Martha Mason receives WFU’s Pro Humanitate Award
September 8, 2003 | Alumni, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University announced Martha Mason, a 1960 Wake Forest graduate, as the winner of the university’s Pro Humanitate Award during a Sept. 5 ceremony on campus. The award, one of the university’s highest honors, was presented to Mason in recognition of a life lived […]
U.S. News & World Report recognizes Calloway School, first-year experiences
August 22, 2003 | Recognition, School of Business, University Announcement
Wake Forest University ranks 28th among 248 national universities in the 2004 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s guide, “America’s Best Colleges.” Wake Forest tied with two other schools for 25th place in last year’s edition. This year, the university’s overall score remained the […]
WFU selected to compete for $5 million entrepreneurship grant
July 11, 2003 | Recognition, School of Business, University Announcement
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City has awarded Wake Forest University a $50,000 grant that will be used to create a proposal for how the university plans to make entrepreneurship a common and accessible campus-wide opportunity. Wake Forest was one of only 15 […]
Stories this week at WFU
July 10, 2003 | Community, Events, Media Advisory, Recognition, Speakers, Teacher-Scholar
K-12 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE TEACHERS TO EARN MASTER’S DEGREES — Six teachers taking part in the Visiting International Faculty Program will be awarded master’s degrees in education from Wake Forest on Friday, July 11. The VIF Program is a nationwide U.S. Government-approved cultural exchange program for elementary […]
WFU’s Graylyn Conference Center wins two industry awards
July 7, 2003 | Recognition, University Announcement
Graylyn International Conference Center has been awarded two of the meeting and conference industry’s top awards for 2003. Graylyn, which is owned and operated by Wake Forest University, won the Gold Key Award from Meetings & Conventions magazine for the fourth consecutive year. The annual […]
Stories this week at WFU
June 4, 2003 | Community, Faculty, Recognition
HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES PEACE CORPS AWARD – Assistant Professor of History James Wilson is in Washington, D.C., today to receive one of the Peace Corps’ highest honors, the Franklin Williams Award. The award honors Peace Corps volunteers of color who have put their overseas experiences to […]
WFU promotes Cherin Poovey to assistant vice president
June 4, 2003 | Faculty, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has promoted Cherin C. Poovey to assistant vice president for university advancement. She will also continue as director of creative services. Poovey joined Wake Forest’s Reynolda Campus staff in 1987. Prior to that she worked in public relations and marketing at Wake […]
Wake Forest history professor to receive Peace Corps’ Franklin Williams Award
June 3, 2003 | Faculty, Recognition
James Wilson, assistant professor of history at Wake Forest University, will be one of 12 recipients of the Peace Corps’ Franklin H. Williams Award at a June 4 ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award honors Peace Corps volunteers of color who have put their overseas […]
WFU history major wins regional entrepreneur award
May 30, 2003 | Recognition, Student
Matt Hinson, a senior history major at Wake Forest University, recently won first place in the Central Atlantic region for the 2003 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. The awards were announced this week from Clemson University’s Spiro Center for Entrepreneurship. Student entrepreneurs from colleges and universities […]
Molecular biologist receives honorary degree from WFU
May 19, 2003 | Alumni, Commencement, Recognition, University Announcement
Eric Olson, chairman of molecular biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, received an honorary doctor of science degree at Wake Forest University’s commencement ceremony May 19. Approximately 1,478 undergraduate, graduate and professional school students received degrees during the ceremony. Olson is director […]
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