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All smiles are (left to right) James Adams, Caroline Adkisson, and Christina Ajello.Commencement 2006Wrestle with complex issues,Warner tells 1,500 graduatesFormer Virginia GovernorMark Warner, a potentialDemocratic candidate for president,told members of WakeForest’s Class of 2006 that theynow have a responsibility toelevate the nation’s politicaldiscourse to address problemsranging from the war in Iraq toAmerican dependence on foreignoil.“Reject the cynicism and shallowposturing that dominate ourmedia, tune out the shouting andbackground noise that masqueradeas meaningful commentary,”he said. “Instead, wrestle withthose complex issues, be respectfulof those with whom you disagree,and always remember that despiteall our differences there is thatcommon bond that draws ustogether and binds us togetheras Americans.”Warner spoke to about 934undergraduates and 649 graduateand professional school studentswho received their diplomas duringthe May 15 ceremony on HearnPlaza, which began under cloudyskies with cool temperatures, butended under bright sunshine. It was2 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warnerthe first Commencement presidedover by President Nathan O. Hatch,who took office last summer.Warner, whose term as Virginiagovernor ended in January, gaveno hint of his political future inhis fifteen-minute address, but hedid touch on themes that wouldlikely resonate in a campaign.“We can, and should, disagreeabout the great issues of the day.But we should be able to disagree,for example, about the war in Iraqor our nation’s foreign policywithout impugning each other’spatriotism. We should be able todisagree about serious socialGraduate Chris Kowal proudly shares his diplomawith his family.issues without questioning eachother’s underlying morality orreligious sincerity. We should beable to disagree about tax or healthcare policy without questioningeach other’s basic compassionor motives. If you remembernothing else about what I say today,remember this: No one, no one inpolitics has a monopoly on virtue,on patriotism, or most importantly,on the truth.”The issues the United Statesfaces, he said, are too importantfor name-calling and superficialdebate.“America’s diminishedstature in the world, global terrorism,the hyper-competitiveness ofthe global economy, our dependenceon foreign oil which threatensnot only our nation’s security butadds to global warming, and themassive budget deficits that underlineour ability to meet thesechallenges; each of these problemsare like snowballs rolling down thehill, each picking up their ownmomentum, any one of which, ifwe get wrong, could be a majornational catastrophe.“Unfortunately allthese problems areapproaching us simultaneously.To turn theseperils into promise, toreap the huge potentialof this interdependentworld, we do need peoplewho are passionatein their beliefs, dedicatedto debate, but committedto forging consensus inthe best traditions of ourPresident Nathan O. Hatchnation. As graduates of WakeForest you are perfect candidatesfor this job.”Warner, a co-founder ofNextel Communications beforeentering politics, offered graduatesone final word of advice:“Call your mother,”he said tolaughter and applause. “I say thatnot just because I was in the cellphonebusiness… you’ve got toacknowledge that you didn’t gethere alone.” Warner, who receivedCongratulatory hugsA R O U N D T H E Q U A Dwww.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 3

Graduation albumJoe Martinez of Jacksonville, NorthCarolina, a photographer while he was astudent at Wake Forest, took his camerato Commencement on May 15. He sharedphotos from his graduation album.A R O U N D T H E Q U A DSmiling friends….The prize…Joe with his parents…Gathering…The graduate’s view from the Quad…Getting ready to march…www.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 5

