Kerry M. King ('85), Author at Wake Forest Magazine

Kerry M. King ('85)

Senior Editor Kerry M. King (’85) got his start writing about Wake Forest as sports editor and editor of the Old Gold & Black. Since returning to Wake Forest in 1989, he’s written stories on hundreds of alumni. He received Wake Forest’s Employee of the Year Award in 2004 when he worked in the Public Affairs office. His wife, Heather Barnes King (MA ’97), is a high school math teacher. She received the Marcellus E. Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award for Wake Forest alumni in 2011. They have two furry children, Shetland sheepdogs Brady and Dexter.

Stories by Kerry M. King ('85)

Summer’s hottest books

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Five alumni writers offer their top picks, from spy novels to fantasy tales to a sports saga.

Meet Malika

by Kerry M. King ('85)

The University's first director of wellbeing wants to create opportunities for students to make changes.

What I’ve Learned About Well*be*ing

What I’ve Learned About Wellbeing

by Kerry M. King ('85)

From “happiness” to “wisdom,” to finding a balanced outlook on life, to using one’s talents to live life fully and to enhance the lives of others.

Remember When: Graylyn Dormitory

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Before it was a conference center, the giant stone mansion was an unlikely home for students.

Kenyan wanderings

by Kerry M. King ('85)

David ('12) and Amy Long ('06, MD '10) Rule embrace disabilities to serve others

2015 Distinguished Alumni Award

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Killian Noe ('80) reaches out to those trapped by mental illness and drugs.

“Love’s Labor’s Lost” meets “The Groundling”

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Playwright and director Marc Palmieri ('94) brings his newest play to campus

The Season of Pro Humanitate

by Kerry M. King ('85)

What can I do because I love humanity? Carter Via ('83) builds bridges of hope in Kenya.

A rare collector

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Jan Hensley's ('64) book collection offers a snapshot of 20th century literature

Saving the planet

by Kerry M. King ('85)

President Obama nominates Wake Forest alumnus Stan Meiburg as EPA's No. 2 official

Making History

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Wake Forest Magazine asked these professors to name the event or discovery in their field that most changed the course of history.

In Memoriam: Chaplain Emeritus Edgar D. Christman (’50, JD ’53)

by Kerry M. King ('85)

A Life of Faith, Love and Service

Remember When: The 1957 Dancing Ban

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Baptist convention vote incites a campus to rock and roll.

Cinderella Deacs ’79

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Jay Venuto ('81) remembers Wake's magical run to the Tangerine Bowl.

Rick Gentry’s (’70) Long Road to Service

by Kerry M. King ('85)

San Diego housing leader has spent his career fighting for affordable housing.

Gooey butter cake and more

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Ryan Nusbickel ('96) leaves TV behind for a new career writing children's books.

More reasons to give thanks

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Ten years after she founded Community of Hope Ministries, Amy Bannister White (’90) has plenty of reasons to give thanks this holiday season.

The bonds of Casa Artom

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Sally Hurd Smith ('75) reflects on the friendships that still unite these alumni