January 2012 comings & goings
See a list of employees joining and leaving the University in January 2012:
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Religion professors have books published
Two professors in the Department of Religion have recently had books published. Stephen Boyd, the John Allen Easley Professor of Religion, wrote Making Justice Our Business: The Wrongful Conviction of Darryl Hunt and the Work of Faith. Boyd’s book covers the saga of Hunt, […]
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Lockhart, Adair are Employees of the Year
At the Staff Awards Luncheon in October, Sheila Lockhart and Scott Adair were named Employees of the Year. Lockhart is the administrative assistant in the Department of Religion. Adair is the manager of the offsite storage facility for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. […]
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Class of the finest: Retiring faculty
Nine professors — in art, counseling, divinity, economics, history, religion, journalism, classical languages and East Asian languages — are retiring this year, after leaving an indelible mark on generations of students dating back to the 1970s.
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Provost search committee appointed
Wake Forest has named an interim provost and formed a search committee to seek a replacement for Provost Jill Tiefenthaler. Tiefenthaler was named president of Colorado College in Colorado Springs earlier this month. Her resignation as provost will be effective June 30. President Nathan O. […]
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Meet Sheila Lockhart, Religion Department
Sheila Lockhart, administrative assistant in the religion department for the last six years, has found a second family among the faculty and students in the department. She was once listed as number 3 on the “Top 10 reasons to be a religion major.” When […]
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Director chosen for Humanities Institute
Associate Professor of Religion Mary Foskett has been named the first director of Wake Forest’s new Humanities Institute. The Institute, which was formally established last October, will support interdisciplinary scholarship, research initiatives and education in the humanities. “Our aim is to support the multidisciplinary community […]
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On the air: Ken Hoglund ready to spread the news during an emergency
When a winter storm or spring tornado is threatening Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, Ken Hoglund will be watching the weather closely — and preparing to respond and help those in need, if necessary. Hoglund, whose day job is professor of religion, combines his interests […]
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Retired professor G. McLeod Bryan dies
G. McLeod Bryan, a professor emeritus of religion who was known for championing racial justice and human rights, died Sept. 29 in Winston-Salem. He was 90. His family will receive friends Thursday night from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Salem Funeral Home, on the corner […]
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Neal featured in newspaper column
Lynn Neal, associate professor of religion, was featured in a nationally syndicated newspaper column (September 12) on the new book that she co-authored, “Religious Intolerance in America.”
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