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Library Partners Press names awards in honor of O'Day and Coates

Library Partners Press, an imprint of Wake Forest’s Digital Publishing Division, has named its inaugural literary awards the Gail O’Day Award and the David Coates Award.  O’Day and Coates were distinguished members of the University’s academic community before their deaths in 2018.

The Gail O’Day Award for Poetry recognizes outstanding achievements in poetry. “Throughout her career, Gail O’Day relied on poetry–individual poems and collections alike–to guide her teaching, sermons, and reading life,” according to a Literary Partners Press announcement.  O’Day, professor of New Testament and preaching, served as dean of the School of Divinity from 2010 until June 30, 2018.  She died Sept. 22.

The David Coates Award for Non-Fiction honors outstanding achievements in non-fiction, including histories, memoir and creative non-fiction.  Coates “was an expert on American politics, economy and society, and he was a prolific scholar and author of books, articles, and blog posts on capitalism, immigration, and presidents,” according to the announcement.  At Wake Forest, he was Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies.  He died Aug. 7.

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SAC to hear presentations on Wake Downtown, poverty initiative

An update on the newly-opened Wake Downtown will be presented to the Staff Advisory Council on Feb. 9 by Rebecca Alexander, professor of chemistry and director of academic planning for Wake Downtown.

Other speakers will be David Coates and Allan Louden, who will speak about the “Making Wake Forest a Poverty-Free Space” initiative.  Coates is Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies and Louden is professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication.

The Staff Advisory Council will meet at 9 a.m. in the fourth-floor auditorium in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library.  Staff are invited to attend.

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