Tag: Class of 1962
The 1960 Winston-Salem Sit-in
Wayland Johnson ('61) remembers the day Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State students changed history.
Read MoreAlumni Insights
Inspiring alumni share stories of leadership and character that influenced their lives
Read MoreRemembering Jim Williams (’62, JD ’66)
Greensboro attorney was Life Trustee and former chair of the Board of Trustees.
Read MoreThe Music Man
'Neither of us realized it at the time,' writes a former student, 'but Dr. Mac that semester opened up a real new world for me.'
Read MoreAuthor, poet, community activist
Emily Herring Wilson (MA '62) receives UNC-Greensboro College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award
Read MoreAn off-the-court reunion in Vietnam
In 1966, teammates Al Koehler ('63) and Butch Hassell ('64) crossed paths in South Vietnam.
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 MoreJames T. Williams Jr., Greensboro, N.C.
As a standout tackle on Wake Forest’s football team in the early 1960s, James T. “Jim” Williams (’62, JD ’66, P ’89, ’92) once considered pursuing a career in the NFL until Professor of History Forrest Clonts (1920) encouraged him to attend law school. Williams, who was a first generation college student, said he was […]
Read MorePete Daniel (’61) shapes Southern history
Author Pete Daniel (’61, MA ’62) chronicles the South’s transformation.
Read MoreMiss Welty’s lessons on listening
Commencement 2013 brought back memories of Eudora Welty’s appearance at Wake Forest and the magic of names.
Read MoreSusan Brinkley (’62) is honored for promoting Wake Forest’s history
Susan Brinkley (’62), an alumna of the new campus, is honored for preserving the history of the Old Campus.
Read MoreHoop dreams: The 1962 Final Four team
Broadcaster Billy Packer ('62) says Coach Bones McKinney's personality was larger than life.
Read MoreAll in the same day
June 4, 1962 was a day of milestones for Clyde and Janice Howell Glosson.
Read MoreSusan Brinkley (’62) preserves memories of the Old Campus
Susan Brinkley (’62) shares tales of the Old Campus on UNC-TV.
Read MoreNorth Carolina honors science educator Mary Ann Brittain (’62)
Order of the Long Leaf Pine recognizes teacher who led the conversion of a cow pasture into a classroom.
Read MoreInspiring others to action
A local high school student who died after a football injury has inspired an incoming first-year student at Wake Forest.
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