Tag: ’70s
Rick Gentry’s (’70) Long Road to Service
San Diego housing leader has spent his career fighting for affordable housing.
Read MoreA model education
Cecilia Silva (’74) builds a thriving school in her native Argentina based on what she learned at her alma mater.
Read MoreTaylor Field (’76): Serving the ‘unserved’
Not many of us are so devoted to serving the poor that we’d move our young family right in with them. But that’s just what the Rev. Taylor Field (’76) did.
Read MoreThe unforgettable Jeff Dobbs (’77)
The dancing, head-spinning Deacon was a crowd favorite in the 1970s.
Read MoreContinuing the legacy
Alumni move their children onto a campus that still evokes happy memories.
Read MoreTommie O’Toole (’78): Our man at the Olympics
Just back from the London Olympics, Tommie O’Toole (’78, P ’07) talks about Gabby Douglas, Usain Bolt, Tonya Harding and his favorite Olympic and Final Four memories.
Read MoreSummer’s hottest books
From a riveting account of World War I to the uplifting story of Martha Mason (’60), alumni professors share their favorite can’t-put-down summer books.
Read MoreRemembering the 1970 march for peace
Students march to President's house to protest the Vietnam War.
Read MoreBill Gordon bids a second farewell to his alma mater
Psychology professor and former provost Bill Gordon (’68, MA ’70) retires after distinguished career.
Read MoreDistinguished alumni reflect the spirit of Wake Forest
Successful. Authoritative. Commanding great respect. There are many terms to define “distinguished” but these seem especially appropriate when describing the 2012 recipients of Wake Forest’s Distinguished Alumni Award, who were recognized at a gala dinner on Feb. 17 during Alumni Council weekend. The Rev. Michael “Mike” Aiken (’71) is executive director of the Greensboro Urban Ministry. […]
Read MoreMichael “Mike” Aiken, Greensboro, N.C.
Since 1985 the Rev. Michael “Mike” Aiken (’71) has been executive director of Greensboro Urban Ministry, a nondenominational agency providing crisis intervention and outreach services. As one nominator wrote, “He is out to put himself out of a job as he works to end homelessness and poverty in Greensboro and Guilford County.” In accepting his […]
Read MoreLibba Clark Evans, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Well-known for her service in the private and public sectors, Lisbeth “Libba” Clark Evans (’74, MBA ’78) earned two degrees from Wake Forest and she has never strayed far from the place. She has, at one time or another, held leadership roles on the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Council, the boards of directors of Wake […]
Read MoreOperation Archimedes
Propelled by curiosity and technology, Michael Toth ('79) is relentless in his quest to expose hidden history.
Read MoreQuincy Whitney (’74) traces the steps of a ‘female Stradivari’
D. Quincy Whitney (’74) remembers the late Carleen Hutchins, a legendary violinmaker and the inspiration for the Hutchins Consort, a violin octet that will perform at Wake Forest on Oct. 23.
Read MoreTips for building a successful business
Family Business Award winners take care of their people.
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