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EditorCherin C. Poovey (P ’08), poovey@wfu.eduAssociate EditorKerry M. King (’85), kingkm@wfu.eduSenior WriterDavid Fyten, fyten@wfu.eduStaff WriterKim McGrath, mcgratka@wfu.eduPhotographerKen Bennett, bennettk@wfu.eduClassnotes EditorJanet Williamson (P ’00, ’03), williajm@wfu.eduDesign / Art DirectionUrena Design, durena@triad.rr.comPrintingThe Lane Press, Inc.Burlington, Vermontfeatures18 Greater Than its PartsBy David FytenIn adopting a comprehensive blueprint for its future,Wake Forest prepares to build a “collegiate university.”Wake Forest Magazine (USPS 664-520ISSN 0279-3946) is published four times a year inSeptember, December, March, and Juneby the Office of Creative Services,Wake Forest University, Box 7205,Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7205.It is sent to alumni, donors, and friends of theUniversity. Periodicals postage paid atWinston-Salem, NC 27109,and additional mailing offices.POSTMASTER: Send address changes toWake Forest Magazine Alumni RecordsP.O. Box 7227Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227.26 From Soloists to ChorusesBy David FytenWake Forest and a consortiumof regional partners band togetherto address the health care crisisin Appalachia.Volume 56, Number 2December 2008Copyright 2008WWW.WFU.EDU

2profileAround the Quad40Classnotes38 Fame in the HallBy Leo Derrick (’50)Everybody knows the names—and the faces—of the stellarperformers inductedinto the Wake ForestSports Hall of Fame.32 The Head Has a HeartBy David FytenThe dean of Wake Forest’s newly integrated schoolsof business brings compassion to his self-statedpursuit of helping students find their “calling” in life.sports36‘Il Professore’By Tim WarrenOnce a leader, always a leader. Hall of Fameinductee Randolph Childress (’95) takes commandof his basketball team—and his life—in Italy.constant & true63Only One Demon DeaconBy Jenny Puckett (’71, P ’90)There may be numerous ways that youcan dress up a tiger, or a wild bird, or anamphibian, or an insect, or a farm animal…but there’s only one Demon Deacon.

around the quadStudents and faculty enjoyed a picnic on Hearn Plaza following Opening Convocation.Ribisl, Powell honored at Opening Convocation;Lubin gives addressTwo longtime facultymembers and twoalumni were honoredduring Opening Convocationin September.Paul M. Ribisl, the CharlesE. Taylor Professor of Healthand Exercise Science, receivedthe Donald O. SchoonmakerFaculty Award for CommunityService. Ribisl, who joined thefaculty in 1973, served as chairof the health and exercise sciencedepartment for sixteenyears and is currently servingas interim dean of the Collegeof Arts and Sciences.Associate Professor ofClassical Languages JamesT. Powell received the JonReinhardt Awardfor Distinguished Charlotte C. Weber Professor of ArtTeaching. Powell’s David Lubinstudents, who nominatedhim for the award,Bartlett has taught mathcharacterized him as “an intellectualgiant who sets exacting Winston-Salem for ten yearsat Parkland High School instandards in the classroom and and led the school’s effortswho has a passion for classical to develop its Internationallanguages.” Powell joined the Baccalaureate program.faculty in 1988.O’Brien, who has taught forThe Marcellus Waddill Excellencein Teaching Award in Buenos Aires, Argentina,seven years, taught first gradewas presented to Wendy Bartlett(’97), a high school teacher where she teaches a fourth-before moving to Austin,in Winston-Salem, and KatherineO’Brien (‘01), an elementary The Waddill Award was esgradebilingual class.school teacher in Austin, Texas.Each received a $20,000 Waddill in honor of his father,tablished in 1994 by Davidcash award.Marcellus E. Waddill, professorAward winners Paul Ribisl (at left)and James Powell.2 wake forest magazine

of mathematics from 1962 to1997. The award is given annuallyto one primary schoolteacher and one secondaryschool teacher.The convocation address,“Disturbing the Peace: WakeForest and the Arts,” was givenby David Lubin, Charlotte C.Weber Professor of Art. Thearts push us out of our comfortzone “gently in some instances,violently in others,” he said.“It draws us out of ourselves,out of our small-minded selfabsorption,and makes us see,hear, feel—and understand—the world anew.”Linda HoweStudents, faculty organize exhibitfeaturing handmade Cuban booksWake Forest students and faculty are organizingan exhibit of handmade books by Cuban artists thatwill be shown nationwide beginning next summer. The exhibit,“Cuban Artists’ Books and Prints: 1985–2008,” will include morethan one hundred books made by Cuban painters, sculptors,photographers, and printmakers.The exhibit will debut at the Grolier Club of New York next Mayto coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Itwill be shown on campus next August inthe Charlotte & Philip Hanes Art Gallery,and then at galleries nationwide. The projectwas initiated by Associate Professor ofRomance Languages Linda Howe and isbeing funded by the Reed Foundation andother sources.Students began working on the exhibitlast spring. They are coordinating the businessaspects of the exhibit with GordonMcCray (’85), executive associate dean ofthe Calloway School of Business and Accountancy,and Professor Emeritus of Art Bob Knott. Over thesummer, students worked with Paul Bright, assistant director of theHanes Art Gallery, to photograph the books for a bilingual catalogue.This semester, students in Howe’s class, “Entrepreneurship inArt Education and Educational Outreach: Cuban Artists’ Booksand Prints: 1985–2008,” have been organizing the content of theexhibit and creating educational materials. Students have alsoworked with Assistant Professor of Art Roy Carter tocreate a bilingual Web site, and with Max Negin, alecturer in the communications department, tocreate a short film about Cuban artists. Otherstudents are working with local teachers tocreate a classroom curriculum forthe exhibit.— Pam BarrettWake Forest News ServiceFor the full text ofDavid Lubin’s remarks,see www.wfu.edu/magazinewww.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 3

Ronigeraround the quadRoniger to direct internationalresearch groupLuis Roniger, professorof political science andReynolds Professor of Latin-American Studies, will co-directan international research groupon democracy at HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem nextspring. Roniger, who joined thefaculty in 2004, has publishedextensively in the areas of democracyand human rights.The research group is madeup of Latin-American scholarsfrom the United States, theUnited Kingdom, Israel, Mexico,and Singapore. The group willuse the Latin-American politicalexperience as a springboard toresearch the ways democracy isacquiring new meanings aroundthe world.Best namedIACCP fellowDeborah L. Best (’70,MA ’72), William L. PoteatProfessor of Psychology, hasbeen named an honorary fellowby the International Associationfor Cross-Cultural Psychology(IACCP).“For more than three decades,Deborah L. Best hasbeen a highly respected memberof the family of cross-culturalpsychologists and a significantcontributor to the discipline ofpsychology,” the association’scitation for Best reads. Theaward is the highest given bythe association.Best has co-authored threebooks examining cross-culturaldifferences of sex stereotypes,gender, and self. She is an associateeditor of the Journal ofCross-Cultural Psychology andwas president of the IACCPfrom 2000 to 2002. The IACCPhas members in more thansixty-fivecountrieswho studycross-culturalissues.BestNielsen writes about fathers and daughtersFathers anddaughtersoften don’t havethe close tiesmothers and daughtershave, but Professorof EducationLinda Nielsen argues Nielsenthat it’s never too late tostrengthen the father-daughterbond. In her newest book,Between Fathers & Daughters:Enriching and Rebuilding yourAdult Relationship (CumberlandHouse Publishing, 2008), sheoffers practical advice forLaw professor’sresearch focuseson family lawEvery summer, childrenare accidentally leftunattended in hot cars.But how often are parentsprosecuted in cases where thechild dies? Associate Professorof Law Jennifer Collins soughtthe answer.“I discovered that parentswere prosecuted in about 53percent of the cases,” saysCollins, a former assistant U.S.Attorney in the District ofColumbia who specialized inhomicide cases. Mothers wereprosecuted more often thanfathers, and unrelated caretakers,such as daycare van driversstrengthening thosebonds. The bookdraws on material shedeveloped duringnineteen years ofteaching her “Fathersand Daughters” courseat Wake Forest.“Sadly, too many of us continueto downplay the importanceof the father-daughter relationshipin comparison to themother-daughter relationship,”she notes. For a Q & A withLinda Nielsen, see www.wfu.edu/magazineCollinsand babysitters, were almostalways prosecuted.One of the most glaring findingsin her research was howparents from different socioeconomicbackgrounds weretreated. White-collar professionalsor spouses of white-collarprofessionals were prosecutedin about 23 percent of the cases,while unemployed or bluecollarworkers were prosecutedabout 85 percent of the time.Hattery takes a new look at domestic violenceHatteryAngela Hattery, Professorof Sociologyand Women’s and GenderStudies, has taken a new lookat domestic violence in herlatest book, Intimate PartnerViolence (Rowman & LittlefieldPublishers, 2008). She includesboth battered women and menin the book and examines howintimate partner violence (IPV)is connected with other socialproblems, such as unemployment,health issues, decliningwages, and incarceration.“Rather than focusing on IPVas a women's problem or as anindividual problem, the bookexamines the ways in which ourculture and the social systemsat work here create an environmentripe for IPV,” she says. Fora Q & A with Angela Hattery,see www.wfu.edu/magazine4 wake forest magazine

LettersHatch delivers State of the University addressPresident Nathan O. Hatch described Wake Forest’sstrengths as a “collegiate university” during his state of theUniversity address, “Why I Believe in Wake Forest,” in October.“I am convinced that Wake Forest can claim a very special, evenextraordinary place in American higher education,” Hatch said inhis speech in Wait Chapel before faculty and staff. “As a collegiateuniversity, we bring a set of strengths that are increasingly rare.”Hatch talked about Wake Forest as a university that offers personaleducation, “where individuals are valued and community isnurtured.” He also talked about the need to provide an educationthat goes beyond academics to ensure that students know whothey are and how they can contribute to the world.Finally, he talked about Wake Forest as a place of opportunitythat welcomes “students of every background, from every part ofthe country. That must remain our animating spirit. Wake Forest isat its best a place of opportunity.”For the full text of Hatch’s speech, see www.wfu.edu/magazineWAKE Washington program honoredWake Forest has been named the “Private Universityof the Year” by The Washington Center for Internshipsand Academic Seminars for its WAKE Washington program. WakeForest has offered a study and internship program in Washington,D.C., for the last two years through The Washington Center.“Wake Forest has been extraordinarily intelligent and effectivein developing its program at The Washington Center,” said JoeJohnston, senior vice president of The Washington Center. “WAKEWashington is a program that’s done so many things right that it isa model for others.”Thirty-four Wake Forest undergraduates have participated inthe Washington program since it started. They have held internshipsin government agencies and departments, nonprofit organizations,and media outlets.To the editor:Regarding the article,“Traditions exhibit featuresgems from the past,” in theSeptember 2008 issue of WakeForest Magazine: It states,“the late Jack Baldwin (‘43), thefirst student to dress up as aDemon Deacon...” I must takeexception to that as not beingcorrect. J. Allie Hayes (‘35) wasthe first one to do so in 1932.(See related story, page 63)J. Allie actually started thetradition in 1932 when askedto lead the band dressed in tophat and tails, doing so as a symbolof identity for the “DemonDeacons.” He continued to doso for the next two to threeyears, and probably one of thefirst “fights” of mascots tookplace during the 1933 footballgame with Duke when he andthe Duke Blue Devil chasedeach other all over the field.I appreciate Mr. Baldwin’sappearance as the Deacon, butI must keep the legacy of J. AllieHayes intact.James H. Hayes (‘57)Colonel (retired), U.S. ArmySan Antonio, Texas(The writer is a nephew ofJ. Allie Hayes)Ed Morris, director of the WakeForest Birthplace Society, offeredthis response.To the editor:The story is a bit complicated.Yes, JamesAllie Hayes did dress in a topcoat and tails and top hat andled the band in 1932. As hisnephew points out, he did thisroutine for a couple of footballseasons. However, he did notplay the role as mascot, butband leader.Here at the museum, wepoint out that Hayes firstdressed in a “Deacon” costumeand assumed the role as bandleader at football games in1932, but then explain thatJack Baldwin was the first totake to the field in the role asmascot—first as a fraternityprank and from there on officiallyat the request of the athleticdepartment.There has continuously beena Deacon mascot since Baldwin.So, we say that Hayes wasthe first known to dress as aDemon Deacon and Baldwinwas the first mascot.Wake Forest ranks among top schoolsfor black studentsHearn speech book availableAbook of the commencementspeeches deliveredby the late Thomas K.Hearn, Jr., during his twentytwoyears as president ofWake Forest, is available forpurchase. Hearn finished thebook, On this day of endingsand beginnings, shortly beforehis death on August 18.The book is available for$20 in the College Bookstoreon campus and at theHanes Mall Deacon Shop,or by calling 336.758.5145.It contains the full text ofeach of his commencementaddresses, from 1984 —“The University’s SesquicentennialYear: My FreshmanYear”— through 2005 —“T.K. Says Goodbye”— aswell as historical photographs.Wake forest was ranked twelfth in the country amongtop colleges for black students in a survey published this fall byBlack Enterprise magazine. Wake Forest was the highest-ranked universityin North Carolina. The magazine surveyed more than seven hundredblack higher education professionals, and studied the number of blackundergraduates and graduation rates for black students to compileits rankings.Also in the fall, Diverse magazine featured Wake Forest’s efforts torecruit and retain minority students in an article, “Structured For Success.”The magazine noted that Wake Forest has one of the highest graduationrates for black students in the country. The four-, five- and six-yeargraduation rate for black female students in 2006 was 97 percent; in thatsame year, the four-year graduation rate for black male students was 71.4percent, and the five- and six-year graduation rate was 91.7 percent.www.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 5

around the quadClass of 2008 graduates—andnew Wake Forest employees—Lydia Harter (from left), KeonMcGuire, Parul Patel, and TristanSalvanera.Wake Forest FellowsProgram offers graduates an opportunity to return—as staff membersFour former studentsare back working hardat Wake Forest, but this timein administrative offices insteadof classrooms. Lydia Harter, KeonMcGuire, Parul Patel, and TristanSalvanera, all 2008 graduates,are the first participants in theWake Forest Fellows program,which offers recent graduatesthe opportunity to work for oneyear at the University.Harter, a history major nowworking in the alumni office,travels around the countrymeeting alumni. “I ask themabout their post-collegiate lifeand their perspectives on theUniversity. Although everyonehas had a different experience,the personal touch they feltwhile at Wake Forest is a commontheme of the discussions.”The Fellows program wasinitiated by President Nathan O.Hatch last spring. “Most peoplein university administration havenot been specifically trained fortheir positions,” said Mary Pugel,senior executive assistantto the president. “More typically,university administratorscome to careers in higher educationfrom a winding path.President Hatch’s hope is thatthe Wake Forest Fellows willgain an appreciation of thecomplexity of the decisions thatuniversity administrators mustmake in order to balance aninstitution’s mission, resources,and goals, and that their experiencemight spark a career interestat some point.”McGuire, who majored inhistory, works in the StudentLife office supporting minoritystudent organizations and workingto better integrate technologyinto social and academiclife. “I think the Wake ForestFellows program can benefit astudent from any academicbackground. I am developingskills that will make me a strongcandidate in many career fields.”Patel, a business major nowworking in the Provost’s Office,said she thought she knew howthe administration worked afterserving in Student Governmentall four years. “Accomplishingchange takes much longer thanI expected. The teamwork andcommunication skills I learnedfrom the Calloway School havedefinitely helped me. I enjoyrepresenting student interestsat meetings, because I am notvery far removed from being astudent myself.”Salvanera, a business majornow working in the President’sOffice, said he sees the Fellowsas an intermediary betweenstudents and the administration.He’s working to createprograms to enhance communicationbetween the two groups.Along with the opportunityto learn more about the behindthe-sceneswork of a university,Fellows meet with communityand campus leaders to learnwhat it takes to be a leader.“We have learned a tremendousamount about universityadministration in this inauguralyear,” Salvanera says. “At thesame time, we’re able to contributeto shaping the Fellowsprogram for the future, which ispretty exciting.”— Kim McGrathPetersen named VP for University AdvancementMark Petersen, formerlyassociate vicepresident for developmentand alumni affairs atSouthern Methodist Universityin Dallas, has joined Wake Forestas vice president for universityadvancement. He directs theUniversity’s alumni, development,and public affairs offices.Petersen had been at SMUsince 2005 and was instrumentalin planning SMU’s current $750million capital campaign. Previously,he spent twelve years inthe development office at theUniversity of Texas at Austin; hewas an assistant vice presidentthere during that university’s$1.6 billion capital campaign.A graduate of BrandeisUniversity, he receiveda master of artsdegree fromthe AnnenbergSchool forCommunicationat the Universityof SouthernCalifornia.Petersen6 wake forest magazine

Fulbright Scholars: Alumna spends year in SpainAfter spending the lasttwo years as a PeaceCorps volunteer in Panama,Valerie Brender (’06) is spendingthis year teaching English inSpain. She was one of twelveWake Forest students andalumni to receive a prestigiousFulbright Scholarship this year.Brender is working at a primaryschool in Madrid, helpingstudents improve their Englishconversation skills, and studyingthe effectiveness of governmentpolices that provide for the educationof immigrant children.“Many of the struggles involvedwith integrating immi-grants into the Spanish schoolsystem are also being faced insimilar ways in American publicschools,” said Brender, whoplans to conduct similar researchin her hometown of Austin, Texas.“I want to investigate thediffering Spanish and Americanapproaches to immigration policyin schools.”Brender, who majored in economicsand minored in history,said opportunities inside andoutside the classroom sparkedher interest in immigration policyand international human rights.She spent one summer in Benin,Africa, studying African developmentissues on a Ritcher Scholarshipgrant with Benin nativeSylvain Boko, the Zachary T.Smith Associate Professor ofEconomics. She also spent asemester in Bolivia, and a summerin Washington, D.C., whereshe worked with an economicjustice organization through theEverett Public Service Internship.She counts Boko, Professorof Sociology Ian Taplin, andAssociate Professor of RomanceLanguage Jane Albrecht amongher faculty mentors. “I can’tcount the number of times Ifound myself in Dr. Taplin’s officediscussing globalizationValerie Brender lived in Torti, Panama, for twoyears while working with the Peace Corps.and international labor rights,”she said. “And it was Jane Albrecht’s“Children and Society”freshman service-learning seminarthat furthered my interest inimmigration policy in the U.S. Theopportunities I had pushed meto continue pursuing my interestsin international human rights.”— Kerry M. King (’85)This year’s recipients:Calling post-graduatescholarship recipientsTwelve receiveFulbright scholarsNine undergraduatesand one graduatestudent were awardedFulbright Scholarships beforethey graduated last spring.Two recent alumni also receivedthe scholarship. One studentdeclined the award, but therest are spending this academicyear studying, teaching, orconducting research abroad.The Fulbright Program isan international educationexchange program sponsoredby the U.S. Department ofState. Recipients design theirown programs of study, whichcan include teaching, research,or independent projects.Valerie Brender (’06), Austin, Texas,is teaching English in Madrid, Spain.Natalie Bonomo (’05), New York, New York,is studying in Jordan.Erica Demarest (’08), Dover, New Jersey,is teaching English in Germany.Francis Jones (’08), Narberth, Pennsylvania,is teaching English in Korea.Rachael Mongold (’08), Chantilly, Virginia,is teaching English in Korea.David Nix (’08), Jacksonville, Florida, is studyingarchitecture and culture in Japan.Caitlin Patrick (’08), Lake Forest, Illinois,is teaching English in Indonesia.William Rothwell (’08), Charlotte, North Carolina,is conducting research in biochemistry in Australia.David Schoen (’08), Birmingham, Alabama,is teaching English in Germany.Kristen Shepherd (’08), West Friendship,Maryland, is teaching English in Spain.Parissa Jahromi (’06, MA ’08), Baltimore,Maryland, is researching cross-cultural psychologyin the Netherlands.At least one hundred WakeForest students and alumnihave won prestigious post-graduatescholarships, including thirteen RhodesScholarships, thirty-nine Fulbright Scholarships,fourteen Truman Scholarships,eight Goldwater Scholarships, three MarshallScholarships, and three BeineckeScholarships.But the exact number of students towin other competitive awards, includingRotary Ambassadorial Scholarships, NationalScience Foundation Scholarships,German Chancellor Scholarships, andother major awards is unknown.If you earned a national or internationaltransportable post-graduate scholarshipduring or after college, and especiallybefore 2003, please contact TomPhillips (phillito@wfu.edu), director of theWake Forest Scholars program, to confirmthat award. This does not includescholarships awarded by and unique toan individual graduate or professionalschool. Visit www.wfu.edu/magazine tosee if you’re already on his list.www.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 7

around the quadMark A. Hall and Nancy M.P. King: an emerging biomedical specialty becoming not only desirable, but essential.Critical ConditionsNew bioethics program will prepare health care professionals to make difficult decisions.It’s a brave new biomedicalworld, and ethical decision-making is notfor the faint-hearted. Science and medicine, longaccustomed to cold facts and blacks and whites, nowmust account for heated opinions and a spectrum ofgrays at the bench, the bedside, the boardroom, andthe legislative chamber.Stem-cell research. End-of-life decisions. Organregeneration and harvesting. Infant genetic screening.Health-care rationing. With each new advancementfor treating disease or prolonging life, andeach new surge in cost or question of access to care,comes a concomitant conundrum. Is it moral? Is itaffordable? Is it just?The perilous terrain has given rise to a new kindof guide—the biomedical ethics professional. Partlegal and regulatory expert; part student of culturesand religions; part wise and compassionate counselor,the person trained in bioethics must be onewho can sort through the quandaries confrontingthe discoverers, providers, and recipients of biomedicalresearch and treatment. Soon, hospitals,insurance companies, research institutes, clinics,regulatory agencies, review boards, and the myriadother institutions that comprise the nation’s biomedicalresearch and health care complex will acknowledgethat having bioethics specialists on theirstaffs is not only desirable, but essential.The need for bioethics education appears urgent.In June, The Chronicle of Higher Education reportedthat a “bioethics crisis looms” unless more peopleare trained in the field. The chair of bioethics at theNational Institutes of Health warned that trainedbioethics researchers and bioethicists are in shortsupply. But despite the need, there are fewer thantwenty biomedical ethics degree programs in theentire country.Wake Forest has joined that select group by inauguratingits own distinctive Master of Arts in Bioethicsprogram. Besides being the only one of its8 wake forest magazine

kind in North Carolina and surrounding states, theprogram will concentrate on two areas not typicallyemphasized in other degree programs, with theirfocus on traditional philosophical reasoning: bioethicsin social context, and bioethics and biotechnology.The former will provide training to account forthe social, cultural, political, economic, and religiousfactors that shape ethical decisions. The latter willcapitalize on Wake Forest’s strength in biotechnologyto enable students to inform their studies with biotechnology-relatedcase examples and experience.The program, which is accepting applicationsnow for courses to begin in fall 2009, can be completedfull-time in one year plus a summer or parttimeover up to six years. Most of its classes willbe conducted in late afternoons or early eveningsto enable professionals in law, medicine, nursing,health or research administration, scientific research,the ministry, and other fields who want toexpand their skills in ethics to remain in their jobswhile pursuing the degree. Initially, there will bespace for ten to fifteen students.Faculty will be drawn from several of WakeForest’s schools, including law, divinity, medicine,and the undergraduate college, and will feature twonew senior-level scholars—a Chair in BiomedicalEthics, endowed by Wallace C. and Mona Wu,in the Department of Internal Medicine; and adistinguished faculty member in bioethics on theReynolda Campus.Co-directing the program are Nancy M.P. King,professor of public health ethics at the School ofMedicine, and Mark A. Hall, Fred D. and ElizabethL. Turnage Professor of Law. King, who came toWake Forest last year after twenty years on themedicine faculty at the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill, is co-editor of Beyond Regulations:Ethics in Human Subjects Research, and TheSocial Medicine Reader and has cross-appointmentsat the Institute for Regenerative Medicine and theinternal medicine department.Hall is lead editor of the original legal textbook inthe field, Health Care Law and Ethics. He teaches bioethicsat the schools of law and medicine and has wideexperience in health policy research and analysis.King and Hall also serve as co-leaders of the Programin Bioethics, Health, and Society at the TranslationalScience Institute of Wake Forest University.King notes that medical professionals have developeda “healthy skepticism” toward the place ofethics in their practice over their profession’s longhistory. “Bioethics professionals do not seek to tellpeople what to do,” she points out, “but rather topromote the kind of thinking that can bring criticalreflection to bear on crucial questions” in order tomake informed decisions.“There is a lot of subtlety and complexity in medicalsituations and settings,” she says. “There arecomplex family dynamics in the maternity ward orat the death bed; people who are uninsured or underinsuredwho desperately need life-saving care;hospitals that struggle with meeting their fairnessobligations while meeting their bottom lines. Thosetrained in bioethics can teach people who are in theposition to make these critical decisions to be comfortablewith uncertainty, to weigh and balance allthe factors, and to devise solutions that appear bestunder all the circumstances and for all concerned.”King cites the so-called “heel stick” blood testgiven to newborns to screen for potentially debilitatinggenetic conditions as just one of many examples.“As genetic research has made it possibleto detect disorders for which there are no effectivetreatments as of yet, many questions arise,” she says.“Should society concentrate on diagnosis or treatment?Are families and children better off or worseoff when informed of a newborn’s genetic diagnosisif treatment is not effective, not available, or notaffordable? Will people with genetic diagnoses belabeled and disadvantaged in school or the workplace?If genetic testing can extend beyond diseaseto behavioral predispositions, finding possible linksto the psychological preconditions for violence orthrill-seeking tendencies, are we inviting stereotypingand discrimination?“Questions like these do not argue against geneticscreening and testing,” she concludes. “Instead, theyremind us to consider the implications of scientificprogress in order to help ensure that as a society wecan maximize its benefits and minimize the risksof harm.”Hall notes that ethical considerations are diffusinginto everyday medicine, “from the neonatalintensive care nurse to the second-tier IRB [InstitutionalReview Board] administrator.” Nurses, doctors,and families still wrestle with precisely whento execute “Do Not Rescusitate” orders or to extractorgans for transplantation after “cardiac death”—the classic definition—when revival is still technicallypossible. “Even something as absolute asdeath,” he notes, “is gray.”— David FytenFor more information aboutthe masters in bioethics programor to apply, visit the program’sWeb site at www.wfu.edu/bioethics,or contact Bradley R. Tharpe at:Masters in Bioethics Program,Wake Forest University,Piedmont Plaza II, Suite 204,2000 W. First St., Winston-Salem,NC 27104, 336.716.1499,or at brtharpe@wfubmc.eduwww.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 9

around the quadf a c u l t y Q&AMike Furr: Most people are actually “quite good at figuring out how others see them.”What research are youworking on now?Here’s looking at youPsychologist studies how you think other peoplesee you—and what they really think about youI am currently writing a paperwith a former graduate student,Erika Carlson (MA ’08), thatreports her master’s thesis. Westudied “meta-accuracy” inpersonality judgment, and we’llsoon submit the paper to a topjournal in psychology. A “metaperception”is your perceptionof what I think of you. For example,do you think that I seeyou as friendly, responsible,interesting, smart, and so on?By extension, “meta-accuracy”is the accuracy of your metaperceptions—whetheryou havean accurate perception of what Ithink of you. For example, somepeople may have a fairly accurateunderstanding of howthey’re seen by their friends andacquaintances, whereas otherpeople seem to be oblivious.10 wake forest magazine

