An Unforgettable Character
Peahead Walker — part coach, part comedian — lifted Wake Forest's football fortunes while doing it his way.
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Remember When: The 1957 Dancing Ban
Baptist convention vote incites a campus to rock and roll.
Read MoreDistinguished alumni reflect the spirit of Wake Forest
A LAWYER WHO STEPPED UP FOR HIS COMMUNITY AFTER A TRAGIC SHOOTING. A TRUSTEE RENOWNED FOR HIS LEGAL ACUMEN AND SERVICE THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA. Norman B. Kellum Jr. (’59, JD ’65, P ’96) and James T. “Jim” Williams (’62, JD ’66, P ’89, ’92) were named the 2014 Wake Forest Distinguished Alumni Award winners. They […]
Read MoreNorman B. Kellum Jr., Trent Woods, N.C.
After four people were critically injured following a shooting in Greenville, N.C., last summer, Norman B. Kellum Jr. (’59, JD ’65, P ’96) established a relief fund called “Greenville Strong,” for those victims and the victims of future acts of random violence. When two local high schools won state football titles, Kellum and his law […]
Read MoreAudrey Bridger (’52): Sweet memories
Audrey Bridger (’52) shares treasured keepsakes from her student days, 60 years ago.
Read MoreHonoring 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 ’87). He died of pancreatic cancer at age 75 on […]
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