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We Do!

by Cherin C. Poovey (P '08)

No traditional wedding favors for this couple. Instead, they're making gifts to their alma maters as a meaningful way to honor guests.

Kidolences

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Emily Jacobs McClatchey ('00) creates care packages to help grieving kids.

Prejudice Challenged

by Wake Forest Magazine

Courtney Garton's ('68) college experience transformed his views on race relations.

Move-In 2017

by Abby Pentz

New Deacs continue family tradition.

Digital Distraction?

by Carol L. Hanner

Research by Susan Payne Carter ('06) finds use of laptops and tablets in the classroom reduces final exam performance.

‘Obsessed’

by Cherin C. Poovey (P '08)

In her first book, author Allison Fairall Britz ('11, MAM '12) describes a personal struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A diagnosis, she writes, 'meant I wasn't a freak.'

The Accountant Filmmaker

by Millie Kerr ('03)

Nine years after swapping spreadsheets for tripods, David Byars ('04, MSA '05) made his directorial debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.

The Indescribable Dr. Eure

by Denise Coogler Skelton ('83)

A chance meeting on the Quad reunited an alumna with her favorite professor.

A Calling

by Mike Ford ('72)

Mike Ford ('72) reflects on his experiences as a Wake Forest student, a compassionate campus leader and a faithful servant to his alma mater.

The Shot of a Lifetime

by Matt Crossman

Mike Lepore ('09) scored only one goal his entire career, but that was enough.

They Can Handle That

by Cherin C. Poovey (P '08)

David Sonntag's ('00) event management company, Decibel, is making some noise.

Home Run!

by Dan Collins, Guest Contributor

Wake Forest baseball experiences a season of a lifetime.

Overcoming the Fear of Failure

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Jacob Martinez ('13) encourages students to take risks and learn from failure.

Bread, Water, Gratitude

by Karen Richardson Dunn ('86, MDiv '11)

The Rev. Dr. Jill Crainshaw ('84) brings to her teaching and scholarship a deeply sacramental view of the world.

Summer’s Best Reads

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Alumni writers offer their top picks, from Conroy and Lincoln, to a murder mystery in Italy and the search for the Holy Grail.

History’s Mysteries

by Cherin C. Poovey (P '08)

Facts can be dry as toast, says Brock Jobe ('70), but furniture brings the past to life.

2017 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient: Elizabeth Watson (’74)

by Cherin C. Poovey (P '08)

Historic preservationist makes every place special.

2017 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient: Don Flow (MBA ’83)

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Flow Automotive CEO can sell a community, a message and a cause.