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College faculty retirees, 2020

This is the final post in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in
2021 and 2020. Wake Forest University and the Undergraduate College honor these incredible teacher-scholars who retired in 2020 and their lasting legacies: John Friedenberg, Brian Gorelick, Judy Kem, G.E. “Rick” Matthews, Tom Phillips, Catherine “Cathy” Seta, Kathy Smith and Alan Williams.


Plans underway for tribute to James Dodding

This is a guest post from the Department of Theatre and Dance:

Do you have a song, a monologue, a scene or a performance that was inspired by James Dodding? If so, we need you at “For He is an Englishman,” our tribute to Mr. Dodding on Oct. 6 on the Tedford Stage in the Scales Fine Arts Center at Wake Forest University.


Proposals funded: Silman, Soriano, Canzona

Congratulations to Miles Silman, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Professor of Conservaiton  Biology, whose proposal entitled “MAP-Resilience has been funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and by (subaward/subcontract from) Woods Hole Research Center.


Provost Kersh: Christina Soriano appointed as associate provost

rovost Rogan Kersh emailed this announcement to faculty and staff on April 26:

Dear faculty and staff colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that Christina Soriano, Director of Dance, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance and Administrative Fellow in the Office of the Provost, will continue her tenure in the Provost’s Office as the inaugural Associate Provost for Arts and Interdisciplinary Initiatives.


James Dodding

This announcement was emailed to faculty and staff on March 27 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations:

We are saddened to announce that James Dodding, professor emeritus of theatre, died March 25 in England.


Proposals funded: Rejeski, Brubaker, Holzwarth, Soriano, Good

Congratulations to Jack Rejeski, professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “LookAHEAD-E (Action for Health in Diabetes Biostatistics Research Center Continuation/Extension)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by (subaward/subcontract from) Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).


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