Wake Forest University Commencement Address
May 21, 2001 | Commencement
Wake Forest University Commencement Address By Barbara Bush May 21, 2001 The following speech was delivered on May 21, 2001 and was transcribed by the News Service. Thank you very, very much. Thank you President Hearn, trustees, faculty, parents, and, of course, the Class of […]
President Hearn’s Commencement remarks
May 21, 2001 | Commencement, Speakers
“Lessons in Loving” In Memoriam — Louise Patton Hearn (1912-1999) Charge to Graduates Class of 2001 By Thomas K. Hearn Jr. May 21, 2001 Wake Forest University The people we loved. The people who loved us. The people who, for good or ill, taught us […]
Traffic detours planned during WFU commencement
May 16, 2001 | Commencement, Events, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will be closed to through traffic during its commencement ceremony on Monday, May 21, from 7 a.m. until the ceremony ends around noon. Parking passes and tickets are required to enter campus and attend commencement. Tickets and passes are reserved for graduates […]
Commencement stories at Wake Forest University
May 10, 2001 | Commencement, Events, University Announcement
STUDENT SAW YEAR OF ETHICS AND HONOR COME FULL CIRCLE As a freshman at Wake Forest, Amanda Carlson wanted to create a plan that would help incorporate ethics and honor on the university’s campus. As a member of the Student Government’s committee on honor, she […]
Barbara Bush will receive degree and give address at WFU commencement ceremony
May 8, 2001 | Commencement, Events, University Announcement
Former first lady Barbara Bush will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address and receive an honorary degree on May 21st at the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on Wake Forest’s University Plaza. A total of 1,349 students will receive degrees. There will be 809 students who […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
May 3, 2001 | Commencement, Events, University Announcement
WE KNOW IT’S BAD FOR OUR LUNGS, BUT WHAT IS POLLUTION COSTING US? The American Lung Association recently released its State of the Air 2001 report that ranked three North Carolina regions among the worst 25 in the United States for air pollution. Douglas Beets, […]
Former First Lady Barbara Bush to receive honorary degree at WFU commencement
April 24, 2001 | Commencement, University Announcement
Former first lady Barbara Bush will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address and receive an honorary degree on May 21. Approximately 887 undergraduate students and 657 graduate and professional school students will march at the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on Wake Forest’s University Plaza. Barbara […]
Former First Lady Barbara Bush to receive honorary degree at WFU commencement
April 4, 2001 | Commencement, Speakers, University Announcement
Former First Lady Barbara Bush will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address and receive an honorary degree on May 21. Approximately 1,544 undergraduate and graduate students will receive diplomas at the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on Wake Forest’s University Plaza. Commencement is not open […]
Barbara Bush to deliver commencement address at WFU
January 23, 2001 | Commencement, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Former First Lady Barbara Bush, mother of President George W. Bush and wife of former President George Bush, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on May 21. Barbara Bush will be the third member of the Bush family to appear at Wake Forest. […]
President Hearn’s Commencement 2000 remarks
May 15, 2000 | Commencement, University Announcement
Truth with a capital “T” Charge to Graduates Class of 2000 By President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. May 15, 2000 Wake Forest University I know precisely when my education-as opposed to my schooling-began. I was a college sophomore taking my first courses in philosophy […]
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