Wake Forest has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. The Honor Roll was announced this month by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Community Impact, Pro Humanitate
Four recent Wake Forest graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships — the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government — to teach English or conduct research abroad during the next year. Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
Nine professors -- in art, counseling, divinity, economics, history, religion, journalism, classical languages and East Asian languages -- are retiring this year, after leaving an indelible mark on generations of students dating back to the 1970s.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Three School of Law students -- Alexandra Ford (’12), Michael Grippaldi (’11), and Craig Principe (’12) -- have been selected for the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows program. They join three School of Medicine students as part of 250 U.S. Fellows selected across the country this year.
The Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards recognize students and faculty who have exhibited extraordinary achievements in entrepreneurship over the past year. Nominated by their peers, these individuals embody the entrepreneurial spirit in thought and action.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The force was with computer junkies Chad (’02) and Casey (’06) Pugh, who turned a classic film into an Emmy-winning Webcast.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Awards & Recognition
South Hall, completed in August 2010, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. With solar panels on the roof to heat water and touch screens in the hallways for monitoring energy usage, the residence hall reflects the University’s commitment to sustainability across campus.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Environment & Sustainability
Wake Forest's Terrafinity project, which is working to produce biodiesel from inexpensive feed stocks and other sources, was awarded a $145,665 grant from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina. Chemistry professor Abdessadek Lachgar is one of the leaders of the project.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A fascination with physics put Claire McLellan, a junior from Winchester, Va., on a path to win a Goldwater Scholarship. McLellan was recently selected as one of 275 students from around the country to earn the scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Longtime mathematics professor Ellen Kirkman has received an award for outstanding service from the Mathematical Association of America. She received the MAA's Southeastern Section Distinguished Service Award for her long service to Wake Forest and to the MAA.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Mentorship, Research & Discovery