Distinguished Alumni Awards
Wake Forest honors Kendra Beard Graham ('85) and Mit Shah ('91) for their service to the University and commitment to Pro Humanitate.
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Distinguished Alumni Reflect the Spirit of Pro Humanitate
Wake Forest honors Beth Norbrey Hopkins (’73, P ’12) and J.D. Wilson (’69, P ’01).
Read MorePortraits of Pro Humanitate
Members of the Wake Forest community exemplify the University's motto in action.
Read More‘Are We For All of Humanity?’
Ellen Ward ('03) asks that question in her fight to end racism and poverty.
Read MoreRemembering Jim Williams (’62, JD ’66)
Greensboro attorney was Life Trustee and former chair of the Board of Trustees.
Read More2015 Distinguished Alumni Award
Killian Noe ('80) reaches out to those trapped by mental illness and drugs.
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 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 […]
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A U.S. SENATOR. A HEROINE IN THE HEARTLAND. A TRUSTEE HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY FOR HIS LONG SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY.
Read MoreRichard M. Burr, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Washington, D.C.
As with every elected official, it can be tempting to consider U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (’78) in policy terms. He’s the guy who streamlined bureaucracy to expedite medical care for millions of Americans, for example. But to get the real point, ask somebody across the allegedly impassable gulf of partisanship to describe what makes the […]
Read MoreJane Owens Cage, Joplin, Mo.
With an evangelism of action, not words, Jane Owens Cage (’78) embodies the Wake Forest spirit of Pro Humanitate. She stepped up to serve her community when it needed her most, using business savvy and a gift for connecting with people and building consensus to lead the Citizens Advisory Recovery Team that brought Joplin, Mo., […]
Read MoreThe late Graham W. Denton, Jr. (’67)
Last October, three months before the distinguished alumnus lost his fight with pancreatic cancer, Wake Forest had a chance to thank Trustee Graham W. Denton Jr. (’67) for his devotion and service to the University. The University and Denton’s colleagues at Bank of America, where Denton had been an executive, announced that the main reception […]
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 MoreBen Sutton Jr., Winston-Salem, N.C.
As the “mic man” who led cheers at home football games in 1978 and 1979, Ben Sutton Jr. (’80, JD ’83, P ’14) was a widely recognized voice in Wake Forest sports. Today he continues to promote Demon Deacons athletics as president of IMG College, the multimedia and brand management company representing Wake Forest and other […]
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