Issue date: 1/24/07 Section: News

Media Credit: Zack Fehrman Kim Goldenberg, former WSU President, laushs at the Campus Celebration of the Presidency January 16. "He is one of the most down-to-earth, accessible people I know," said Jacqueline McMillan, Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees.

What others had to say about Goldenberg

"I see his dedication on a daily basis…His dedication to Wright State is not defined by a time clock."
-Teresa M. McLain,
Administrative Assistant to the President

"Dr. Goldenberg uses data to keep his pulse on the university and to make informed decisions."
-Barbara J. Bullock
Director of Institutional Research, Budget Planning and Resource Analysis

"Einstein once said to strive to become a man of value, not a man of success. Dr. Goldenberg has become a man of great value."
-Mindy McNutt,
Dean, Lake Campus

"His enthusiasm was contagious… it remained strong throughout his career…His enthusiasm became a deep joy, as a parent watching a child… To this day, he retains the same level of enthusiasm."
-Theresa Mileo Webb,
Director, Event Services

"He always thought about the 'human-ness' of every decision that he made."
-Howard Part, M.D.,
Dean, School of Medicine

Miscellaneous Facts about Goldenberg

-He worked closely with the Dayton Urban League and the NAACP.

-WSU's Lake Campus has gone from granting only associate degrees to also granting bachelor's degrees and master's degrees since Goldenberg has been president.

-In 1998, the University of Toledo also elected a new president. Five years later, WSU showed positive growth, while Toledo showed declining enrollment, increasing faculty resignations, and low morale.

-Dr. Goldenberg was an engineer on the Apollo mission to the moon.

-WSU has achieved the lowest tuition among eleven doctoral-granting universities in Ohio.

-His administration was the full accreditation of the university, and Wright State took a place of honor among universities, said Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction and Dean of University College Lillie Howard.

-In California, other schools are emulating WSU's first year experience.

-WSU's freshman retention rate has increased from 67% to 73%.

-He established the Presidential Lecture Series.

-After the events of September 11, Dr. Goldenberg and his wife joined the Model United Nations team in attending their national conference in New York City

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