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Katie Neal has been named National News Strategist in the Office of Communications and External Relations. She was most recently Vice President of PR and Social Influence at Mullen in Winston-Salem. She is a 2003 graduate of Wake Forest.

Several Wake Forest staff members, professors and students are putting their dancing shoes on — and their pride on the line — to raise money for the Bethesda Center for the Homeless.

Fifteen teams of local “celebrities” paired with dance instructors or student dancers are competing in the second annual Take the Lead dance competition, a local version of the popular television show “Dancing with the Stars.”

Organizers hope to raise about $150,000 to support the Bethesda Center, the largest shelter for homeless men and women in Forsyth County. Fans can vote for their favorite dancers online at http://www.taketheleadws.com/dancers.html; each vote costs $10. Teams will show off what they hope to be the winning moves during a finale at the Benton Convention Center on April 7, hosted by Denise Franklin, general manger of 88.5 WFDD. Continue reading »

Brett Eaton has been named Executive Director of News in the Office of Communications and External Relations. For the last two years, he served as director of communications at Montgomery College in Rockville, Md. Previously, he spent 10 years working in communications positions with the Department of Defense in Washington, which included directing public affairs activities related to rebuilding the Pentagon following the 9/11 attack.

If you’ve ever been featured on the website or any campus publication, then you’ve been photographed by Ken Bennett. We’d like to thank him for getting some of the awesome shots that make our campus and its students look good. Read more in the Old Gold and Black. – from the Old Gold and Black

Ken Bennett, University Photographer, won two awards for undergraduate admissions publications in the annual competition sponsored by the University Photographers Association of America. The admissions search piece won third place in the General Publications photography, and the admissions viewbook won second place in the viewbooks photography category.