Tag: North Carolina
Restoring the Coastline
J. Taylor Ryan (’62, P ’96) is leading work to stave off erosion and pollution, one bag of oyster shells at a time.
Read MoreThe Voice of Barbie
For Carrie Buse (’89), a career at Mattel has been “Kenough,” providing a path from copywriting to design and innovation.
Read MoreWho’s Hungry?
James Brim (’87), a food bank’s entrepreneurial maestro, has found multiple ways to fill stomachs and buoy hearts in his Georgia community.
Read MoreLord of the Manor
Ben Farmer (JD '70) watches over his growing collection of antiques and historical documents.
Read MoreOn All Fronts
The derring-do of a newspaperman whose legacy — from the London Blitz to Pearl Harbor to Wake Forest classrooms — should not be forgotten.
Read MoreRunning for America
A Deacon with Olympic hopes felt compelled to choose military service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Read MoreChampion of the Liberal Arts
Provost Rogan Kersh ('86) represents "the very best of Wake Forest."
Read MoreThe 1960 Winston-Salem Sit-in
Wayland Johnson ('61) remembers the day Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State students changed history.
Read MoreStill Working From Home?
Perri Helms Kersh (’92, MAEd ’94) can bring order into the messiest WFH spaces.
Read MoreFront-line Warrior
An alumnus seeks to feed the hungry in two states as demand for food skyrockets.
Read MorePhilanthropy: ‘Sending the Ladder Back Down’
A scholarship winner himself, Bill Wells (’74) is retiring as Wake Forest's longtime director of financial aid, having put philanthropic dollars to work for worthy students.
Read More‘Are We For All of Humanity?’
Ellen Ward ('03) asks that question in her fight to end racism and poverty.
Read MoreSecrets of Blackbeard’s Lost Pirate Ship
In his new book, underwater archeologist Mark Wilde-Ramsing (’74) reveals the treasures of Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Read MoreWriters Hall of Fame
Get to know the four newest members of the Wake Forest Writers Hall of Fame.
Read MoreWords Awake 3! Rises and Shines
Program inspires with poetry, distinguished writers, memories of days past
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