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WFU pros turn out for Palmer

Arnold Palmer (front row, standing) poses with a group of pro golfers who played at Wake Forest. Three days of celebrating Arnold Palmer and Wake Forest golf concluded Monday with a star-studded pro-am tournament at Old Town Club. The event capped a weekend that included the golf complex being named for Palmer during a Sunday reception. See photos, hear Palmer's speech and share your memories.

Fulbrights: Where are they now?

Kara Peruccio Four 2011 graduates who were named Fulbright Scholars, the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, reflect upon how their experiences at Wake Forest helped shape their lives abroad.

Categories: Alumni, Global Wake Forest


Honoring a legend

Riley Skinner, Arnold Palmer and Chris Paul Wake Forest named its newly renovated golf complex in honor of Demon Deacon legend Arnold Palmer during a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 16. "Arnold Palmer started the great golf tradition at Wake Forest,” said Athletic Director Ron Wellman.

Categories: Athletics


Heroes and Villains

Rudy Shepherd Kurt Cobain and Elliot Smith (singer-songwriters), Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia), and Jena Six defendant Robert Bailey Jr. are a few of the famous and infamous faces sharing wall space with the less notable in an exhibition at the START Gallery featuring the works of Rudy Shepherd ('98).

Alumna shares Thalhimer legacy

Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt (’98) has written “Finding Thalhimers” the story of her family and their business, a well-known retail institution for 150 years. Along with her mentor, professor Mary Dalton (’83), she’ll participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Family Business Center on Friday at Reynolda House.

Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake


GE CEO visits Schools of Business

Jeff Immelt The Schools of Business recently welcomed GE's Jeff Immelt, who has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" by Barron's three times. Immelt stressed to students that they must prepare to compete in a volatile, global economy. “You are going to graduate into a world that requires adaptability. It rewards people who know how to manage volatility.”

Nobel winner, DNA exoneree meet

Kary Mullis Nobel Prize-winning scientist Kary Mullis developed a process that uses DNA to identify or exclude suspects. Twenty years later, that process freed Darryl Hunt, who spent 18 years in prison for murder. On Wednesday, Hunt got to meet Mullis at Wake Forest.

Categories: Happening at Wake


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