Professor Emeritus Harold Tedford passes away
We are saddened to announce that Harold Tedford, professor emeritus of theatre, died Oct. 20, 2021.
Professor Tedford joined Wake Forest’s faculty in 1965 and retired in 1998. During his tenure at Wake Forest, Professor Tedford taught, mentored, inspired, amused and uplifted innumerable students and faculty. He directed over 40 plays, he taught at Wake’s Worrell House twice, he took hundreds of students and community members on trips to New York and London to immerse themselves in theatre, and he helped design and fulfill his dream of a new Fine Arts Center on the campus in 1976.
In 2016, the Main Stage at Wake Forest’s Scales Fine Arts Center was renamed the Harold Tedford Main Stage in his honor.
An event to celebrate Professor Tedford’s life is being planned for the spring. An obituary is available here.
The Wake Forest community grieves Professor Tedford’s death and extends our condolences to his family and friends, as well as those at Wake Forest who had the opportunity to know him.
Wake Forest offers support and counseling services for faculty and staff. The Chaplain’s Office can be reached at 336-758-5210. The Employee Assistance Program is available at 336-716-5493.
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Shasta Bryant, professor emeritus of Romance Languages, dies
A message from Wake Forest Communications and External Relations
We are saddened to report that Shasta Monroe Bryant, professor emeritus of Romance Languages, died June 10 in Winston-Salem. Dr. Bryant joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1966 and retired as chairman of the Romance Languages department in 1987.
We grieve Dr. Bryant’s death and extend our condolences to his family and friends, as well as those at Wake Forest who had the opportunity to know him.
A memorial service will be held June 20 at 1 p.m. at Parkway United Church of Christ. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home at 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Additional details are available in an obituary from Moody Funeral Services.
Wake Forest offers support and counseling services for all students, faculty and staff. The Counseling Center may be reached at 758-5273, the Chaplain’s Office at 758-5210. For faculty and staff, there is also the Employee Assistance Program at 716-5493.
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Historian Ed Hendricks was part of Wake Forest history
By Kerry King, Wake Forest Magazine
Much of J. Edwin Hendricks’ life story can be gleaned from the last four digits of his home telephone number: 1834.
It seems fitting that those four numbers – the year of Wake Forest’s founding – belonged to a historian who loved Wake Forest’s history and who was one of the longest serving professors in the University’s history.
Hendricks, who retired in 2009, died March 27 in Winston-Salem. He was 79.
“He was one of the most gentle, intelligent, considerate people I have ever known,” said Chris Hendricks, one of his three children. “He loved his students and Wake Forest.”
Hendricks’ 48 years on the faculty was second only to psychology professor Bob Beck, who retired the same year. “Over the years, I was frequently asked what I teach at Wake Forest,” Hendricks said in an interview when he retired. “I regret that I resisted the temptation to respond, ‘Why, I teach Wake Forest students.’ They were always what the process was all about.”
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Professor Emeritus of History Ed Hendricks dies
We are saddened to report that J. Edwin “Ed” Hendricks, professor emeritus of history, died March 27 in Winston-Salem.
Dr. Hendricks accepted his first and only faculty appointment as an Early American specialist at Wake Forest College in 1961. He retired in 2009.
We grieve Dr. Hendricks’ death and extend our condolences to his family and friends, as well as those at Wake Forest who had the opportunity to know him. A service celebrating his life will be held April 4 at 2 p.m. at College Park Baptist Church, 1701 Polo Road, Winston-Salem, with a reception to follow in Smith Hall at the church. Memorial gifts may be made to the J. Edwin Hendricks Scholarship Fund in care of the Deacon Club, 499 Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105.
Wake Forest offers support and counseling services for all students, faculty and staff. The Counseling Center may be reached at 758-5273, the Chaplain’s Office at 758-5210. For faculty and staff, there is also the Employee Assistance Program at 716-5493.
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Leo Ellison, professor emeritus of health & exercise science, dies
We are saddened to report that Leo Ellison, associate professor emeritus of health and exercise science, died March 21 in Winston-Salem.
Professor Ellison joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1957 and retired in 1999.
We grieve Professor Ellison’s death and extend our condolences to his family and friends, as well as those at Wake Forest who had the opportunity to know him.
A service celebrating his life will be held March 28 at 2 p.m. at Wait Chapel. Additional details are available in an obituary in the Winston-Salem Journal.
Wake Forest offers support and counseling services for all students, faculty and staff. The Counseling Center may be reached at 758-5273, the Chaplain’s Office at 758-5210. For faculty and staff, there is also the Employee Assistance Program at 716-5493.
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