Wake Forest Fellows announced for 2022-23

Eight 2022 grads will be returning 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 2022-23 are:

Campus Life
Bea Pearson (Mount Holly, NJ)
History major with minors in American Ethnic Studies and Politics and International Affairs

Dean of the College
Paputchar (Bam) Purcell (Greensboro, NC)
Classical Studies major

Information Systems
Libby Welborn (Lookout Mountain, TN)
Engineering major

Office of Personal & Career Development
Kaylah Bozkurtian (Indian Land, SC)
Studio Art major with minors in Creative Writing, History, and Theatre

President’s Office
Molly Olson (Clemmons, NC)
Communication major with a concentration in Media Studies and minor in Writing.

Provost’s Office
Brooke Blair (Thomasville, NC)
Politics and International Affairs major and Sociology minor

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Jacob Thomas (Greensboro, NC)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major with minors in Spanish and Studio Art

Wake Downtown
Jordan Buzzett (Tampa, FL)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major