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Richard Upchurch (’96) makes wooden sound toys and eccentric instruments to inspire four-year-olds and rock stars alike, and he has fun doing it.

Double Deac Leo Daughtry draws on memories of his childhood tobacco farm to write a historical novel about the South.

Daryn Bunce Stylianopoulos (’03), Lin Story-Bunce (MDiv ’09) and their sisters are bringing people together through The Welcome Table.

Matt Zakreski (’06) is helping neurodivergent (including gifted) kids and teens navigate the “neurotypical” world.

Jim Lewis (‘64) has long loved libraries and will make them his legacy.

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.

Two Wake Foresters took a class on entrepreneurship together. Twenty years later, they were in business together.

Claire O’Brien (’11) and her sisters have long lamented the plight of women in Afghanistan — and they organized a run this fall to help.

Betsy Rives (’08) uses what she learned as a studio art major to innovate at Google.

Hurricane Helene left Asheville residents struggling to deal with a lack of services, including clean water. A Wake Forest alumna arrived to help.

In this presidential election season, you might be surprised by where a Wake Forester’s amazing trove of autographs and documents landed.

How an intrepid alumni couple travels in luxury on a shoestring.