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Interview with WFU Writers Hall of Fame Inductee Maria Henson

On Saturday, April 9, in conjunction with Words Awake 2!, a celebration of writing and writers April 8-9, the University will induct five alumni writers into the Wake Forest University Writers Hall of Fame. Among them is Maria Henson (’82), a journalism lecturer and associate vice president and editor-at-large at Wake Forest Magazine. She is Wake Forest’s only Pulitzer Prize winner.


Wake Forest Magazine wins two top awards

Wake Forest Magazine won two top awards in the 2015 Circle of Excellence global competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The publication received a Gold Award in Periodical Staff Writing for a collection of five stories: “Out of […]


Attracting and keeping young talent in Winston-Salem

Attracting young talent to Winston-Salem businesses and retaining that talent will be addressed in a panel discussion Nov. 18 presented by the Technology Council of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. Moderated by Maria Henson, associate vice president and editor-at-large of Wake Forest Magazine, the event […]

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WFU Magazine: new awards, new connections

When associate vice president Maria Henson (’82) judged senior orations earlier this month she brought copies of the spring issue of Wake Forest Magazine with her. She didn’t leave with any. “The students said, ‘Can we take these?’ It was music to my […]


Provost reflects on her tenure

Provost and Professor of Economics Jill Tiefenthaler leaves on June 30 to become president of Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Maria Henson (’82) of Wake Forest Magazine sat down with Tiefenthaler to discuss the University’s academic climate, its greatest strengths and biggest challenges, and her […]


June 2011 staff milestones

45 Years Ross Arnold Griffith, Director of Institutional Research 30 Years Anne Lewis Bishop, Director, Applications Development, Information Systems Sandra Combs Boyette, Senior Advisor to the President


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