WFU schedules information session on safety following off-campus crimes
February 18, 2005 | Community, Events, University Announcement
In response to recent off-campus incidents involving sexual assault and attempted sexual assault, Wake Forest University and the Winston-Salem Police Department will present a campus safety session Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium at the university. The program is open […]
Stories this week at WFU
February 17, 2005 | Events, Student, University Announcement
WFU STUDENT TO APPEAR AS CONTESTANT ON ‘MILLIONAIRE’ — Wake Forest University senior Aaron Mass will appear on the syndicated television game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22. The show will be broadcast on local affiliate […]
WFU student wins recognition in USA Today’s Academic Team Program
February 17, 2005 | Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University senior Rebecca E. Cook, selected just last fall as a Rhodes Scholar, has been named to the second team in USA Today’s annual All-USA College Academic Team program for 2005. Cook, a biology major, was recognized for her research to improve health […]
Jack Bishop creates scholarship for Rocky Mount-area Eagle Scouts
February 17, 2005 | University Announcement
Rocky Mount businessman John E. “Jack” Bishop has committed $100,000 through an estate gift to endow the Jack and Jean Bishop Scholarship at Wake Forest University. Bishop is a 1950 graduate of Wake Forest. The scholarship will assist Rocky Mount-area students at Wake Forest with […]
Marjorie Crisp, athletics pioneer at WFU, dies at 92
February 14, 2005 | Speakers, University Announcement
Marjorie Crisp, who pioneered the development of women’s athletics at Wake Forest University, died Feb. 13 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Crisp, 92, became the first full-time female faculty member at Wake Forest when she joined the physical education department in […]
Russell Brantley, Wake Forest University’s director emeritus of communications, dies at age 80
February 13, 2005 | Faculty, University Announcement
Russell H. Brantley Jr., who served as Wake Forest University’s communications director for 34 years, died Feb. 13 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Brantley, 80, of Winston-Salem had been treated in the medical center for an illness since Jan. 27. A […]
WFU launches Kenan Lecture Series
February 9, 2005 | Events, University Announcement
This spring, the department of English at Wake Forest University will launch its first annual Kenan Lecture Series titled “Chaos in American Literature and Science.” The series, which includes three lectures, is free and open to the public. Each lecture will be held in DeTamble […]
WFU forms Presidential Transition Committee
January 31, 2005 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University has formed a Presidential Transition Committee following the recent election of Nathan O. Hatch to serve as the university’s 13th president. Hatch, provost at the University of Notre Dame, will become president July 1. He will succeed Thomas K. Hearn Jr., Wake […]
Notre Dame Provost Nathan O. Hatch named 13th President of Wake Forest University
January 21, 2005 | University Announcement
Nathan O. Hatch, provost of the University of Notre Dame and one of the most influential scholars in the study of the history of religion in America, will become Wake Forest University’s 13th president on July 1. Following a 10-month national search, the Wake Forest […]
Golf legend Arnold Palmer will address WFU graduates
January 18, 2005 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Arnold Palmer, one of the most beloved golf legends of all time and a Wake Forest University alumnus, will deliver the university’s commencement address May 16. The outdoor ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Wake Forest’s University Plaza (Quad). Jane Crosthwaite, professor of religion […]
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