WFU Awards Two Teachers $20,000 Each for Excellence
September 23, 1998 | Community, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University awarded two educators $20,000 each for winning the 1998 Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award. The winners, Katherine Zimmer of San Diego and Kevin Pittard of Covington Ga., attended the university’s Opening Convocation ceremony on Sept. 17 and were recognized as the […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 28, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, University Announcement
Calloway Students Earn Top State, National Rankings Three accounting students in Wake Forest’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy earned the highest scores of all candidates taking the CPA Exam in North Carolina in May 1998. Wayne Smith Jr., Gold Medal Award winner for having […]
WFU Ranked Among Top 30 National Universities
August 20, 1998 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University ranks as one of the top 30 national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 12th annual “America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. The 1999 guide also includes Wake Forest among national universities “that offer the best value.” Ranked 29th among the best national […]
WFU Opens New Technology Center and Residence Hall
August 14, 1998 | Campus Life, University Announcement
Wake Forest University took advantage of the summer break to open a new residence hall that offers townhouse-style living and a new computer technology center that brings many of the university’s technology and computer operations under one roof. Meanwhile, several other buildings were upgraded […]
Thomas Named WFDD’s Membership Coordinator
August 4, 1998 | Faculty, University Announcement
Valerie Hardison Thomas of Winston-Salem has been named the membership coordinator at WFDD, a National Public Radio affiliate station at Wake Forest University. Thomas’ responsibilities include membership recruiting and development, as well as planning annual fundraisers. WFDD (88.5-FM) broadcasts classical music, NPR news, and […]
Wingate Gets Two-Story Addition for Divinity School
July 7, 1998 | Campus Life, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Construction will begin later this month on a two-story rotunda addition to Wake Forest University’s Wingate Hall for its new divinity school. Expected to be completed in spring 1999, the 2,000-square-foot addition will become the new entrance to Wingate and is part of $4.25 […]
Texas Foundation Contributes to Baptist Scholarship
June 30, 1998 | Admissions, For Parents, Student, University Announcement
The Hobby Family Foundation of Houston, Texas, has made its second annual gift of $37,500 to Wake Forest University to support the William Louis Poteat Scholarship program. The scholarships are awarded to students who are active members of Baptist State Convention or General Baptist Convention […]
Radio Station WFDD to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
May 12, 1998 | University Announcement
Fifty years after it was created by students as a small campus radio station, Wake Forest University’s WFDD (88.5) will host its 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, May 22. The 2-6 p.m. event at the station will honor the pioneers who founded the station as […]
State Dedicates New ‘Wake Forest Ferry’
May 1, 1998 | University Announcement
North Carolina’s newest ferry, painted in Wake Forest University’s black and gold colors, was dedicated Friday, May 1, at an eastern North Carolina ceremony on the Neuse River at Cherry Branch. Wake Forest president Thomas K. Hearn Jr. joined state and local officials, as well […]
WFDD Raises $140,000 in Spring Campaign
April 29, 1998 | University Announcement
Public radio listeners pledged a record $140,726 to the 1998 spring fundraising campaign for Wake Forest University’s National Public Radio station, WFDD (88.5 FM). The seven-day campaign started with a live “Across the Blue Ridge” show in WFDD’s Studio A on April 18 and ended […]
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