How do you determinehow others see you?Previous research seems to indicatethat people are reallybad at this. However, for Erika’sthesis we designed a study toreexamine this research, andwe adopted a different type ofresearch procedure. Erika andI believe that our study is a reasonableand fair test of people’sability to judge how others perceivethem.How do you test a person’sability to determine whatothers think of them?We recruited a group of aboutone hundred student participantsfrom introductory psychologycourses, and we askedthem to think of up to six peoplefrom their real lives—parents,hometown friends, collegefriends, two acquaintances.Then we had each participantrecord how they thought theywere perceived by each of thesesix people. We used a personalityquestionnaire with thirtytraits so the participants recordedthe way they thoughteach of the six people they listedwould rate them on the sametraits. For example, does Marythink her friend from highschool perceives her as talkative,shy, emotional, etc. These are thestudents’ “meta-perceptions.”Erika then contacted each ofthe potential informantsthrough e-mail and directedthem to a Web site with thesame questionnaire that thestudent participants completed.At this point, Mary’s friendwould actually record how sheperceives Mary. So, these are the“actual perceptions.” We werethen able to statistically comparestudents’ meta-perceptions(how the students think they’reseen by their six informants) totheir informants’ actual perceptions(how the informants actuallydo see the students). KariHeuer, an undergraduate studentwho we were lucky to haveworking on our team, was veryhelpful in getting this projectcompleted.How was this study differentfrom past personality judgmentresearch?The main difference is that theinformants in our study camefrom different social domainsof people’s lives (recall that weobtained ratings from parents,hometown friends, and collegefriends). Thus, the informantsmight have seen the studentsin very different kinds of situations,doing different kinds ofthings, expressing different facetsof their personalities, andtherefore, the informants fromdifferent social domains mightreally have meaningfully differentimpressions of the studentparticipants. Thus, when weanalyze the data to see if a participantaccurately understandsor detects the different waysthat he or she is seen by the sixinformants, there are probablyreal differences for the studentto detect.Were you able to determinehow successful we are atbeing able to know whatpeople think of us?In contrast to prevailing conclusionin the field, our evidenceshows that people are in factquite good at figuring out howothers see them. It shows thatpeople are good at detectingand understanding the differencesin other people’s impressionsof them. I think that Erika’sthesis, once it’s published,is really going to change the waythat many social and personalitypsychologists think aboutthis important facet of peoples’social lives and social skills.Do undergraduate psychologymajors have opportunities toconduct research?Absolutely. Our curriculumstrongly emphasizes researchskills, and we encourage studentsto take advantage ofresearch opportunities. It’snice when students work withprofessors who share their interests,but it’s really the experiencewith the process of doingresearch that is most important.Students who participate inresearch not only have highlyrelevant experience for gradschool applications, but theyalso get to know their professorsbetter.— Kim McGrathwww.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 11

around the quadf a c u l t y Q&Afor a weekly Q&A with awake forest faculty member,see www.wfu.edu/wowfThe mathematics of votingAssistant Professor of MathematicsJason Parsley and his students are exploringthe different methods of voting and why the waywe vote can determine who wins.DaltonParsleyMessierKondepudiBuilding a better worldProfessor of Chemistry DilipKondepudi on the importance ofthermodynamics to sustainability andrenewable energy sources.Resnick and Raheja12 wake forest magazine

Teacher TVAssociate Professor of CommunicationMary Dalton (’83) studies how teachersand the disabled are portrayed on television.Q&AThe golden yearsWingate Professor of SociologyCharles Longino follows the migrationpatterns of retirees, wherever they go.Addressing an ‘epidemic’The research of Professor of Health andExercise Steve Messier is improving the livesof older adults suffering from osteoarthritis.LonginoThe changing faceof capitalismWorrell Professor David Coatesoffers his unique perspective oncapitalism, politics, and immigration.Coates WhapleThe economic crisisThe Babcock School’s Bruce Resnick andCharu Raheja on the credit crunch drivingthe $700 billion bailout.Financial turmoilf a c u l t yCalloway Professor Rob Blisson what the bailout plan meansfor Wall Street and Main Street.CottrellBlisswww.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 13

around the quadElection 2008:Roosevelt, Kennedy and ObamaBy Simone CaronThe 2008 election will faced complex internationalbe remembered as one situations: Kennedy had to dealof the most unforgettable in with the Cold War and withAmerican history. Republicans Vietnam (although covert at thenominated their first female time); Obama finds the U.S.candidate on the ticket with embroiled in wars in Iraq andSarah Palin, and Democrats put Afghanistan and against terror,forth the first African-American in addition to strained relationscandidate in BarackObama. While many newsanalysts have comparedObama’s campaign tothat of John F. Kennedy’sin 1960, some attentionshould also be given tothe similarities faced byObama and Franklin D.Roosevelt in 1932.Kennedy and Obamaare an obvious choice fora historical analysis. Duringtheir campaigns, both menpresented themselves asyoung, vibrant, and energetic,and they ran againstseasoned politicians withexperience, Richard Nixonand John McCain respectively.Both faced adversities:Kennedy battled anti- promised change.Caron: Both Roosevelt and ObamaCatholicism and Obama fought with Iran and North Korea. UnlikeKennedy who resided overentrenched racism. Their victoriescame after eight years the tail end of an unprecedentedpostwar economic boom,of Republican rule, but DwightD. Eisenhower was an admired Obama takes the reigns in theexecutive while George W. Bush midst of an economic collapse,will be recorded as one of the much as Roosevelt did in 1932.most unpopular presidents in Roosevelt and Obama shareAmerican history.many similarities. The economicKennedy and Obama came meltdown they faced resultedinto power along with Democraticmajorities in both the banks made risky investments.from similar factors. UnregulatedHouse and Senate. Both men Wild speculation in the stockmarket led to its collapse. Theconstruction of new homesslowed to a stand still and housingprices plummeted. Theautomobile industries encounteredoverproduction of vehiclesAmericans could not afford,or in the current case, did notwant, to buy. Workingclassbuying powerdecreased, while largecorporations recordedobscene profits.Both eras experienceda faulty tax policythat encouragedtrickle down economics:the rich benefitedfrom large tax cutsthat supposedly wouldbenefit the workingclass. This policy failedin the 1920s, 1980s, and2000s; in all three experiments,depressionor recession followed.In the midst of theseeconomic troubles,Roosevelt and Obamaappealed to an Americanpublic fed up with Republicanpolicies that increased thegap between the rich and thepoor. Both candidates promisedchange but were vague as towhat they meant. Rooseveltpledged to bring the country a“new deal,” but did not clearlyenunciate what this deal entailed.Obama promised hopefor a new future, but similar toRoosevelt was hazy about a clearplan of action.Americans in both eras ignoredthe candidates’ ambiguitybecause the only alternativewas the status quo: fourmore years of Hoover or fourmore years of Bush in the personaof McCain. Americansturned out in record numbersin 1932 and 2008 and voted fora new direction.The 1932, 1960, and 2008elections are memorable.Roosevelt overcame paralysisto bring the country a NewDeal, Kennedy surmountedcenturies of anti-Catholicismto bring a New Frontier, andObama conquered a deeprootedracism to bring a newhope, a hope that could not havebeen imagined just several decadesago in a segregated world.Obama’s plan for the futurewill need to address economicwoes faced by Roosevelt, andinternational tensions facedby Kennedy. The landslide electionresults demonstrate thatthe American public has faiththat Obama can handle themultifarious tribulations facingthe country.Simone Caron is chair of thehistory department. Her mostrecent book is “Who Chooses?American Reproductive Historysince 1830” (University Press ofFlorida).14 wake forest magazine

for more election commentaries from faculty,see www.wfu.edu/magazineElection 2008:What to the African-American is the fourth of November?By Anthony S. ParentMore than 150 yearsago, on the fifth of July,Frederick Douglass asked, “Whatto the Slave is the Fourth ofJuly?” He rhetorically answerednot much. The hypocrisy of celebratingIndependence Day wasnot lost on the American slave.Indeed, by 1856 when Douglassposed this question, the BritishEmpire had abolished slavery.Independence from Britainmeant that enslaved Americanshad had to endure anothergeneration of oppression.Today, their descendantsare pondering the meaning ofthe election of Barack Obama,an African-American. Obama’scandidacy unleashed an unprecedentedturnout of African-American voters, a people who,in the original United StatesConstitution, were counted as3/5 of a person for purposesof taxation and representation.The election of an African-American president had takenon phenomenological, evenbiblical improbability: After all,“Can the Ethiopian change hisskin or the leopard his spots?”African-American comediansRichard Pryor, Chris Rock, andDave Chapelle had parodiedthe possibility.African-Americans duringthe Reconstruction eschewedrunning for executive positions,bending to the exigencies ofwhite supremacy, which mightrecognize their right to representation,but not to exerciseof executive authority. OnlyP.B.S. Pinchback served asgovernor of Louisiana duringthe era, but he was not electedto the position.A breakthrough of African-Americans in executive officecame with the Civil Rightsmovement and the mayoralelections of Carl Stokes (Cleveland)and Richard Hatcher (Gary,Indiana), Tom Bradley (Los Angeles),Maynard Jackson (Atlanta),and Harold Washington(Chicago). Many of America’smajor cities then boasted African-Americanleadership.Governor was much moredifficult to achieve. AndrewYoung, able to serve as mayorof Atlanta, congressman, andambassador to the UN, wasunable to become governor ofGeorgia. Only Douglass Wilderhas served as governor in asouthern state since Reconstruction.David A. Paterson(New York) and Deval Patrick(Massachusetts) are presentlyAfrican-American governors.But President?The presidency is the Brahmincow of American life, themost sacred of all positions.Shirley Chisholm (1972), JessieJackson (1984, 1988), CarolMoseley Braun, and Al Sharpton(2004) pioneered the path thatBarack Obama has traveled.Now that the improbable hasoccurred, what does the Fourthof November mean to African-Americans? Immediately, thereis a psychological catharsis,foreshadowed by Jack Johnson,winning the heavyweight championshipin 1908 and defendingAnthony Parent: the embrace of civil rights will be a signature of Obama’s presidency.it against the former champion divide. His personal story—Jim Jeffries, the great white raised by his white grandparentsand mother— offers himhope, on July 4, 1910.The psychological release is a unique perspective to addressperhaps even more analogous this most pressing Americanto the South African vote for problem. Without question theNelson Mandela in 1994. Several embrace of civil rights will beAfrican-Americans have likened a signature of his presidency.their vote for Obama to this The spreading of the safety nethistoric election and their admirationfor him to Mandela and cation and national health careto include early childhood edu-Martin Luther King, Jr.promises greater security toAfrican-Americans went to American families.the polls in record numbers to At the most, Obama willdemonstrate their support for engage our country in fullfledgedparticipatory democ-Obama. They see within himthe embodiment of hope for a racy, perhaps ushering in thebrighter future that has eluded Age of Obama.generations of their ancestorswho had to endure enslavement,second-class citizenship Anthony S. Parent joined theand institutional racism.Wake Forest faculty in 1989.Obama promises a transformativepresidency. At the very American history, world civili-He teaches courses on Africanleast,one that would begin zations, colonial America, andto breakdown the great racial the Civil Rights movement.www.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 15

around the quadEconomic policy:What to watch for in the new administrationBy Robert WhaplesWhaples: Expect a shift in energy policy.It’s important to realizethat most economists believethe U.S. economy is fundamentallyin very good health—eventhough it’s been running a bitof a temperature lately. The U.S.has about the highest outputand income per capita in theworld and has grown stronglyover the past generation.The vast majority of economistsbelieve it will continue togrow into the foreseeable future,doubling inflation-adjustedincomes every forty years orso. These strengths are tied tocontinued investments in newplant and equipment, a hardworkingand skilled labor force,and the incentives we’ve givenbusinesses to innovate and improvetheir productivity. Panickybehavior in financial marketsand sagging consumer confidencecan temporarily stall thiseconomic growth machine—but not for long.It is unfortunate that this fall’sfinancial panic hit at the peak ofelection season, because theuncertainty and rhetoric of theelection probably only heightenedthe panic. My sense is thatthe problems in the financialsector have already hit bottom.Playing the blame gameBoth parties favor continuedeconomic growth and the policiesthat encourage innovationand investment have bipartisansupport. Crediting or blamingpresidents (or Congress) forthe expansions or recessionsthat occur during their terms isa staple of politics, but there’slittle economic sense in doingthis. Jimmy Carter’s term sawsoaring inflation and unemployment,but his policies wereprobably not to blame. Hewas dealt a bad hand.Likewise, it’s virtually impossibleto pin the recent slidetoward recession on the policiesof George W. Bush, as theywere driven largely by forcesthat presidents can’t control.(Most economists agree thatthe financial panic was causedby too much lending to subprimehousing borrowers, somethingthat Congress stronglyencouraged.)Rising government debtThe new administration andCongress have promisedboth tax cuts and increases inspending in many areas. Thiswill only increase borrowing bythe government. The federalgovernment’s official debt asa percentage of GDP isn’t allthat high by historical or internationalstandards, but manyof the government’s implicitpromises —for programs likeSocial Security, Medicare andMedicaid — dwarf the officialdebt. Based on current governmentpolicies and promises,the gap between projectedfuture spending and projectedfuture tax revenues is about$70 trillion dollars.Every election cycle ourelected officials of both partiesseem to ignore this problemwhile focusing on shorter-termworries, but the longer theyignore it, the bigger the problemgets. If this gap isn’t eventuallyclosed, the credit ratingof the U.S. government willbe shot or taxes will have tobe increased substantially orspending on popular programswill have to be drastically cut.The new administration plansto expand government promises,so I expect this fiscal gapto continue rising.Here are three other policyshifts to keep an eye on:I expect Congress to amendthe law so that unemploymentinsurance benefits will no longerexpire after 26 weeks, uppingthe maximum to 39 weeks orlonger. (There’s no such thingas a free lunch: research suggeststhat this will cause unemploymentspells to last longer.)I expect a shift away fromfree trade, although the freetradeagreements with ourmajor trading partners lookpretty secure. This is somethingthat troubles most economists.Fully 92 percent of economistsin a recent survey agreed thatbarriers to trade usually reducethe general welfare of a society.I expect a shift in energy policy,especially with regulationsto reduce the growth in emissionsof greenhouse gases.Economic research suggeststhat a carbon tax, which wouldboost the cost of a gallon ofgasoline by about 50 cents,may be the most efficient policy,but it’s unclear that thiswill work politically. The worryis that a less efficient regulatoryapproach will be used, whichcould appreciably crimp economicproductivity.Robert Whaples is chair ofthe economics department.He regularly teaches classeson current economic issuesand American economicdevelopment.16 wake forest magazine

Economic policy:Obama’s challenge on health-care reformBy Michael LawlorThe United Stateshealth-care systemdisplays two overwhelmingcharacteristics that need reformby Barack Obama’s historicadministration. First, we spendfar more as a nation on healthcare, and get less for it indemonstrable health outcomes,than any other modern nation.Second, it is a shame and afailure on a grand national scalethat despite this high spending,47 million American citizens areuninsured for health care.Obama ran and was electedprimarily on the basis of hispromise to remedy the secondissue, moving us as a countrytoward universal health insurance.I will say no more aboutthe first issue because Obamahas not proposed any seriousplans to deal with this problem.But soon the rising cost ofMedicare will force the Americanpeople to deal on somelevel with this issue.When he first began his campaign,Obama did not anticipatethe competing fiscal andpolitical costs of the unpredictableeconomic crisis that henow faces. What can we expectas he attempts health-care reformin this difficult context?Obama will first reach forlow-hanging fruit to makechanges that will be fairly easyto accomplish with the cooperationof Congress and the mandatethe American people havegiven him. Such changes arelikely to consist of the following.First, an Obama administrationcan be expected to sign intolaw a bill already passed byCongress and vetoed by PresidentBush: the expansion of theState Children’s Health InsuranceProgram.Second, he can be expectedto revisit the Medicare prescriptiondrug bill’s prohibition onMedicare negotiating directlywith drug companies for lowerprescription drug prices. Third,his administration is likely toabandon the efforts made bythe Bush administration to subsidizeprivate insurance forMedicare enrollees in the MedicareAdvantage program. Manystudies have shown that blindallegiance to private marketsactually costs the Medicareprogram more per participantthan does the governmentprovidedmethod of coveringelders directly.This piecemeal approach isless than a full-scale reform planfor the health-care sector, but ismore in accordance with thepolitical and fiscal realities thata first-term Obama administrationwill face. Some current politicalcalculations suggest, however,that Obama may investmore of his mandate on furthersteps toward health-care reform.One step viewed as criticalby many experts is the needfor an individual mandate forhealth insurance. Obama shiedaway from an individual mandatefor adults in his campaign.Nevertheless, a mandate hasthe undeniable benefit ofstrengthening employer-basedLawlor: Obama will face tough decisions on Medicare, health insurance.risk pools with young, healthy As opposed to that failedadults and thereby lowering effort, look for an Obama administrationto rely on a widepremium costs for subscribers.This step begs the question, diversity of expert and politicalthough, of which level of government(federal or state) would Look for him to keep the pro-opinion as he shapes legislation.subsidize those workers who cess by which such legislation ismight not be able to afford a fashioned open and transparentmandated level of coverage. to the American public. Lastly,Some combination of the look for a more pragmatic employmentby an Obama admin-above will likely suffice to exhibita down-payment on PresidentObama’s previous prom-out to opposing political interistrationof attempts to reachises on health-care reform. If so, ests for the political supportthis could delay more fundamentalreform of the health care necessitate.that such major reform willsystem to a later time. Wheneversuch an attempt at more Michael Lawlor is professor offundamental reform occurs, economics. He is also directorthough, look for Obama to seek of the undergraduate programto avoid the mistakes made by in health policy and administration,and a research associate inPresident Clinton after similarcampaign promises to deliver the department of public healthhealth-care reform were made at the Wake Forest Universityin 1992.School of Medicine.www.wfu.edu/wowf december 2008 17

greathan itIn adopting a comprehensive blueprintwhat its provost calls18 wake forest magazine

ters partsBy Davidfor the future, Wake Forest prepares to builda truly ‘collegiate university.’Fytendecember 2008 19

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +The sum effect ismentors, and stuand collaborativIf colleges and universitieswere appraised accordingto the standards of the architectureand engineering professions,Wake Forest would be cited for its distinctiveconcept combining classical andcontemporary elements; its stable foundationand dynamic superstructure; and a form that followsits function. Of special note would be its synthesisof disparate characteristics—an abiding respect for itsreligious heritage and cultivation of character traits andvalues, juxtaposed with a cultivation of the pursuit oftruth and personal aspiration; the intimacy and panoramicperspectives of a liberal arts college alongside thevitality and concentration on scholarship and educationin the professions of a major research university; of adistinctly North Carolina culture and accent that iscomfortable and conversant in the global arena; and ofsound financial stewardship coupled with big ideas andbold initiatives.But even the most functional of edifices need periodicrevamping to respond to opportunity and change, whichis why Wake Forest’s leaders have adopted a strategic planfor the Reynolda Campus—the first comprehensive blueprintfor the future since the Plan for the Class of 2000twelve years ago—that holds promise of making the sumof its parts greater than it has ever been.In examining the plan’s provisions, one naturally thinksof terminology that expresses the physical principlesunderlying the construction process—terms such as“bridging,” “leveraging,” and “balancing”:+It proposes to leverage the Reynolda Campusstrengths in undergraduate, graduate, and professionaleducation by building bridges—between disciplines, andthat connect the College, professional schools, and GraduateSchool—and fostering the development of interdisciplinarycourses, joint degree programs, and collaborativeresearch projects undertaken by faculty from different fieldsunder the auspices of newly created centers and institutes.+It strives to achieve better equilibrium in the studentbody by providing enhanced opportunity for gifted studentsfrom modest backgrounds and those who would bethe first in their families to attend college, as well as those20 wake forest magazine

a ‘collegiate university’—a diversified community of scholars,dents who freely traverse the traditional borders to work closelyely for the benefit of the larger community beyond campus.with creative talents and diversified scholastic interests. Toensure that it remains competitive for these students, theUniversity will be mounting an intensive effort to build itsneed-based financial aid endowment significantly.+It proposes to strengthen the academic programs ofall departments and schools by strategically adding endowedchairs and tenure-track positions; by building and upgradingteaching and research space; and by enhancing thelibrary and providing advanced computing technology.+It seeks to extend and strengthen the bridges thatalready connect faculty and students by establishingnationally recognized academic and co-curricular mentoringprograms, and also to leverage its relations withdedicated alumni into the building of mentoring, internship,and employment opportunities.+It calls for development of more consistent andtargeted efforts at public engagement, proposing steps toencourage faculty and students to bring their skills andknowledge to bear on contemporary problems and tobuild bridges to external communities and public interestorganizations.The sum effect the plan’s architects envision is whatProvost Jill Tiefenthaler calls a “collegiate university”—a diversified community of scholars, mentors, and studentswho freely traverse the traditional borders dividingdepartments, disciplines, and postgraduate-undergraduateclassifications to work closely and collaboratively for thebenefit of the larger community beyond campus. In thatrespect, the plan might be called “Back to the Future” forits vision of a faculty akin to those of a half century ormore ago (when, say, a historian felt more in commonwith the mathematician or professor of law down thehall than with another historian in his narrow specialtyhalf a world away, which is common in higher educationtoday) and of developing all of a student and not simplya part.“The most gratifying aspect of the plan is its singular focuson preserving the heart of the Wake Forest experience—personal attention, superb teaching and scholarship, andthe spirit of the place as expressed by our institutionalmotto, Pro Humanitate,” says University President NathanHatch. “While the plan’s individual features look ahead,each of them also derives from Wake Forest’s most deeplyheld principles and traditions. It is counterintuitive buttrue that we will need bold actions and prudent changes toprotect and nurture what is most important here.”december 2008 21

Faculty-Student engagementopening new doors+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +In cultivating the collegiateuniversity, Wake Forest’s leadershiphas adopted the followingfour “guiding principles:”1 The collegiate university builds exceptionalstudent-faculty engagement.“Most students fall in love with learning through thepersonal connection they develop with faculty,” Tiefenthalerobserves. “Because of the nature of higher educationtoday, not all prospective professors are as committed toteaching as they are to scholarship. Their interests lie primarilyin research. Yet we know that the blend of greatteaching, enthusiastic mentoring, and excellent scholarshipin a faculty member has the most positive impact onour students.“To compete for and retain the talented individuals whocan balance and apply these considerable skills,” she adds,“we must establish new chairs and professorships, offer themost competitive compensation packages, enhance libraryand technology resources, and provide comprehensiveprofessional development opportunities.”2 The collegiate university sustains atradition of opening new doors foreducational opportunity.“Our history is replete with stories of alumni whoselives were transformed because a scholarship enabledthem to attend Wake Forest,” the provost says. “In eachgeneration, there will be individuals who emerge as beneficiariesof this important principle. No future leader shouldever have to abandon the dream of attending Wake Forestbecause of inadequate scholarship assistance.“Never in our history has our ability to help deservingstudents been more critical,” she says. “We live in challengingtimes, when far more educational options exist forthese bright young people. Institutions with which weshare applicants—our competitors—are taking extraordinarysteps to recruit superb students. To ensure that WakeForest remains a place that encourages gifted young peopleof average or modest means to fulfill their ambitions, wemust build our financial aid endowment and increase theproportion of grants and decrease the proportion of loansin financial aid awards.”22 wake forest magazine

einforcing connectionseducating the whole person+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +3 The collegiate university reinforces theconnections between the liberal arts andthe professions.“Given the scale of our campus community, the talentsof our faculty, and the increasingly interdisciplinarynature of learning, Wake Forest is distinctively well positionedto foster productive connections between the artsand sciences and the professional disciplines of law, medicine,business, and divinity,” she notes. “To reinforce theselinks, we will create interdisciplinary institutes and centersto bring together faculty working in areas that have topicalaffinity so they can enhance their own scholarship andmentor students to think deeply and broadly about complexissues and engage in research endeavors that seek toanswer society’s most urgent and vexing questions.“To help students integrate their academic and careerinterests and fulfill our commitment to educating thewhole person,” the provost continues, “we will develop anationally recognized mentoring program that draws onthe talents of faculty, staff, and committed alumni. Wealso will build strong professional networks that enhancethe vocational discernment and career development ofour students.”4 The collegiate university educates the wholeperson—mind, body, and spirit.“Students’ interest in people and cultures different fromtheir own has risen dramatically over the last decade, parallelingthe rapid changes in our world,” Tiefenthaler says.“There are many ways to ensure that our future alumni areprepared to live, work, and lead on a planet that has grownsmaller, yet more diverse. Essential to the scholastic pursuitof this value are robust programs of internationalstudy that encompass comprehensive preparation, immersion,and reflection. Increased diversity on our campuswill enrich our community and offer our students evenmore opportunity to learn from one another—an opportunitythat incoming students now eagerly seek.“We also will be more consistent and focused in ourefforts to foster public engagement, encouraging facultyand students to bring their knowledge and talents to bearon pressing contemporary problems,” she states. “WakeForest will be a crossroads of public understanding andinvolvement. Having a long history of training leaders ofpublic service in many walks of life, we must be deliberatein cultivating closer ties to local and regional organizationsand in offering students new and more purposefulways to be of service to others.”december 2008 23

One of the plan’s most striking provisions is its creation of a series+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +The plan’s endorsement by the Board of Trustees thispast spring culminated a two-year process involving thepreparation of seventy-eight plans by units across theUniversity in 2006–07 and the incorporation of commentaryby the campus community on a draft documentdistributed in the fall and winter of 2007–08.One of the plan’s most striking provisions is its creationof a series of centers and institutes to encouragecross-disciplinary research around broad themes, withthe ultimate target of creating richer educational benefitsfrom existing academic assets. Michele Gillespie,associate provost for academic initiatives, spent muchof 2007–08 organizing gatherings of, and personallymeeting with, between 150 and 200 faculty members toidentify topics of mutual interest and potential researchcollaboration. The Office of the Provost, through theOffice of Research and SponsoredPrograms, also held a number ofinterdisciplinary planning workshopsamong the faculty last winter.Gillespie and her colleague,Associate Provost for InternationalAffairs J. Kline Harrison, pointto Nicaragua as a locus of multi-project and cross-disciplinary initiatives. Holly Brower(’83), associate professor of business and accountancy,and Jane Albrecht, associate professor of Romance languages,took a group of eight students to that CentralAmerican country this summer, teaching two coursesand overseeing the students in their work with eightnonprofit development organizations. Also in Nicaragua,students at the Babcock Graduate School of Managementhave trained local entrepreneurs in basic businesspractices. And there have been preliminary discussionsof involving students in the biology department’s environmentalsciences program with reforestation projects.Wake Forest trustee Thomas A. Dingledine (MBA ’78)and his wife, Karyn, are generous institutional benefactors.Their Fund for Responsible Business has supportedthe students’ effort to help establish sustainable commercein Nicaragua, and they have pledged $2 millionto acquire property that would serve as a center for theUniversity’s initiatives in that impoverished nation.With a $1 million-plus gift, they also have establishedthe Karyn Dingledine Art Scholarship for students withfinancial need in art, one of the programs on whichWake Forest is concentrating its efforts to attract morestudents with special creative talents.24 wake forest magazine

of centers and institutes to encourage cross-disciplinary research+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +“Interacting with other disciplines helps make ourown disciplines stronger,” Harrison states. “If businessstudents who aspire to work in the internationalarena are to contribute, they must understand thehistories, cultures, politics, economies, and languagesof the countries in which they serve.” Notes MarkWelker, associate provost for research: “It will be thepeople who know about more than one discipline whowill be called upon to solve our biggest societal problems—energy,the environment, health care, education,global relations, monetary stability, economicgrowth—as we move forward.”The Office of the Provost this year will commencethe process of establishing interdisciplinary researchcenters by providing one-year planning grants forproposals in Energy and Environment, MolecularSignaling, Global Humanities and Cultural Diversity,Bioethics, Microenterprise, and Functional Health.The proposals were chosen from a dozen submissionsin an inaugural call for concepts. Their sponsorswill develop and submit five-year operational plans;those considered workable will receive seed funding.Proposals for additional centers will be consideredannually.Over the coming decade, asfunding allows, the Universitywill establish four institutes in integrative science,public engagement, the arts and humanities, andentrepreneurship and social enterprise to providespacial, administrative, external funding acquirement,networking, and programming support for thework of the interdisciplinary research centers.“Much has been written recently about the abandonmentof the principle of educating the whole person bymany colleges and universities,” Hatch notes. “Takingcourses and acquiring a credential seems to be the goalat a growing number of institutions of higher education.Wake Forest has always valued the process of educationas well as the outcome—of integrating all aspects of thecollegiate experience. This means making interdisciplinaryconnections, teaching students how to thinkabout life and career from many perspectives and toexamine and test the validity of their beliefs, and makingcampus life a vital part of the educational process.If this philosophy is indeed diminishing elsewhere, itmeans that Wake Forest has a tremendous asset thatdefines our niche in higher education more clearly thanever before.”december 2008 25

From SOLOISto C(Left to right) Gregory Burke, Charles McCall, and Sally Shumaker constitute theTSI's leadership triad—itself a model of the institute's collaborative approach.Wake Forest Health Sciencesmountain of health problemsmultidisciplinary research and26 wake forest magazine

TSHORUSESBy David Fytenand its partner institutions are striving to scale Appalachia’sby tethering to a bold new initiative to promote collaborativespeed biomedical discoveries from bench to bedside.december 2008 27

