Alumni and Giving

Donor Profile: Frank Dion

The College of Liberal Arts celebrates the significant generosity of a true friend of the college who, in his quiet and gentle way, will help transform the lives of students for years to come. Because of his love of literature, his opportunities to interact with Wright State students and faculty, and his commitment to his fellow students, Frank Dion recently established and endowed the Kathleen Louise (Pfister) Dion Scholarship in English, in memory of his beloved wife.

Dion, a retired civilian employee of the Air Force since 2000, has audited at least one class per quarter since then, primarily from the English department. In addition to regularly supporting annual scholarships sustaining English students, he’s used those opportunities to discuss a wide variety of books with Wright State students and faculty. The Kathleen Louise (Pfister) Dion Scholarship will be used to encourage the study of English at Wright State University and to recognize a top upper-class English major.

Mr. Dion is originally from Connecticut and received his degree in English from the University of Connecticut. He served in the U.S. Army as a Russian interpreter, and later came to Dayton to work at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. In response to questions about why he’d chosen to support our English department and students in this compelling way, he commented that he could never repay Wright State for the opportunities that had been extended to him to continue his love of learning.

 


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