Rahul Shah | Photo via Wright State
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Rahul Shah, a biological sciences major at Wright State, to serve as a student trustee on WSU's Board of Trustees, according to a university release.
Positive Impact
Shah was appointed for a two year term that will end June 30, 2023. He replaces medical student Olivia Sneary, whose term expired June 30, 2021.
Shah will join other student trustee Dhishant Asarpota, an M.D. candidate at WSU's Boonshoft School of Medicine.
Shah said he strives to make a positive impact, and this position will help him do that.
"Serving as a student trustee on the Wright State Board of Trustees will give me the opportunity to make a great, lasting positive impact on Wright State," Shah said.
In addition to serving on the board, Shah is an active member of the community. He serves as a lab assistant, is a peer tutor in Tutoring Services and will join the Dean’s Circle in the College of Science and Mathematics this fall.
Shah is a University Honors Program student, a member of the Student Honors Association and is the incoming treasurer of the C.J. McLin Jr. Honors Scholars Association and the Pre-Health Society, according to the release. He also served as the treasurer of the Indian Student Association in 2020.
He volunteered at the Soin Medical Center for the past five years and with C.J. McLin Jr. Honors Scholars Association for organizations in the Dayton community.
WSU’s Board of Trustees is composed of nine voting members, two student trustees and four national trustees.
Each year, a new trustee is appointed by the governor of Ohio to fill the spot of a retiring trustee.
Student trustees are appointed to two-year terms and act as the voice of the student body during Board of Trustees meetings.
“The process is completely controlled by the Governor’s office,” WSU Director of Communications Seth Bauguess previously told The Guardian. “Individuals interested in serving make an application through the state of Ohio. ”
Who are the Board of Trustees
Voting Members:
- Tom Gunlock — Chair
- Marty Grunder — Vice Chair
- Andrew Platt — Secretary
- Sean T. Fitzpatrick
- Michael C. Bridges
- Douglas A. Fecher
- Dawn conway
- Bruce Langos
- William W. Montgomery
Student Trustees:
- Rahul Shah
- Dhishant Asarpota
National Trustees:
- Anuj Goyal
- Ricky peters
- Vishal Soin
- Brittany c. Whiteside