The word “piedmont” is a contractionof an italian phrase that translates intoEnglish as “at the base of the mountain.” Fittingthat Wake Forest University Health Sciences is located inthe Piedmont region of North Carolina, for it sits at thebase of a mountain of health problems.Southeast Appalachia, which includes western NorthCarolina, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Tennessee,is overrepresented in many of the country’s most seriouschronic health problems. Research has shown that thepeople of Appalachia have poorer health overall than therest of the country and suffer from especially high ratesof cancer and heart disease. Premature mortality in themountains is 28 to 39 percent greater than the nationallevel. Exacerbating Appalachia’s plight is an acute shortageof doctors—a shortfall that will only worsen as the nationaldecline in medical students choosing primary careor family practice accelerates in coming years, impactingrural areas the hardest.Wake Forest and a consortium of regional partnerinstitutions are preparing to address the crisis byparticipating in a bold—some say radical—programof the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Knownas the Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA)program, it constitutes a profound shift in biomedicalresearch and its clinical applications in the U.S. It seeksto accelerate, through a collaborative and multidisciplinarystrategy that will span the public health spectrumfrom lab scientists to community leaders, the discovery,application, and dissemination of biomedicalknowledge to improve health. Researchers previouslyaccustomed to working alone or in small, single-disciplinegroups and pursuing discovery for its own sakenow are being encouraged to work in teams—attimes with scientists from other disciplines theypreviously might have considered incidentalto their own work—and only on projectsholding promise of yielding practical treatmentoutcomes. And conductors of clinicaltrials of new pharmaceuticals, who previouslymight have been content withsimply proving their efficacy, nowwill be called on to help get effectivenew treatments in the hands ofpractitioners and their patientsmore rapidly and pervasively.The CTSA constitutes nothingless than a sea change in‘If you are an[independent]investigator],you hadbetter bevery productivebecause youwill becompetingwith somehigh-poweredgroups.’federal biomedical research funding. “The steady growthof [NIH] dollars available for research can be credited withstimulating much of the progress in modern medicinesince World War II,” wrote William B. Applegate, deanof the Wake Forest School of Medicine, in the MedicalCenter’s magazine, Visions. “However, through much ofthe second half of the twentieth century, the majority wasdirected toward basic science. Now, the balance is tippingtoward the clinical application of new knowledge.”The carrot will be alluring and the stick intimidating. Inthe future, a major share of NIH grant money, which constitutesthe overwhelming majority of dollars available forbiomedical research in the U.S., will go to teams that buyinto its collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and translationalphilosophy. Money still will be available for solo benchresearchers—just a lot less of it. “At NIH, the writing is onthe wall,” says J. Todd Thornburg, TSI executive directorand former administrative director of the ComprehensiveCancer Center of Wake Forest University. “If you are [anindependent] investigator, you had better be very productivebecause you will be competing [for funding]with some high-powered groups.” For medicalcenters like Wake Forest’s, where virtually all ofthe research and up to four-fifths of the salary portiondedicated to research are funded by externalgrants, failure to climb aboard could mean foundering—and for some, perhaps even drowning—in the wake of those that do.In response to NIH’s shifting priorities—andbuilding upon its own long history of collaborativeand multidisciplinary biomedical research—WakeForest has formed a Translational Science Institute(TSI) with four primary objectives: to createand support multidisciplinary groups of scientiststhat will concentrate on important translationalresearch; to train and promote the careers of a newgeneration of biomedical scientists who will collaborateon multidisciplinary research projects aimed at improvinghuman health; to develop new strategies and systems toengage local communities as partners in identifying andprioritizing their health care needs and implementing andevaluating the TSI’s clinical and educational initiatives;and to provide to the national network of CTSA institutionsthe tools, products, and outcomes of its initiativesand to incorporate the successes of other CTSA institutionsinto its own programs and activities.To expand its skills and resources, TSI has forged partnershipswith Virginia Tech, East Tennessee State Univer-28 wake forest magazine

sity, the Carilion/Virginia Tech School of Medicine, MissionHospitals in Asheville, and the Eastern Band ofCherokee Indians, along with several departments on theReynolda Campus. An additional partner, the Center forCreative Leadership of Greensboro, the world’s premierleadership training institution, will counsel individualsand departments as they confront the challenges of workingand communicating in groups. Governmental agenciesand public health advocacy organizations will be consultedto identify the health care needs of variouspopulations and to enlist their aid in disseminating thepractical results of its efforts. And the entrepreneurshipincubator at the Babcock Graduate School of Management,along with biotechnology firms in the PiedmontTriad Research Park in Winston-Salem, will assist in helpingbring TSI discoveries to the marketplace.Already, examples abound of collaborativeendeavors that confirm thenotion that projects can be done bymany individuals or disciplines thatcan’t be done by one. Neurologistsand regenerative medicine scientiststeaming to uncover drug treatmentsfor muscular dystrophy that wouldhave been thought brave-new-worldlikeless than a decade ago; WakeForest cancer center researchers joiningwith veterinary medicine scientistsat Virginia Tech to develop drugsfor treatment of canine brain tumors as a preclinicalstep toward their possible usage in humans; promisingweight-loss interventions for older adults beingdeveloped by researchers in exercise physiology,nutrition, geriatric medicine, and other disciplineson both campuses; leading orthopedicsurgeon Dr. Larry Webb collaborating with Centerfor Nanotechnology and Molecular Materialsdirector David Carroll to create microcoatings that willprevent staph bacteria from attaching themselves to screwsinserted surgically into fractured bones… these are merelyharbingers, officials say, of what is possible.The TSI holds promise of promulgating intercampusresearch collaborations to an extent not hitherto seen.Among the Reynolda Campus researchers who are participatingin TSI investigations, Michael J. Berry of healthand exercise science is principal investigator in a study ofthe benefits of strength training in patients with chronicpulmonary disease, and his departmental colleague, JackAlready,examples aboundof collaborativeendeavors thatconfirm the notionthat projectscan be doneby many thatcan't be doneby one.Rejeski, is co-principal investigator in a pilottestingprogram of weight-loss interventionfor older adults. A third member of the healthand exercise science faculty, Anthony Marsh,is involved in both the muscular dystrophystudy and the weight-loss-in-older-adultsintervention. Robert Plemmons (’61) ofmathematics and computer science hasteamed with statisticians, biomedical engineers,and plastic surgeons on the BowmanGray Campus and at Virginia Tech todevelop computer models for accurately determiningthe severity of burns to expedite treatment.And Fred Salsbury of physics and S. BruceKing of chemistry have joined Medical Centerscientists in the design of drugs for targeted therapyof chemoresistent tumors.Besides basic translational research,clinical trials, and outreach, the institutewill concentrate on graduate education;faculty development; the integration ofresearch technologies such as biomolecularimaging, biomedical genomics, proteomics,nanotechnology, bioinformatics,and biomedical engineering; the establishmentof a translational research incubator;and forming partnerships with theprivate sector. The plan combinesand expands some existing degreeprograms into a new degree inclinical and community-focusedtranslational science and creates a graduateleveldegree program in molecular andclinical translational medicine. Applegatepredicts that medical students of the futurecan expect an additional six to nineyears of training to prepare for linking thelaboratory, the clinic, and the community.The NIH plans to eventually fund sixtytranslational science centers across the country.To date it has awarded multi-year, multimillion-dollarCTSA grants to thirty-eightbiomedical research centers. Wake Forest isguardedly optimistic about its chances for fundingin forthcoming rounds, perhaps as early asthis coming spring.In advance of the hoped-for CTSA award,WFU Health Sciences has created, through theThe TSIholdspromise ofpromulgatingintercampusresearchcollaborationsto an extentnot hithertoseen.december 2008 29

TSI, two funding programs of its own. One, which it callsK-12, enables young faculty scholars to start their researchcareers while sustaining full schedules of clinical practice,teaching, and other duties. The second is a two-part pilotgrant program. One provides grants of up to $50,000 tonewly formed multidisciplinary research teams to developnovel cross-disciplinary projects. The otherawards grants of up to $125,000 to moreestablished multidisciplinary teams toassemble the final data required to attractlarger awards for their projectsfrom external funding sources.Among the fifteen researchprojects the programs have fundedto date is an effort to bolster HealthSciences’ informatics systems. The term“informatics” encompasses the resources,technologies, and methods requiredto optimize the acquisition, storage,retrieval, and use of information. Asbiomedical and technological discoverieshave advanced exponentially inrecent years, so has the volume of dataCTSA in acknowledgement of the fact that solving someof the problems we are finding so difficult will require theinvolvement of more than one person or discipline andas a way of expanding collaborative networks so that someof the inhibiting boundaries in the health sciences canbe dismantled.”A triad of influential and respected scientistadministratorswith impressive track recordsin their fields constitutes the leadership ofWake Forest’s TSI:Director Charles McCall (’57, MD ’61) isa molecular medicine specialist and a basicscience researcher whose distinguishedforty-year career at Wake Forest has encompassedpioneering investigations intothe causes and treatment of inflammation.The founder of the Department of InternalMedicine’s Section on Molecular Medicine,he serves as a deputy associate dean for researchand director of the NIH General ClinicalResearch Center, which conducts studiesinvolving 7,000 participants annually andhas come under the auspices of the TSI. Mcexploded.This ocean of informationfloods a vast field of domains, makingtheir retrieval, integration, and applicationchallenging, to say the least. To acceleratethe transfer of medical discoveriesAnita Pulley (community engagement),Shellie Ellis (evaluation and strategicplanning), and Wilson Somerville(informatics) are part of the TSI team.Call maintains an active research laboratorystaffed with young faculty and post-doctoralstudent associates and dedicates a substantialportion of his time to mentoring youngerfaculty members.from the bench to the community—especially in thetranslational model, which emphasizes novel applicationsthat bridge numerous sectors of science—new informaticssystems will be needed to provide high quality, integrateddata to researchers and clinicians. Under a grant from theTSI, a group that includes researchers Yaorong Ge and JeffCarr (MS ’98) is developing a data service infrastructure toenable and accelerate translational research at Wake Forestand beyond. Informatics will be an ongoing TSI priority, withefforts under way to recruit specialists in the field to the staff.The NIH established the CSTA mechanism in 2005through the leadership of its director, Elias Zerhouni, inresponse to the burgeoning disenchantment in Congressover the perceived slow pace of so-called bench-to-bedsidetransfer. “The Congress and the American public collectivelyhave invested heavily in health-related research over thepast thirty years,” notes Thornburg. “While there havebeen successes, the prevailing opinion is that we have fallenshort overall in translating what we have discoveredinto practical [public] benefits. Dr. Zerhouni founded theAssociate Director Sally Shumaker is the senior associatedean for research at WFUHS and a social psychologistwhose research interests include women’s health,psychosocial factors in chronic disease, cognitive declineand dementia in the aged, health-related quality-of-lifeissues, hormonal therapy, and other topics. Besides heradministrative and scientific duties at WFUHS, Shumakerdirects the University’s intercampus research program andconducts trainings nationwide in conflict management,mediation, and communication.Associate Director Gregory L. Burke, director of theDivision of Public Health Sciences at WFUHS, has devotedhis research career to the causes, treatment, and preventionof chronic diseases in populations. Under his leadership,the Division of Public Health Sciences has more thantripled its external research funding and has been rankedeither first or second among comparable units nationallyin NIH research funding for the past five years.One aspect of the initiative that enthuses McCallthe most is its emphasis on community engagement.30 wake forest magazine

“Academic people traditionally have climbed down thesteps from their tower to the community,” he says. “Oneof the beauties of this concept is that it is bi-directional;people helping generate ideas that apply to them. Theybecome partners by telling us what they need and wantinstead of us telling them what would be good for them.”The same goes, he says, for relations with practicingphysicians. “There is a barrier between the practicing physicianand the academic [medical] center,” he notes. “Eachhas differing values and perceptions of its own worth, andtensions can arise from lack of trust. But our objective isthe same: to make people healthier.It will be essential to dissolve thesebarriers to accomplish that objectiveas we go forward.” To measure trustlevels among participants, culturalanthropologist Shellie Ellis (MA ’97),who heads TSI’s evaluation and strategicplanning unit, and Mark Hall,the Fred D. and Elizabeth L. TurnageProfessor of Law at Wake Forest whois a respected expert in health policyresearch and analysis, will design andadminister surveys to enable the Centerfor Creative Leadership to identifyand work with units experiencing tension.In cultivating a culture of collaboration, Wake Forestmight have something of an edge over other competitorsfor CTSA grants whose operations conformmore closely to the conventional model for university-basedmedical centers. (“Silos” is a standardeuphemism in academic medicine for departments anddisciplines, with their hierarchical, separative, and selfcontainedtendencies.) Traditionally, the University hasnurtured a culture of cross-disciplinary and interdepartmentalcollaboration on both its campuses. At the MedicalCenter, leaders like James Toole of neurology, Curt Furbergof public health sciences, and Douglas Maynard(’55, MD ’59) of radiology have been advocating it fordecades. “We have silos,” a TSI official acknowledges,“but ours are much more permeable thanthose at most other institutions.”McCall and Shumaker agree that openchannels of communication in many directions—between scientists in disparate fields; physicians in thelaboratory and those treating patients; researchers andthe communities they are called on to serve—will becritical to the success of the TSI. As an example, they cite‘Our challengeis to break downthe competitive,independentculture ofbiomedicalresearch bydemonstratingthe value ofteam science.’Todd Thornburg: 'They can solveproblems they couldn't solve before.'a collaborative project of Virginia Tech and Wake Forestin which the former is using its supercomputer—purportedto be among the ten most powerful in the world—to process astronomical amounts of genetic data beingcollected by the latter. “Some of the most mundane conceptsthat are thoroughly familiar to one group [of scientists]can be totally foreign to another,” McCall observes.“In interactions between the Virginia Tech computer scientistsand the Wake Forest geneticists, one would haveno idea what the other was talking about. They would gethung up on the simplest of terms, like ‘sample.’”Shumaker, whose office door is festooned with inspirationalmessages such as “Tolerance” and “Create Peace,”took the lead in scheduling meetings with virtuallyevery department in the Medical Center to explain andpromote the TSI. “At first some didn’t get it and otherswere threatened by it,” she reports. “But we’re at a pointnow where more people are feeling less threatened andmore engaged by it. Some of our scientists who had neverbefore collaborated on a project discovered, in learningabout the K–12 and pilot grant programs, colleagues inother fields who have skills they lack and might be valuablein their own work.“We are a relatively small medical center, andwe have had to maximize our resources as a result,”Shumaker adds. “One advantage of being smallis that it is easier to communicate.”The TSI faces hard questions, short-term.The CTSA is “Dr. Zerhouni’s baby,” asShumaker puts it, and his resignation thisfall begs the question of whether his successorwill champion the translational concept withequal fervor. And what effect will this fall’s turmoilin the financial markets and economy haveon government funding? Will federal money beavailable for more institutes like Wake Forest’s?In the long run, however, translational scienceas the best approach to solving our most obstinatehealth problems seems not a question, butan answer. “Our challenge,” Thornburg states,“is to break down the competitive,independent culture of biomedicalresearch by demonstrating the valueof team science—the increases in intellectual stimulation,productivity, satisfaction, and results that are possible byworking in groups. They can solve problems they couldn’tsolve before, and that can be exciting.”december 2008 31

p r o f i l eThe Headhas a heThe dean ofWake Forest’snewlyintegratedschools ofbusiness bringsredoubtablecredentials andcompassion tohis self-statedpursuit ofhelping studentsfind their“calling” in life.by David Fyten32 wake forest magazine

artThese days, Steve Reinemundcuts quite a figure.Tall and lean, with chiseled featuresand piercing eyes befitting a Marineofficer or the chairman and chiefexecutive officer of a Fortune 500corporation (both of which he hasbeen) and dressed in silk tie, tailoredslacks, and monogrammed Oxford,the dean of the newly integratedschools of business at Wake ForestUniversity strides with a kind ofconscious cadence around hiscarefully appointed office, graciousand gregarious yet very much incommand of the environment andthe situation.But there was a time when thisimposing leader was just a boy withouta sport coat, apprehensivelyawaiting his appearance before anassembly of classmates. What happenedthen, as much as any singleevent in his life, helped shape hiscore beliefs about people, purpose,and personal responsibility,and predicts the kind of dean hewill be and the kind of place thebusiness schools will become underhis stewardship.On July 1, Reinemund, a formerPepsiCo chairman and CEO whowas widely praised as one of thenation’s most innovative and respectedbusiness leaders, assumedthe deanship of the University’s twobusiness schools—the BabcockGraduate School of Managementand the undergraduate CallowaySchool of Business and Accountancy—with the mission of facilitatingtheir integration. Historically, theschools have been administrativelyseparate, with their own deans.december 2008 33

p r o f i l eThe goal of their consolidationis to leverage their distinctivestrengths, promote collaborationin teaching and scholarship,fashion new opportunities forstudents to achieve their fullpersonal as well as professionalpotential, and weave the businesseducation component moreintegrally and seamlessly intothe greater cultural fabric ofthe University.He certainly brings an impressivecache of experience andtalent to the task at hand. Overthe course of his twenty-threeyear career at PepsiCo, heserved as CEO of its Pizza Hutdivision (now part of anothercompany), as head of Frito-Lay’sNorth American snack divisionand as CEO of its worldwideoperations, and as corporatepresident and chief operatingofficer from 1999 to 2001, whenhe was named chairman andCEO. During his five-year tenurein the top post from 2001 to 2006,PepsiCo’s revenues increasedby more than $9 billion, net incomeincreased by 70 percent,earnings per share increased by80 percent, its annual dividenddoubled, and the company’smarket capitalization surpassed$100 billion. Twice, Barron’snamed him to its “World’s MostRespected CEOs” list and BusinessWeek twice included him inits annual listing of the nation’s“Top Twenty-Five Managers.”He stepped down as CEO in fall2006, remaining as chairmanuntil his retirement in spring 2007.Provost Jill M. Tiefenthaler,who chaired the committee thatrecommended his appointmentunanimously, describes Reinemundas a “difference maker”who, in accepting the position,perceived fulfillment in making adifference in the lives of students,helping build “an even betterWake Forest,” and helping shapebusiness education nationally.“Steve is many things: an outstandingmanager; a strategist; avisionary,” she noted. “But whatimpresses me the most abouthim is that he is a learner. He‘Steve [is] guidedby a set of valuesand commitmentsthat are remarkablysimilar for bothhis professionallife and hispersonal life.’knows a lot, and we have a lotto learn from him. Yet he alsoknows what he doesn’t know,and he wants to learn it. Learningmeans listening, and he isan excellent listener.”The accolades with whichReinemund was showered atPepsiCo were not only for hisbusiness acumen. BusinessWeek wrote that “his greatestachievement is in developingpeople,” noting that he personallymentored and trained staffand required that everyone inthe company’s senior ranks dolikewise. He was especially recognizedfor his campaign tobring diversity to PepsiCo, garnering“The Man Who Did theMost for Women” Award fromthe National Council for Researchon Women; the NationalEqual Justice Award from theNAACP Legal Defense Fund;and the President’s Award fromthe National Council of La Raza.Upon his retirement, PepsiCoestablished the Reinemund Diversityand Inclusion LegacyAward to recognize personswithin the corporation who make“consistent and significant contributionstoward fostering diversityand inclusion at PepsiCo andin the community.”“Steve is a person who hasbeen guided by a set of valuesand commitments that are remarkablysimilar for both hisprofessional life and his personallife,” says PresidentNathan O. Hatch,who has known Reinemundwell since theirtenure together on thenational board of theSalvation Army in thenineties. “He is a mentorwho takes that roleseriously. On a recentSaturday morning, forexample, he spent agood deal of time witha young Wake Forest graduate,one-on-one, trying to assist thatstudent to find his way in thebusiness world.“Steve deeply believes thata diverse workplace and educationalenvironment benefits everyone,”Hatch continues, “makingsure that everyone receivesthe same opportunity to succeedand prosper, whether that be inthe workplace, in the classroom,or the community. Like mentoring,the building of a place thatembraces and provides avenuesfor opportunity speaks to WakeForest’s most cherished and traditionalvalues.“Steve also is a great listenerand a constant learner,” Hatchobserves. “He will transform[business] education at WakeForest, to be sure, but not byimposing some predeterminedmodel. A new one will groworganically from the faculty andbe rooted in the needs and aspirationsof students. His collaborativespirit is what distinguishesSteve’s leadership and will ensurethat his legacy will be significantand enduring.”In his few months at WakeForest, Reinemund already hasdemonstrated not only a raretalent for guiding complex anddelicate organizational changesbut also that penchant for inclusion,openness, and collaboration.To avoid giving any impressionof dominance by or favoritismtoward either of the schools, hestudiously divides his time betweenhis offices in the WayneCalloway Center (home of theCalloway School) and the WorrellProfessional Center (homeof the Babcock School). In earlyOctober, the faculties of the twoschools, aided by a consultingfirm, prepared and approved afirst-step plan for integratingtheir administrative policies andprocedures. “In the corporateworld, I participated in severalstudies of organizational consolidations,”Reinemund said.“One of the biggest problems inany merger situation is not theidea but getting it done right.The devil is in the details. Goinginto this study, I expected it tobe about average. In truth, itwas, by a long shot, the beststudy I’ve ever been involvedwith. And that was because thefaculties were engaged and enthusedfrom the very first day to34 wake forest magazine

an extent far greater than I hadever seen before.”Character traits and valueslike Reinemund’s aren’t simplydonned like cloaks in adulthood.They are the flesh of one’s verybeing, incubated as a child. Afterhis father died when he wassix, his mother moved fromCalifornia to Florida, where sheraised three children. “She wasa remarkable person who possessedan enormous amount ofwisdom and a true moral compassthat she passed on to herchildren,” he said. “In differentcircumstances, she might havebeen the CEO of a company ora governor. But financially, wedidn’t have much.”Fortunately, throughout hisyouth, teachers, guidance counselors,and others came into hislife at precisely the right timesto pick him up and point himin the right direction. One especiallyimpactful intervention occurredin seventh grade, whenhe ran for student council. “AsI was about to go on stage togive a talk to the assembledstudent body, a guidance counselornoticed that I wasn’t wearinga sport coat,” he said. “Allthe other [candidates] had sportcoats, so to level the playing fieldfor me, he took off his own sportcoat and put it on me before Imade my entrance. Had it notbeen for him and more than ahandful of others who pavedthe way for me, I would not havehad the opportunities I’ve had.And throughout my career, Ihave strived to do for others whatwas done for me—to level theplaying field for them.”A top student, Reinemundselected theU.S. Naval Academyover scholarship offersfrom a number of otherprestigious schools.Commissioned a lieutenantin the Marinesafter graduation, hewas stationed in Washington,D.C., where hemet Gail, his wife ofthirty-four years. Theyhave four children.Reinemund considered theMarines as a career, but ultimatelychose business as the arena inwhich to manifest his foundationalbelief, instilled by his mother,that one’s calling in life is beyondoneself. As he ascendedthe corporate ladder at PepsiCo,he benefitted from thetutelage of the late D. WayneCalloway (’59, LL.D ’88), chairmanand CEO of the corporation.His first connection withWake Forest, in fact, was throughCalloway, a trustee and valuedpresidential advisor at his almamater for whom the undergraduateschool of business and thebuilding in which it is locatedwere named.Reinemund was in his latefifties and at the peak of his professionalposition and creativepowers when he told the PepsiCoboard of his decision to retire.“Our two youngest childrenwere about to enter high school,and Gail and I decided thatsomething needed to change,”he said. “We lived in Dallas, andthe corporate offices were inNew York. That, coupled withthe international nature of thebusiness, meant that I was onthe road constantly. The boardand I took about a year and a‘The bottom lineis to help ourstudents unlockthat which is withinthem and tounderstand whothey are, what theyvalue, what they dowell, and where theywant to contribute.We want to helpthem arrive at theirown definitionof success…’half or two years to devise atransition plan, but when I finallyleft, I didn’t have a specific[personal] plan in mind. I knewI wouldn’t just stay at home,but I didn’t play golf.“Nathan and I had kept incontact over the years, and heinvited me to come to WakeForest to speak to the trusteesa couple of times,” he went on.“When this opportunity presenteditself, a college campusseemed like a good place togive back to others all that Ihave been given. We broughtthe whole family to Winston-Salem for a weekend and put itto a vote. I could attend themeeting, but I didn’t have a sayin the matter. It was unanimous.”If there is one word that Reinemundis particularly fond of—one that seems to encapsulatehis vision for business educationat Wake Forest—it is “calling.”“I start with the assumptionthat every student deserves ajob if he or she wants it,” hestated. “But beyond a job, thereal goal is that the studentsfind their calling—that they findtheir place in society in whichthey can make the kinds of contributionsthat will satisfy, enrich,and fulfill their own lives, theirfamilies’ lives, and their communities.The bottom line is to helpour students unlock that which iswithin them and to understandwho they are, what they value,what they do well, and wherethey want to contribute. And wewant to help them arrive at theirown definition of success, understandingthat success for themmay not always be the way inwhich others define success.“At the end, when they leaveWake Forest, we want everyone of our students to have acompass with which to chart hisor her path,” Reinemund said.“We want them to enter theworld as broad thinkers; as lifelonglearners who value history,are conversant with global cultures,and understand the rolesthe arts, humanities, and socialsciences play in organizations,and who can apply them in creativeways.“The challenge before us,”he concluded, “is to take theprograms we offer and makethem distinctive in a way thatis very much ‘Wake Forest.’ It’sall here—the liberal arts; thefocus on international study andtravel; the spirit of service tohumanity; the institutional commitmentto building a diversecommunity of scholars, teachers,and students—to create somethingtruly special.”december 2008 35

s p o r t s‘Il Professore’By Tim WarrenRandolph Childress takes command at Wake Forest (above) and in Italy (opposite page).Once a leader, always a leader, Randolph Childress (’95)enjoys basketball—and life—in Italy.36 wake forest magazine

