Seeing Success in Others

by Carol L. Hanner

Maria Toler Velissaris (’02) , who stretched her entrepreneurial wings building a new company as a Wake Forest junior, has soared as a lauded venture capitalist in women’s health care.

The First ‘Coeds’: Marina H. Nowell (’43)

by Jenny Robinson Puckett ('71, P '00)

Champion of the Liberal Arts

by Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt ('79, MBA '87), Guest Contributor

Provost Rogan Kersh ('86) represents "the very best of Wake Forest."

The Nose Knows

by Carol L. Hanner

Jude Stewart (’96) sniffs out meaning and culture in the often underrated but powerful sense of smell.

After Steve: How Apple Lost Its Soul

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Author Tripp Mickle (’03) reveals the inside story of how the iconic company lost its creative edge.

Spirits of Gold & Black & Puns Galore

by Carol L. Hanner

Douglas H. Nesbit (’92, P ’21, ’23) toasts the Masters Tournament and Wake Forest with a book of beverage recipes honoring everything Deacon.

A Crash Course in Combat

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Army veteran Matt Gallagher (’05) answered his friend’s call to help Ukrainians.

Keeping Baby Safe

by Carol L. Hanner

An alumna and her husband leave their comfort zone to launch snack foods aimed at reducing the chances of infants developing nut allergies.

Preserving History

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Historian Dan Morrill ('60) brings a business-savvy approach to saving historic properties.

Fun for Real

by Rafael Lima ('21), Guest Contributor

They played fantasy football in college. Now it’s their business.

DJs in the House

by Carol L. Hanner

John Barry (’14) builds a successful music industry career, despite a pandemic, with a booking agency for the booming niche of electronic dance festivals.

‘Theirs is the Kingdom’

by Carol L. Hanner

Filmmaker and Wake Forest faculty member Christopher Zaluski (MFA ’13) documents the making of a holy fresco, an ancient technique with a modern message to see the invisible among us.

The Great American Road Trip

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Retired Army Col. Jay Waters ('87) bikes from coast-to-coast to honor veterans.

Getting the Wrinkles Out

by Carol L. Hanner

Former roommates push into the traditional male territory of hardware to successfully launch a different kind of iron.

Decorated Veteran, Mentor to Black Students

by Carol L. Hanner

Isaac Sims (’75) offered a compassionate ear and help to younger classmates facing challenges in the 1970s.

‘The Mayberry Effect’

by Carol L. Hanner

Filmmaker Chris Hudson (MFA ’18) creates a documentary that delves into the passions driving six decades of cultural fascination with “The Andy Griffith Show.”

Wake Forest Miscellany

by Wake Forest Magazine

Part 4 of 4: Take a tour of the University's people, places, customs, history and favorite things.

Wake Forest Miscellany

by Wake Forest Magazine

Part 2 of 4: Take a tour of the University's people, places, customs, history and favorite things.