A R O U N D T H E Q U A DNew members electedto Board of TrusteesHE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS wereTelected to the Board of Trustees at the board’sMarch meeting:• RANLET S. BELL (JD ’89), Winston-Salem,an attorney with Womble CarlyleSandridge & Rice;• SUSAN M. IVEY, Winston-Salem, chairman,president and chief executive officerof Reynolds American Inc.;• JOHN R. LOWDEN (’79, MBA ’82),Greenwich, Connecticut, president ofNewcastle Partners LLC;• HAROLD O. ROSSER, New Canaan,Connecticut, managing director ofBruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. LLC; and• JOSHUA M. KING, a junior from JohnsonCity, Tennessee, the student member ofthe board.Former members re-elected to the board were:• W. LOUIS BISSETTE, JR. (’65), Asheville,an attorney with McGuire, Wood &Bissette;• SIMPSON O. (SKIP) BROWN, JR. (’77,MBA ’86), Winston-Salem, president andchief executive officer of TriStoneCommunity Bank;• LAWRENCE D. HOPKINS (’72, MD ’77),Winston-Salem;• JAMES W. JOHNSTON, Winston-Salem,president and chief executive officer ofStonemarker Enterprises Inc.;• K. WAYNE SMITH (’60), Newton, NorthCarolina, president emeritus of OCLCOnline Computer Library Center Inc.; and• JANICE KULYNYCH STORY (’75), Atlanta.Current board member Graham W.Denton, Jr. (’67), North Carolina presidentof Bank of America, was re-elected to theboard.The board re-elected L. Glenn Orr, Jr.,of Winston-Salem, chairman, and electedK. Wayne Smith vice chairman. Former boardmember Jan W. Calloway of Greenwich,Connecticut, was elected a life trustee.Hatch initiates strategic planningAS HE COMPLETES his firstyear in office, PresidentNathan O. Hatch has begun acomprehensive strategic planningprocess to identify key prioritiesfor strengthening the University.The planning process, expected tobe completed by the fall of 2007,includes all schools and departmentson the Reynolda Campus.“Our new plan will buildupon existing strengths andidentify areas where we needto improve, through setting priorities,defining strategies, anddeveloping tactics to reach ourgoals,” Hatch said. “This is anexciting time for Wake Forest.I am more confident than everthat Wake Forest has the abilityto continue to take a significantplace within higher education.”Provost William C. Gordon(’68, MA ’70) and incomingTrustees approve ’06–’07 budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEEShas approved a $286 millionbudget for the Reynolda Campusfor 2006-2007, up from $268 millionthis year. The most significantincrease is for salary andfringe benefit increases, up $8.4million from the current fiscalyear. The new budget allows for aSenior Vice President NancySuttenfield will co-chair the planningprocess and a planningcouncil comprised of faculty,staff, and student members. Thefirst part of the process willinvolve examining the internaland external factors that affectWake Forest to develop strategicpriorities; each academic andadministrative area will thencreate plans to address thosepriorities. “We will need to takeinto account not only our ownhighest aspirations for WakeForest but also the external forcesthat impact us,” Gordon said.“A viable plan balances the two.”A Web site (www.wfu.edu/planning) has been establishedto keep alumni, faculty, staff, andstudents informed about theplanning process.3 percent overall increase in thestaff salary pool and a 6 percentoverall increase in the facultysalary pool. Trustees will vote thismonth on the new budget forWake Forest University HealthSciences, which includes theBowman Gray Campus andPiedmont Triad Research Park.6 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

NEA recognizesWFU PressWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYPRESS, the major publisherof Irish poetry in North America,has been awarded a NationalEndowment for the Arts grant forVolume 2 of The W ake Forest Seriesof Irish Poetry. Like the first volume,the second volume consists of representativeanthologies to introducea number of Irish poets whohave not appeared widely beforein North America. Although smallamong university presses, theWake Forest Press is internationallyknown for publishing suchdistinguished poets as CiaranCarson, Thomas Kinsella,VonaGroarke, Conor O’Callaghan, andJohn Montague.Reynolda Housenames directorADEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TheBaltimore Museum of Arthas been named executive directorof Reynolda House Museumof American Art. Allison C. Perkins,who had been responsiblefor the Baltimore museum’s educationand interpretation divisionsince 1999, has more than twentyyears of experience as an artmuseum educator and administrator.She has served as actingcurator of education at the JoslynArt Museum in Omaha, Nebraska;curator of education at the Portland(Maine) Museum of Art;and education director of