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Distinguished Alumni Reflect the Spirit of Wake Forest

Maria Henson (’82)
Maria Henson (’82), a Pulitzer Prize winner and a 1994 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, worked at newspapers until 2009. After living in Botswana, she returned to the Reynolda Campus to oversee the Wake Forest Magazine, teach and share the notable tales of Demon Deacons.
Stories by Maria Henson ('82)

A Natural World 'Both Familiar and Mysterious'
Walking a path of discovery on the grounds of Reynolda and the slopes of North Carolina mountains, Leigh Ann Hallberg painted what she felt.
A Natural World 'Both Familiar and Mysterious'

Distinguished Alumni Reflect the Spirit of Wake Forest

Generation We
A collaboration between an older alum and a younger alum provided lessons for both and a treasured, recorded conversation for history's sake.
Generation We

Philanthropy: Sleeves up for saving at-risk ancestral lands and homes
A Law School clinic helping mainly minority and low-income North Carolinians who have inherited property without formal legal documents has received a boost from the Wells Fargo Foundation.
Philanthropy: Sleeves up for saving at-risk ancestral lands and homes

A Photographic Memory
After 27 years as University Photographer, Ken Bennett retired earlier this year, leaving behind thousands of images that illuminate the nature of Wake Forest and its people.
A Photographic Memory

Acclaim for a Compassionate, Principled Life
A May 3 memorial service drew hundreds to pay their respects.
Acclaim for a Compassionate, Principled Life

Exit Smiling
Two Double Deacs who served Wake Forest for more than a combined seven decades say farewell to the institution that shaped them, and, in turn, they helped shape.
Exit Smiling

Humor Him
E.J. Masicampo has a side-splitting side gig. He’s a psychology professor with a penchant for open-mic nights.
Humor Him