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2015 Distinguished Alumni Award

Killian Noe ('80) reaches out to those trapped by mental illness and drugs.
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The Season of Pro Humanitate

What can I do because I love humanity? Carter Via ('83) builds bridges of hope in Kenya.
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A rare collector

Jan Hensley's ('64) book collection offers a snapshot of 20th century literature
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Saving the planet

President Obama nominates Wake Forest alumnus Stan Meiburg as EPA's No. 2 official
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Remember When: The 1957 Dancing Ban

Baptist convention vote incites a campus to rock and roll.
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Buck Cochran (’82) and friends working miracles at Peacehaven Farm

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Cinderella Deacs ’79

Jay Venuto ('81) remembers Wake's magical run to the Tangerine Bowl.
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Rick Gentry’s (’70) Long Road to Service

San Diego housing leader has spent his career fighting for affordable housing.
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Gooey butter cake and more

Ryan Nusbickel ('96) leaves TV behind for a new career writing children's books.
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More reasons to give thanks

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The bonds of Casa Artom

Sally Hurd Smith ('75) reflects on the friendships that still unite these alumni
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@War: The battlefield of the future

Author Shane Harris ('98) takes readers into America's new cyberwar
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Our man in Bahrain

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It’s alive! A puppet horror show

Craig Joseph's ('97) scary creation: You've never seen Frankenstein like this
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Shahedah Fornah (’12): Fighting Ebola

Alumna founds nonprofit to stop the deadly disease in Sierra Leone
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The penguin that’s proud to be a Deacon

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The father of Wake Forest ROTC

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Two Ed Wilsons for Homecoming

Class of 1964 presents bronze sculpture to Mr. Wake Forest.
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