Katherine Wycisk (’12) turns her passion for caring for orphans in Uganda into a nonprofit.
Stories Tagged: Alumni
Diversity impacts who, what we teach
May 7, 2013
Increasing diversity has changed who, what and how faculty teach, writes Professor of Biology Herman Eure (Ph.D ’74).
For two generations of Deacons, a journey along parallel paths
May 1, 2013
At the mention of Commencement, Abbe Brooks’ (’13) eyes became misty — a prelude to the tears one fights back at the prospect of leaving behind someone, or some place, so dear.
Taylor Field (’76): Serving the ‘unserved’
April 29, 2013
Not many of us are so devoted to serving the poor that we’d move our young family right in with them. But that’s just what the Rev. Taylor Field (’76) did.
Assessing the Boston Marathon bombings
April 25, 2013
Counterterrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (’98) examines the Boston Marathon bombings.
Distinguished alumni reflect the spirit of Wake Forest
April 23, 2013
A U.S. SENATOR. A HEROINE IN THE HEARTLAND. A TRUSTEE HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY FOR HIS LONG SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (’78), Jane Owens Cage (’78) and the late Graham W. Denton Jr. (’67, P ’93, ’97, ’10) were named the 2013 Wake Forest Distinguished Alumni Award winners. They were recognized at a [...]
Richard M. Burr, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2013
As with every elected official, it can be tempting to consider U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (’78) in policy terms. He’s the guy who streamlined bureaucracy to expedite medical care for millions of Americans, for example. But to get the real point, ask somebody across the allegedly impassable gulf of partisanship to describe what makes the [...]
Jane Owens Cage, Joplin, Mo.
April 23, 2013
With an evangelism of action, not words, Jane Owens Cage (’78) embodies the Wake Forest spirit of Pro Humanitate. She stepped up to serve her community when it needed her most, using business savvy and a gift for connecting with people and building consensus to lead the Citizens Advisory Recovery Team that brought Joplin, Mo., [...]
Manju Seal (MA ’90) left corporate world behind for a ‘greater profit’
April 17, 2013
Manju Seal (MA ’90) put her high-powered financial career on hold for two years to fight domestic violence.
The late Graham W. Denton, Jr. (’67)
April 16, 2013
Last October, three months before the distinguished alumnus lost his fight with pancreatic cancer, Wake Forest had a chance to thank Trustee Graham W. Denton Jr. (’67) for his devotion and service to the University. The University and Denton’s colleagues at Bank of America, where Denton had been an executive, announced that the main reception [...]
