Snow falling on campus dancers
Musings on snow, dance steps and drama from the halls of the administration to the coach’s corner….
‘The 5th Quarter’ premieres March 25
An inspirational true story of Jon Abbate (’10), the Abbate family and the Deacons’ 2006 championship football season, ‘The 5th Quarter’ opens in selected cities across the Southeast on March 25.
Jessica Devaney (MA ’06) to discuss film ‘Budrus’
Jessica Devaney (MA ’06), associate producer and assistant editor of “Budrus,” will attend a screening of the film and answer questions on March 23.
Video features NYC law school alums
A video produced by the School of Law features two alums working in New York City.
The Social Animal
David Brooks’ conversation about educating the emotions continues — beyond the themes he shared with the Wake Forest community last summer. His new book: “The Social Animal.”
Delicacies, deliciousness, perchance danger
From ‘Ace of Cakes’ to ‘Survivor’ meets ‘Hell’s Kitchen’: The WFU food network is sizzling.
McNally (’06) receives national advocacy honor
Catharine McNally (’06) is the 2011 Recipient of the Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award by the American Association of People with Disabilities. The award recognizes her advocacy and leadership efforts to create more mainstream, inclusive arts and museum experiences for people with disabilities through her company, Keen Guides.
Editor Al Hunt (’65) honored in D.C.
A Wake Forest journalism star received a citation for his long record of professional excellence and his mentoring of journalists across Washington. He and his wife, Judy Woodruff, will speak at WFU on April 13.
Remember when?
Remember when a certain professor made a difference in your life? Or when you and your friends rolled the Quad after a big victory?
Author Trice Hickman (MALS ’98) speaks
Inspirational speaker and author Trice Hickman (MALS ’98) gave the keynote address at the Black History Month Program and Reception for the Patterson Branch Library in Lubbock, Texas on Feb. 26.
From the Cresenzo family album
Wake Forest Magazine recently received a letter and family photos from John Randolph “Randy” Cresenzo (JD ’76) who wrote that his father, Dr. Victor Michael Cresenzo, Sr. (BS ’40, MD ’43), is among the last living members of the first graduating class of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1943.
What’s so special about Wake Forest?
A conversation with Leslie (’91) and Phillips Bragg (’93) in Charlotte led me to Carter Cook (’94, JD/MBA ’98) and his e-mail answering a ninth grader’s queries about what makes Wake Forest “a special college.”
The real story behind ‘The King’s Speech’
Mary Dalton (’83), filmmaker and associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor discussing the film “The King’s Speech, a favorite to win several Oscars on Feb. 26.
Fans honor baseball coach at home opener
Wake Forest baseball’s home opener was assigned a slogan, “Opening Day: It’s the Right Thing to Do,” in reference to the response Walter gave when asked why he decided to donate a kidney to Kevin Jordan.
Johanna Young (’08) returns to Brendle Hall
Soprano Johanna Young (’08) returns to her alma mater to perform with acclaimed guitarist Rupert Boyd.
Class of 2011: Familiar sentiments
Remember how you felt that last semester of your senior year?
Atala’s research in National Geographic
The March issue of National Geographic Magazine features the work of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Dishing details of a spymaster
Douglas Waller’s (’71) latest book “Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage” went on the sale this week and is already garnering praise.