Trustee killed in plane crash
October 26, 2010 | Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest trustee James “Jim” Judson Jr. (’80) and his wife, Beth, were killed Tuesday when their private plane crashed in Mississippi. Judson, a successful Atlanta businessman, served on the board of trustees from 2004 – 2008 and began a second term on the board this summer.
African adventure
October 26, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
Junior Ashley Millhouse was so inspired by her first trip to Africa that she returned this fall. She’s spending fall 2010 in Accra, Ghana, after traveling to Zinkwazi, South Africa, with the University’s Volunteer Service Corps in May.
Law students take on case
October 26, 2010 | Community, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Student, Top Stories
Law-school students working with professor Carol Turowski and Wake Forest’s Innocence and Justice Clinic are investigating the innocence claim of a former Winston-Salem man who has been convicted twice of killing his lover’s husband in South Carolina.
Deacon making mark in NASCAR
October 25, 2010 | Alumni, Athletics, For Alumni, Top Stories
Dion Williams, a former Wake Forest football player, has gone from not knowing anything about cars to becoming one of the best rear-tire carriers in NASCAR. He appeared Sunday on the TV show “Undercover Boss.”
Alumnus leads Pro Bono Week
October 25, 2010 | Alumni, For Alumni, Speakers, Top Stories
The School of Law’s Pro Bono Project will host David Smith (’84) for a discussion on the importance of pro bono work as part of this week’s National Pro Bono Week. Smith will speak at noon on Tuesday.
Dressing the part
October 24, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
When senior Caroline Dignes designs costumes for a play, she helps create a world for actors and audience alike. Her latest project is Moliere’s “Imaginary Cuckold,” which opens this week in the Mainstage Theatre.
CEO shares some secrets
October 22, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories
A group of Schools of Business students received advice on how to be an effective leader from Susan Ivey, who became one of corporate America’s most prominent female executives during her time at Reynolds American Inc.
Lighting takes shape
October 21, 2010 | Research, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories
Researchers at Wake Forest’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have developed an inexpensive new light source that’s cool to the touch, won’t break if dropped, and can be molded into any shape.
Expressions of humanity
October 21, 2010 | Community, For Parents, International, Life on Campus, National, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Patricia Willis, activist-in-residency with the women’s and gender studies program, and students in her human rights class organized the Human Rights Clothesline Project. Members of the community painted T-shirts with messages about human rights violations, then hung them on 60-foot clotheslines.
Students take fall service trip
October 21, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
Ten students spent fall break on a service trip to Cove Creek Farm, a residential retreat for at-risk young men and their families near Boone, N.C. Wake Forest has traditionally offered spring break service trips, but this was the first fall break service trip offered by the university.
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