Ward to begin new WFDD position directing development activities
June 7, 2000 | Faculty, Media Advisory, Staff, University Announcement
Linda Ward, who has led public radio station WFDD to unprecedented increases in listener and corporate support, is moving from her position as station manager to a new position enabling her to focus solely on developing station support. Ward will begin her new responsibilities July […]
Wake Forest Divinity School names Braxton to professorship
February 24, 2000 | Faculty, Media Advisory, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University Divinity School has named a Baltimore Baptist minister as the Jessie Ball duPont Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Biblical Studies. Brad R. Braxton will teach preaching courses, recruit students and develop relations with African-American churches. The professorship is sponsored by […]
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 […]
Events to look at ‘Living in a Networked World’
January 3, 2000 | Events, Faculty, Research, Speakers
Mathematicians and computer scientists will explore the tangled issues raised by living in a world tied together by the Internet and World Wide Web during a series of events at Wake Forest University Jan. 13-27. The series, “Living in a Networked World: Community, Security […]
Wake Forest professor wins theater award
November 12, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Faculty, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Donald Wolfe, professor and chair of the theater department at Wake Forest University, was presented with the Marian A. Smith Distinguished Career Award by the North Carolina Theater Conference at its annual meeting Nov. 6. The award is given annually to someone who has […]
Wake Forest chemist wins national award
November 9, 1999 | Faculty, Media Advisory, University Announcement
S. Bruce King, assistant professor of chemistry at Wake Forest University, has been awarded one of six 1999 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards. King is the only professor in North Carolina to receive one of the prestigious national awards in 1999. The $60,000 awards, given […]
WFU appoints new professor of leadership
September 24, 1999 | Community, Faculty, University Announcement
Winifred R. Legerton, a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership, has been named the university’s first Visiting Professor of Leadership. The faculty position was established in collaboration with the Greensboro-based Center for Creative Leadership to further encourage and educate undergraduates as leaders. […]
Renowned art scholar joins WFU faculty
September 14, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Faculty, University Announcement
David M. Lubin, a renowned scholar of American art and film, has joined the Wake Forest University art department as the first Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art. A 1994 cover story in the Chronicle of Higher Education titled “Art Historian and Provocateur” described […]
Six Wake Forest faculty to perform
April 13, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty
Six Wake Forest University music faculty members will present music by Gordon Jacob, Bohuslav Martinu and Brahms at 8 p.m. April 28 in Brendle Recital Hall. The concert will open with Jacob’s Sextet, featuring clarinetist Linda Julian, cellist Selina Carter, pianist Katharine Boyes, flutist Kathryn […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 8, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Faculty
Cultural Faire Features Food and Music MUSIC-The Ethnic Heritage Faire at Wake Forest University will celebrate the music, food and dances of world cultures on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 9 p.m. in Benson University Center, Room 401. As part of the Year of […]
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