Tag: Wake Forest

With an assist from Wake Forest students and faculty, a nearby retirement community has started a debate society that’s embracing research and divergent points of view.

Dr. Perry Mandanis (’81) turned a delayed ADHD diagnosis into a career helping others — including a new deck of cards offering strategies he’s gathered across decades.

Harold Greeney (’93) took an untraditional path to build a research station in Ecuador — and helped win a $5 million prize for accelerating our learning about the rainforest.

Everyone surely can remember an important mentor who offered guidance about careers or life. We wanted to know about Wake Forest leaders’ mentoring memories, so we asked.

Karin Kohlenstein Hurt (’89) turns fees from leadership training into clean water in Cambodia.

Porsche Jones (’06) helps the next generation achieve dreams on and off the court.

Vince Drader (’07) took a winding path to leadership in a nonprofit that works to protect the tree canopy in Washington, D.C.

A conversation with 'Mr. Wake Forest,' Ed Wilson ('43, P '91, '93), and longtime psychology professor Debbie Best ('70, MA '72)

For Carrie Buse (’89), a career at Mattel has been “Kenough,” providing a path from copywriting to design and innovation.

Chris Lewis (’22, MSA ’23) had the time of his life leading a group of students who crunched the numbers that helped our famous baseball team excel.

A former Wake Forest track star and assistant coach with six children shares how she keeps life running with triplets plus.

Caitlin Berry (’09) makes public access and community conversations a focal point as director of the new Rubell Museum DC.

Nolan Dahm (‘19, MAEd ‘20) is working to restore a piece of Black history through the renovation and relocation of a Rosenwald School in Charlotte.

Double Deac's remembrances of laughter and friendships weave into a Pro Humanitate dream come true, helping cancer survivors.

Photographer Kate T. Parker (’98) couldn’t be stopped in creating a career that led to best-selling books about the power of letting girls and boys be themselves.

Ed Roberson (’01, MBA ‘09) finds his place and new voices in the search to solve the critical land and water issues of a stressed landscape.

Hex Li (’22) researched and curated an exhibit at Wake Forest based on how she and some of her fellow Chinese students define and create a sense of belonging.

A Deacon with Olympic hopes felt compelled to choose military service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.