VARESE, Italy—You can hit thesearch button on YouTube forRandolph Childress (’95), andclips of his memorable play inthe 1995 Atlantic Coast Conferencetournament pop up immediately—hiskiller crossovermove that froze North Carolina’sJeff McInnis, for instance,and of course the jumper overthree UNC defenders with fourseconds left in overtime thatgave Wake Forest the title.But there are many moreclips, posted by fans in Italy,who have grown to appreciatethe heady point guard theyhave nicknamed “Il Professore.”There’s one of him hitting animprobable 30-footer, andanother of him leading his teamin Caserta to the league title inthe 2007– 08 season.Randolph Childressmay have just turned36, but school is still insession when he takesthe court in Italy.The education worksboth ways, though. Hiscurrent team, in thenorthern Italian city ofVarese, is his fifth since he cameto the country in 2001, and hesees his time in the country notjust in basketball terms. Thoughsome might consider his comingto Europe as a comedown,an acknowledgement that twomodest seasons in the NBAwere disappointing for a firstrounddraft pick, he doesn’t seeit that way. To him, his Europeanexperience (including a yearplaying in France) has beenpostgraduate work in language,culture and personal growth,and every day he’s still learning.“If you’re not well-roundedand don’t have an open mind,you’re not going to make ithere,” he said after practice oneevening in late fall. “And youhave to be humble a little. It’snot as easy as a lot of peoplethink. Many American playerscan’t adjust to the Europeanstyle of play, and there are allkinds of cultural adjustments.“To be honest, the first threeyears in Italy were hell. But Ican tell you now that I’ve reallyenjoyed the experience—theknowledge that I’ve gained overhere, and everything. At 36, Iknow that I’m on the clock, andthis could well be my last year.Because at some point I wantto coach collegiately, and I lookforward to teaching this gamethrough all that I’ve learned allover the world.”Il Professore certainly gavea few lessons at Varese’s first”I consider adversity like [a] hill.I have to attack it, I have to keepgoing. The experiences I had atWake Forest definitely shaped meas a man…more than as a player.”home game, on October 12.Childress has understandablylost a little quickness, but he isstill the consummate leader. Hisstats didn’t exactly leap out atyou—10 points and six assists—but three teammates alsoscored in double figures andVarese defeated a good Livornoteam, 77–72. Throughout theoften-contentious game, heremained cool, settling downteammates (he is fluent in Italian)and showing emotion onlyat the end when the victoryseemed secure. It was typicalChildress: just a little fist-pump.Teammate Giacomo Galanda,who is also a center on theItalian national team, ravedafterward about Childress’sperformance and his steadyinginfluence on a fragile squadcoming off a terrible season.“Randy just really knows how toplay the game,” said Galanda,the beneficiary of several pinpointpasses from Childress.“He is from a different generationof American players,in which you learned to playbasketball instead of just goingone-on-one. He can teach youjust by watching him. He useshis experience so well.”Dave Odom, who recruitedChildress to come to Wake Forestand coached him all of hisfour years at the school, gavean appreciative chuckle whentold of Galanda’s comments.“I was probably as close toRandy as anybodyI’ve evercoached,” saidOdom, who alongwith Childress andTim Duncan (’97)was inducted intothe Wake ForestSports Hall ofFame in September(See story, page 34). “And Iguess part of that was we wereso similar in our approach. Hereally was an extension of whatI, as the coach, wanted. I toldhim early on, ‘I want to put theball in your hands at the end ofthe game—not just to shoot,but to make sure we get thebest shot.’ And I can’t tell youhow many times that happenedwith him running the show.”As appreciative as Odom isabout Childress’s play for theDeacons, which included an18.4 career scoring average andhis being named ACC Player ofthe Year and All-America, he isas impressed with his developmentafterward.Pallacanestro Varese / Italy“As a coach, you want to seeyour players mature, to becomecontributing citizens and goodfathers and husbands,” Odomsaid. “It’s not just about winsand losses. When you see howsomeone like Randy or TimDuncan turns out, it solidifiesyou as a coach.”Childress says being at WakeForest helped him first endure,then embrace his time in Europe,though it’s not somethingviewable on YouTube.“I remember that after practice,Coach would make us goon a three-mile run, and maybeabout 2.5 miles into it therewas this hill you had to go up,”he said, smiling at the thought.“At that point, you just wantedto walk it. But Coach used toalways say, ‘Attack this hill. Youhave to attack this hill.’“It’s like a philosophy I’velearned to use about life. Iconsider adversity like that hill. Ihave to attack it, I have to keepgoing. The experiences I had atWake Forest definitely shapedme as a man probably morethan as a player.”Tim Warren is a freelance writerwho lives in Silver Spring, Maryland,and travels internationally,covering a variety of topics.december 2008 37

s p o r t sFame in the HallBy Leo Derrick (’50)Five former student-athletes and one record-settingcoach were enshrined in the Wake Forest SportsHall of Fame in September. Tim Duncan (’97) andRandolph Childress (’95), Olympic triathlete HunterKemper (’98), PGA golfer Len Mattiace (’90), NationalFootball League impresario Ernie Accorsi (’63), andformer Deacon basketball coach Dave Odom constitutedthe largest single class of Hall of Fame inducteesin its 38-year history.Ernie Accorsi (’63)No t a st u d e n t-at h l e t e butone whose college andprofessional life has been centeredaround athletics, Accorsiwas sports editor of the OldGold and Black and sports directorof WFDD before joining thesports departments at papers inCharlotte, Baltimore and Philadelphia.This began a circuitousroute that eventually led to theposition of senior vice presidentand general manager of theNew York Giants of the NationalFootball League. He was largelyresponsible for putting togetherand orchestrating the roster thatwon the Super Bowl in February.He joined the NFL in 1970 aspublic relations director for theBaltimore Colts, following stintsin the information departmentsof St. Joseph’s University andPenn State.He held a post in the officeof NFL Commissioner PeteRozelle before returning to theColts in 1977 and was namedgeneral manager in 1982 wherehe selected John Elway withthe first pick in the draft. Helater became executive vicepresident/football operationsfor the Cleveland Browns wherehe drafted Bernie Kosar, wholed the team to four CentralDivision titles and five playoffappearances.He joined the Giants in 1994as assistant general manager toGeorge Young, eventually succeedingYoung in the top spot in1998. Possibly the most criticaltransaction of his career with theGiants was his landmark negotiationthat brought Eli Manning tothe team in a trade with the SanDiego Chargers involving PhilipRivers. Manning was the year’sNo. 1 overall selection.Accorsi was named the NFLExecutive of the Year by USA Today,the New York Post, the DallasMorning News and the SanFrancisco Chronicle. He retiredin 2007 after 36 years in the NFLand resides in New York City.Len Mattiace (’90)Ma t t i a c e st a r re d on th eDeacon golf team from1986-89 and was a first teamAll-Conference and third teamAll-American performer in 1989.He was a member of the school’sNCAA Championship team in1986 and the 1989 All-ACCChampionship team. He wasselected for the ACC’s 50th AnniversaryTeam in 2003 and wasa Walker Cup team member in1987. He turned professional in1990 and won his first two PGAtournaments in 2002, beatingthe field in the Nissan Open andlater claiming top money at theSt. Jude Classic. He recorded sixtop-25 finishes in 2001 and shota sterling 65 in the 2003 Mastersto earn a playoff spot before fallingto Mike Weir.A community benefactor,Mattiace has a foundation called“Len’s Friends” that providesfinancial aid to an assortmentof charities in Jacksonville, Fla.,through a series of golf events.Randolph Childress (’95)Th i s r e c o r d-se t t i n g gu a r d isbest remembered for leadingWake Forest to the 1995 ACCBasketball Tournament championshipwhen he was namedthe event’s Most Valuable Playerby scoring a tournament-record107 points in three games. Hepoured in 40 points againstDuke, 30 in the Virginia contestand 37 in the final against NorthCarolina. His jump shot with justfour seconds remaining gave theDeacons an 82–80 win in overtimeto beat the Tar Heels in thechampionship game.He finished his collegiate careerwith 2,208 points, good for secondplace in the school’s history.His 329 three-point field goalsmade him Wake Forest’s all-timeleader and second in ACC history.His collegiate scoring totalmade him only one of twelveplayers in the ACC to score2,200 or more points in a career.His senior season merited firstteam All-American selection andwas one of five finalists for theWooden Award. All-ACC firstteam twice, he was drafted inthe first round by the DetroitPistons in the NBA draft andplayed there and for Portlanduntil 1998 when he joined theEuropean circuit where he playscurrently for an Italian team (Seerelated story on page 32).Tim Duncan (’97)Qu i t e po s s i b l y wa k e fo r-e s t’s mo s t sought-afterbasketball player by the professionals,Duncan led the team tofour straight 20-win seasons from1994–97 for coach Dave Odomand played in more games thanany other player in Wake Foresthistory. He was All-ACC threetimes and was chosen Player ofthe Year twice.A tremendous shot blocker,his 481 career rejections is secondin NCAA history, and hehad at least one block in 127 ofthe 128 games he played. His38 wake forest magazine

Left to right: Dave Odom, Len Mattiace, Tim Duncan, Hunter Kemper, Ernie Accorsi.87 career double-doubles, alsoa school record and is just thetenth player in NCAA history torecord 2,000 points and 1,500rebounds.He was the No. 1 overall selectionin the 1997 NBA draft andwent to the San Antonio Spurswhere he was Rookie of the Yearin 1998. He led the Spurs to fourNBA championships and wastwice named NBA Most ValuablePlayer. He was chosen as MVPin the NBA finals three times.Duncan is a ten-time NBAAll-Star and a member of theNBA All-Defensive Team eleventimes. On the internationalscene, Duncan was MVP of theWorld Championships threetimes and represented the USAin the 2004 Olympic Games.Hunter Kemper (’98)An ei g h t-ti m e le t t e r-wi n n e ron the Wake Forest crosscountry and track and field teams,Kemper finished seventh in thetriathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing. Not surprisingsince he has been prominent atthe national and internationallevels of triathlon competitionfor the last decade. He was theU.S. Pro National Champion in1998, 1999, 2001, and 2003 andUSOC Triathlete of the Year fivetimes 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004,and 2005.He won a silver medal in the2000 Pan Am Games and wasthe top U.S. male finisher in the2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.He finished the 2005 season asthe No. 1 ranked triathlete in theworld and became the first U. S.male athlete to finish first in boththe World and the InternationalTriathlon Union World Cup rankings.In 2007, Kemper won theGreat Colorado Triathlon andTreasure Island Triathlon in SanFrancisco. His likeness was thefirst triathlete to be featuredon a Wheaties box and he wasnamed the USOC Sportsman ofthe Year in 2005.As proficient in the classroomas on the track, Hunter was afour-time member of the ACCAll-Academic Team and earnedAll-ACC honors after finishingsecond in the 10,000 metersin 1997.Dave OdomAs th e De m o n De a c o nh a r d w o o d me n t o r forwhat was the school’s best12-year record, Odom left theuniversity with a legacy that anycoach would find difficult toduplicate. From 1989 through2001, his teams compiled a recordof 240–132 before he tookthe head coach slot at the Universityof South Carolina.After a first season’s recordof 12–16, Odom led the Deacsto 11 straight post-season tournamentsincluding seven consecutiveNCAA Tournaments from1991–97. He was named NationalCoach of the Year in 1995 andearned three ACC Coach ofthe Year awards. Odom tutoredWake Forest to ACC TournamentChampionships in 1995 and1996 and the team was rankedin the top ten national polls eachyear from 1995 to 1997, includinga spot in the Elite 8 in ’96.He holds the Wake Forest recordwith 101 ACC victories.Recruitment of athletes was ahallmark of the Odom years; hescouted and enlisted the talents ofTim Duncan, Randolph Childressand Rodney Rogers, All-Americans.An untold number of his formerplayers are in the professionalranks in the U.S. and abroad.Odom, who recently joinedGuilford College as a specialadviser to President Kent Chabotar,began his coaching careerwith East Carolina from where heearned a master’s degree aftergraduating from Guilford in 1969.His South Carolina tenure netteda record of 128–104, an enviablescore at a school whose mainemphasis was on football. Whilewith the Gamecocks, Odom wontwo NIT Championships and wasnamed SEC Coach of the Year in2004.Leo Derrick (’50) is a writer livingin Asheboro, North Carolina.december 2008 39

notesclassnotesclasswake forest alumni associationPresident’s ColumnDear Wake Foresters:It was wonderful to see so many alumni back on campus for Homecoming. Many thanks to all of our reunioncommittees for all the hard work and planning that led to such a successful and exciting Homecoming weekend.The Alumni Council also met during Homecoming weekend. One of our goals this year is to stress to allalumni the importance of volunteering on behalf of Wake Forest. Getting involved with your alma mater cantake a number of different forms: you can become a more active member of your Wake Forest Club in yourhometown; you can provide career assistance by recruiting on campus, hiring Wake Forest graduates wheneverpossible, or helping mentor students in their career exploration and networking; and while we won’t know thedate for Homecoming 2009 until early spring, the alumni relations office is looking for volunteers for thosein reunion classes next year (classes ending in 4s and 9s). If you’d like to volunteer for any of the above, pleasecontact the alumni relations office at alumni@wfu.edu.There are additional ways you can help Wake Forest. Each year the Wake Forest University Alumni Associationpresents awards to alumni whose achievements and recognition have reflected honor on their alma mater.The Distinguished Alumni Awards cite the exemplary service and leadership of Wake Foresters, reflecting theUniversity motto “Pro Humanitate.” We would love to have your input in identifying alumni for this award. TheAlumni Council would also benefit from your help in identifying strong potential Alumni Council members.If you wish to nominate someone for either the Distinguished Alumni Award or as a possible Alumni Councilmember, please contact Kristin Burch (’96), director of alumni relations, at burchkt@wfu.edu. Last, but certainlynot least, we also need your support for The Wake Forest Fund. By making a gift, you are showing your support forthe University and for our educational mission. There is strength in numbers – both from an economic standpoint,because your gifts directly impact students – and in a strong showing to U.S. News and World Report that we haveone of the most dedicated and supportive alumni bodies in the nation. Please join me in giving to The Wake ForestFund – when you give back, Wake Forest moves forward.Thank you for all you do for our alma mater, and I wish you and your families all the best for the holiday season.Kim Shirley (’85)Alumni Association PresidentAlumni Council Members (locations are North Carolina unless otherwise noted)Kim Boatwright Shirley (’85), Raleigh, President; Rod P. Webb (’92), Raleigh, Immediate Past President; Greg A. Allushuski(’65, P ’10), Ann Arbor, MI; Reba Rentz Andrew (’66, P ’97), Marriottsville, MD; Parrish F. Arturi (’87, MBA ’94), Weston,MA; Cassandra Martin Baker (’69, P ’96, P ’99), Marietta, GA; Conrad A. Barrows (’67), Elkhart Lake, WI; Elliot S. Berke(’93), Arlington, VA; John F. Blair (’86), Ruxton, MD; J. Ruffin Branham Jr. (’69), Richmond, VA; Ellen M. Bylsma (’94),Grand Rapids, MI; Bill M. Camp (’81), Tequesta, FL; Tonya Crowe Chinuntdet (’88), Mooreseville; Cathy Craig Coles(’80, P ’09), Lexington; Tammy Kubiszyn Connor (’96), Birmingham, AL; C. Glenn Cook, Jr. (’77), Decatur, GA; MichaelA. DeMayo (’87), Charlotte; Alan R. Dickinson (’98), Winston-Salem; Adam B. Dolder (’95), New York, NY; Charles H.Duckett (’54, MD ’57, P ’78, P ’86), Winston-Salem; Wendy Clark Eavenson (’74, P ’09), Atlanta, GA; Mary Jo Elliott(’80, P ’10), Upper St. Clair, PA; Paul L. Fields Jr. (’85), Atlanta, GA; Cheryl Zimmerman Floyd (’98), Old Greenwich, CT;Russ E. Ford (’79, P ’10), Birmingham, AL; Donna Booth Gaut (’78, P ’06), Houston, TX; Jessica Wadkins Griege (’96),Dallas, TX; Bonita J. Hairston (’94, JD ’97), Corinth, TX; John “Jack” C. Hamrick Jr. (’63, MD ’67, P ’91, P ’94), Shelby;John C. Hunter (’81, JD ’85), Asheville; Todd J. Jones (’87), Lititz, PA; Kathleen A. Kelly (’95), Greensboro; Beth EddinsLaughridge (’71, MA ’75, P ’04, P ’09), Campobello, SC; Rich A. Leadem (’86), Charleston, SC; Chris B. Leak (’85),Winston-Salem; Bob C. Louthian III (’84), Great Falls, VA; John C. Matthews (’95), Raleigh; Mike W. Mitchell (’86,JD ’89), Raleigh; Arthur W. Orr (’86), Decator, AL; Steve L. Perricone (’91), New York, NY; Vern N. Pike (’58, P ’84,P ’89), Pinehurst; Scott S. Plumridge (’98), Washington, D.C.; Jody Puckett (’70, P ’00), Winston-Salem; B. Lynne Reeder(’79), Wilmington; Mike G. Riley (’81), Arlington, VA; Wade B. Sample (’80, P ’09), Charlotte; David A. Senter Sr. (’81,JD ’84, P ’07, P ’12), Greensboro; Glenn E. Simpson (’78, MBA ’80, P ’09), Singapore; Matt W. Smith (’93), Charlotte;Lisa A. Snodgrass (’95), Atlanta, GA; Jamey T. Spencer Jr. (’97), New York, NY; Fred A. Stone Jr. (’66, P ’04), Charleston,SC; Janice Kulynych Story (’75), Atlanta, GA, Board of Trustees Liaison; Sarah Young Taylor (’79), Rocky River, OH;Wendell L. Taylor (’95), Alexandria, VA; J. Doug Townsend (’88), Siler City; G. Todd Turner (’95), Raleigh; John M. Vann(’80, P ’12), Bristol, TN; Chris F. Wilson (’94), Winston-Salem.40 wake forest magazine

1930sDavid M. Britt (JD ’37) washonored by the N.C. BarAssociation Foundation withthe establishment of a scholarship.The scholarship willhelp students in the WakeForest University School ofLaw repay student loans.1940sWilliam C. Byrd Jr. (’47, MD’50) was a physician in the U.S.Air Force during the KoreanWar and an internal medicinephysician in Kerrville, TX, for29 years. He retired in 1986and lives in Kerrville. Hishobbies are photography,birdwatching and hiking.Bob Brooks (’48) was inductedinto the North Carolina HighSchool Athletic AssociationHall of Fame. He was headmen’s basketball coach,assistant football coach and,later, head football coach atElizabeth City High School. Hewas golf coach at ElizabethCity and Northeastern highschools and then director ofphysical education andathletics at Elizabeth City/Pasquotank schools.1950sArnold Palmer (’51) receivedthe Lone Sailor Award for hisservice to country and communityat the U.S. NavyMemorial “Lone Sailor”Awards Dinner in Washington,D.C. He is a Coast Guardveteran.W. Earl Britt (’56, JD ’58,P ’82) was honored by theN.C. Bar Association Foundationwith the establishment ofa scholarship. The scholarshipwill help students in the WakeForest University School ofLaw repay student loans.Donald R. Canady (’56,JD ’60) retired in 1993 afterpracticing law for 33 yearswith Canady Person Britt &Gurnee in Fayetteville, NC.He and his wife, Marian, livein Myrtle Beach, SC.1960sJohn Samuel Braswell III (’60)has retired as a senior certifiedmedical representativeBritt(JD ’37)Britt(’56, JD’58)after 32 years of pharmaceuticalservice to physicians in theTriad area of North Carolina.He and his wife, Gretchen,live in High Point, NC.Sidney S. Eagles Jr. (’61,JD ’64, P ’91, P ’95) is withSmith Moore Leatherwood LLPin Raleigh, NC. He receivedthe 2008 Joseph BranchProfessionalism Award, thehighest honor from the WakeCounty Bar Association. Hehas been named one ofWoodward & White’s 2009Best Lawyers in America.Herb Egbert (’61) retired as acivilian from the Departmentof the Army in 2002. He andhis wife live in Arizona. Hebelieves that regardless ofwhere you are you shouldacknowledge everyone youpass and is remembering hisfirst roommate, DaveForsythe (’64).George W. Gardner (’61) ispresident of the Wilmington,NC, prostate cancer supportgroup. He participated in theWashington ZERO congressionalfly-in urging supportfor bills funding awareness,education, research andtreatment of prostate cancer.Larry Sitton (’61, JD ’64,P ’90) is with Smith MooreLeatherwood LLP in Greensboro,NC. He has been namedone of Woodward & White’s2009 Best Lawyers inAmerica.Ruth Winchester Ware (’61)presented a paper, “ThomasWolfe’s Flu Story: The Deathof Ben,” at the 2008 meeting ofthe Thomas Wolfe Society inSt. Louis. Her essay, “ThomasWolfe’s Grover Story: JourneyThrough Grief to Resolution,”was published in Vol. 113 ofShort Story Criticism: Criticismof the Work of Short FictionWriters (GALE Press, 2008).Braswell(’60)Thomas D. Franklin Jr. (’63,MS ’67) is semi-retired after34 years in nonprofit medicalresearch. He is executive vicepresident of research andregulatory affairs for OrganTransport Systems. He and hiswife, Annie Faye, live in Plano,TX. They have two sons andsix grandsons.Henry J. Weaver (’63) servedin Vietnam and Desert Stormand is retired after 27 yearsof service in the U.S. MarineCorps Reserve. He is workingon two projects for the “NewKannapolis” N.C. BiotechResearch Center that lookback at the textile heritageand look forward to highschool athletes of CabarrusCounty.J. Donald Cowan Jr. (’65,JD ’68, P ’94) has joined Ellis& Winters LLP in Cary, NC.He continues to maintainoffices in Greensboro andRaleigh, NC.A. Doyle Early Jr. (’65, JD ’67,P ’94, P ’96) is a partner withWyatt Early Harris WheelerLLP in High Point, NC. He wasone of 11 “Citizen Lawyers”recognized by the N.C. BarAssociation.William Kearns Davis (JD ’66)is with Bell Davis & Pitt PA inWinston-Salem, NC. He hasbeen included in the 2009edition of Best Lawyers inAmerica.Michael Shepherd Greene(’66) reports that his wife,Ann, passed away on Aug. 22,2008, in Vero Beach, FL.Beverly T. Beal (’68, JD ’74,P ’93) is a senior residentsuperior court judge in Lenoir,NC, and president-elect of theN.C. Conference of SuperiorCourt Judges. He was electedvice president of the N.C. BarAssociation.SubmissionGuidelinesWake Forest Magazine welcomesCLASSNOTES submissions fromalumni. There are three ways to submitinformation:• Standard mail: CLASSNOTESeditor, Wake Forest Magazine,P.O. Box 7205, Winston-Salem, NC27109-7205• E-mail: classnotes@wfu.edu• Online: www.wfu.edu/magazine/classnotesSubmissions guidelines:• The Classnote must be about, andsubmitted by, the alumnus/a whois the subject of the item.• The person submitting the item isresponsible for its accuracy. WakeForest is not responsible for contentnor does posting of the informationconstitute an endorsement.• E-mail and Web sites addresses submittedin Classnotes will be printed.Since any information submitted toWake Forest Magazine is availableto the public, the University is notresponsible for how this informationmay be used. Wake Forest does notpublish phone numbers.• Please include your class year(s) anddegree(s) with each submission.• Please include a telephone numberand e-mail address so that we mayverify the information.• Classnotes regarding events will bepublished in the next issue followingthe date of the event.• Submissions may be edited forlength and clarity.• Because of space considerations weare able to accept digital individualhead shots only. 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notesclassWright(JD ’73)Pruitt(’76)Richter(’77, JD ’80)Crabtree(’81, P ’11)Britt(’82, JD/MBA ’86)Fredericks(’83)Grella(JD ’85)1970sLana J. Furr (’71) and herhusband, Richard, publishedan article, “Signs of anUnderperforming Board,” inCorporate Board Magazine(September/October 2008).Walter W. Pitt (JD ’71) is withBell Davis & Pitt PA in Winston-Salem, NC. He has been includedin the 2009 edition ofBest Lawyers in America.Bruce Gardner (’75) hasbeen recognized as a “SuperLawyer” in state and federalcriminal defense by BusinessAlabama magazine.William E. Wheeler (JD ’75) iswith Wyatt Early HarrisWheeler LLP in High Point,NC. He received his MALSfrom UNC-Greensboro and hasbeen named one of BusinessNorth Carolina’s “Legal Elite.”“Nation’s Top Benefits Attorneys”and inducted as a fellowby the American College ofEmployee Benefits Counsel.Jane Cage (’78) is COO ofHeartland Technology Solutionsin Joplin, MO. She wasnamed one of “The 50 MostPowerful Women in the ITChannel” by VARBusinessmagazine. (www.crn.com/itchannel/209903827?pgno=2)his wife, Donna, have twochildren, Adam (15) and AnnaGrace (11).Stephen M. Russell Sr.(JD ’80) is with Bell Davis &Pitt PA in Winston-Salem, NC.He has been elected presidentof the 21st Judicial District ofthe N.C. Bar Association andhas been included in the 2009edition of Best Lawyers inAmerica.42 wake forest magazineD. Clark Smith (’72, JD ’75)is with Smith Moore LeatherwoodLLP in Greensboro, NC.He has been named one ofWoodward & White’s 2009Best Lawyers in America.Bob Graves (’73, P ’97), DennisWilson (’73) and Anne Hope(’75, MA ’78) performed for thereunion party of the Class of1973 during Homecoming.Mel Wright (JD ’73) is theexecutive director of the N.C.Chief Justice’s Commission onProfessionalism. He has beenselected as chair of the AmericanBar Association StandingCommittee on Professionalism.David Allen (’74) has retiredfrom the U.S. Army after threedecades and four deployments,including Afghanistanand Iraq. He and his wife,Joan Nelson Allen (’70), haveone daughter, Melissa.R. Michael Wells Sr. (JD ’74,P ’04) is with Wells JenkinsLucas & Jenkins in Winston-Salem, NC. He has beenelected to a three-year termon the N.C. Bar AssociationBoard of Governors.Jim B. Apple (’75, P ’05) ischairman and chief executiveofficer of First Citizens Bankof South Carolina. He waselected the 2008/09 chairmanof the board for the CentralSouth Carolina Alliance.John W. “Jack” Clark (JD ’76)is the Air National Guardassistant to the judgeadvocate general of the U.S.Air Force. He is a major generalstationed at the Pentagon.John Phillip Pruitt (’76)served two years as a NationalAcademy of General Dentistrydelegate. He is president ofthe N.C. Academy of GeneralDentistry.Melvin J. Scales (’76) is vicepresident and director ofglobal home-based transitionservices for Right Management,an outplacement andcareer transition organizationheadquartered in Philadelphia.He and his wife, Yvette, live inWinston-Salem, NC, with theirdaughter, Kelli.Lucien “Skip” Capone III(JD ’77) is general counselfor UNC-Greensboro. He wasselected as one of 11 oustandingcitizen lawyers by the N.C.Bar Association.Richard Penny (’77) is vicechancellor for advancementand external relations at theUniversity of Washington,Bothell. He teaches doctoralstudents in Walden University’sRichard W. Riley Collegeof Education and Leadership.Fritz Richter III (’77, JD ’80)is a partner with Bass Berry& Sims in Nashville, TN. Hewas honored as one of theRobert Hadley Brown (’79)retired from the U.S. Air Forcein 2005. He is the senior aerospacescience instructor forthe Air Force Junior ROTCprogram at Tuscola HighSchool in Waynesville, NC.In 2007 he married MarthaWeathers Brown. They havethree children: Anna (17),Liam (8) and McLain (6).1980sCarole W. Bruce (JD ’80) iswith Smith Moore LeatherwoodLLP in Greensboro, NC.She has been named one ofWoodward & White’s 2009Best Lawyers in America.Kim W. Gallimore (JD ’80)is with Wyatt Early HarrisWheeler LLP in High Point,NC. He has been elected toa three-year term on the N.C.Bar Association Board ofGovernors.Ed Grant (MAEd ’80) wasan assistant professor of militaryscience in the U.S. ArmyROTC program at WakeForest from 1977-80. Heretired from the Army in 1994and from the American RedCross in 2008. He and his wifelive in Charlotte, NC.Terry Wayne Nall (’80) ispresident of Deutsche BankInsurance Agency in Atlanta.He joined Deutsche Bank andits private wealth managementdivision in 2003. He andAlan G. Bourque (’81) completedhis tour in Baghdadas chief of anti-terrorism/force protection for the Multi-National Corps Iraq. He isdirector of leadership andcommand instruction at theU.S. Army War College inCarlisle, PA.Mark A. Crabtree (’81, P ’11)received the Alumni StarAward from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity during VCU’scommencement ceremony. Hereceived his doctor of dentalsurgery there in 1985.Leah Durner (’81) has beennamed a partner of KPMG inWashington, D.C.John Dearman Martin (’81)is managing partner of CranfillSumner & Hartzog LLP inWilmington, NC. He has beennamed one of the BestLawyers in America inpersonal injury and medicalmalpractice defense.Robert L. Wilson Jr. (JD ’81)is with Smith Moore LeatherwoodLLP in Raleigh, NC.He has been named one ofWoodward & White’s 2009Best Lawyers in America.Cliff P. Britt (’82, JD/MBA’86) created a scholarshipthrough the N.C. Bar Associationhonoring his father, EarlBritt (’56, JD ’58), and hisuncle, David Britt (JD ’37).This scholarship will assist

