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Four Awarded Wake Forest Professorships

Four faculty members have been awarded Wake Forest Professorships for excellence in teaching and scholarship. Receiving the honors, effective July 1, are: John Baxley, Wake Forest Professor of Mathematics; Deborah Best, Wake Forest Professor of Psychology; Willie Pearson Jr., Wake Forest Professor of Sociology; and […]


Wake Forest Faculty Receive Promotions

The following 13 Wake Forest University faculty members will receive promotions effective July 1: Stephen B. Boyd, associate professor of religion, will be promoted to professor. James C. Fishbein, associate professor of chemistry, will be promoted to professor. Susan K. Grebeldinger, associate professor of law, […]


Trustees Approve Fiscal 1997 Budget, Elect Members

Wake Forest University’s board of trustees have approved a total operating budget of $473.7 million for fiscal 1997, which begins July 1. During its April 3-4 meeting on campus, the board also elected 12 trustees and its 1997-98 officers. The fiscal 1997 budget includes $309.5 […]


Moyer Named Dean of Babcock School

R. Charles Moyer has been named Dean of the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University. Wake Forest President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. announced Moyer’s appointment this afternoon at a gathering of University officials, including Babcock faculty, and members of the community. Moyer […]


Former Math Professor Receives WFU’s Highest Honor

Wake Forest University honored retired mathematics professor Ivey Gentry with its highest honor, the medallion of merit, during Founders’ Day Convocation on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Gentry joined Wake Forest’s faculty in 1949. His career with the university spanned 40 years, including 25 years as chairman […]


Public Affairs Takes Top Honors for Communications

Wake Forest University’s Office of Public Affairs won 12 awards in the 1996 District III communications competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE),the most by any college or university in the contest comprising nine Southeastern states. The University Editor’s Office […]


Ceremony to Honor December Graduation Candidates

A recognition ceremony for December graduation candidates is scheduled at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, in Brendle Recital Hall. The ceremony will include remarks by provost David G. Brown and special music by senior Margaret Elizabeth Stroupe and university accompanist Ann Listokin. Paul Escott, dean […]


WFU Seeks Nominations for Waddill Teaching Award

Nominations for the Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award at Wake Forest University are being accepted until Dec. 13. The $20,000 award recognizes exceptional educators who graduated from Wake Forest. Each year, a primary and a secondary teacher are selected for the award. Wake Forest […]

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Harrison Awarded Benson-Pruitt Professorship

J. Kline Harrison, an associate professor at Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, was awarded the Benson-Pruitt Professorship. Awarded for a three-year term, the professorship recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions or innovative programs that help link business education and the latest business practices […]


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