Tag: Winston-Salem
A Rock Star of Research — and a Singing Guitar Player, Too
Alumnus Eric Olson makes a breakthrough in muscular dystrophy research (with a boost from Annie and Willie Nelson)
Read MoreA Winning Idea
Teacher Mark Schnably (’92) and his students develop a potentially life-saving floodgate.
Read MoreTragedy and Redemption
The Vietnam War claimed two men who served together — one who died and one who lived with destructive anger and guilt. Memories have kept both alive.
Read MoreRock Your Ride
At CycleBar, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dixon Douglas ('06) promotes good health and good causes.
Read MoreThe Candlemaker
With her thousands of handmade candles, Mary Dull ensures a magical lovefeast.
Read MoreSummer’s Best Reads
Alumni writers offer their top picks, from Conroy and Lincoln, to a murder mystery in Italy and the search for the Holy Grail.
Read More2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Don Flow (MBA ’83), Elizabeth Watson (’74) and Dr. Jim Jones (’55, MD ’59) honored.
Read More2017 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient: Don Flow (MBA ’83)
Flow Automotive CEO can sell a community, a message and a cause.
Read MoreWake Forest’s New Frontier — Part 1
How the University is staking a claim in downtown Winston-Salem and expanding education beyond the bubble.
Read MoreWake Forest’s New Frontier — Part 2
How the University is staking a claim in downtown Winston-Salem and expanding education beyond the bubble.
Read MoreWake Forest’s New Frontier — Part 3
How the University is staking a claim in downtown Winston-Salem and expanding education beyond the bubble.
Read MoreWake Forest’s New Frontier — Sidebars
How the University is staking a claim in downtown Winston-Salem and expanding education beyond the bubble.
Read MoreDeacs don’t run cold
David Shannon's ('79) vision started with a single complaint about the weather.
Read More‘A dangerous nest of subversives’
Five students come face to face with the racial and social changes sweeping the country in the turbulent 1960s.
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 […]
Read MoreZiggy’s: A WFU musical tradition
Any Demon Deacon who loves roots, rock and reggae knows about Ziggy’s, the famous music venue where bands touring the Southeast felt compelled to crank it up in Winston-Salem. From the start a hangout with Wake Forest alumni running the show, Ziggy’s attracted crowds to its doors just off Deacon Boulevard near BB&T Field for […]
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