Legal Aid of North Carolinahelping students at Wake ForestUniversity's School of Lawrepay student loans.D. Anderson Carmen (JD ’82,P ’09) is with Bell Davis & PittPA in Winston-Salem, NC. Hehas been included in the 2009edition of Best Lawyers inAmerica.James Fredericks (’83) publishedhis first novel, Brother(Bascom Hill, October 2008), alegal thriller set in North Carolina.He and his wife and fourchildren live in Fort Worth, TX.(www.jamesfredericks.com)Bill Wilcox (JD ’83) is withNexsen Pruet LLC in Greensboro,NC. He has been namedone of the “Top Impact LawLeaders” in the Triad regionof North Carolina by BusinessLeader Magazine.Karis Ann Cox (’84) is assistantvice president of T. RowePrice Associates and T. RowePrice Investment Services. Shelives in Baltimore.Mark Hicks (’84) was promotedto colonel in the U.S. Armyand selected for the ArmyWar College and BrigadeCommand. He and his wife,Susan Gough Hicks (’83), livein Colorado.G. Edward Story (’84, P ’12)has been named senior vicepresident, general counseland corporate secretary ofRTI International in ResearchTriangle Park, NC.Thomas C. Grella (JD ’85) ischair of the managementcommittee of McGuire Wood& Bissette PA in Asheville, NC.He has been elected to athree-year term on theAmerican Bar Association’sHouse of Delegates.Ben McDonald (’85) was promotedto colonel in the U.S.Army Reserve. He received hismaster’s of strategic studiesfrom the Army War College.Thomas Carl Aquilina (’86,MD ’90) is senior medicaldirector for MedImmune inGaithersburg, MD. He and hiswife, Carey Ance Aquilina(JD ’92), have four children:Sydney (9), Thomas (7), Louis(5) and Shelby (2).Ed Bonahue (’87) is associatevice president for academicaffairs at Santa Fe Collegein Gainesville, FL. He and hiswife, Tina Smith-Bonahue(’87), have three children.Mike Darrow (MBA ’87) ischief program officer for TAP-IN, a program of the AmericanHealth Initiative connectingseasoned healthcare professionalswith volunteer opportunitiesin free clinics.Frank N. Johnson (’87) washonored by Camp RidgecrestAlumni & Friends as the firstrecipient of The Frank JohnsonService Award. He lives inWinston-Salem, NC.Jill Lane (’87) has beenappointed dean of the HighSchool Academic Programat the University of NorthCarolina School of the Arts inWinston-Salem. She has beeninterim dean since 2006.John “Jay” Waters (’87) isa lieutenant colonel in theU.S. Army working at SeniorLeader Development. He andhis family relocated to Washington,D.C., after five yearsin Italy. His Army unit participatedin the 64th anniversaryof the D-Day Landings inNormandy with battlefieldvisits, ceremonies and multinationalre-enactments of theairborne assault. He says itwas the most awesome eventin his 21 years of militaryservice.W. Alexander Audilet (JD ’88)is with Smith Moore LeatherwoodLLP in Greensboro, NC.He has been named one ofWoodward & White’s 2009Best Lawyers in America.Susan Bramlett Epps (’88) isthe faculty athletic representativeat East Tennessee StateUniversity in Johnson City, TN.Amy Scherr Reichardt (’88)attended the final night of theDemocratic National Conventionat Mile High Stadium.She lives in Denver.Amy K. Smith (JD ’88) is withBell Davis & Pitt PA in Winston-Salem, NC. She has beenincluded in the 2009 edition ofBest Lawyers in America.Virginia DuPre (’89) is anart therapist with a privatepractice in Decatur, GA. Shewould love to hear from fellowhallmates.H. Michael Lesmeister (’89)is a national sales managerwith AmREIT, the investmentdivision of Real Estate InvestmentTrust based in Houston.He received his MS fromOklahoma State Universityand was admitted to the PhiKappa Phi honor society. Heand his wife, Molly, have onedaughter, Jacqueline (3).Christin Jarvis Reische (JD’89) is general counsel, vicepresident and assistant secretaryof Cato Corp., headquarteredin Charlotte, NC.She suspects Professor AlanPalmiter is surprised her concentrationis in corporate law,but wants to thank him for encouragingher even when shemessed up a simple corporatestructure question.Leigh Waller Taylor (’89) is avice president for CoBank inCastle Rock, CO.Charlot F. Wood (JD ’89) iswith Bell Davis & Pitt PA inWinston-Salem, NC. She hasbeen included in the 2009edition of Best Lawyers inAmerica.1990Lisa Joines (MD ’96) is apediatrician at ABC PediatricClinic LLC in Cullman, AL.Ricky Proehl and his wife,Kelly Proehl, openedProehlific Park Youth SportsComplex in Greensboro, NC,where kids can learn thepower of play and the skillsto succeed. After a 17-yearcareer in the NFL, he fulfilleda dream. Kelly also owns aJuice Plus+, a whole foodnutrition business. (www.proehlificpark.com)1991Kevin O’Neal Cokley is associateprofessor of counselingpsychology at the University ofTexas at Austin. He has beenelected editor-in-chief of theJournal of Black Psychology.Jacqueline “Jackie” Fernandez(PhD) teaches biology atOakton High School in Vienna,VA. She received the OutstandingNew Biology TeacherAchievement Award from theNational Association of BiologyTeachers. All of the studentsin her English as a secondlauguage class passed theVirginia state biology exam.Her husband, Steve Ritter(PhD ’93), is a senior editorfor Chemical and EngineeringNews in Washington, D.C.David G. Tatem is seniorcounsel with Jackson WalkerLLP in Houston.1992Carey Ance Aquilina (JD) isin-house counsel for TuscaroraTitle Corp. in Leesburg, VA.She and her husband, ThomasCarl Aquilina (’86, MD ’90),have four children: Sydney(9), Thomas (7), Louis (5) andShelby (2).April Sauer (MBA) and apartner opened the Center forModern Vein and Skin Care, amedi-spa, in Chicago.1993David Blackshear is IT directorfor the Cummins’ RockyMount Engine Plant. His wife,Jacquie Piasecki, is a parttimeteller for RBC. They haveone daughter, Sadie (8), andlive in Nashville, NC.Ryan Greene completed hisresidency in otolaryngology,head and neck surgery, atthe University of Illinois atChicago. He has accepted afellowship in facial plastic andreconstructive surgery at theUniversity of Miami.Paxton Helms is a partner ina small commercial real estatedevelopment firm on CapitolHill in Washington. He and hiswife, Mary, have one daughter,Annabel (1).www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 43

notesclass44 wake forest magazineAllison Overbay VanLaningham (JD ’96) is withSmith Moore LeatherwoodLLP in Greensboro, NC. Shereceived the Andrew C. HeckerAward from the Federation ofDefense and Corporate Counselfor her outstanding articlein the FDCC Quarterly LawReview (Marquette UniversitySchool of Law). She has beennamed one of Woodward &White’s 2009 Best Lawyers inAmerica.1994David T. Gortner (MA) isdirector of doctor of ministryprograms and professor ofevangelism and congregationalleadership at VirginiaTheological Seminary in Alexandria,VA. He is an Episcopalpriest and a developmentalpsychologist. He published hisfirst book, Transforming Evangelism(Church Publishing).He and his wife, Heather, havetwo daughters, Cassie (5) andMiriam (3).Glynn Servy is pursuing a PhDin Hispanic linguistics with aminor in French literature atthe University of Georgia. Heteaches beginning Italian toundergraduates.1995Jocelyn Gilmour Brummettowns Jocelyn G. Brummett,CPA, PC in Holly Springs, NC.She and her husband, Joe,have two sons, Logan (5) andLeith (2).Molly Hughes was art directoron the Harry Potter film,“Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows,” in London.Christine E. Keeley is anindependent accountingconsulting contractor withMonaghan Group in Winston-Salem, NC.Kevin M. Middleton is anassistant professor in thedepartment of biology atCalifornia State University SanBernardino.Marc Xavier Sneed (JD ’98) isan assistant attorney generalin the tort claims section ofthe N.C. Department ofJustice in Raleigh, NC.1996Margaret Feinberg publisheda book, The Sacred Echo(Zondervan). She has beennamed one of Charismamagazine’s “30 EmergingVoices” who will lead thechurch in the next decade.She is a national speaker atretreats, conferences andevents. She has written morethan two dozen books andBible studies and lives inMorrison, CO, with herhusband, Leif. (www.margaretfeinberg.com)Christopher Leonard (JD ’99)is chief operating officer forMy Rewards, created afterImage Products of Wilmington,NC, acquired Furnace Giltner& Associates of Austin, TX.He and his wife Laura, daughterEmma, and son Jack, live inWilmington, NC.E. Mark Young is an associatein the litigation practice groupof Benesch in Cleveland.1997Wendy Bartlett has taughtmath at Parkland High Schoolin Winston-Salem, NC, for 10years. She received the MarcellusE. Waddill Excellence inTeaching Award for alumni atWake Forest’s OpeningConvocation.Sean A.B. Cole (JD) has joinedthe major injury group of theLaw Offices of James ScottFarrin in Durham, NC.Josh Itzoe is a principal ofGreenspring Wealth Managementin Towson, MD. Hepublished a book, Fixing the401(k): What Fiduciaries MustKnow (And Do) To HelpEmployees Retire Successfully.He and his wife, Jessica, havetwo children, Caleb and Lydia.Roberta B. King (JD ’02)is with Bennett & GuthriePLLC in Winston-Salem, NC.She received the Charles F.Blanchard Outstanding YoungLawyer Award from the YoungLawyers Division of the N.C.Bar Association. She has beenchosen to serve as a representativeto the American BarAssociation Young LawyersDivision for 2008-10.Lord(JD ’99)Soule(’99)Brian W. Paitsel (MD ’04)has completed his residencyin anesthesiology. He is aninstructor at Wake Forest UniversityBaptist Medical Centerand is pursuing a fellowship inobstetrical anesthesiology.1998Zachary Bancroft (JD) is withLowndes Drosdick DosterKantor & Reed PA in Orlando,FL. He was admitted to theU.S. District Court, SouthernDistrict of Florida and theNorthern District Court.Rachel Childs Durant (MAEd’99) teaches English at NorthHenderson High School inHendersonville, NC. She hasbeen named the 2008-09Henderson County Teacherof the Year. She and herhusband, Hale, are expectingtheir first child.Dennis Robert Glendenning(MBA) has published a secondbook, IIS 7 Professional (WroxPublishing, 2008), which hededicated to his twins, JessicaClaire and Nicolas Jones. Heand his wife, Melissa, live inCleveland.Eboni S. Nelson is an assistantprofessor of law at theUniversity of South CarolinaSchool of Law in Columbia.She received the John TempletonFoundation AcademicScholarship Award from thePacific Legal Foundation. Herarticle, “Examining the Costsof Diversity,” focuses on equaleducation opportunities forminority students in elementaryand secondary schools.Sarah Tollison is with theDefazio Law Office in Jackson,WY.Laura Wood (MBA) is directorof provider marketingand member relations withNetwork Health, a nonprofitRobertson(’01)Beelendorf(MBA ’02)managed care organization inMedford, MA.1999K. Leigh Hamm Forell receivedher PhD in curriculumand instruction with a concentrationin language and literacystudies from the University ofTexas at Austin.Tywanda “Ty” Lord (JD) is apartner practicing in the intellectualproperty departmentwith Kilpatrick Stockton LLP inAtlanta.Erica Rohifing Lyall is associatedirector of planned givingin the advancement office atWake Forest.William S. Myers (MD) ownsan urgent care practice, RiverOaks Clinic, in Decatur, AL.Jeremy Noel has been namedmanager of interactive mediaat The SportsOneSourceGroup in Charlotte, NC.Richard Osborne is a memberof the American Institute ofCertified Planners and is thecity planner in Cartersville,GA. He and his wife, Carolee,have a daughter, Emma (3).Joshua Otten and a friendhave opened J. Willott Galleryin Palm Desert, CA. (www.jwillott.com)Mimi E. Soule is an associatein the labor and employmentpractice group of SZD Wicker,the North Carolina office ofSchottenstein Zox & Dunn, inRaleigh, NC.2000Faisal Allazzam (LLM) managesthe Allazzam Law Officein Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Michael T. Butcher (MS)received his PhD fromClemson University. He is anassistant professor of biologicalsciences at YoungstownState University in Ohio,where he conducts research incomparative biomechanics.Brian Joseph Chapuran (JD)has returned to active duty inthe U.S. Army Judge AdvocateGeneral’s Corps. He is pursuingan LLM in military law at the U.S.Army JAG Legal Center andSchool in Charlottesville, VA.Adrian Lee Greene (MA ’08)is pursuing a PhD at UNC-Chapel Hill. He and his wife,Melissa Painter, live in HighPoint, NC.Conor McGowan completedhis PhD in fisheries and wildlifescience at the University ofMissouri. He is a researchassociate for Jim Nichols (’71)at the U.S. Geological SurveyPatuxent Wildlife ResearchCenter. He and his wife, CateCalhoun McGowan, and theirdaughter, Eva (2), live in Maryland.2001Klemens Keferboeck (LLM) isassociate general counsel ofMagna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik,a brand-independent engineeringand manufacturing partnerto automakers, in Austria.Katherine O’Brien is pursuinga master’s in curriculum andinstruction at the University ofTexas at Austin and is teachingfourth-grade bilingual classesat Becker Elementary School.She received the Marcellus E.Waddill Excellence in TeachingAward for alumni at WakeForest’s Opening Convocation.Pollyanna Rhee was namedan NY1 “New Yorker of theWeek” for her work as aproject coordinator withArchitecture for HumanityNew York overseeing thedesign and construction of amedical clinic in a ManhattanHomeless Shelter.Alston Robertson has joinedthe real estate firm of NORCOMProperties in Charlotte, NC.The company’s president isThomas E. Norman (’66).Hyo Ahn “John” Sung (LLM)is a representative directorof IntelligenceLink Corp., aninternational consulting firm inSeoul, South Korea.Carrie Garretson Vey iscompleting her final year offamily medicine residencyat Halifax Health in DaytonaBeach, FL. She was selectedchief resident and received theAmerican Academy of FamilyPhysician Award for Excellencein Graduate Medical Education.Xinyi “Sunny” Wu (LLM, MSA’04) is the legal and commercialmanager of MAN TurboTrading Co. Ltd., an equipmentmanufacturer of turbomachinery in Shanghai, China.2002Rehana Abbas received herMBA from the Yale UniversitySchool of Management. She ismanager for annual giving atthe Fine Arts Museums of SanFrancisco.Doug Beelendorf (MBA)has been named a partner atMcGladrey & Pullen LLP inGreensboro, NC. He and hiswife, Kim, have two sons,Davis and Noah.Amy Chastain-Moore (PhD)is a postdoctoral fellow incancer research at VanderbiltUniversity Medical Center inNashville, TN. She has beennamed manager of researchprograms at the GeorgiaCancer Coalition.Dominic Pasquale Del Rereceived a PhD in biomedicalsciences from the Universityof California, San Diego.Wei “Joy” Huang (LLM) islegal counsel with OtisElevator Limited in China.Michelle Moseley works ininterdenominational Christianministry in the Triad withCampus Crusade for Christ.Fellow Deacs interested in theministry may contact her.(michelle.moseley@uscm.org)Emerson C. Moser (JD) isassistant general counsel ofGeneral Cable Corp., an internationalmanufacturing company,in Highland Heights, KY.Yoriko Sakai (LLM) completedanother LLM in intellectualproperty from the YeshivaUniversity Cardozo School ofLaw in New York.Ty Webb received his MBAfrom the Duke UniversityFuqua School of Business.He and his wife, Amy RuethWebb (’03), and son, Asher,live in Franklin, TN.Kirk Wedekind received hismaster’s in magazine journalismfrom the University ofOregon and is a Web writerfor the Institute of Food andAgricultural Science at theUniversity of Florida. He had aphotography show sponsoredby the Cummer Museum ofArt in Jacksonville and occasionallycontributes to theNorth Florida News Daily.2003Ralph Daigneault (JD) is generalcounsel and deputy chiefof staff for Lockard & White, atelecommunications firm. Hiswife, Melissa Daigneault (JD),is an assistant professor in theconstruction science departmentat Texas A&M University.They have two children,Connor (2) and Carolina Grace(3 mos), and live in CollegeStation, TX.Scott Eldridge (JD) is withMiller Canfield Paddock &Stone PLC in Lansing, MI.He has been named one ofMichigan Super Lawyer’sRising Stars for 2008.Benjamin D. Hill (MA) hasa postdoctoral fellowship inclinical neuropsychology atthe Alpert Medical Schoolof Brown University inProvidence, RI.Katherine Houle works indevelopment and assetmanagement of multifamilyhousing programs with theU.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development inPortland, OR.John Martinez is withLowndes Drosdick DosterKantor & Reed PA in Orlando,FL. He has been appointedto the board of directors ofthe Frederick LeadershipInitiative, a Central Floridaorganization fostering interestin public service, charity andpolitics in the next generationof leaders.Tomoko Nakajima (LLM) is anattorney with Rader Fishman& Grauer PLLC in Washington,D.C. She works in trademarks,patents, copyrights, litigationand dispute resolution andtrade secrets.Ryan Newton completed hismaster’s in psychology fromSouthern Connecticut StateUniversity. After a month oftraining in Changsha, he isteaching English for a yearat a secondary school inHunan Province, China, as aWorldTeach volunteer.Eve Tannery is morning anchorat WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA.Tracy Herrmann Teel is anassociate with Mercer InvestmentConsulting in Atlantaand a chartered financialanalyst. She and her husband,Ryan, live in Marietta, GA.2004Jonathan W. Holley receivedhis MS in biology from theCollege of William and Mary.He is a consultant for WilliamsburgEnvironmental Group inWilliamsburg, VA.Ammar Jastaniah (LLM) iswith AAJ Law Firm in Jeddah,Saudi Arabia. He establishedthe Executives for TrainingFirm, a consulting firmfor training programs in theMiddle East in law, finance,economics, accounting,insurance and managementskills development.Gus Kryder is pursuing an MBAat Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement. He and hiswife, Kimberly Storer Kryder(’02), live in Glendale, AZ.Manuel Moctezuma (LLM) isa senior associate at GonzalezCalvillo SC in Mexico City.Bruno Soares (LLM) transferredfrom the Rio de Janeirolaw office to the SaoPaulo, Brazil, office of VillemorTrigueiro e AdvogadosAssociates.www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 45

notesclassDeacon Agent ManLance Young (’98) is an up-and-comerin the sports agent business.By Scott HolterAnyone who had the opportunity to watch LanceYoung play for his high school basketball team inthe early nineties most likely would have bet his/her lifesavings that the Greensboro, N.C., native had no chanceto make a living from professional basketball.“I was 6-foot-1, with a 20-inch vertical jump,” heremembers.Still, those people would have lost.At 34, Young (’98) is living what is close to a NationalBasketball Association life. He’s a regular at NBA All-Star games and attends playoff series. He dropped bythe Summer Olympics in Beijing. He hobnobs withwell-known professional players, monitors game actioncollegiately and travels the world watching current andpotential clients.Meet Lance Young, professional basketball agent,whose clients include former Wake Forest and currentNew Orleans Hornets’ point-guard Chris Paul ('07).“The best part of my job is obvious,” says Young,who represents about 15 players for the internationallyrenowned Octagon agency. “I get to watch basketballgames and get paid for it.”Young had no hint that such a profession could fallinto his lap. A walk-on golfer at Wake Forest, he was aroommate of Ray Floyd Jr., son of the former U.S. Openand Masters winner, a relationship that allowed Youngto run in elite circles—even after graduation when heworked in golf industry sales.“I knew I didn’t want to do that the rest of my life,”Young says, “and once when I played golf with (formerNFL wide receiver and current broadcaster) AhmadRashad and (Boston Celtics’ head coach) Doc Rivers, theysuggested I get into the agent business.”Turns out, an ex-teammate at Wake Forest had alreadycaught on with Octagon. When Young learned theagency was looking for a blossoming agent, he nailed theopportunity, moving to Washington, D.C., and learnedthe ropes from the company’s founder, Jeff Austin.That was 2002 and Young hit the ground running,preparing letters and recruiting books, making phonecalls and helping Austin to close deals. Two things werein his favor: the name Octagon allowed Young to get hisfoot in many a door, and his age, 27, gave prospectiveclients a reason to take him seriously.Lance Young (center) with Rudy Gay (left), forward for theMemphis Grizzlies, and former Deacon Chris Paul (right),guard for the New Orleans Hornets.“This is one of the most competitive fields that I canimagine,” Young says. “There are 500 registered agentsvying for about 45 to 60 players that will be selectedin the next NBA draft. But we do it the old school way.We don’t break rules. We don’t pay anybody. We workthrough coaches and parents.”That was Young’s playbook for building a relationshipwith Chris Paul during Paul’s All-American sophomoreseason in Winston-Salem. Traveling to various AtlanticCoast Conference venues that winter, Young met Paul’sfather at a game in Virginia. It wasn’t until February, amonth before the end of the college season, that he wouldfirst make contact with the player.“Luckily Chris decided to jump from college tothe NBA,” says Young of what has become his mostrecognizable and successful client to date. “He has greatparents and comes from a very close-knit family. It’s beena wonderful relationship.”Young attended the 20th wedding anniversary ofPaul’s parents. He helped Paul execute Chris PaulWinston-Salem weekend, which includes a basketballclinic for kids. He followed the guard and his NewOrleans team throughout their successful playoff run lastspring (which included a seven-game series against SanAntonio and former Wake Forest star Tim Duncan (’97),a one-time freshmen dormitory mate of Young). And,best of all, he helped the 23-year-old Paul earn a contractextension with the Hornets last summer that is estimatedat $68 million over three years.Paul’s teammate David West is also represented byYoung, as is Memphis Grizzlies’ forward Rudy Gay,an All-American with the University of Connecticutin 2005. But Young’s list of clients does not stop at theNBA’s doorstep. There are a dozen former collegiateplayers sprinkled throughout Europe, including two46 wake forest magazine

former Wake Forest standouts: center Kyle Visser (’07),currently in Germany, and guard Justin Gray (’06),who’s playing in the Czech Republic.Catering to a client’s needs and showing support forhis career are part of Young’s job description, and partof the reason he spends two and a half to three weekseach month on the road during the November to Maybasketball season. He could be in North Carolina’sbasketball triangle one week and in Turkey, Italy orBelgium the next.“It can seem glamorous, but it’s really a 24/7 job,”Young says. “I have to be ready to take a phone call atmidnight, to react and help a client. Even when I’m onvacation, which is rare, I’ve got the laptop going. Thereare times my girlfriend wants to take my Blackberryand throw it in the water.”Young says the worst part of the job is losing aplayer to another agent after getting to know himand his family. And because agents basically work onday-to-day contracts with their clients, another agentcan swoop down and steal away any current client, ashappened with another former Wake Forest player,Josh Howard (’03), whom Young represented whenHoward first made the jump to the NBA.The fondness for Wake Forest goes back long beforeYoung’s 1995-98 student years. With his parents, Kyle(’65, MA ’69) and Caroline (’69) Young, he became aDeacon rooter at an early age, through the Carl Tacyyears and into Dave Odom’s tenure.In 2007, he became part of an unexpected reunionbrought on by the sudden death of then-basketballcoach Skip Prosser. “That was tough on all of us in theWake Forest family,” Young says. “Chris played forhim, and Skip coached at Xavier when David West wasthere. The program has gone through a lot, and RonWellman continues to do an amazing job.”Living in the nation’s capital and having ties to theAtlantic Coast Conference, Young’s career shouldremain closely tied to the Wake Forest program. Buteven with just a decade in the business, he can alreadysee a light at the end of a long tunnel.“I have a goal to retire when I turn 50, which will beabout 25 years in the profession,” he says. “On the waythere, I’d like to still be an agent, but maybe not travelso much, have some time to have my own family, andbring young guys in like I was so I can pass the torch.”Scott Holter is a freelance writer based in Seattle.R. Michael Wells Jr. (JD)is an associate with WellsJenkins Lucas & Jenkins inWinston-Salem, NC. He hasbeen selected to serve on theN.C. Bar Association YoungLawyers Division Law andAging Committee, and theMembership and NetworkingCommittee.2005Samuel Chacon (LLM) is pursuingan MBA at his alma mater,Instituto Tecnológico Autónomode México in Mexico City.Edward James “Trip” CoyneIII (JD) completed his secondterm clerking for the N.C.Business Court. He is a litigationassociate with WilliamsMullen in Wilmington, NC.Jamie Dean is pursuing hisJD/MBA at Wake Forest.He was a member of the U.S.crew team that won the silvermedal in rowing at the 2008Paralympics in Beijing.Robert Finley worked as afisherman on Little CornIsland, an area of about 200people on the Caribbean sideof Nicaragua. He is part ownerof Anastasia’s on the Sea, ahotel on Great Corn Island.(www.cornislandparadise.com)Kimberly A. Heffernan issenior manager, associaterelations, at the Health IndustryDistributors Association, aninternational medical productsassociation in Washington, D.C.Kristin Hibner is pursuing adegree in marketing at theUniversity of Texas at AustinMcCombs School of Business.Hiroshi Kishimoto (LLM) ismanager of the legal departmentat Sumitomo ChemicalCo. in Tokyo.Christopher J. Magieraadvanced to the finals ofOperalia, Plácido Domingo’sWorld Opera Competition.Saud Rahman (MD) has beenappointed the 2008-09 chiefresident in the departmentof pathology at the VirginiaCommonwealth UniversityMedical College of VirginiaCampus in Richmond, VA.Chris Shepherd is a first-yearmedical student at theGeorgetown School of Medicinein Washington, D.C.S’Thembiso “Tim” Tembe(LLM) is a law researcher atthe Cape High Court in CapeTown, South Africa.2006Marla DuMont is a HumanitasPrize Student Drama Fellowshipfinalist for the David &Lynn Angell Fellowship inComedy Writing for heroes in“The Cure.”Ayca Konuralp (LLM) is an attorneywith Degirmenci HukukBürosu in Turkey.Mariya Orlyk (LLM) has beenadmitted to the UkrainianSchool of Political Studies,administered by the Councilof Europe and intended toform a new political elite inthe Ukraine.Kharisma Perwiro (LLM) isan associate with SoewitoSuhardiman EddymurthyKardono, Indonesian legalconsultants in Jakarta. Hepractices general corporateand investment law.Samir Anupam Shah (PhD)is a pharmaceutical scientistfor Schering-Plough andvolunteers for the Springfield,NJ, First Aid Squad.Marcus R. Teague (MBA)has been named regionalengineering director withingeneration engineering atDuke Energy. He lives inTerrell, NC.2007Ameed Anani (LLM) is afounder and senior partnerof Ittqan Consulting Services,deputy director of the legaldepartment of Cairo AmmanBank and a part-time lecturerin the law department ofBirzeit University in Palestine.Mohamad Basam (LLM) is alaw professor at the Instituteof Public Administration inSaudi Arabia.www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 47

notesclassBradbury(’08)48 wake forest magazineVictor Manzano (LLM) is asenior associate with Gardere,Arena y Asociados SC, workingwith Nokia in their MexicoCity offices. He is in charge ofthe company’s affairs in LatinAmerica, Spain and Portugal.Hanne Nyheim (LLM) is anassociate in the offshore, shippingand energy group withthe law firm of SimonsenAdvokatfirma in Norway.Walker F. Saik (MSA) is withErnst & Young in New Orleans.He was among 10 candidatesearning the highest cumulativescores on all four sections ofthe 2007 Uniform CPA Examination.He won the AmericanInstitute of Certified PublicAccountant’s Elijah Watt SellsAward.2008Elizabeth D. Bradbury is acommunications specialist forGenesco in Nashville, TN.Tetyana Budyakova (LLM)is an intern with the ChicagoClimate Exchange in Chicago.William N. Burke has joinedthe faculty of The PenningtonSchool in Pennington, NJ.Clint Morse (JD) has joinedBrooks Pierce McLendonHumphrey & Leonard LLP inGreensboro, NC.Kristen Price (JD) is an associatepracticing bankruptcy lawwith Poyner & Spruill LLP inRocky Mount, NC.Yoshihiro Sakamoto (LLM) isan intern at Schiff Harden LLPin New York City.Lu Zhang (LLM) is with King& Wood in Beijing, which iswhere she worked as an intern.MarriagesMary Beth Magee (’89) andAdam Smiley. 4/12/08 in Atlanta.Amity Lynne Borck (’92) andBrent Charles Dey. 5/3/08 inAtlanta, where they live.Whitney Fishburn (’95) andRobert Martin. 6/7/08 in Charlotte,NC, where they live. Thewedding party included TamiHeidinger Boineau (’94), KellyFishburn Wendel (’02) andKathy Hines Williams (’95).Kevin M. Middleton (’95)and Elizabeth King. 8/23/08 inAmelia Island, FL. They live inRiverside, CA.Liz McMahon (’96) and JasonNabi. 5/10/08 in Charlottesville,VA. The wedding partyincluded Lisa Letke (’97).Jennifer L. Woods (’96) andAlan F. Zidek. 8/31/08 in LittleRock, AR.Kimberly M. McClintic (’97)and Jeffrey Sowa. 4/14/07in Lakeland, FL. They live inWinston-Salem, NC. The weddingparty included AmandaCrane Campbell (’97), HeatherCowan (’97) and Ellen GoresLewis (’97).Virginia Taylor Cox (’98) andJoseph Robert Clarke Delaney.8/16/08 in Blowing Rock, NC.They live in Berkeley, CA.Stefani Loree Wedl (’98) andDarren Schulte. 9/20/08 inSonoma, CA. They live in SanFrancisco.Scott Alvey (’99) and BrantleyDuBose (’02). 10/11/08 inCharleston, SC. They live inNew York City. The weddingparty included Staci Beamer(’02), Rachel Yarmey Bremer(’02), Michael Cottet (’99),Jorge Guigou (’99), MeganCarr Henry (’02), BrianKelleher (’99), Lauren Kostinas(’03), Kelley Gately Ripp (’02),Amanda Bell Shailendra (’02)and Greg Stone (’99).Sara Elizabeth Hunt (’00) andZachary Arens. 7/26/08 inDavis Chapel at Wake Forest.The wedding party and guestsincluded Dee Anna Clarke(’00) and Emma Claggett (’00).Lebbonee D. Price (’00) andTad D. Kittredge. 8/31/08 inCary, NC. They live in SanFrancisco. The wedding partyincluded the bride’s sister,LeShawndra Price (’95), andJulie Hiester Foster (’00).Karli Mae Schilling (’00) andJon Charles Strohl. 7/5/08 inPhiladelphia. They live in Newtown,PA. The wedding partyincluded Lauren Hook (’00,MSA ’01) and Anne ShropshireShoemaker (’00).Christopher Trebilcock (JD’00) and Susan Duerr. 6/7/08in Charlevoix, MI. They live inRoyal Oak, MI.Steven J. Antini (JD ’01) andAmy Marie Olson. 8/9/08 inRaleigh, NC. They live in Cary,NC.Phil Coleman (’01) and SarahCurtis (’03). 7/12/08 in Vail,CO. They live in Denver.The wedding party includedStephanie Lynn Bolton (’03)and Kyle Bradford Jones (’03).Alexander Bradley Cregan(’01) and Emily ElizabethBlank (’01). 9/6/08 in Marblehead,MA. They live inAnnapolis, MD. The weddingparty included Jack Farver(’01), Will Godfrey (’01), SeanJenkins (’01), Anna SchultzKelly (’01) and John Rock (’01).George E. Faithful III (’01)and Enelia Valbuena. 7/19/08in St. Louis. The weddingparty included Woody Giles(’03), George Kayiales (’02)and Aaron Miller (’02).Kari Lynn Meyer (’01) andBrett Andrew Cook. 3/8/08 inPalos Verde, CA. They live inPasedena, CA.Elizabeth Ann Robie (’01) andJames Evans Perdue. 5/24/08in Clemmons, NC. They livein Advance, NC. The weddingparty included Heidi Fulp (’01).Kelly Abbott (’02) and BenLiebermann. 9/6/08 in Cary,NC. They live in Garner, NC.Earl Bryson Powell (’02) andLauren Marie Kniola (’04).8/23/08 in New Canaan, CT.They live in Durham, NC.The wedding party includedMeghan Elizabeth Chandler(’04), Allen Forrester Hobbs(’02), Lawson White Jenkins(’04), Sean Kirk Jenkins (’01),Kelsie Jean Johnson (’04),Molly Mercedes McInerney(’04), David Chase McKenzie(’02), Mary Ellen Moffett (’04),John Bowen Walker (’02) andKatherine Baxter Young (’04).Kimberly Michelle Radford(’02) and Jamal Henderson.8/9/08 in Atlanta. They live inNew York. The wedding partyincluded Yemi Adegbonmire(’00, JD ’05), Brad Comer (’02),Katie Kubic Comer (’02),Vanessa Gatewood (’02),Lauren Hamilton (’02),Georgina Iyamu (’02), CamilleLee (’02), Jennifer McBride(’02), Syreeta Norwood (’02),Jamal Seale (’02) and StephanieMarshall Thompson (’02).Kimberly Layne Storer (’02)and Christian August “Gus”Kryder (’04). 8/9/08 inSaratoga, WY. They live inGlendale, AZ. The weddingparty included Evan Hood(’02, MSA ’03), Kristin FisherKoop (’02) and Rebecca HamOrmsbee (’02).Laura Hart Weems (’02) andHampton Drew Dayton (’03).6/21/08 in St. Mary’s City, MD.The wedding party includedGeorgina Iyamu (’02), ErinAbercrombie Jones (’02), JaxLandfried (’02) and Ricky Perez(’03).Chris York (’02) and KristinDiodati (’03). 5/10/08 in NewHope, PA. They live in Charlotte,NC. The wedding partyincluded Jessica Adams (MBA’08), Matthew Lindberg (’02)and Emily Otto (’03).Danielle Lynne Binder (’03)and Ronald Kent Passingham.7/26/08 in Raleigh, NC, wherethey live. The wedding partyincluded Alison MorrowAbrahamsen (’03), PamelaLeigh Bardong (’04), KimberlyJoy Holmes (’03, MD ’08),Jennifer Lee Needham (’03) andLauren Louise Secatore (’03).Benjamin D. Hill (MA ’03) andDanielle A. Bellotte. 7/4/08 inBaton Rouge, LA. They live inProvidence, RI.

