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‘Star Wars’ stardom
May 5, 2011 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Top Stories
The force was with computer junkies Chad (’02) and Casey (’06) Pugh, who turned a classic film into an Emmy-winning Webcast.
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Green building wins gold
May 4, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Sustainability, Top Stories
South Hall, completed in August 2010, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. With solar panels on the roof to heat water and touch screens in the hallways for monitoring energy usage, the residence hall reflects the University’s commitment to sustainability across campus.
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Biodiesel project receives grant
May 3, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Research, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest’s Terrafinity project, which is working to produce biodiesel from inexpensive feed stocks and other sources, was awarded a $145,665 grant from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina. Chemistry professor Abdessadek Lachgar is one of the leaders of the project.
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Physics major wins Goldwater honor
April 25, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
A fascination with physics put Claire McLellan, a junior from Winchester, Va., on a path to win a Goldwater Scholarship. McLellan was recently selected as one of 275 students from around the country to earn the scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Mathematics’ Kirkman wins award
April 20, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Scholars and Scientists, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Longtime mathematics professor Ellen Kirkman has received an award for outstanding service from the Mathematical Association of America. She received the MAA’s Southeastern Section Distinguished Service Award for her long service to Wake Forest and to the MAA.
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Students win world championship
April 10, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, Student, Top Stories
A team of undergraduate students from the Schools of Business won the world championship title on April 8 at the KPMG International Case Competition in Istanbul, Turkey. Wake Forest, representing the U.S., defeated the Czech Republic, Russia and Sweden in the final round.
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Team wins ‘Student Emmy’ for documentary
April 8, 2011 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, National, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Student, Top Stories
How do you take a small story and make it big? Two documentary film students started with a story about a man breaking the law by handing out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to homeless people, and created the award-winning film, “Civil Indigent.”
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Professor, graduate earn service awards
March 28, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, School of Divinity, Top Stories
Wake Forest Professor of Church History Bill Leonard and Divinity School graduate Rev. Yvonne Hines (MDiv. ’04) each received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service at The Chronicle’s 26th annual Community Service Awards on March 19.
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Alumna wins leadership award
March 21, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories
Catharine McNally (’06) recently received the Hearne Leadership award, which comes with a $10,000 prize, from the American Association of People with Disabilities. McNally, who is deaf, is both an advocate and entrepreneur, having developed captioned video tours for cellphones.
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MBA program earns high ranking
March 15, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories
The Schools of Business full-time MBA program placed 11th in the nation in job placement, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings released March 15. Within three months of graduation, 92 percent of the 2010 full-time MBA graduates secured employment. In the overall program rankings, the Schools of Business again placed in the top 50.
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