Professor Contributes to Surgeon General’s Report
July 12, 1996 | Faculty, Media Advisory, National
Jack Rejeski, a health and exercise science professor at Wake Forest University, was among the experts who contributed to the newly-released surgeon general’s report on physical fitness and health. As reported in the news media today, the report stresses that activities such as walking and […]
Mason awarded honorary degree
May 28, 1996 | Commencement, Media Advisory
Wake Forest University awarded James Walter Mason an honorary doctor of laws degree during the university’s commencement ceremony on May 20.
Leonard named dean of new Divinity School
May 21, 1996 | Media Advisory, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Wake Forest University announced today that its new divinity school will be led by Bill J. Leonard, professor of religion and chair of the religion and philosophy department at Samford University.
Nunn to graduates: rebuild nation’s moral fabric
May 20, 1996 | Commencement, Media Advisory
U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn delivered a message of civic and family responsibility today to the 1996 graduating class from Wake Forest University.
Musical premiere based on Angelou poem
May 10, 1996 | Arts & Culture, Events, Media Advisory
Wake Forest University’s composer-in-residence Dan Locklair has created the first musical composition based on the poem Maya Angelou wrote for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential inauguration. “Since Dawn (A Tone Poem for Narrator, Chorus and Orchestra based on Maya Angelou’s `On the Pulse of Morning’)” will be premiered by the Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony Sept. 28 at Wake Forest University.
Stroupe wins national chemistry awards
May 10, 1996 | Media Advisory, Recognition, Student
Beth Stroupe, the daughter of Jane and Steve Stroupe of Libertyville, Ill., has won two national chemistry awards. Stroupe is a rising senior and a chemistry major at Wake Forest University.
MBA team finishes second in national competition
May 9, 1996 | Media Advisory, Recognition, School of Business
A team of MBA students from Wake Forest University’s Babcock Graduate School of Management claimed second place and the $1,000 prize in the 1996 KPMG Peat Marwick/George Washington University MBA Case Competition.
Students win international math contest
May 6, 1996 | Media Advisory, Recognition, Student
A team of three Wake Forest University students submitted a winning solution to the 12th Annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
Debate squad finishes season with top ranking
May 1, 1996 | Media Advisory, Recognition
Wake Forest University’s varsity debate squad finished the 1995-96 season ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to the latest rankings of college debaters.
MBA students to appear on “Good Morning America”
April 23, 1996 | Media Advisory, National, Recognition, Student
When MBA students from Wake Forest University, along with Special Olympics participants, greet the nation on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning, America” in May, they will represent the 200 full-time graduate management students at the Babcock School who have contributed several hundred hours of service to the community this year.
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