WFU ranks 20th among 100 “most wired colleges”
September 7, 2001 | Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University ranks 20th among America’s top 100 “most wired colleges” in the United States, according to Yahoo! Internet Life magazine. Wake Forest also received the magazine’s award for best Web portal for its homepage, www.wfu.edu. Wake Forest is the only North Carolina […]
WFU art gallery to be named for Philip and Charlotte Hanes
September 6, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Events, Recognition, University Announcement
In recognition of their contributions to the arts, Wake Forest University will name its art gallery for Winston-Salem businessman R. Philip Hanes and his wife, Charlotte, on Sept. 7. During a private dedication ceremony, the gallery will be named the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art […]
Calloway School faculty member receives Educator of the Year award
September 5, 2001 | Faculty, Recognition, School of Business
George Aldhizer, associate professor of accounting at Wake Forest University, recently received the Institute of Internal Auditors’ 2001 Leon R. Radde International Educator of the Year award at the institute’s International Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Aldhizer is a faculty member in the Calloway […]
Wake Forest Divinity School awards Wait Fellowships
August 24, 2001 | Recognition, School of Divinity, Student
The Wake Forest University Divinity School has chosen five first-year students to receive its most prestigious merit-based scholarships – the Samuel and Sarah Wait Graduate Fellowships in Theology and Ministry. The 2001-2002 recipients of the Wait Fellowships are Michael Gregg, Christopher Lawson, Nicholas Stepp, John […]
WFU professor named president of international economics society
July 2, 2001 | Faculty, Recognition, University Announcement
smithDaniel Hammond, professor of economics at Wake Forest University, was named president of the History of Economics Society at the society’s annual meeting held at Wake Forest June 29- July 2. Hammond joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1978. He is a 1972 Wake […]
Baptist students awarded scholarships to attend WFU
May 7, 2001 | Recognition, Student, University Announcement
Twenty-two students were awarded the William Louis Poteat Scholarship to attend Wake Forest University in the fall 2001. Each scholarship is worth $11,200 annually and is renewable every four years. Named for Wake Forest’s president from 1905 to 1927, the Poteat scholarship recognizes students who […]
WFU student-run businesses receive first and second places in regional competition
May 3, 2001 | Recognition, Student
Two Wake Forest University students turned entrepreneurs recently took top awards at the 2001 Central Atlantic States Regional Entrepreneur Awards. Student entrepreneurs from 16 colleges and universities in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C., competed for the awards. Ricky Van Veen, a […]
WFU student uses sociology training to help build social capital in local community
April 19, 2001 | Community, Recognition, Student
In an ideal world, residents of Winston-Salem’s Happy Hill community say their neighborhood would be cleaner, safer and foster more community involvement. Wake Forest University senior Carol Cooley is helping the residents pursue their goal. Cooley, a sociology major from Salisbury, has spent seven […]
WFU women’s studies professor, student recognized for local volunteer work
April 12, 2001 | Faculty, Recognition, Student, University Announcement
Linda Nielsen, professor of education and women’s studies at Wake Forest University, and Winston Irwin, a senior at Wake Forest, recently received awards for volunteering in the Forsyth County community. Linda Nielsen received an award from Today’s Woman Health & Wellness Center for her […]
President Emeritus of UMES to receive honorary degree at WFU commencement
April 9, 2001 | Recognition, University Announcement
William P. Hytche, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), will receive an honorary doctorate of laws degree at Wake Forest University’s commencement on May 21. Hytche will be one of three honorary degree recipients at the 2001 commencement ceremony, which […]
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