Wake Forest Divinity School awards Wait Fellowships
August 21, 2000 | Recognition, School of Divinity, Student, University Announcement
Four students have been awarded the most prestigious merit-based scholarships offered by Wake Forest University Divinity School. The recipients of the Wait Fellowships are: Margaret Kenny Leinbach of Charlotte, N.C.; Robilyn Gayle Byrd of Dallas, Texas; John M. “Tripp” Martin III of Augusta, Ga.; and […]
WFU student named Truman Scholar
March 24, 2000 | Media Advisory, Recognition, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University junior Jessica Esther Posner of Madison, Wisc., is among a distinguished group of undergraduates nationwide who have been elected as 2000 Truman Scholars by the Washington-based Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Posner is one of 61 students from 49 colleges and universities […]
Former medical school leader receives Wake Forest’s highest honor
February 10, 2000 | Faculty, Media Advisory, Recognition, University Announcement
Dr. Richard Janeway, a Wake Forest University professor of medicine and management and executive vice president for health affairs emeritus, was presented the university’s highest award, the Medallion of Merit, during Founders’ Day Convocation on Feb. 10. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s […]
Local students win scholarship honoring WFU students
April 29, 1999 | Community, Media Advisory, Recognition, Student, University Announcement
The first recipients have been selected for a scholarship honoring two Wake Forest University students who died in a drunk driving accident that sparked a statewide lobbying effort to strengthen the state’s DWI laws. Wake Forest Chi Omega sorority sisters Maia Witzl and Julie […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 15, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Recognition, Student
YAHOO! MAGAZINE GIVES WFU TOP MARKS In April 1995, Wake Forest launched a major technology initiative that has brought national attention to the university for its innovative use of computers and the Internet. Exactly four years later, Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine honors the university for […]
WFU counselor education program, director receive national awards
April 8, 1999 | Campus Life, Recognition, Thrive / Wellbeing, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University graduate counselor education program was named the 1999 Robert Frank Outstanding Program, a national award of excellence from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). ACES also honored Samuel T. Gladding, the program’s director and a nationally-known figure in the […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
February 25, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events, Recognition, Speakers, Student
WAKE FOREST STUDENT NAMED TO USA TODAY ACADEMIC TEAM Jennifer Bumgarner, a Wake Forest University senior, was one of 20 students named to USA Today’s tenth annual All-USA College Academic Team, which honors students for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership. The winners are profiled in […]
Student Named to 1999 All-USA College Academic Team
February 25, 1999 | Recognition, Student
Jennifer Bumgarner, a Wake Forest University senior, was one of 20 students named to USA Today’s tenth annual All-USA College Academic Team, which honors students for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership. The winners are profiled in the Thursday, Feb. 25, edition of USA Today. They […]
Students Raise More Than $41,000 For Cancer Fund
February 24, 1999 | Community, Recognition, Student
Wake Forest University students ran, danced and flexed their muscles to raise $41,579 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive to help in the fight against cancer. Twenty-two Wake Forest student organizations participated in the annual drive that raises money for cancer treatment and research. […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
January 29, 1999 | Campus Life, Events, Recognition, Research
FOUNDERS’ DAY ADDRESS BY ACTIVIST WOLE SOYINKA Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian author and political activist, will deliver the Founders’ Day Convocation address during the 11 a.m. ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Wait Chapel. Soyinka, a poet, playwright and novelist, won the Nobel Prize for […]
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