Mark G. Maffett (’03, MSA’04) and Jacqueline E. Young(’05). 7/19/08 in St. Louis.They live in Durham, NC. Thewedding party included ChristineSimpson Baxter (’05),Chris Casciano (’05), AdamDelahanty (’03), MeredithJones (JD ’09), Adam Rutledge(’03), Alan Susi (’04) and TiffanyThompson (’05, MSA ’06).Katherine Kennedy Niemiec(’03) and Kevin Richard VanLenten. 8/8/08 in WhitehouseStation, NJ. They live in Nutley,NJ. The wedding partyincluded Kristen O’Kane (’03)and Courtney Scanlin (’03).Joseph W. Bennett (’04)and Nathalie R. Davis (’05).10/27/07 in Asheville, NC.They live in Charleston, SC.The wedding party includedGreg Aikens (’06), RyanEstes (’02), Laura Smith Gilllis(’04), Marcum Gillis (’04, MD’08), Adrianna Henson (’05),Ali Hoffman (’07), MeredithLaughridge (’04), CarolynnGebo Majak (’04), Kris Majak(’04), Dusty McLeod (’04),Claire Sellner (’06) and AnnaZink St. Amand (’07).Elizabeth Celeste (’04) andJohn Woodruff. 6/26/08 inLogan, OH. The weddingparty included Katherine Lee(’04) and Leah Romond (’03).Matthew Todd Cline (’04) andMeghan Elizabeth Claffey(’04). 8/11/07 in Winston-Salem, NC. The wedding partyincluded Pam Bardong (’04),Jason Boehmig (’04), JessicaKeim (’04), Sarah Kimball (’04),Britta Kocak (’04), Anna Lock(’04), Emily Anderson Payne(’04), Jennifer Pinkard (’04) andShelby Strayer Roberts (’04).Christina Ellen (’04) andAndrew Del Gaizo. 10/4/08 inCharleston, SC. They live inAtlanta.Kendra Kathleen Martin (’04,MD ’08) and David WerthBarry (MD ’08). 5/25/08 inWinston-Salem, NC. They livein Nashville, TN. The weddingparty included Ashley ElizabethFord (MD ’08), KatherineMaeve Goff (’04), Emily WaltersLangley (’04, MD ’08),John Mercer Langley (’02),Cathleen Michelle Murnane(’04), Anna Groos Saunders(’04) and Matthew StedmanWhite (MD ’08).Stephen Gerald Songy (’04)and Kimberly Marie Baker(’04). 8/2/08 in Atlanta. Theylive in Nashville, TN. Thewedding party includedMichael Blake Drexler (’04),Claire Crotzer Enick (’04),Scott Graham Francis (’04,MSA ’05, MBA ’06), ElizabethWelsh Hill (’04), MargaretCobetto Lacy (’04), ChristopherNewton Mason (’04),Morgan Hunter Rogers (’04)and Taylor Harrison Stair (’04).Randy Gray (’05) and RoxanneDutia. 7/25/08 in FlorhamPark, NJ. They live inNew York. The wedding partyincluded Courtney Hill (’06)and Christopher Malach (’06).Kevin Earl Henderson (MBA’05) and Rashanna MoniqueKirkland. 8/30/08 in Charlotte,NC, where they live.Michael Robert Horvath II(’05, MS ’07) and SarahElizabeth Guthrie (’05).5/10/08 in Ferguson, NC.The wedding party includedHannah Lea Guthrie (’07) andAndrea Leutz Roberts (’05).Jennifer Marie Peden (’05)and David Alan Wadley (’06).6/21/08 in Asheville, NC. Thewedding party includedAmanda Archer (’05), MalloryBarber (’05), Meghan Costello(’05, MSA ’06), Liz Heritage (’05,MD ’09), Ted Janis (’06), GregTaylor (’06) and Nate Witmer (’06).Charlotte B. White (’05) andAndrew W. Preston (’06,MSA ’06). 9/27/08 in Washington,D.C., where they live.Father Jude DeAngeloofficiated. The wedding partyincluded Jill Bader (’05), KevinEverson (’05), Julia Koplewski(’05) and James Query (’05).Sarah Anderson (’06) andChris Caldwell (’06). 6/21/08in Oxford, NC. They live inArlington, VA.Chas Andreae (’06) and KellyMullen (’06). 7/5/08 in Alexandria,VA. The wedding partyincluded Taylor Andreae (’09),Robyn Corrado (’05), DaveDesiderio (’06), JasonMcCarthy (’06), Katy Talley(’06), Michelle Van Duyne (’07)and Christopher Vellano (’06).Justin Franklin Brown (’06)and Katherine VictoriaCardwell (’06). 1/19/08 inCharleston, SC. The weddingparty included Katie Chinlund(’06), Ben Gibson (’06) andBrett Turner (’06).Richard Gaut (’06, MAEd ’08)and Megan McCormick (’06,MD ’11). 7/5/08 in Wait Chapel.They live in Winston-Salem,NC. The groom’s mother isDonna Booth Gaut (’78). RobJames (’06) and Rebecca Hartzog,associate chaplain at WakeForest, officiated. The weddingparty included Greg Aikens(’06), Nick Catanese (’08), CatKeen Hock (’05), Chad Lorentzen(MAEd ’08), Will Schwartz(’08) and Matt Ulan (’06, MSA ’07).Christopher Michael Lough(’06) and Laura ElizabethBullins (’07). 7/19/08 in Ronda,NC. The bride is the daughterof Jan and Spencer Bullins (’73).Samir Anupam Shah (PhD’06) and Jennifer Melissa Holt.7/26/08 in Greensboro, NC.They live in Springfield, NJ.Wes Bodenhamer (’07) andCarley Hartz (’07). 5/24/08 inClemmons, NC. They live inIrmo, SC. The wedding partyincluded Ralph Davidson-Palmer (’06), Eric Johnson(’07), Lindsay Kalota (’07, MSA’08) and Jason Wilford (’07).Jackie Malecki (’07) and ColinMcConville. 6/7/08 in NewJersey. The wedding partyincluded Emily Keeley (’06)and Jessica Wiseman (’07).Stuart J. Moore (MDiv ’07)and Amy M. West (MDiv ’08).6/21/08 in Hayes, VA. Theylive in San Leandro, CA. WillEads (MDiv ’08) officiated. Thewedding party included AzureCovington (MDiv ’07). The musicianswere Charles Smith (MDiv’10) and Becky Hartzog, associatechaplain at Wake Forest.Erica Lauren Lunsford (’08)and Joshua Goodnight. 6/7/08in Statesville, NC, where theylive. The wedding party includedSharon Babcock (’08)and Amanda Tavss (’09).Births/AdoptionsLaura Woodford Miller (’86)and Ken Miller, Glen Burnie,MD: a daughter, RebeccaMarie. 10/18/07. She joinsher brothers, Alex (6) andMatthew (3).Leigh Waller Taylor (’89) andRic Taylor, Castle Rock, CO: adaughter, Zoe Louise. 7/5/08.She joins her brother, ZacharyEvans (4).Kimberly Powell Crapse(’90) and Bruce R. Crapse,Aiken, SC: a son, Ryan Powell.3/15/08Lisa Joines (’90, MD ’96) andWilliam S. Myers (MD ’99),Cullman, AL: adopted a son,Samuel Monroe. 4/9/08James W. Mangels (’90)and Andrea L. Mangels,Cockeysville, MD: adopted adaughter, Rosa Lynn. 8/18/08David Young (’90) and KellyMyler Young, Chapel Hill, NC:a son, James Rye. 1/14/08. Hejoins his sister, Myla (2).James “Jimmy” W. Carter Jr.(’91) and Allison Carter,Atlanta: a daughter, BlairBanks. 6/26/08Gina Hodge Collins (’91, PA’93) and Edward M. Collins III(MBA ’00), Greensboro, NC:a son, Brady Flynn. 7/26/08.He joins his sister, Hannah (3).Brittain Callahan Ellison (’91)and Chuck Ellison, Charlotte,NC: a son, Thomas Branch.7/10/08 He joins his sister,Anna (3).Lynnette McCall Beadle (’92)and Bob Beadle, Wake Forest,NC: a daughter, Anna Cecilia.11/9/07. She joins her sister,Sophie (2).Amy Elizabeth Chance Buckingham(’92) and Blake AdamBuckingham (’93), Brookeville,MD: a son, Cooper Blake.2/6/08. He joins his brothers:Drew, Trevor and Carter.Jennifer Wheless Campbell(’93) and David Campbell,Richmond, VA: a son, PearceMoncure. 8/31/08www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 49

notesclass50 wake forest magazineJohn Edward Cogan (’93) andKennedy H. Cogan, New York:a daughter, Lucinda Kathleen.5/28/08. She joins her sister,Elizabeth Anne (4).J. Greg Hatcher (JD ’93) andJ. Kate Harris Hatcher (JD’95), Charlotte, NC: a son,James Harris. 8/15/08. Hejoins his sister, Davenport (3).David Winters (’93) and AudreyWilliams, Winston-Salem,NC: a daughter, Lily Okoshi.6/24/08Angela Wrenn Cameron (’94)and Chris Cameron, HollySprings, NC: a daughter, CarrieElizabeth. 7/31/08. Shejoins her sister, Catherine (3).Amy Montagliani James (’94)and Trey James, Alpharetta,GA: a daughter, Ashlyn Rae.8/25/08. She joins her brother,Marshall (16 mos).Cherie Van Der Sluys Nagel(’94) and Scott Nagel, Trumbull,CT: a daughter, JessicaSarah. 7/9/08. She joins herbrother, Nathan (4), and sister,Abigail (2).Frederick F. Saunders III (’94)and Suzette Saunders, SanFrancisco: a daughter, MaryLouise. 2/8/08Christine E. Keeley (’95)and Deepak Vijayathilakan,Winston-Salem, NC: a son,Prakash. 6/30/08. He joins hisbrother, Jeyaraj (4).Marc Xavier Sneed (’95,JD ’98) and Tiffanie Sneed,Raleigh, NC: a son, XavierCharles. 9/24/08Kristin Allred Spellacy (’95)and James Spellacy, Norwalk,CT: a daughter, Emma Aldin.8/28/08Brian Adams (’96) andStephanie Adams, Atlanta:a daughter, Ashley Nicole.5/8/08. She joins her brother,Matthew Connor (2).Garrett M. Baker (’96) andMelissa Baker, New York: ason, Bryson Garrett. 7/16/08Rebecca Bayne Blazejowski(’96, MSA ’97) and TomBlazejowski, Wallingford,CT: a daughter, Sara Bayne.6/18/08. She joins her sister,Allison (3).Kathleen Vance Chrzanowski(’96) and David Chrzanowski,Manchester, MA: a son, LukeDavid. 6/13/08. He joins hissisters, Mary Annabel (4) andCaroline (2).Leon H. Corbett III (’96, MBA’05) and Laura Lee Corbett,Tallahassee, FL: a son, ArranHenry. 7/30/08Amy McMahan Crawford (’96,JD ’99) and David Crawford,Huntersville, NC: a daughter,Ella Katherine. 8/15/08. Shejoins her brothers: Jacob (7),Cole (5) and Owen (2).Josephine Baker Morris (’96)and Robert Morris, Washington,D.C.: a son, Clayborne Joseph.9/2/08Elizabeth Ann Kanavich Pratt(’96) and Michael Ryan Pratt,San Clemente, CA: a son,Owen Joseph. 8/10/08. Hejoins his brother, Alexander(2), and sister, Grace (2).Thomas Duke Ricks (’96, JD’02) and Andrea Bailey Ricks(JD ’02), Charlotte, NC: a son,Shepherd Duke. 4/3/08. Hejoins his brother, Charles (3).Anthony Joseph Rollins (’96)and Allison Christofoli Rollins(’96), Atlanta: a daughter, JuliaRose. 8/13/08. She joins hersister, Clare Abigail (3).Stephen L. Barnes (’97) andElizabeth Ann McGill Barnes(’99), Syracuse, NY: a son,Harrison James. He joins hissister, Caroline Margaret (2 1/2).Sean A.B. Cole (JD ’97) andSharon Cole, Raleigh, NC:a daughter, Holiday Burke.3/23/08John Frederick Hiltz III (’97)and Virginia Gray Tate Hiltz(’98), Chicago: a son, JohnFrederick IV. 9/22/08Dan Murawski (’97) andKimberley SklenickaMurawski (’97), Bradenton,FL: a son, Camden Russell.7/23/08. He joins his brother,Braeden Daniel.George Scott (’97) andElizabeth Allen Scott (’97),Charlotte, NC: a daughter,Sallie Quinn. 8/29/08. Shejoins her sister, Sadie (3).Brian Charles Smithwick (’97)and Stephanie Fox Smithwick(’99), Wake Forest, NC:a daughter, Emerson Claire.7/20/08Kimberly McClintic Sowa(’97) and Jeffrey Sowa,Winston-Salem, NC: a son,Luke Jeffrey. 5/28/08John Powell Stillerman (’97)and Kathryn Wilson Stillerman,Winston-Salem, NC: a son,John Wilson. 6/30/08Ted Tseng (’97) and HeatherTseng, Denver: a daughter,Violet Mei. 7/24/08Laura Tucker Cecil (’98) andBen Cecil, Charlotte, NC: adaughter, Cameron Christine.9/1/07. She joins her brother,Tucker (3).Lisa Andries D’Souza (’98,MAEd ’99) and TimothyD’Souza, Boston: a son, RyanEdward. 8/17/08Michelle France Eckman (’98)and John Eckman, Charlotte,NC: a daughter, ClaireVirginia. 6/28/08. She joinsher brother, Charlie (2).Dennis Robert Glendenning(MBA ’98) and Melissa Glendenning,Cleveland: twins,Jessica Claire and NicolasJones. 10/8/07Ashley Polson Holt (’98) andAndrew Holt, Southlake, TX:twin daughters, Margaret Ruthand June Frances. 8/14/08.They join their brother, Dalton(4). They are the granddaughtersof Elaine Towe Holt (’61)and the late Raleigh AltonHolt Jr. (’58) and nieces ofJulie Polson Frey (’95).Heather Sawyers Lewis (’98,MSA ’99, JD ’04) andMandrake Kareem Lewis,Kannapolis, NC: a son,Mandrake Kareem Jr. 5/8/08Stacy White Nichols (’98) andRobert Nichols, Bakersfield,CA: a daughter, Taylor Faith.8/22/08. She joins her brother,Ryan Weston (2).James O’Neill (’98, MD ’02)and Spence Brooks O’Neill(MA ’05), Winston-Salem, NC:a son, Frank Brooks. 9/25/08Kate Travers Parker (’98)and Mike Parker, Roswell, GA:a daughter, Alice Elizabeth.7/23/08. She joins her sister,Ella (3).Marissa Stocklin Parrish (’98)and Jon Parrish (’94), NewYork: a daughter, SydneyCalhoun. 4/2/08Mia Hough Price (’98) andSam Price, Charlotte, NC: adaughter, Lillian Vail. 7/18/08Lauren Paige Richardson(’98), Winston-Salem, NC:a daughter, Isabelle Grace.5/27/07, adopted 9/8/08Kyle Carter Bachmeier (’99)and Shauna Carter Bachmeier(’99), Marietta, GA: a son,Miles Owen. 7/28/08. He joinshis sister, Nia Lois (2).Kenneth “Sonny” Gasaway(’99) and Whitley ManerGasaway (’00), Burlington,NC: a daughter, Kensley Anne.8/23/08Katherine Arnold Gatza (’99)and Mark Gatza, Atlanta: adaughter, Elizabeth Mack.6/23/08Margaret Gantt Gerardi (’99)and Paul Gerardi, Basalt, CO:a son, Wade Witherspoon.1/14/08. He joins his brother,William Montgomery (2).Hilton (Hutch) Hutchens Jr.(’99) and Harper Hutchens,Fayetteville, NC: a daughter,Foster Calloway. 9/5/08Nicholas John (’99) andJennifer Wynne John (’01),Columbia, MD: a daughter,Kayla Lillian. 2/15/08David Early Chanon (’00) andAmanda Silva Chanon (’00),Fort Lauderdale, FL: a daughter,Ella Lynn. 5/8/08

Amy Jenkins Farrar (’00) andJeff Farrar, Nashville, TN: ason, James William JeffersonJr. 4/30/08Richard Ellis Graves (’00) andMonica Alosilla Graves (’01),Arlington, VA: a daughter,Emily Alicia. 6/4/08Jill Webster Lassiter (’00)and Justin Lassiter, Churchville,NY: a daughter, HannahKaterina. 11/18/05, adopted9/12/08. She joins her brothers,Jax (5) and Ethan (1).Courtney Stahl Stachowski(’00) and Eric Stachowski,Charlotte, NC: a daughter,Mattingly Grace. 5/7/08Marcia Eaddy Baker (’01)and Scott Richard Baker,Greenville, SC: a son, CharlesMcLaurin. 7/1/08Elizabeth Woodall Biber (’01)and Jay Biber, Charleston,SC: a daughter, Ella Warthen.9/1/08Robert E. Cassell (’01) andKirstin Johnson Cassell (’01),Greensboro, NC: a daughter,Allyn Leslie. 8/11/08. She joinsher brother, Riley (2).Jessica Scolnick Fitzgerald(’01) and Cary Fitzgerald, NewYork: twin daughters, AveryKathryn and Riley Elizabeth.5/29/08Jayne Walker Grubbs (’01)and Jason Tyler Grubbs (JD’02), Kernersville, NC: a son,Harrison Henry. 9/4/08Josey Harris Kasper (’01) andTodd Kasper, Raleigh, NC:a daughter, Mary LouiseRiddick. 8/22/08Amanda Adams Melby (’01)and Dirk Melby, Denver: adaughter, Caitlyn Noble.5/10/08Chris Richardson (JD ’01) andLee Ann Richardson, Crofton,MD: a daughter, Celia Ann.5/29/08. She joins her brother,Galen Lee (2).Emily Gail Wilson Sumner(’01) and Russell Sumner,Richmond, VA: a daughter,Kenton Aaron. 6/16/08Jason Davenport (’02, MDiv’06) and Angela Davenport,Sanford, NC: a son, NathanielWilliam. 7/24/08Catherine Barr McLester(’02, MSA ’02) and JonathanMcLester, Charlotte, NC: ason, Henry Cardine. 1/14/08John “Jacob” Reeves (’02)and Shelley Hunter Reeves(’02), Oklahoma City, OK: adaughter, Leah Nicole. 4/9/08Ty Webb (’02) and Amy RuethWebb (’03), Franklin, TN: ason, Asher Luke. 6/5/08Jochen Zaremba (LLM ’02) andBeata Zaremba, Fensterbach-Wolfring, Germany: a daughter,Emma. 4/4/08Renae P. Atkinson (MBA ’03)and Mark Atkinson, Huntersville,NC: a son, Ryker Chase.4/21/08. He joins his brother,Blaise (4).Philip Glynn (’03) andElizabeth Bland Glynn (’04),Kansas City, MO: a daughter,Maeve Catherine. 9/2/08Brian Christopher Gross (’03)and Elizabeth Cauble Gross(’03, MAEd ’04), Charlottesville,VA: a son, Miller Thomas.3/27/08. He joins his sister,Ellis Marie (3).Brooke Bodenhorst Vander-Spuy (’03) and QuintusVanderSpuy, Huntersville, NC:a son, Miles Quintus. 7/5/08Jennifer Coleman Willis (JD’03) and Tyler Willis, Roanoke,VA: a daughter, Elizabeth JaneMonroe. 4/18/08. She joins hersister, Mary Virginia (3).Ammar Jastaniah (LLM ’04)and Amal Alahmadi, Jeddah,Saudi Arabia: a son, Yassier.2/8/07Alison P. Koonts (PA ’06)and Justin Koonts, Lexington,NC: a daughter, Macy Briggs.3/12/08DeathsCarson McLendon Johnston(’33), July 14, 2008, Jacksonville,FL. He was a specialattorney and law agent forthe Atlantic Coast Line andSouthern Railway. He servedin the U.S. Army during WorldWar II. He enjoyed serving asa Scoutmaster and a hospitaland prison volunteer.Samuel Augustus Howard(JD ’35), Aug. 4, 2008, Jacksonville,FL. He served in theU.S. Army during World War IIand practiced law in Clinton,NC. He served as a solicitorand judge with the SampsonCounty Recorder’s Court andas an assistant U.S. attorneyand clerk for the Easterndistrict of North Carolina. Hisbook, JurisIMPrudence, haslaw humor and anecdotes. Hewas predeceased by his wifeof almost 70 years, Helen, anda son, Deryl. He is survived bya son, Samuel (JD ’76), andtwo grandsons.William Joseph Nolan Jr.(’36), Aug. 31, 2008, Rock Hill,SC. He pastored churches inAlabama, Georgia, Louisiana,North Carolina and SouthCarolina. He retired in 1975from First Baptist Church inSpindale, NC. He obtainedhis real estate and contractor’slicenses and formed apartnership with his son. Heis survived by his wife, Gloria;three sons, William JosephIII (’70), James and Kelly; twodaughters, Shawn and Vicki;grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.Spurgeon Edward Eakes (’38),Aug. 13, 2008, Raleigh, NC.Forrest Allen Glass (’38),Sept. 3, 2008, Hopewell, VA.He graduated from the U.S.Naval Academy and receivedhis master’s from the Collegeof William and Mary. Heserved in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II and taught andcoached in the Hopewell Cityschool system. The baseballfield at Hopewell High Schoolwas named in his honor.Hugh Tyson Westray Sr. (’39),Jan. 1, 2008, Chapel Hill, NC.He served in the U.S. Army227th anti-aircraft artillerysearch light battalion duringWorld War II. He worked inthe retail furniture and appliancebusiness and was ownerof Hugh’s Food and PartyStore from 1971 until hisretirement in 1984.Harry Virdin Cress (’40),July 28, 2008, Capitola, CA.He served in the U.S. ArmyAir Corps during World War II.His plane was shot down overVienna, and he was a POWin Stalag 17 until April 1945.He worked in advertising inVentnor, NJ, before moving toSanta Cruz, CA, to live with hisdaughter.Sanford Oscar Hinkle Jr. (’40),Sept. 16, 2008, Winston-Salem,NC. He served in the U.S. MarineCorps. He worked in thefamily business, Hinkle’s BookStore, and was chairman emeritusof the board of directorsof Piedmont Federal. He wasa volunteer and fundraiser forMeals on Wheels, Baptist Children’sHome and Hinkle House,a home for developmentallydisabled adults. His wife,Mildred, died the same day.William Francis Pritchard (’40),July 19, 2008, Greenville, NC.He attained the rank of lieutenantcommander during WorldWar II. He received his MAEdfrom East Carolina Universityand PhD in education fromUNC-Chapel Hill. He was aprincipal at Moyock, Windsorand Conway high schools, anda professor of education at EastCarolina University. He retiredas professor emeritus in 1984.Virgil B. Lindsey (’41),July 13, 2008, Prescott, AZ.He served in the U.S. Army AirCorps as a pilot during WorldWar II, earning the Silver Star,Distinguished Flying Crossand Purple Heart. He completed31 years of active dutyas commander of engineeringand communication squadrons,retiring in 1972.Floyd Monroe Woody (’41),July 15, 2008, Canton, NC.He served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II. In 1957he coached the Lee EdwardsHigh School basketball teamof Asheville, NC, to a statechampionship. From 1959until his retirement in 1982, heworked for the N.C. Departmentof Public Instruction inhealth and physical educationin Raleigh. He is survived byhis wife, Elna, two sons, andthree grandchildren, includingMary Elizabeth Woody (’06).www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 51

