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Meet Tamara Blocker, Admissions Office

Tamara Blocker’s journey to Wake Forest started at Astronaut High School and ended up at the Admissions Office 12 years ago. As Senior Associate Dean of Admissions, she keeps the undergraduate Admissions Office running smoothly and, most recently, has packed up a lot […]


Cranfill moves to Procurement Services

Mary Cranfill has been named Executive Director, Procurement Services. She has been at Wake Forest almost 15 years and was previously Director of Business Operations in Facilities and Campus Services. In her new role, she will work with departments to secure the best values on […]


Wakefield featured in Journal article

R.V. Wakefield, a part-time security officer with the University Police Department, trains tracking dogs and has helped locate lost children, dogs, Alzheimer’s patients and even a few criminals. He is a retired lieutenant with the campus police department at the N.C. School of the Arts. […]


Oral History with Kline Harrison

Paul Stroebel: I am Paul Stroebel and I am here interviewing Dr. Harrison on January 31, 2011. So to start off, maybe you can tell me a little about your background; like where did you grow up, tell me a little about your family maybe. […]


March 2011 staff milestones

30 Years Cindy H. Davis, Administrative Coordinator, Biology Department 10 Years David A. Bare, Greenhouse Manager, Reynolda Gardens Landon G. Burrow, Service Technician, Facilities and Campus Services Kevin D. Cook, Lead Groundskeeper, Facilities and Campus Services Sonya C. Izzard, Accounts Receivable Representative, Financial and Accounting […]


Professor joins with students to publish mathematics journal

The word “research” brings to mind images of gloved and goggled scientists pouring chemicals into test tubes. But undergraduate mathematicians are also conducting research — some of this work extends beyond contributions in theoretical mathematics to applications in business, engineering, computer science, biology, physics and […]


Magjuka named director of Campus Life

Marianne Magjuka has been named Director of Campus Life and My Journey. Previously, she served as Assistant Director of Community Service and Service Learning at Baylor University. She made a presentation on curricular and co-curricular strategies for increasing students’ awareness of justice issues at a […]


Bradford is retiring

Julia Bradford is retiring after 25 years, much of that time in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. She has been coordinator in the NC Baptist Historical Collection in the library since 1992. Previously she worked for the Assistant Dean of External Relations in the Babcock […]


Angelou receives Medal of Freedom

Reynolds Professor of American Studies Maya Angelou received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday. Angelou, a world-renowned poet, author, actress and civil rights activist, joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1982. She was honored along […]


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