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)

‘Compassion is Our Currency’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Holly Welch Stubbing (’93) leads a nonprofit that guides companies in supporting employees through disasters, pandemic and more.

Lessons From a Time of Upheaval

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Six alumni reflect on life in the 1960s and early ’70s and how 2020 echoes those times.

Philanthropy: Creating a Hub for Leadership and Character

by Kerry M. King ('85)

‘Songs of Wake Forest’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Ed Wilson ('43) celebrates those we've lost who made Wake Forest 'Mother so Dear.'

Still Working From Home?

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Perri Helms Kersh (’92, MAEd ’94) can bring order into the messiest WFH spaces.

Remembering K. Wayne Smith (’60)

by Elaine Tooley and Kerry M. King ('85)

Life trustee had a distinguished career in government, business and education.

Saving the ‘Impossible City’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

As the waters rose in Venice and a pandemic followed, Melissa Conn (’87, P ’22) went to work to preserve the past and ensure the future of her adopted Italian home.

Crisis Response Fund keeps students and workers afloat

by Kerry M. King ('85)

In a time of COVID-19, Wake Forest's Crisis Response Fund is providing help to those who 'have nowhere else to turn.'

Murder, Mystery, Memory

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Author Deb Richardson-Moore ('76) 'wanders' into a different world.

Tales from India

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Not to be overlooked in Wake Forest’s history of global studies was one semester that changed lives and a campus.

Front-line Warrior

by Kerry M. King ('85)

An alumnus seeks to feed the hungry in two states as demand for food skyrockets.

Summer’s Hottest Books

by Kerry M. King ('85)

The newest members of the Writers Hall of Fame — plus one — offer their top picks.

Philanthropy: ‘Sending the Ladder Back Down’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

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.

From Lilting Banshees to Crisis Intervention

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Kristen Eppley England (’98) uses her improv skills to teach law enforcement officers.

‘A Beautiful Way to See the World’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Eric Bihl (’10) and Kennon Jones ('10) look back on their journey around the world.

Sister Act

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Katherine Brown ('06) turns her twin's cancer diagnosis into a blessing for other survivors.

Around the World in 900 Days

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Eric Bihl ('10) and Kennon Jones ('10) near the end of their epic journey.