notesclass52 wake forest magazineRowland Shaw Pruette (’43),Sept. 7, 2008, Winston-Salem, NC. He served inthe U.S. Army during WorldWar II. He graduated fromthe Duke University DivinitySchool and held pastoratesat the Booneville, Cullowheeand Murfreesboro Baptistchurches. He was a professorof religion at Chowan Collegefor 19 years. After retiring,he had interim pastorates inNorth Carolina and Virginia.He is survived by his wife of65 years, Mary; two children,David and Mary Beth; fourgrandchildren, includingRobert Spencer Parker Jr.(’00); a great-grandchild; twosisters; and a brother, FrankHancock Pruette Sr. (’47).Lois Bradley Puryear (’43),Oct. 10, 2008, Greensboro,NC. She was in the first classof women at Wake Forest.She received her MAEd fromUNC-Chapel Hill and taughtat St. Andrews High Schoolin Charleston, SC. She taughthistory for 26 years at PageHigh School in Greensboro,NC.Ethel Kornegay Trotter (’43),Aug. 2, 2008, Mount Olive,NC. She was head of the engineeringand drafting departmentfor the City of Kinston,NC, where she received the1995 Employee of the YearAward. She studied at theBaltimore School of Engineeringand Drafting where shewas part of the B-52 bomberdesigning team. She was acivilian draftsman for SeymourJohnson Air Force Base. Sheis survived by two daughters,three grandchildren and threesisters, including VirginiaKornegay Abernethy (’47).Paul D. Richards (MD ’44),April 3, 2008, Knoxville, TN. Hewas a pediatrician instrumentalin the founding of East TennesseeChildren’s Hospital. He wasrecognized as a Pioneer TeachingPhysician and served for31 years as a physician for theTennessee School for the Deaf.The infirmary building at theschool for the deaf was namedin his honor. He served in theU.S. Navy during World War IIand the U.S. Army during theKorean War.Mattie Elizabeth Lassiter(’46), Sept. 15, 2008, Raleigh,NC. She taught school inPineland, NC, was a socialworker in Raleigh, NC, andtaught in the Raleigh Cityschool system. She was anassociate supervisor with theN.C. Department of PublicInstruction in the libraryservices section of the educationalmedia division until herretirement. She served assecretary and Christianeducation director at InwoodBaptist Church in Raleigh.Garry Robert Feniello (’47),Oct. 10, 2008, Connellsville,PA. He served in the U.S.Army Medical Corps duringWorld War II. He played footballfor the Pittsburgh Steelersand was part of the 1947 NFLplayoff team. He played withthe Cleveland Browns from1949-50. He was a mail carrierfor the U.S. Postal Service for32 years.Frances Harrell Martin (’47),April 22, 2008, Spartanburg,SC. She was the widow ofSantford Wingate Martin(’47, MA ’48). They met on theOld Campus after World WarII. She was the daughter-inlawof John Santford Martin(1909).Frank Hancock Pruette (’47),Oct. 6, 2008, Sanford, NC. Hewas a retired district managerwith Progress Energy.Douglas Burnett Elam (’48),Aug. 4, 2008, Winston-Salem,NC. He served in the MerchantMarines during WorldWar II and later founded BuckheadBrokers Real Estate.William Ransom Hobbs (’48),Sept. 13, 2008, Greensboro,NC. He was a musician, knownin the Southeast, New Orleansand Toronto.Irwin Seife (’48, MD ’51),Aug. 13, 2008, Denver andformerly Binghamton, NY. Hewas a radiologist for 45 years,serving as chief radiologist atBinghamton General Hospitaland Rose Medical Center inDenver. He served as head ofCedars-Sinai Medical Center’sWomen’s Imaging Center inLos Angeles and assisted withthe outpatient radiology unitfor Blake Hospital’s in Bradenton.He was preceded in deathby two brothers, Emanuel andMarvin (’45, MD ’46). He is survivedby his wife, Rae, a daughter,son, and two grandchildren.Eunice Jacobs Fetner (’49),Jan. 27, 2008, Greensboro,NC. She worked for a shorttime with N.C. Motor Speedwayand Long Travel Agencyin Rockingham. She was ahomemaker and a volunteer atMoses Cone Hospital.Worth Hutchinson Hester(’49, JD ’50), Aug. 18, 2008,Elizabethtown, NC. He servedin the U.S. Army during WorldWar II, and completed hiseducation after the war. Hepracticed law for over 50years, most of that time inElizabethtown. He was a solicitorfor the Bladen CountyRecorder’s Court and a staffattorney for the N.C. AttorneyGeneral in Raleigh, NC, beforereturning to Bladen Countyin 1955. He was inducted intothe N.C. General Practice Hallof Fame in 1998.William Patrick Jackson (’49),Oct. 12, 2008, Marion, VA. Heserved in the 69th InfantryDivision of the U.S. Armyduring World War II. He receivedseveral medals includingthe Combat Infantryman’sBadge and the Bronze Star.After a brief stint in the FBI,he was an industrial engineerwith Brunswick Corp. in Marian,VA, and an industrial consultantwith Emerson ElectricCo. in Wytheville, VA.Margaret Anne Britt Miller(’49), Oct. 13, 2009, Tallmadge,OH. She is survived by herhusband, Delbert, a daughter,two sons, a sister and abrother, Bill (’57).Ephraim Murray Tate Jr.(JD ’49), Sept. 27, 2008,Hickory, NC. He was a formermember of the School of LawAlumni Council and the PoteatScholarship Committee, andwas a generous donor to thelaw school, Deacon Club andReynolda House Museum ofAmerican Art. After attendingGeorge Washington University,the University of SouthCarolina and Columbia UniversityMidshipman’s School,he received his law degreefrom Wake Forest. He servedin World War II as an officeraboard the USS Kalinin Bay. Hewas a partner at the firm of AnthonyTate PA. He was the cityattorney for the city of Hickoryfrom 1969 until 1995. He receivedthe N.C. DistinguishedCitizen Award in 1965 and wasnamed to the N.C. GeneralPractice Hall of Fame in 2006.He is survived by two sons anda daughter: Philip (’74) andhis wife Annette (’74); Steven(’76, JD ’78) and his wife,Constance (’76); and HarrietT. Holland (’78, PA ’80) andher husband, Ned (’77, MD’81). He is also survived byeight grandchildren, includingRebecca T. Walker (’00) andher husband, William (’01),Jennifer T. Bouvier (’02) andPatricia A. Tate (’05, JD ’08).John Claude Pate (’50),Aug. 3, 2008, Fayetteville,NC. He was a Navy veteranof World War II. He was withHome Federal Savings andLoan for 36 years, where heserved as president and chiefexecutive officer for 16 yearsand on the board of directorsfor 29 years. He received theE.J. Wells Cup from the FayettevilleKiwanis Club and theRealtors Cup Award from theChamber of Commerce.E. Allan Jarratt (’51), July 12,2008, Harleysville, PA. Afterserving in the U.S. Armyduring the Korean War, hereceived his master’s in socialwork from UNC-Chapel Hill.He worked with Family Court,Immanuel Baptist Church andthe Baptist Children’s Homesof N.C. before moving toParkesburg, PA, in 1974. Heworked for the Virginia MedicalCenter in Coatesville, PA,until his retirement in 1989.After retiring, he volunteeredfor Habitat for Humanity,Meals on Wheels, BrandywineHospital, the Sudan InteriorMission in Nigeria, the SIM RetirementVillage in Sebring, FL,and JAARS, a service branch ofWycliffe Bible Translators. Hewas predeceased by his parents,Myrtle and John FranklinJarratt (’28), and a sister. He issurvived by his wife, Marjorie,four sons, nine grandchildren,and a sister, Anita Bare (’59)and her husband, Hubert (’60).

Charles Lenfred Kersh (’51),July 15, 2008, Harrisonburg,VA. He served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II. He workedat Rockingham National Bankand retired from Dominion Bank.Richard Franklin McCleney(’51), July 29, 2008, FoxfireVillage, NC.Donald Shufford Tysinger Jr.(’51, MD ’51), Oct. 7, 2008,Dothan, AL. He interned at theUniversity of Chicago Clinicsand was a senior assistant residentat Thayer V.A. Hospital.He had an internal medicinepractice, limited primarily tocardiopulmonary disease, inDothan since 1955.Emmett R. White (’51, MD’54), Oct. 1, 2008, RutherfordCollege, NC. He served in theU.S. Army Medical Corps. Heserved Valdese General Hospitalmore than 30 years, foundingthe radiology departmentand a radiation oncologydepartment. He was on staffat Broughton Hospital, GraceHospital and Sloop MemorialHospital and co-founder ofthe Catawba Valley RadiologicalSociety. He served as anassociate professor of clinicalradiology at Bowman Gray inthe 1970s and was a fellow inthe American College ofRadiology. He authored threevolumes of a historical biographicalseries, RevolutionaryWar Soldiers of Western NorthCarolina. He was preceded indeath by a son, Matthew; threebrothers, Linney Ray (’48),Jack and Edward Lee (’42);and a sister, Emma Joyce. He issurvived by his wife, Martha;two sons, Emmett Jr. (’79)and John; two daughters, Beverlyand Millie; two brothers,William Robert (’57, JD ’64)and Glen Love (’60); and fivegrand-children.Joseph Milton Baker (’52),July 20, 2008, Mooresville,NC. He served in the U.S.Coast Guard during theKorean War and owned aninsurance brokerage business.He is survived by his wife,Martha, two daughters, threegrandchildren, and a brother,Charles Cecil Baker (’51).James Martin Clifton (’52),Jan. 17, 2008, West Roxbury,MA, and Whiteville, NC. Hewas a history professor atSoutheastern CommunityCollege in Whiteville until hisretirement, and an author ofhistorical books and articles.Norman Earl Davis Jr. (’52),Sept. 12, 2008, Raleigh, NC.He was employed by WatsonSeafood and Poultry Co. andretired as a state auditor forthe N.C. Department of StateAudits. He received the N.C.Order of the Longleaf Pine.Frank Norris Bowers (’53),Sept. 13, 2008, Eden, NC. He retiredas a minister in 1993, havingserved churches in Akron,OH, and Kenly, Wise, Goldsboroand Parkton, NC. He madeseveral trips to the Ukraine aspart of the Ukraine Challenge.He was preceded in death byhis brothers, Harry, Fred andSpotswood (’47). He is survivedby his wife, Dorothy; a son,Harry Thomas Bowers (’76); adaughter, Jeannie Bowers Phillips(PA ’86); two grandchildren;and a brother and sister.Stiles Huot Ellyson (’53),Sept. 21, 2008, Buies Creek,NC. He served as pastor at12 Baptist churches in NorthCarolina and Virginia. Afterretirement he volunteeredas chaplain at Betsy JohnsonRegional Hospital.Helen Green Kizer (’53),Oct. 2, 2008, Shreveport,LA. She was a native of RockyMount, NC, and lived inBrevard, NC; Atlanta; Nashville,TN; and for the past 42 years inShreveport. She received hernursing degree from NorthwesternState University andwas a retired Caddo ParishPublic Health Nurse. She waspreceded in death by her husband,Alexander Hoke KizerJr. (’50). She is survived by threechildren, seven grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren.Dorothy Saintsing Thaxton(’53), Oct. 6, 2008, Goldsboro,NC. She traveled with her husbandduring his U.S. Air Forcecareer until his retirement in1971 when they returned toNorth Carolina. She taughtEnglish and Sunday school.Thurman Wheeler Allred (’54),Oct. 3, 2008, Wilmington, NC.He served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II and wasa trucking manager with BurlingtonMills in Burlington, NC.After graduating from SoutheasternSeminary, he servedas pastor of Antioch Baptist inBlacksburg, SC; Cypress ChapelBaptist in Spring Hope, NC;First Baptist in New London,NC; and Rocky Hock Baptist inEdenton, NC. He was precededin death by his wife, Mary,and son, James. He is survivedby two daughters, Barbara andLynn; a son, David (’63); ninegrandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren.Junius “Jay” Linwood JonesJr. (’54), Aug. 25, 2008,Williamsburg, VA. He receiveda bachelor’s from the Universityof Nebraska (Omaha) anda master’s in rehabilitationcounseling from VirginiaCommonwealth University. Hewas a career U.S. Army officer,serving first as an aviator andlater as a logistics directorand instructor. He receivedawards including the Legion ofMerit, Bronze Star and ArmyCommendation. He was predeceasedby his parents, Myraand Junius Jones Sr. (’21). Heis survived by his wife, Alice;two daughters; a son; sevengrandchildren; and a sister,DeLena Browder (’50).Rozier Lee Stocks Jr. (’54),Sept. 14, 2008, High Point,NC. He graduated fromSoutheastern Baptist TheologicalSeminary. He servedchurches in Fayetteville, NC,served for 10 years as amissionary in Zambia, Africa,and served for 20 years as achaplain at Virginia BaptistHospital in Lynchburg, VA.After retirement he was aninterim pastor in NorthCarolina, Virginia and Hawaii.George Victor Kokiko(MD ’56), Sept. 23, 2008,Goldsboro, NC. He waspredeceased by his wife,Bette Ann Wall Kokiko (’51).He served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II andcompleted his pathologyresidency in 1961. He joinedthe Wayne County MedicalStaff in 1962 and practiced inGoldsboro for 36 years.Henry Jenkins Stokes (’56),Sept. 13, 2008, Louisville, KY,and Greensboro, NC. He was aveteran of World War II, theKorean War and a former POW.Don Tunis VanDam (MD ’56),Sept. 4, 2008, Chatham, NJ.He was an Army veteran, servingin the medical corp. He completedhis internship at WayneMemorial Hospital in Detroitand began a medical practicein Wayne, NJ. From 1969 until1982 he was medical director atKate Macy Ladd in Far Hills, NJ.In later years he was a nursinghome administrator consultantfor various facilities.George Rodney Beals (’57),Oct. 14, 2008, Greensboro,NC. He graduated from theSoutheastern Baptist TheologicalSeminary and was pastor ofWeeksville Baptist, WendellBaptist and the church at KennedyBaptist Children’s Home.He worked at Campbell Universityand retired as vice presidentfrom Averett Universityin Danville, VA, in 1998. He waspredeceased by his wife, MarthaClifford Beals (’57), anddaughter, Susan Young. He issurvived by his wife, Eileen; twodaughters, Laura Beals Davidson(’80) and her husband, Allen,and Betsy Lowder and herhusband, Robert; a son-in law,Randy Young; two grandchildren,Amy and Eric; and a sister,Barbara Beals Boggs (’55).Bobby Frank Jones (’57,JD ’60), Aug. 4, 2008, Wilson,NC. He was with the BeaconCenter in Rocky Mount and acommunity volunteer.Rachel Farrer Meschan(MD ’57), July 21, 2008, Winston-Salem, NC. A native of Sydney,Australia, she received herMB and BS degrees from theUniversity of Melbourne andmoved to the U.S. in 1946 aftergetting married. After graduatingfrom the then-Bowman GraySchool of Medicine, she servedas an assistant clinical professorin the department of obstetricsgynecology.With her latehusband, Isadore Meschan, sheco-authored multiple medicaltextbooks. She is survived by ason and three daughters, ninegrandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.Memorials maywww.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 53

notesclassbe made to the Isadore andRachel Meschan Award Fundat the Wake Forest UniversitySchool of Medicine.Bobbie E. Phillips (’58), April 10,2008, Spring Hope, NC.Ronald Wilson Williams (’58),Oct. 1, 2008, Statesville, NC. Hetaught at Scotts High Schooland was a principal at Scotts,Ebenezer, Monticello and Waysideelementary schools.Claven C. “Jack” Williams (’58),Sept. 25, 2008, Faison, NC.Pressley Bell Brawley Jr.(JD ’59), July 16, 2008, Mooresville,NC. He served in the U.S.Army during the Korean War.He joined the practice of ZebulonTurlington in Mooresville.He was a volunteer firemanand a member of the rescuesquad. He is survived by threechildren, including Mary AnnBrawley Poteat (’82), andseven grandchildren.Reginald Barnett Medlock(’60), Aug. 8, 2008, Baltimore.He taught school briefly andhad a career in nursing. Hereceived awards and citationsas a caregiver at severalnursing facilities in the greaterBaltimore area. He was predeceasedby his parents, Blancheand Albert Medlock (’43), andis survived by a brother,Dennis Medlock (’60), a sisterin-law,a niece and a nephew.Marvin Edgar Max (MD ’61),Aug. 22, 2008, Middletown,OH. He served in the U.S. ArmyAir Corps during World WarII, followed by five years in thejet engine division of GeneralElectric. He established a medicalpractice in Middletown,OH, retiring in 1990 after 28years as a family practitioner.He was on staff at MiddletownRegional Hospital.Caroline Henderson Swanton(MD ’61), Aug. 14, 2008, Asheville,NC. She was a physicianfor over 30 years, most of thatas medical director of theWestern Carolina Center forthe State of North Carolina,now known as the J. IversonRiddle Development Centerand Black Mountain Center.She specialized in the treatmentof mentally handicappedchildren, children with epilepsyand adults with Alzheimer’sdisease.James Calvin Johnson Jr.(JD ’62), Sept. 21, 2008, Concord,NC. He was a CabarrusCounty attorney and the District36 Democratic nomineefor the N.C. Senate. He servedas a member of the N.C. Senateand the N.C. House of Representativesand was in the activereserves of the U.S. NationalGuard. He owned Fort JohnsonMilitary Museum in Concord.Jean Moore Poteat (’62),Aug. 18, 2008, Siler City, NC.She received her MAEd fromUNC-Greensboro and taughtat Grimsley High School inGreensboro, NC, for 30 years.She taught math at Jordan-Matthews High School in SilerCity for 25 years. She is survivedby her husband, Harold;a daughter, Kelly Adair Poteat(’87); a son, Dave; and threegrandchildren.Doris Talbert Blackwell (’63),Aug. 17, 2008, Pine KnollShores, NC. She taught artand English at Ledford SeniorHigh School in Thomasville,NC, and was a real estatebroker in Carteret County.Michael Lenderman Redwine(’63), July 22, 2008, NevadaCity, CA.Richard Wayne Stancil (’63),Sept. 15, 2008, North MyrtleBeach, SC. He was a retiredvice president with the FederalReserve Bank of Richmond, VA.He is survived by his wife,Maggie, four sons, a daughter,six grandchildren, and a brother,Billy Dale Stancil (’61).Randolph Howard Rucker(’64), Oct. 1, 2008, Orlando, FL.He was an entrepreneur, and ascout and director of studentactivities at County College ofMorris in Randolph, NJ.Herbert Bruce Hulse Jr. (’67),Oct. 1, 2008, Goldsboro, NC.He was an attorney with Hulse& Hulse.Mary Maxine Miles Bayly(MA ’68), Aug. 16, 2008,Gloucester Point, VA. She hadthe privilege of discoveringfive new species of aquatic lifeon her travels to the GalapagosIslands and other offshorescientific expeditions. Shetaught biology and chemistryin the Gloucester and YorkCounty school systems.Barbara Soper Troll (’68),July 31, 2008, Silver Spring,MD. She is survived by a son,a granddaughter and a sister,Dorothy Soper Francis (’71).Jasper White Horne (’69),Aug. 27, 2008, Kernersville, NC.Sue Pyatt Peeler (MA ’69),Aug. 6, 2008, Salisbury, NC.She was retired from theRowan Salisbury schoolsystem after 30 years of service.She is survived by herhusband, Jack, and two daughters,Sueanna (’77) and April.Harley M. Kastner (’70),Aug. 26, 2008, Akron, OH.He received his JD from theUniversity of Akron School ofLaw and served as assistantgeneral counsel and latergeneral counsel of the UnitedRubber Workers InternationalUnion. He started a privatepractice in 1978 and in 2000established Kastner Westman& Wilkins LLC.Douglas Floyd Osborne Jr.(’71, JD ’74), Aug. 17, 2008,Eden, NC. He was a U.S. Armyveteran and practiced law inEden, NC. Memorials may bemade to The Lord’s Pantry,602 Bridge Street, Eden, NC27288 or to the Wake ForestUniversity School of Law,General Scholarship Fund,P.O. Box 7227, Winston-Salem,NC 27109.John Morris Gulledge (’74),Aug. 10, 2008, Dallas. He livedand worked in the Dallas areaas an Internet sales managerin the automotive industry for30 years. He is survived by hismother, two brothers, and twosisters, including Cherry GayGulledge (’77).Thomas Howell Shelton (’74),July 26, 2008, Calistoga, CA.He was the former presidentand CEO of Joseph PhelpsVineyards and a leader in theAmerican wine industry. Hestarted his career in the wineindustry as a sales representative,and in 1978 he became theowner of North Plaza Liquor &Wine Storage in Baltimore. In1984 he joined Vintage WineMerchants in San Francisco andfour years later became vicepresident of sales and marketingfor Franciscan Vineyards inNapa Valley. He joined JosephPhelps Vineyards in 1992 andwas named president in 1994and CEO a year later. Withwinemaker Craig Williams, heis credited with the significantturnaround of the JosephPhelps Vineyards brand; their2002 Insignia was WineSpectator’s Wine of the Year in2005. He was a past presidentof the Napa Valley Vintnersboard and served on the boardsof numerous industry groups,including the California WineInstitute. He is survived by hiswife, Laurie, and five children:Bryan, Jonathon, Jessica, Trevorand Camille.Barry Eugene Love (’76),Oct. 2, 2008, Oxford, GA. Hewas owner of Matrix HeadGear, a custom headwear companyin Oxford, and a certifiedexecutive chef in North Carolina.He was an entrepreneur inresidence in the Office of Entrepreneurshipand Liberal Arts atWake Forest. He is survived byhis wife, Susie, and son, Brad.Memorials may be made to TheEntrepreneurship and LiberalArts Program, Wake Forest University,P.O. Box 7229, Winston-Salem, NC 27109.Bruce Becker (MD ’77),July 26, 2008, Bloomsburg, PA.He was a medical officer in theU.S. Navy and a family practitionerfor 18 years at BloomsburgHospital. From 2000 to 2005 heworked in emergency rooms atarea hospitals and was mostrecently a medical officer at theFederal Penitentiary at Lewisburg.He received the Fellowshipof the American Academy ofFamily Physicians Award and theAmerican Medical Association’sPhysician Recognition Award.Nathaniel Morton “N.M.”Hilliard Jr. (’79), May 7, 2008,Warrenton, NC. He taught inthe Durham County schools.Steven Lee Daulton (MBA ’82),Sept. 10, 2008, Greenwood,SC. He served in the U.S. Armyduring the Vietnam War. He wasa former assistant professor ofaccounting at Newberry Collegeand retired from PiedmontTechnical College in Greenwood.54 wake forest magazine

Leora Wartofsky (MD ’91),June 28, 2008, Tenafly, NJ.She completed her residencyin internal medicine at BrownUniversity. She was anassociate medical director forHospice Care of Rhode Islandin Pawtucket and an associateattending emergency roomphysician at Pascack ValleyHospital in Westwood, NJ.Andrew Jackson Graham Jr.(PhD ’99), March 29, 2008,Todd, NC. He was a physics labdirector at Appalachian StateUniversity. Memorials may bemade to the Ashe County CancerSociety or to the Jack andRoger Graham Physics and AstronomyScholarship, AppalachianState University, ASU Box32004, Boone, NC 28608.Laura Jo Gendy (JD ’00),Aug. 16, 2008, Raleigh, NC.She was a clerk for N.C. Courtof Appeals Judge Horton andfor the last six years an assistantattorney general of NorthCarolina in Raleigh.Charles Christopher Johnson(’02), Oct. 7, 2008, WestPalm Beach, FL. He was withBB&T Corp. in West PalmBeach. He is survived by hisparents, Margaret and JulianS. Johnson III (’73); a brother,Jay, and his wife, Jill; and anephew, J.S. IV.Friends, Faculty,Staff, StudentsScott Alan Bailey, Aug. 21,2008, Tobaccoville, NC. He wasa graduate of Virginia WesleyanCollege and was pursuing aJD at Wake Forest with theClass of 2010. Memorials maybe made to Brenner Children’sHospital, Wake Forest UniversityBaptist Medical Center,Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, NC 27157.Mary Nell Burke, Sept. 1,2008, Winston-Salem, NC.She was retired after 30 yearsof service with the alumnirecords office of Wake Forest.Glenn Adkins Jones, Sept.25, 2008, Winston-Salem, NC.He was the retired presidentof his family-owned business,Fowler-Jones ConstructionCo. He was the 1993 DeaconClub Member of the Year.Gabiden Kourman, Sept. 22,2008, Winston-Salem, NC.He was a sophomore at WakeForest. He is survived by hisparents, Bakhit (MS ’02, MBA’07) and Koulnara; a sister, Rima(’07); and a brother, Bakhit Jr.His father is an instructionaltechnology consultant in the Romancelanguages department.Kermit G. Phillips II, Aug. 25,2008, Greensboro, NC. Hedeveloped residential andcommercial properties in theSoutheast and was founder andpresident of Phillips ManagementGroup in Greensboro, NC.He was co-founder of ATC DevelopmentCorp. in Augusta,GA. He was instrumental in thedesign and building of PhillipsChapel at Canterbury School inGreensboro, which was namedin his honor. He supported theKermit Glenn Phillips II Chair ofCardiology at the Wake ForestUniversity Baptist Medical Center.He is survived by his wife,Monica; his children, Kert andKeith (’87); a brother, Jim; and asister, Anne Gilchrist (’87).Cornelius F. Strittmatter,Sept. 11, 2008, Winston-Salem,NC. He was a professor ofbiochemistry at the School ofMedicine for 28 years and chairmanof the department for 17years. He studied at HarvardUniversity and Oxford Universityand was on the faculty atthe Harvard Medical School foreight years. He is survived byhis wife, Carol, a daughter andgranddaughter. Memorials maybe made to SciWorks, 400 W.Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem,NC 27105 or to ReynoldaGardens of Wake Forest University,100 Reynolda Village,Winston-Salem, NC 27106.Claudine T. Vaughn, Aug. 27,2008, Winston-Salem, NC.She was a retired assistantsuperintendent of custodialservices in facilities and campusservices at Wake Forest.Vivian L. Wilson, Sept. 30,2008, Winston-Salem, NC.She taught school in HalifaxCounty and was a librarian atRoanoke Rapids High School.She was the law librarianat the School of Law for 25years. She is survived by herhusband, Joseph Paul Wilson(’50), and a son, James ArthurDaniel Wilson.obituaryCarl Moses, professor emeritusof political scienceRetired Professor of Political ScienceCarl Moses, who expanded the political science curriculuminto Latin America during his 27 years on the faculty, died Sept. 22.He was 87.Moses joined the faculty in 1964 and retired in 1991. “He wasvery dedicated to his teaching and very interested in his students,”said Professor Emeritus of Political Science Jack Fleer, who joinedthe faculty the same year. “He took his responsibility as a studentadviser quite seriously, both as an academic adviser and as afraternity (Alpha Sigma Phi) adviser.”Moses won the University’s Excellence in Advising Award in1990. He served as politics department chair for several years andtook students to Worrell House in London in 1982. He also taughtcourses on the then-Soviet Union, but he was most well knownfor his interest in Latin America. He visited Cuba several timesand Nicaragua at least once. He taught classes on Latin-Americanpolitics, liberation theology and the Cuban revolution. He tookstudents to Mexico and brought speakers from Latin-Americancountries to campus.“He made generations of Wake Forest students aware of ourneighbors to the south, their history and their promise,” saidProvost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43) at Moses’ retirementdinner in 1991. “He then performed the same service for EasternEurope, more and more becoming identified on this campus as aprofessor with a true international outlook.”Professor and Chair of Political Science Katy Harriger saidthat Moses was interested in Latin America before he came toWake Forest, but that his interest in Nicaragua in the 1980s and1990s was, in part, because of the large Moravian community inNicaragua. Moses was a long time member of Home MoravianChurch in Winston-Salem. “He was a very kind man and verythoughtful in helping new faculty,” said Harriger, who joined thefaculty in 1985. “Students recognized that he cared about them,and they learned a lot from him.”A native of West Virginia, Moses attended Roanoke Collegefor two years before joining the Army Air Corps and serving as abombardier-pilot instructor during World War II. After the warended, he graduated from the College of William and Mary andwent on to earn his master’s and Ph.D. in political science from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He taught for six yearsat Virginia Tech before joining the Wake Forest faculty.Moses’ wife, Helen, died in 1998. He is survived by two children,Carl and Sarah, and three grandchildren. Memorials may be madeto the Home Moravian Church Book of Remembrance, 521 SouthChurch Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, or to Salemtowne, 1000Salemtowne Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 55

classnotesTeresa Golding RobertsScholarship HonorsHer Life and ConnectsHer LovesEveryone who knew Teresa Golding Roberts (’80)valued her. She was beautiful and funny—agood person and a great mother who loved childrenin general but her own most of all. She cherished life,and she treasured her experiences at Wake ForestUniversity.Too often, however, bad things happen to goodpeople. Teresa’s life was cut tragically short in2003 by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a relentlessand progressive neurodegenerative disease forwhich there is very little treatment and no cure.Many know it as Lou Gehrig’s disease or, simply,ALS.When she died, Teresa—or Resi, as she wasknown by family and friends—left three childrenas well as her husband, Jon. She also left a legacy oflove that Jon has chosen to memorialize throughcreation of the Teresa Golding Roberts Scholarshipat Wake Forest. The scholarship, to which he haspledged $500,000 and already given an initial giftof $100,000, is for a female student from NorthCarolina who plans on becoming a teacher.Resi was born in Charlotte and taught sixth- andseventh-grade English prior to the birth of her ownchildren. The first recipient of her scholarship wasselected for fall 2008.“Teaching is such a nobleprofession,” Jon says. “If you go to Wake Forest, youcan be anything you want; to choose to be a teacheris noble. That’s the way Resi was. I know that manypeople make academic choices based on the financialaid they are able to get. I want to help someone go toWake Forest and be a teacher. That would have madeResi very happy.”Jon, who serves as chief information officer forCVS Caremark, also has honored his wife by helpinghis employer raise millions for ALS research.Through a customer-donation campaign that wasinitiated following Resi’s death and the death of aCVS regional manager from the same disease theLeft to right: Gilmour Lake, Jon Roberts, Patrick Roberts (’11),Kathleen Boyce, Katherine Roberts, John Goldingyear before, the company has raised more than $15million. Jon chairs the project and sits alongsidetwo Nobel Laureates on the board that awards 100percent of the money raised to ALS researchersaround the world. Currently research funded byCVS is ongoing in 12 different countries, includingthe United States.Jon and Resi’s three children include Jonathan,who attends Harvard University, and Katherine,a freshman in high school with a strong interestin Wake Forest. Middle child, Patrick, currently isa student at Wake Forest and had a lot to do withJon’s decision to create the scholarship.“Patrick hada very special relationship with his mother,” Jonexplains, “so he wanted to go to college where shewent—to get a connection with her. He absolutelyloves it at Wake Forest, and she would be thrilled.It’s been a very good thing for him; the wholeWake Forest experience has taken him in a positivedirection. So, in addition to recognizing Resi, thescholarship recognizes Wake Forest and the impactit has had on her life and Patrick’s life. It will foreverconnect Patrick to the university and to his mother;it is a connection he’ll value for the rest of his life.”56 wake forest magazine

