For three weeks 50 years ago, four Wake Forest students captured the nation’s attention on the popular “College Bowl” quiz show.
Stories Tagged: ’60s
Hoop dreams: The 1962 Final Four team
October 22, 2012
Billy Packer (’62) remembers Bones and the 1962 run to the Final Four.
Summer’s hottest books
August 20, 2012
From a riveting account of World War I to the uplifting story of Martha Mason (’60), alumni professors share their favorite can’t-put-down summer books.
David Forsythe (’64) explores the ‘dark side’ of war, human rights and U.S. policy
July 3, 2012
International relations expert David Forsythe (’64) on terrorism, the Arab Spring and the next refugee crisis.
Jack Shearin (’50): Building hope, one ramp at a time
June 27, 2012
Jack Shearin (’50), 84-years-young, has helped build more than 600 ramps for the disabled.
Susan Brinkley (’62) preserves memories of the Old Campus
May 23, 2012
Susan Brinkley (’62) shares tales of the Old Campus on UNC-TV.
Bill Gordon bids a second farewell to his alma mater
May 16, 2012
Psychology professor and former provost Bill Gordon (’68, MA ’70) retires after distinguished career.
Messing With the Mona Lisa
January 27, 2012
Although Bill Coore (’68) is a world-renowned golf course architect, he comes across as exceedingly humble. Ask him about playing for the vaunted Wake Forest golf team, for instance, and Coore won’t embellish the facts. “I existed in a sense with the golf team through my sophomore year,” he drawls gently. “To say I played [...]
Constant and True
January 27, 2012
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that I followed my brother his entire life. Dwight was my only sibling, two years older, and even in our small hometown of Lexington, N.C., I needed someone to show me which way to go, or, at least, which was the most interesting way. Eventually, I followed him right [...]
North Carolina honors science educator Mary Ann Brittain (’62)
July 28, 2011
Order of the Long Leaf Pine recognizes teacher who led the conversion of a cow pasture into a classroom.