Wake Forest Fellows announced for 2020-2021

Nine 2020 grads have returned to their alma mater as Wake Forest Fellows. They will work throughout the campus community, including in the offices of the President, the Provost and the Dean of the College.

Since 2008, the Wake Forest Fellows program has provided exceptional Wake Forest college graduates with the opportunity to work in higher education administration for a year. Each fellow is serving as a full-time Wake Forest staff member, starting July 1. In addition to working with top administrators, the fellows will participate in leadership activities and interact with faculty, staff and students to learn about the inner workings of higher education.

The Wake Forest Fellows for 2020-21 are:

Ashley BerryCampus Life
Ashley Berry (New Milford, Conn.) 
Communication major with a minor in education.


BruggenDean of the College
Ellie Bruggen (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Politics and international affairs major with minors in biology, Latin American and Latino Studies and environmental studies.


RyanInformation Systems
Isabella Ryan (Nashville, Tenn.)
Double major in economics and anthropology


Katherine LawsOffice of Personal & Career Development
Katherine Laws (Concord, N.C)
English major with a minor in journalism


President’s Office
Mark Handler (Atlanta, Ga.)
English major with a minor in interdisciplinary writing


Provost’s Office
Walter Jackson IV (Laurinburg; N.C.)
Politics and international affairs major


Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Lydia Faber (Chicago, Ill.)
Biology major with minors in chemistry and art history


Wake Forest School of Business
Monet Beatty (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Biology major with minors in environmental studies and dance


Wake Downtown
Yassmin Shaltout
(Alexandria, Egypt and Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Anthropology major with minors in biology and chemistry


More information on each of the Fellows is available on the Wake Forest Fellows website.

Alumni of the Wake Forest Fellows program have pursued careers in many fields, including law, medicine, public policy and more. Fellows have since received prestigious academic honors such as Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships.

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