Wake Forest by the alphabet
How does a creative coastal photographer spell Wake Forest University?
Wake Forest law alumna launches program for children in Tanzania
Rebecca B. Wofford (JD ’97) is kicking off a program this month to help school children in Tanzania succeed by providing them with a nutritious meal during the day.
They’re back!
New faces and familiar places as the class countdown begins ….
Brad Nix brings back Chesster and the gang for Homecoming
Brad Nix (’81) brings back his cartoon alter ego, Chesster, just in time for the Class of 1981’s 30th reunion.
Snap Project empowers children through photography
African children document life through a lens with help from Maddie Brandenburger (’11) and The Snap Project.
Ginny Olson builds bridges to Armenia and Turkey
Ginny B. Olson (MBA ’04) helps develop programs to address crosscultural social and economic challenges.
The no-body guy: Tad DiBiase, attorney and detective
Alumnus makes a name for himself by helping to prosecute murders when there are no bodies as evidence.
Alumni teachers win prestigious Waddill Award
Heather King (MA ’97) and Jayne Grubbs (’01) win the Waddill Award, presented annually to two alumni for exemplary teaching.
Wake Forest’s Molly Nunn is running for the Olympics
Molly Nunn (’06) is running a dual race these days – toward the finish of her MBA degree and a spot in the 2012 Olympics.
Curtain up: Actress Megan Cramer plays role of a lifetime
Megan Cramer (’99) and the 52nd Street Project help inner-city youth express themselves through theatre.
Steve Dixon’s film helps reunite Tony and Janina Wasilewski
Steve Dixon (’82), who co-produced “Tony and Janina’s American Wedding,” helps reunite an immigrant family.
Honoring a Rocky Mount Double Deac
My friend Marybeth Sutton Wallace (’86) met me for lunch last week, wanting to tell me about a loss for North Carolina and her former community. “He was a Double Deac,” she said, lamenting the death of Fred Turnage (’58, JD ’61, P ’84 and […]
Ziggy’s: A WFU musical tradition
Any Demon Deacon who loves roots, rock and reggae knows about Ziggy’s, the famous music venue where bands touring the Southeast felt compelled to crank it up in Winston-Salem. From the start a hangout with Wake Forest alumni running the show, Ziggy’s attracted crowds to […]
Successful organic farmers feed soil, not plant, says Isaac Oliver
An English major turned organic farmer, Isaac Oliver (’06) says a good grower aims to feed not the plant but the soil.
It’s football season year-round for the ACC’s Michael Kelly (’92)
Michael S. Kelly (’92), the ACC’s associate commissioner for football operations, is ready for kickoff.
North Carolina honors science educator Mary Ann Brittain (’62)
Order of the Long Leaf Pine recognizes teacher who led the conversion of a cow pasture into a classroom.
The healing power of humor
Susan Sparks (JD ’87), lawyer and comedian turned minister, says laughter helps us reclaim control in hard times.
Modest Man
This story originally appeared in Wake Forest Magazine in 2007. When Porter Byrum (JD ’42) received the School of Law’s highest honor, the Carroll Weathers Award, at a law-alumni banquet last fall, he probably would have preferred to be out hunting or […]