Scholarship Furthersthe Life’s Work ofJean LeuchtenbergerJean Leuchtenberger spent her life reaching out toothers. Her son and daughter-in-law honored herlife by doing the same.When they endowed a scholarship in his mother’sname, Mark Leuchtenberger (’78) and his wife,Tracy Burlock, created a mechanism for furtheringthe education of others, a cause that had consumed alarge part of Jean’s life. “She made a huge differencein so many people’s lives—those of her husband andchildren, surely, but also the lives of other people’schildren,” Mark says. “She was selfless.”Mark and Tracy opted to establish a tribute toMark’s mother at Wake Forest because of theirstrong desire to give back and to recognize herlifetime of learning and educating others. BothMark and his sister, Carol Leuchtenberger Johnson(’81), graduated from Wake Forest on the CarswellScholarship; without it, they would have foundattending difficult. Now, the University is a familyaffair: Carol’s son, Greg, currently is a junior.“Mom knew about the scholarship’s establishment,”Mark says, “and was thrilled that funds wouldbe going to enhance the ability of middle- andlower-income folks to attend Wake Forest. She wasespecially tickled that ‘Googling’ her name turnedup the scholarship as one of the first notations.”Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Jean was the first inher family to attend college. She married MartinLeuchtenberger, an electrical engineer from theBerkshires in Massachusetts whose work took themacross the country and to other parts of the world.Jean opted to remain a stay-at-home mother untilher children were older. She coordinated the family’smany moves and created a haven of learning thateventually led all four to pursue advanced education:Mark is president and chief executive officer fora late-stage biotech company that develops newantibiotics; Carol has been chief financial officer forseveral software companies; Mary is a veterinarian;and Jan is a college professor of Japanese literature.“Education was incredibly important to mymother, but specific degrees weren’t the thing,”Mark explains. “We had the freedom to do what wewanted, to pursue what we were interested in. Formother, learning and growing were the importantthings.”Jean was more than 40 years old when she attainedher master’s degree and began a 20-year teachingcareer, first during the family’s seven years in Peruand then as an elementary school teacher in NewYork, just over the state line from their home inthe Berkshires of Massachusetts. In her spare timeshe taught English as a Second Language (ESL)to immigrants from South and Central America,and she found it so rewarding that she served as avolunteer ESL teacher well into her retirement. Shealso was active in church work, at one point servingas head of her church’s nursery school and also avolunteer for Project Head Start.Although life threw Jean several difficult curves,including the need to care simultaneously for herhusband and her elderly father shortly after herretirement, she maintained what Mark calls a specialart for being happy. Her focus was always on others.Jean died in 2006 after a four-year battle with breastcancer, but her spirit and passion for education havelived on through her own children and countlessothers whose lives she improved. Now, because ofthe Jean Leuchtenberger Scholarship at Wake Forest,that number will forever continue to grow.www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 57

ollhonorHonor Roll of DonorsWake Forest University extends its gratitude to the individuals, businesses, foundations, churches and otherorganizations that made gifts to the University during the 2007-08 fiscal year (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008).Due to the generosity of many donors, this past year was a record-setting year in fundraising for WakeForest’s Reynolda Campus schools. We closed the 2007-08 fiscal year with nearly $50 million in receiptedcontributions, an increase of 8% from last year.All donors who made a gift of $25,000 or more to Wake Forest University (Reynolda Campus schools andthe School of Medicine) are included in this honor roll. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracyof these lists. Please report corrections or omissions to the Office of University Advancement, P.O. Box 7227,Winston-Salem, NC 27109, by e-mail to alumni@wfu.edu, or by contacting the appropriate developmentofficer.To view the list online, visit www.wfu.edu/alumni/winLog into WIN. (If you do not have a WIN account, click Register Online. If you do have a WIN accountbut cannot remember your ID/password, click Forgotten ID/password.)Click on InfoCentral -> Forms & Documents Library -> Alumni & FriendsClick on the name of the document you wish to view. Adobe Acrobat reader must be installed;only open .pdf files may be searched for names.2008 DonorWall Additions$5 Million and aboveThomas K. Hearn, Jr.*and Laura Walter Hearn$1 - $5 MillionAmon G. Carter FoundationAnonymousDavid Wright Dupree (MBA ’78)and Marijke Jurgens DupreeWilliam Harris Gibson (’29,MA ’42) and Susan HesterGibsonRaymond Jones Harbertand Kathryn Dunn HarbertRussell Dean Hobbs III (’88)and Barbara HobbsJames William Judson Jr. (’80)and Elizabeth Ann JudsonGraeme McGregor Keith Jr.(’78, JD ’81) andIndia Early Keith (’77)Jeffery William Kentner (’78)and Pamela DobbinsKentner (’79)Donald Dorsett Leonard (’65)*denotes deceased donorMajor Donors$100,000+ARAMARK Charitable FundAbbott LaboratoriesAlliance for Lupus ResearchAlltel Service CorporationAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Heart AssociationAmon G. Carter FoundationJames Bryan Andrews Sr. andStephanie AndrewsDon G. Angell Sr. andVera C. AngellAnonymousArie and Ida Crown MemorialAssociation of State &Territorial Chronic DiseaseProgramsPatricia Shield AyresBB&T CorporationBaker Roofing CompanyWilliam Prentiss Baker III (‘65)and Joan Matthews BakerBank of AmericaBank of America CorporationBaxter Healthcare CorporationTed M. Beal Sr. andKaren L. BealSydney Young Beck andJohnny Shelton Beck Sr.Ranlet Shelden Bell (JD ‘89)and Frank M. Bell Jr.Bermuda VillageShelmer Doyle Blackburn Jr.(‘82)William James Boyle (‘80) andMarcia Bond Boyle (‘79)Brett’s Ride for RhabdoBrian Piccolo Fund Drive-WFUDebra L. Bryant (PhD ‘80) andLawrence GrovesRichard P. Budd andSylvia Sexton BuddBurchfield Family CharitableFoundationBobby Roy Burchfield (‘76) andTerri Miller BurchfieldPorter Brown Byrum (JD ‘42)CP3 Charitable FoundationCarmen Caruth andGreg ErrettChambers Family CharitableTrustJohn Thomas Chambers andElaine ChambersLindsay Nicole Chambers (‘00)Cobb FoundationBill and Rhoda Ware CobbGray Munroe Cobey (MBA ‘78)and Rebecca Todd CobeyCarol Copple *R. Scott CovingtonCystic Fibrosis FoundationDana FoundationDataMax FoundationThomas Alexander Dingledine(MBA ‘78) and KarynDingledineDuke EndowmentJames M. Dunn andMarilyn DunnDavid Wright Dupree (MBA ‘78)and Marijke Jurgens DupreeElizabeth Glaser PediatricAIDS FoundationMark Edward Ellis (‘74, MD ‘77)and Lynn Hamilton Ellis (‘75)Elsa V. Pardee FoundationErnst & Young FoundationErrett Fisher FoundationEstate of Annie A. AdamsEstate of Evelyn Jean YorkEstate of Gerald MitchellEstate of Marie JohnstonBillingsEstate of Mary Louise EarnhardtEstate of Ralph W. Bland, MDEwing M. Kauffman FoundationF. M. Kirby FoundationDavid Nelson Farr (‘77) andLelia Brown Farr (‘77)Fidelity Charitable Gift FundFilipowski FoundationAndrew J. FilipowskiFlow FoundationDonald E. Flow (MBA ‘83) andRobbin FlowGalderma LaboratoriesGeorge Link Jr. FoundationGolfers Against Cancer, Inc.Bettye D. GrayGreg and India Keith FoundationKenneth C. GriffinJim B. Grobe and Holly GrobeCaryl J. Guth (‘57, MD ‘62)Hanley Family FoundationJohn W. Hanley Sr.Raymond Jones Harbert andKathryn Dunn HarbertJohn F. Hiner and Mary I. HinerRussell Dean Hobbs, III (‘88)and Barbara Hobbs58 wake forest magazine

Howard Hughes MedicalInstituteInmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V.James G. Hanes Memorial FundJessie Ball duPont FundMarion Lawrence Johnston Jr.(JD ‘73) and Ann A. Johnston(MBA ‘81)Joshua Frase FoundationJuvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundationKate B. Reynolds CharitableTrustMartha James KeigerGraeme M. Keith Jr. (‘78, JD ‘81)and India Early Keith (‘77)Jeffery William Kentner (‘78)and Pamela DobbinsKentner (‘79)Mark J. Kenyon andAnn M. KenyonHarry KirkpatrickEdward Bernard Kissam (MD ‘55)Petro KulynychTimothy See Yiu Lam (‘60) andEllen Pie-Ming Yeh LamLegatus FoundationDonald Dorsett Leonard (‘65)Lindmor FoundationMadison Place ApartmentsJohn Boniface Maier II (‘84)and Heather Wright Maier (‘84)Douglas F. Manchester andBetsy C. ManchesterMartin Cohen MedicalFoundationMary Reynolds BabcockFoundationBob J. McCreary (‘63) andMichelle McCrearyMcMichael Family FoundationJohn G. Medlin Jr. andPauline Sims MedlinWalter Brinkley Melvin (‘79) andRobin Purser Stacy-MelvinManning Bruce Milam (‘51) andAnn MilamKenneth David Miller (‘76)Nicholas Millhouse andBarbara Babcock MillhouseMorgan FoundationJames Lauder Morgan Jr. (‘75)and Annette Leach MorganMuscular Dystrophy AssociationMusculoskeletal TransplantFoundationNorth Carolina Lions FoundationOristano FoundationOrthopaedic Research andEducation FoundationPaul and Evalyn RichterMemorial FundChristopher Emmanuel Paul (‘07)Hugh Glenn Pettyjohn (‘59,JD ‘61) and Wilma WrayPettyjohnArthur J. Reimers andLindsay ReimersReynolds AmericanRobert Wood Johnson FoundationE. Claiborne Robins Jr.James Gray Rucker (‘86) andMelinda Collins RuckerSandler Program for AsthmaResearchChase Martin Scott (‘97) andJove ScottSteven M. Scott andRebecca Jensen ScottJean Butler Serenbetz (‘76)and Stuart SerenbetzRobert Hilliard Shackelford(‘45, MD ‘47) and EvelynHolden ShackelfordMitesh Bharat Shah (‘91) andReshma ShahRichard Craig Siler (‘73, MBA ‘03)and Martha Barden SilerBarry James Small andLaurie SmallSnow Family FoundationAndrew John Sterge (‘81)Jimmy Blake Strickland (‘81)and Julianna StricklandSummer Rest FoundationSusan G. Komen Breast CancerFoundationCarl Millon Tucker III (‘68) andLinda Ball TuckerGeorge C. Turner andSue M. TurnerUS Trust Company of NCUnited Way of Forsyth CountyVanguard CharitableEndowment ProgramJohn Marcus Vann (‘80) andKaren Ottenfeld VannRobert Lee Vann (‘42, MD ‘45)Wachovia CorporationDavid Wahrhaftig (MBA ‘82)and Sue Kloap WahrhaftigPhilip R.S. Waugh Jr. andJean Wilder WaughCharles Rex Welton Jr. (‘90)and Brad MossArthur Tab Williams Jr. andLinda WilliamsSally Glenn WilliamsWinston-Salem FoundationAnne Rowell WorrellWright Medical Technology, Inc.Dickerson Wright andKatherine Bendo WrightWallace Chi-Li Wu and Mona WuYeh Mou Chong CharitableTrustCharles Jeffrey Young (‘72) andLynn Dalton YoungHelen Wright YoungJulius Smith Young Jr. (‘70,MALS ‘95)Kyle Allen Young (‘65, MD ‘69)and Caroline Spratt Young(‘65)Tung Shai YunZ. Smith Reynolds Foundation$50,000-$99,999A. J. Fletcher FoundationAGS Foundation for Health inAgingWilliam Raymond Acquavellaand Donna Jo AcquavellaAllergan PharmaceuticalsAlzheimer’s AssociationAmerican Geriatrics SocietyAmerican Society ofNephrologyAmerican Vascular AssociationAnn L. Petersen TrustArts CouncilAssociation of SpecialtyProfessorsAyco Charitable FoundationBarbara Ingalls ShookFoundationCaleb Harley Barnhardt Jr. (‘63)and Lorene Poteat BarnhardtJohn I. Bitove and Randi BitoveBlackburn Family FoundationDonna Ann Boswell (‘72, MA ‘74)Breast Cancer ResearchFoundation of the Triad, Inc.R. Courtney Brown Jr. andGayle H. BrownPeter Clark BrunetteDonald Reid Bryan Jr. (JD ‘85)and Frances Brown BryanEleanor Kuhn Burchianti (‘64)and Edward BurchiantiJohn W. Burress, III andMary Louise BurressCBF of North CarolinaCancer and Leukemia Group BFoundationCarpenter FoundationEdwin Lafayette Clark Jr. andAnn Williams ClarkClay Hughes Cline Jr. andRebecca Jessup ClineWalter Thompson ComerfordJr. (‘72, JD ‘74) and JoyceComerfordCure Kid’s Cancer CoalitionJames Frederick Davis III (‘79,MBA ‘84) and ElizabethFrancis DavisPaul A. DawsonJerome F. Dean andMarianne N. DeanLarry David Dodge andSally DodgeDonald and Elizabeth CookeFoundationFoundation for the CarolinasGMAC InsuranceJames C. GaleGallins Vending CompanyMatthew Gallins andGay D. GallinsGloria Flippin Graham (‘57,MD ‘61) and James H.Graham, MDGreater Houston CommunityFoundationJohn F. Hawley andBarbara H. HawleyHelen Wright Young TrustHenry Luce FoundationLeonard G. HerringJerry Looper HesterJames McClain Hoak Jr.and Nancy Jean HoakEdmund Friesell Hoey (‘49) andDoris Thomas HoeyHough Family FoundationRobert W. Humphreys andSusan Owens HumphreysIBM CorporationJacob L. and Lillian HoltzmannFoundationAli Jarrahi and B. Parvin JarrahiJohn and Kathleen MacDonoughFoundationJohn A. Hartford FoundationJohn W. and Anna HanesFoundationJohnson’s Modern Electric Co.James William Judson Jr. (‘80)and Beth Robinson JudsonEdward W. Kelly Jr. andLinda W. KellyKermit Phillips Charitable TrustKewaunee Scientific Corp.Kohl’sKohlberg FoundationJohn Frederick Krahnert Sr.and Dianne Evelyn KrahnertKulynych Family Foundation IConstantine Hanna Kutteh II(‘73) and Teresa CurrinKutteh (‘73, MAEd ‘74)Alan J. Lacy andCaron Ann LacyArnold N. Lakey andRebecca C. LakeyGary Benjamin Lambert (‘77)and Deborah Dixon Lambert(‘78)Michael William Lebo (MBA ‘96)and Ellen Greggwww.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 59

ollhonorW. Hampton Lefler Jr. (MD ‘63)and Katherine Davis LeflerAnna Leak LiipfertHeinz W. Little andDebbie P. LittleLongleaf Recreation LLCJoseph W. Luter III ('61) andKarin LuterMAW GroupJohn N. MacDonough andKathleen S. MacDonoughMackay Foundation for CancerResearchZeno Martin Jr. (‘60)John D. Matthews andCarol A. MatthewsMcCreary ModernDalton Larkin McMichael Jr.and Susan F. McMichaelMedtronic, Inc.Mercantile-Safe Deposit andTrustMercedes-Benz of Winston-SalemLouise McMichael Miracle *Leslie Morgan Morris Jr. (‘67)and Wendy C. MorrisBill D. Moyers andJudith MoyersCarolyn Jester Myers andJohnny Sidney MyersNxStage Medical, Inc.Joseph Randal Overby Jr. (‘66,MD ‘71) and Gretchen OverbyP.C. Reznick GroupLeon Fleming Patterson (‘62)and Eugenia WoosleyPattersonKermit G. Phillips, II *Carlton Wayne Prater (‘64) andLucy M. PraterPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPBilly Prim andDeborah Lynn PrimJohn E. Reece II (‘81) andElizabeth Caldwell ReeceAnne W. RichardsFrederick Richards II *Gerald Franklin Roach (‘80,JD ‘82) and StephanieDecker Roach (‘81)Jonathan Craig RobertsSara Smith Self Foundation, Inc.Andrew J. Schindler andEllen Clare SchindlerScottish HoldingsMarion SecrestSara Smith Self *Glenn Alan Shively andDeborah ShivelySmith & Nephew DyonicsLarry Dale Smith (‘60)Smithfield-Luter FoundationSol FoundationStanley Medical ResearchInstituteSamuel Arthur Sue Jr. (‘52,MD ‘56) and Cecelia SueTeva NeuroscienceThe Hoak FoundationPorter Bliss Thompson (‘62)and Betty ThompsonThomas Wyatt Townes (‘85)and Cynthia Ruth MillerTownes (‘86)Fred Douglas Turnage (‘43,JD ‘48) and Elizabeth WoodTurnageRalph Adolphus Walker (‘58,JD ‘63) and CharlotteQuincy WalkerWallace Research FoundationJoseph Charles Weinberger Jr.(‘78, JD ‘82) and SallieMargaret WeinbergerWhitehall Foundation$25,000-$49,999ALS AssociationAbe and Miriam BrennerFoundationEugene Wesley Adcock III MD(‘66) and Carol Ann AdcockAlcoholic Beverage MedicalResearch FoundationAmarr CompanyAmerican College of RadiologyAmerican College of SurgeonsAmerican Diabetes AssociationAmerican Institute for CancerResearchAmerican Lung AssociationCharles Albert Anderson andKimberly Chaplain AndersonAngell CareRichard Archibald-Woodwardand Harriet Archibald-WoodwardEdward A. Arditti andShirley ArdittiEdward Albert Arditti Jr. (‘98)and Kristin ArdittiJeffrey A. Arditti (‘83) andElizabeth T. ArdittiBruce McDaniel Babcock andAnne Burroughs BabcockJerry Herbert Baker (‘68) andCassandra Martin Baker (‘69)Baptist State Convention ofNorth CarolinaHoyt Robinson Barnett andCarol Jenkins BarnettWilliam Charles Batten (‘74)and Susan Thomson Batten(‘75)Fritts Lewis Biesecker (‘60)William P. Binder andKatherine Ann BinderBlanco Tackabery andMatamorosBlue Rhino CorporationHenry Maddrey Booke andElizabeth BookeJohn Newlin Bray (‘64) andConstance Hatcher BrayAbe Brenner andMiriam P. BrennerDavid E. Brenner andDebra BrennerShelton Vaden Bridgers (‘55)and Rebecca N. BridgersBriggs-Shaffner CompanyClifford Paul Britt (‘82,JD/MBA ‘86) andJoanna Ritchie BrittDouglas E. Broadway andNancy B. 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DeForestDebbie’s Staffing ServicesRichard P. Decker (‘68) andVirginia DeckerDen Danske ForskningsfondGraham Williams Denton Jr.(‘67) and Anne DentonJimmy A. Dew and Toni H. DewMargaret Newett DixonDoug Coley Foundation forLeukemiaStephen Mark Doughton andSusan A. DoughtonCharles Howard Duckett (‘54,MD ‘57) and CarolynGarrison DuckettDaniel M. Dupree andCheryl DupreeEdward A. Arditti CharitableFoundationElizabeth Williams TrustEmersonErnst & Young FoundationEstate of Barr AshcraftEstate of Jack A. Cheek Sr.Frederick Wesley Eubank II (‘86)and Martha McCroreyEubank (‘86)Glenda H. EvansLisbeth Clark Evans (‘74, MBA‘78) and James T. LambieBobby Faulkner andBetty FaulknerThomas Vernon Foster (‘73,MBA ‘94) and JenniferKnight Foster (MALS ‘02)Richard Alan Fox (‘79, MBA ‘81)and Karen Northridge FoxFrank L. Blum Construction Co.Barry S. Frank and Carol FrankFred Smith CompanyLinda Jean Gamble (‘80) andMichael ZismanDavidson Howard Givens(‘72, MD ‘76) and LynneMiller GivensGraduate ManagementAdmission CouncilRichard D. Graves andJane Graham GravesHaley Family FoundationSteven R. Haley andKathleen Powers HaleyHanesbrands, Inc.60 wake forest magazine

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c o n s t a n t&t r u eThere's Only One Demon Deaconby Jenny Puckett ('71, P '90)You’ve heard it; I’m sureyou have: It’s that questionthat we sometimes getwhen we travel to a bowlgame, as we so often dothese days: They say, “Um,excuse me. Your mascot isa Demon Deacon? What isa Demon Deacon?”I almost feel sorry forthese friendly strangers;after all, so many of thehigh-profile mascots thatthey know about haveto be shared by severalschools, conferences, andprofessional teams. Justthink about our ownconference. There may benumerous ways that youcan dress up a tiger, or awild bird, or an amphibian,or an insect, or a farmanimal….. but there’s onlyone Demon Deacon.This beautiful statuethat we dedicate today isan image which has madea long and interestingjourney, from 1922 in WakeForest, North Carolina, to2008 in McCreary Plazaat BB&T Field. It’s greatto welcome the formerDeacon mascots who arehere today. My purposeis to honor all those whohave donned the Deaconuniform.I’d like to quote fromthe 1974 homecomingprogram, Wake Forestvs. Virginia, October 26:“Our school had gainedits nickname in 1922 whena gentleman named HankGarrity, Sr., took overcoaching the college’sathletic teams and revivedthe Deacon athleticprogram, which had fallenon hard times. As theDeacons started recordingwins on a regular basis,the existing nicknames of“Baptists” and “Old Goldand Black” did not seemto capture the new spiritof Wake Forest athletics.When the Deacons pulledoff a particularly satisfyingwin over rival Duke, sportseditor Mayon Parker ofAhoskie searched for anew phrase to describe the“devilish” play and fightingspirit that marked theathletic teams. He foundthat description in “DemonDeacon.”And so, a decade later,the very first Deaconwas Allie Hayes. He wasa varsity athlete in 1932,and a pretty good one,too: he played end for thefreshman football teamand ran in the 100-yard,200-yard, and high hurdles.His height and athleticabilities got him noticedby the band director,Neville Isbell, who invitedAllie to accompany himup Faculty Avenue to oneof the minister’s homes.The minister’s wife metthem, and brought out aministerial uniform of theday: a split-tail coat anda crown hat. They fit. Hefit. He became Dr. Isbell’sdrum major. But his dutieswere very different fromhis successors: he marchedin parades in a very strict,upright manner.It was not until 1941 thatWake Forest had a Deaconmascot at its athleticcontests. Jack Baldwin (’43)was the original studentDeacon mascot, the first ofa long line of entertainersto lead the school’s teamsinto action. Jack Baldwinbecame the Wake Forestmascot on a dare fromone of his fraternitybrothers. Quoting againfrom the program: “Herecame Baldwin leadingthe Deacons on the fieldagainst North Carolina.He was dressed in top hat,tails, and umbrella, ridingthe Carolina ram, and whilehis fraternity brothersroared with laughter atthe sight of him, no onerealized that the Deaconswould never play againwithout their DemonDeacon. A joke was tobecome an institution.Here was a truly uniquemascot. One whichseemed a step above theTigers, Gamecocks, Eagles,and Wildcats of the world.“We tried to make him alittle more dignified thanother mascots,” Baldwinsays, “so we dressed uplike you would expect anold Baptist Deacon woulddress up.”Over the years theDeacon has performednumerous memorablestunts. Jimmy Devos (’55)shocked a Bowman GrayStadium football crowdone afternoon by droppinghis pants —only to reveala pair of colorful Bermudashorts. Ray Whitley (’57)introduced the art of goalclimbingto Wake Forestcontests. Bill Shepherd(’60) answered Auburn’swar eagle cry with his own“turkey buzzard,” andHap Bulger (’65) gainednotoriety as the stately“Debonair Deacon.”The first two womenDeacons, Sandra Grant(’73) and Anne Hope (’75,MA '78) helped blendcontemporary attitudeswith cherished traditionswhen they donned thetop hat. Every Deacon hasflavored the tradition ofthe mascot, making it hisor her own.One of the most wellknownDeacons was JeffDobbs (’77), a spirited andacrobatic dancer who wasrightfully world-famousin Winston-Salem for hisincredible “head roll.”If you remember the headroll,good…..just don’t tryit.Which brings me to whyI love this Deacon statue.It looks like the Deaconthat the students andfaculty on the Old Campusfirst visualized whenthey created our mascot.The earliest Deaconswere human forms whichdisplayed uniqueness aswell as a touch of dignity;www.wfu.edu/alumni december 2008 63

&c o n s t a n t t r u ethe idea for that mascotwas organic: it came fromthe people they knew andthe lives they lived therein Wake Forest, from theBaptist tradition. OurDeacon was not derivedfrom the borrowed gloryof some other school;instead, he carried thespark of a place which islike no other.Outward appearancesmay have changed, butone thread has neverbeen broken. From theearly Deacons who ledcheers while walking andcarrying an umbrella,to our Deacon of today,who arrives on a superchargedblack and goldmotorcycle, the spirit ofour mascot has neverchanged. The DemonDeacon lives in eachone of us. And the evenbetter news is this: wealumni and fans have a lotof company. Every day,when I go to our campusto teach the students ofWake Forest, I see thissame spirit in them.When you look at thestatue, you’ll notice thathe has a very long stride;he’s taking a long, giantstep. I believe that thisis not an accident. OurDeacon steps acrossmany decades, from ourstoried past, into theexciting present day,and into a happy andpromising future. Becausethis statue blends so wellthe old and the new, wewelcome the DemonDeacon as he stands guardat the entrance to ourmagnificent new facility.I would like for my lasttwo words today to bethe same ones that I knowthe statue would say, if hecould speak: GO DEACS!!These remarks were presentedby Jenny Puckett (’71, P ’90)on October 9, 2008, at thededication of the DemonDeacon statue at DeaconTower. Puckett is a lecturer inSpanish in the Department ofRomance Languages.The Wake Forest Fundwhen you give back, we move forwardWake Forest has long been a beacon of opportunity to allow young people – many of whomcome from families of modest means – to fulfill their ambitions.However, tuition and the endowment only cover a portion of what the University needs tosustain and enhance Wake Forest’s finest tradition – a face-to-face community, grounded inthe liberal arts, passionate about professional education, and committed to challengingstudents to live an examined and purposeful life.Gifts to our unrestricted funds ensure Wake Forest’s tradition of excellence and support itsbold endeavors as the nation’s premier collegiate university.To make your gift to The Wake Forest Fund today, please visit www.wfu.edu/giving or call800.752.8568.The Wake Forest FundThe Wake Forest Fund for the CollegeThe Wake Forest Fund for the Graduate SchoolThe Wake Forest Fund for the Calloway SchoolThe Wake Forest Fund for the Babco ckGraduate School of ManagementThe Wake Forest Fund for the School of DivinityThe Wake Forest Fund for the School of LawThe Wake Forest Fund for the School of MedicineThe Wake Forest Fund for the ZSR LibraryThe Wake Forest Fund for Student Aid

Sen. Joe Biden, Democraticcandidate for vice president,greets well-wishers at anOct. 23 rally on Hearn Plaza.Biden was the third high-profilecandidate to visit Wake Forestduring the 2008 campaign.Republican presidentialnominee John McCainand Democratic presidentialhopeful Hillary Clintonalso made stops.