The following is a message from President Nathan Hatch:
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While commencement season always brings about a sense of new beginnings and opportunities, it’s also a time to say thank you and bid farewell to many of our friends, colleagues and mentors who have called Wake Forest University home.
Please join me in congratulating and commemorating a marvelous class of Reynolda Campus faculty and staff retiring from Wake Forest this year. We are grateful for the many contributions from this remarkable group of individuals, who together have more than 800 years of service to the University:
Faculty
Andrew Ettin, Professor of English
Herman Eure, Professor of Biology
Alix Hitchcock, Instructor of Art
Hugo Lane, Professor of Biology and Health Professionals Advisor
Perry Patterson, Professor of Economics and Lecturer in Russian
Bob Plemmons, Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Jenny Puckett, Lecturer in Romance Languages
Paul Ribisl, Charles E. Taylor Professor of Health and Exercise Science
Jeanne Simonelli, Professor of Anthropology
Harry Titus, Professor of Art History
Robert Utley, Associate Professor of Humanities
Stan Whitley, Professor of Romance Languages
Staff
Wanda Adams, Inventory Specialist, University Stores
Linda Early, Head of Monographic Acquisitions, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Julie Griffin, Director of CHAMPS/Life Skills, Athletics
Ross Griffith, Director of Institutional Research
Toby Hale, Associate Dean of the College
Donna Hamilton, Associate Vice President and Senior Counsel
Randy MacDonald, Communications Officer, University Police
Beverly Marshall, Faculty Secretary, School of Law
Patricia McElroy, Nurse, Student Health Service
Bob Mills, Associate Vice President, University Advancement
Charles Nicholson, Custodian
Julie Patrick, Traffic Coordinator, WFDD
Patricia Samuels, Copy Center Technician, School of Business
Brenda Scott, Gift Accounting Coordinator, Athletics
Lillian Shelton, Director of Secrest Artists Series
Carole Stuart, Physician, Student Health Service
Charlene Watkins, Assistant Vice President of Student Life
Camilla Wilcox, Reynolda Gardens Curator of Education
A wonderful tribute video highlighting the memories and accomplishments of some of this year’s retirees is available here.
To our esteemed group of retiring faculty and staff, I thank you for sharing your impressive talents with the Wake Forest community for so many years. We will always be proud to call you Demon Deacons.
