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Born to be Demon Deacons
May 18, 2012 | Alumni, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Everyone at Wake Forest shares a special bond, but seniors Curtis Vann and Emily Roach have more in common than most from the Class of 2012. Not only do both come from a long line of Wake Foresters dating back to the old campus, their fathers became best friends and roommates in Taylor Hall more than 30 years ago.
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Ergen to speak at commencement
April 3, 2012 | Alumni, Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories, University Announcement
Charlie Ergen, the chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corporation and EchoStar Communications Corporation, will deliver the commencement address on May 21. Jonathan T.M. Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, will deliver the baccalaureate address.
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Message to grads: Be lifelong learners
May 16, 2011 | Alumni, Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories
Monday was the start of a big week for Anna Walker and Joe Hester. Five days after graduating from Wake Forest, they’re getting married in Winston-Salem. They were among about 945 undergraduates and 700 graduate and professional students to receive diplomas during Wake Forest’s
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Class of 2011 graduates
May 16, 2011 | Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
More than 1,600 graduates and their families gathered on Hearn Plaza under cloudy skies for the 2011 Commencement Ceremony. In her speech, “For Humanity,” PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi urged graduates to keep their curiosity and stay positive. See photo galleries, videos and more.
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2011 Commencement address
May 16, 2011 | Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers
PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi delivered the address at Wake Forest’s 2011 Commencement ceremony. Read the text of her speech.
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Baccalaureate 2011
May 16, 2011 | Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories
Rebecca Chopp, the president of Swarthmore College, gave the sermon at the 2011 Baccalaureate Service on Sunday. View an audio slideshow and a photo gallery of the celebration.
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Class of the finest: Retiring faculty
May 16, 2011 | Commencement, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Recognition, School of Divinity, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
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.
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Congratulations Class of 2011
May 10, 2011 | Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Learn about some of the accomplished members of the Class of 2011 by reading our senior student profiles.
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PepsiCo CEO is commencement speaker
February 16, 2011 | Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories, University Announcement
Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, will deliver the 2011 commencement address on May 16. “When she visited campus two years ago, Indra wowed students with her insight and energy,” said President Nathan O. Hatch.
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Wake Forest graduates 1,600 students
May 17, 2010 | Commencement, Community, President, Student, Wake Forest College
The odds finally caught up with Wake Forest’s Commencement ceremony. For the first time since 1991, rain forced University officials to move the ceremony from Hearn Plaza to Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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