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Spirits of Gold & Black & Puns Galore

Douglas H. Nesbit (’92, P ’21, ’23) toasts the Masters Tournament and Wake Forest with a book of beverage recipes honoring everything Deacon.
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Preserving History

Historian Dan Morrill ('60) brings a business-savvy approach to saving historic properties.
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Philanthropy

The show must go on! Alumni share in the applause.
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The 1960 Winston-Salem Sit-in

Wayland Johnson ('61) remembers the day Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State students changed history.
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A Global Lens

Inspired by his Deacon-rich family, David B. Young (’90) runs a company that teaches K-12 students to see the wider world.
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The Gift of Gratitude

From 1956 to today: Judy Shaw Peterson (’60) cherishes her Wake Forest friends.
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‘It’s a great day to be a Deacon!’

For alumni parents, it's an especially great day
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2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards

Jocelyn Burton (’80), David Dupree (MBA ’78) and Bob McCreary (’61) honored.
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2016 Distinguished Alumni Award: Bob McCreary (’61)

Former football player's passion for athletics runs high.
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Leaders By Design

Here's a stylish combination: Wake Forest graduates who have an aptitude for both business and home decor, with connections to North Carolina, the furniture capital of the world.
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Pete Daniel (’61) shapes Southern history

Author Pete Daniel (’61, MA ’62) chronicles the South’s transformation.
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‘We were roustabouts back then …’

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Lubo’s Dream

Wake Foresters and a Lost Boy wage 'peace through education' for the new Sudan.
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