Recognition Archive

WFU students to trek across Nepal for first study abroad program there

April 6, 2001  |   Recognition, Student, University Announcement

A group of Wake Forest University students will spend the summer in one of the most remote regions in the world through a new program sponsored by the anthropology department. For the first time, a Wake Forest class will travel to Nepal in South […]

WFU sociologist elected president of academic society

April 2, 2001  |   Faculty, Recognition, University Announcement

Catherine T. Harris, professor of sociology at Wake Forest University, has been elected president of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society. Founded in 1920, the honor society is dedicated to promoting, facilitating and recognizing academic scholarship in the field of sociology. A member […]

WFU students win international math contest

March 21, 2001  |   Recognition, Student, University Announcement

Three Wake Forest students have won top awards in an international math contest for solving a problem involving hurricane evacuation plans for the South Carolina coast. The annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling gives undergraduate students the opportunity to compete in a team setting using applied […]

WFU expert on accounting stardards named first Merrill Lynch Professor in Accounting

March 21, 2001  |   Recognition, University Announcement

Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy has named Jonathan Duchac the first Merrill Lynch Professor in Accounting. Duchac, an expert in financial accounting, has been an accounting professor in the Calloway School since 1993. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from […]

WFU students named to USA Today All-USA College Academic Team

February 16, 2001  |   Recognition, Student, University Announcement

Two Wake Forest University seniors, Alan Trammell and Jessica Posner, were among 60 students recognized as USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team winners. The students were profiled in the Feb. 15 issue of USA Today. “We honor these students for their academic excellence, as well […]

WFU receives Pioneer Award at computing conference

February 1, 2001  |   Recognition, University Announcement

Wake Forest University recently received the Pioneer Award at the Fourth Annual Conference on Ubiquitous Computing at Seton Hall University. The Pioneer Award recognizes Wake Forest’s comprehensive technology initiative launched in 1996, which led to students, faculty and staff being provided with laptop computers. Students […]

Wake Forest student wins Marshall scholarship

December 11, 2000  |   Recognition, Student, University Announcement

Alan Trammell, a senior at Wake Forest University, has been selected to receive a British Marshall Scholarship. Trammell, a resident of Chester, Va., is the son of Patricia and Marshall W. Trammell and attended L.C. Bird High School. The scholarships, financed by the British […]

Wake Forest students found technology group through Knowledge 2 Work program

November 28, 2000  |   Recognition, Student, University Announcement

Like most Wake Forest University students, sophomore Derrick Thompson spends a lot of time online. But he estimates that only a third of the 21 hours he spends online each week involves sending emails to family and friends, maintaining his personal Web site and […]

Wake Forest graduate, former trustee from Newton joins faculty, establishes scholarship

November 22, 2000  |   Faculty, Recognition, Student, University Announcement

K. Wayne Smith, a 1960 Wake Forest University graduate and former member of the Board of Trustees, is making sure he keeps close ties with his alma mater. Smith re-joined Wake Forest’s faculty this fall and the university will soon announce the first recipient of […]

Calloway School moves up four places in national rankings

September 7, 2000  |   Recognition, School of Business, University Announcement

Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy is ranked 28th among the best undergraduate business programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The Calloway School improved four places from its previous ranking in “America’s Best Colleges,” an annual guide […]

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