MBA program ranked highly
The MBA program ranks 41st in the nation, up six spots from 2010, according to the Financial Times of London. Worldwide, the ranking climbed to 78th, and for employment at three months post-graduation, it ranked seventh, tied with Stanford and above Harvard.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Physics professor named KITP Scholar
Assistant Professor of Physics Timo Thonhauser is one of only eight scholars nationwide to be named a KITP Scholar for 2011–2013. The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics is the preeminent international center for advancing theory in science and is directed by Nobel laureate David Gross.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Librarian named “Emerging Leader”
Z. Smith Reynolds librarian Molly Keener has been named a 2011 “Emerging Leader” by the American Library Association (ALA). Keener, a scholarly communication librarian, is the third Z. Smith Reynolds librarian to be selected for the award in the last few years.Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Keeping the dream alive
Focus on community is recognized
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognized Wake Forest as an institution with a tradition of focusing on community engagement. Wake Forest was among 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by Carnegie.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Community Impact, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Proehl, Overby, Proctor make N.C. Hall
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven members in 2011, including three with Wake Forest ties: football player Ricky Proehl, announcer Gene Overby and trainer Al Proctor.Categories: Athletics, Awards & Recognition
ZSR Library wins national award
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library has won a national award for excellence in supporting the teaching and learning mission of the University. “It’s like winning the NCAA championship for libraries,” said Lynn Sutton, dean of the library.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Carnegie Junior Fellow
Benn Stancil has received a one-year fellowship with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, one of only 10 students nationwide who were selected.Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements