College faculty retirees, 2020
A guest post from the College
This is the final post in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020.
The College honors those who retired at the end of the 2020 academic year. Due to the abbreviated virtual conferring of degrees in 2020, these tremendous teacher-scholars and directors were recognized during this year’s Commencement ceremonies. Enjoy the linked profiles capturing their lasting legacies.
- John E.R. Friedenberg, Professor of Theatre and Dance
- Brian Gorelick, Associate Professor and Director of Choral Ensembles
- Judy Kem, Professor of French Studies
- G.E. “Rick” Matthews, Professor of Physics
- Tom Phillips, Director of the Wake Forest Scholars Program
- Catherine E. Seta, Professor of Psychology
- Kathy B. Smith, Professor of Politics and International Affairs
- Alan Williams, Professor of History
Categories: Faculty News, Guest Post, Inside WFU
College faculty retirees: May, Newsome, Nixon, Norris, Radomski
A guest post from the College
This is the third in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020. Enjoy the linked profiles, written by faculty colleagues within their departments, honoring these incredible teacher-scholars and their lasting legacies.
- Darlene R. May, Teaching Professor of Arabic
- Debbie W. Newsome, Associate Professor of Counseling and Associate Dean for Students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Patricia “Pat” A. Nixon, Professor of Health and Exercise Science
- James “Jim” L. Norris, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
- Teresa Radomski, Professor of Music
Categories: Faculty News, Guest Post, Inside WFU
College faculty retirees: Hagy, John, Kennedy, Kron, Laughlin, Levy
A guest post from the College
This is the second in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020. Enjoy the linked profiles, written by faculty colleagues within their departments, honoring these incredible teacher-scholars and their lasting legacies.
- David Hagy, Teaching Professor of Music and Director of Orchestra
- David J. John, Professor of Computer Science
- Ralph C. Kennedy, Professor of Philosophy
- Kathleen “Kathy” Kron, Professor of Biology
- Page H. Laughlin, Harold W. Tribble Professor of Art
- David B. Levy, Professor of Music
Categories: Faculty News, Guest Post, Inside WFU
College faculty retirees: Barnes, Connolly, Friedman, Gibson, Goldstein
A guest post from the College
This is the first in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020. Enjoy the linked profiles, written by faculty colleagues within their departments, honoring these incredible teacher-scholars and their lasting legacies.
- Bernadine Barnes, Professor of Art
- Jule M. Connolly, Professor of the Practice of Mathematics & Statistics and Director of the Math Center
- Mary L. Friedman, Professor of Spanish and Italian
- Carole L. Gibson, Professor of Biology
- Louis R. Goldstein, Professor of Music
Categories: Faculty News, Guest Post, Inside WFU
Locklair composition performed by Winston-Salem Symphony for virtual concert Nov. 15
The Winston-Salem Symphony will perform Dan Locklair’s “In Memory – H.H.L.” for string orchestra on 
Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. as part of “American Landscapes.” The virtual concert will be streamed live from the Stevens Center. Locklair, professor of music and composer-in-residence at Wake Forest University, wrote the composition in loving memory of his mother, Hester Helms Locklair.
Timothy Redmond, conductor and music director for the Symphony, will interview Locklair on Friday, Nov. 13 at 12 p.m. about his work and upcoming projects.
Visit the Winston-Salem Symphony website to learn more about the performance and viewing options.
Categories: Events, Faculty News, Inside WFU
