from Portland, Indiana, and Ryan Sederstrom, a junior electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, placed 15th in the collegiate pairs tournament at the North American Bridge Championships.
Trine University has been selected to be part of a national program to help campuses respond to the challenges and opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) presents for courses, curricula and higher education in general.
Two Trine University faculty members recently participated in the biennial Actuarial Teaching Conference (ATC), held July 19-21 in Columbus, Ohio.