Dave and Catherine Clawson give $250,000 for scholarship fund
Dave and Catherine Clawson will make it possible for even more students to benefit from the transformational opportunity to attend Wake Forest University with a $250,000 gift to create a new scholarship. The donation establishes the Dave and Catherine Clawson Scholarship. The Clawsons made this gift in support of Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente’s new scholarship initiative that she announced at her inauguration ceremony on March 25.Categories: University Announcements
Wake Forest celebrated the inauguration of Susan R. Wente on March 25 in Wait Chapel. In her speech, Wente drew on her experience as a scientist to connect the transformative power of education to cell biology and described Wake Forest as a “catalyst for good.”
Wake Forest University students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteered at “kit-packing” events on March 23 in a day of service that coincided with the upcoming presidential inauguration and will benefit local schoolchildren and homeless women. 
Last year, as part of IdeasCityWS, The Winston-Salem Monuments Project showcased augmented reality monuments to local figures of historical significance during the October festival that featured live music, panel discussions and interactive exhibits from two dozen local creative organizations representing progressive contributions in art, technology, design and culture. Today that work is being advanced through MONUMENTAL: Technology, Social Studies and Shaping Public Memory, which is re-engaging the creative work accomplished by Movers & Shakers, Wake Forest and local artists to explore ways in which technology is used to make diverse, historical narratives more accessible and inclusive.
Wake Forest University and Guilford College are co-hosting the spring Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference, expected to bring scholars from throughout the country to the Triad. The four-day conference, titled “Pandemics, Protests and the Legacies of Slavery,” runs from Wednesday, March 30, to Saturday, April 2.
Susan R. Wente will be inaugurated as Wake Forest University’s 14th president at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 25.
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & Communications
Larry Culp, CEO of GE and WFU Trustee and Gene Woods, President and CEO of Atrium Health will discuss radical collaboration at a special Face to Face Speakers Forum in honor of the Inauguration of President Susan R. Wente. 
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & Communications
At age 5 months, Wake Forest sophomore Gabrielle Peko was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments and some surgeries, she was pronounced in remission at age 2. On Saturday, March 19, Peko will join more than 1,000 Wake students at Wake ‘N Shake, an annual dance marathon that raises money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The event runs from noon to midnight in the Sutton Center.