theAmon Carter Museum in FortWorth, Texas.Poteat Scholarship to honor ParkerAPOTEAT SCHOLARSHIP ISbeing named in honor ofthe program’s longtime director,Lynn H. Parker, who is retiringafter twenty years. “Lynn has beenan integral part of the Poteat Scholarshipprogram for most of itsexistence, leading theprogram and its studentswith personal attention,passion, and professionalism,”said Jason CogdillBabcock offersMA in managementParkerTHE BABCOCK GRADUATESCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTwill offer a new Master of Arts inmanagement degree this summer.The one-year program, designedfor college graduates who wereliberal arts or science majors, willintroduce students to the fundamentalsof business and management.“We created this new managementprogram with the nonbusinessmajor in mind,” saidBabcock Dean Ajay Patel. “It willprovide college graduates with afifth year of study that will instillin them solid, marketable businessfundamentals that will add to thefine education they have in theircollege major.”(’98, JD ’01), a former Poteat Scholarwho is leading the fundraisingeffort to endow the scholarship inParker’s name. Established in1982 for North Carolina Baptiststudents, the Poteat Scholarshipis awarded to about twenty freshmeneach year and iscurrently valued at$11,200 per year. Giftsmay be made to Box7227, Winston-Salem,NC 27109.Babcock receives$1 million giftA$1 MILLION GIFT FROMbusinessman Thomas Dingledine(MBA ’78) will be used tofund courses and programs atthe Babcock School to promoteethical, social and environmentallyresponsible business leadership.His gift will help faculty memberscreate new content for theirclasses, provide funds for researchin those areas, and create newexperiential learning opportunitiesfor students. Dingledine, presidentof Exploration Partners LLC inCharlottesville,Virginia, said hehopes the gift will increase awarenessabout how to conduct businessin a way that recognizes responsibilitiesto the greater good.A R O U N D T H E Q U A Dwww.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 7

A R O U N D T H E Q U A DStellar StudentsTruman ScholarRISING SENIOR ELIZABETHLUNDEEN of Grand Rapids,Michigan, is the latest WakeForest student to receive a TrumanScholarship, a national award forpostgraduate study for studentsinterested in careers in governmentor public service. She wasone of seventy-five studentsnationwide selected to receive a$30,000 scholarship for graduateor professional school. A politicalscience and history major, sheplans to pursue a joint law andmaster’s in public policy degreeTRUMAN SCHOLARS1977 Jeanne Whitman1978 Neil Rector1979 Susan D. Rector1979 Mike Riley1984 Ted Bilich1990 Patrick Auld1994 Lori Fuller1995 Megan Reif1998 Jennifer Bumgarner2000 Jessica Posner2002 Lindsay Littlefield2003 Jennifer Harris2004 Anjali Garg2006 Elizabeth Lundeenand work for the government ora non-profit agency before practicingenvironmental law. FourteenWake Forest students, includingfour in the last five years, havereceived the scholarship sinceCongress established the Harry S.Truman Scholarship Foundationin 1975.LundeenCalloway studentstops in CPA scoresTHE CPA EXAM may havebeen reformatted, but graduatesof the Calloway School ofBusiness and Accountancy stillcame out on top. Calloway graduatestaking the exam in 2004—the year the exam was reformatted—achievedthe highest passingrate in the nation on each ofthe four sections, according to themost recent results available fromthe National Association of StateBoards of Accountancy. WakeForest also ranked first in thenation for the number of candidateswho passed one, two, three,or all four sections. Since theCalloway School began offeringthe master’s degree in accountancyin 1997, Calloway studentshave consistently performed wellon the exam, ranking first in thenation for five years and secondin the nation for three years.Kemper ScholarsRISING SOPHO-MORES DeeDePinckney and SarahWalker have beennamed KemperScholars, the secondconsecutive yearthat two WakePinckneyForest studentshave been selected by the JamesS. Kemper Foundation of Chicago.Each will receive an annual scholarshipof $3,000 to $8,000 for thenext three years and a $6,000stipend for a summer internshipfollowing their sophomore year ina nonprofitorganizationin Chicago.The Kemperprogram isdesignedto helpliberal artsWalkerstudentsprepare for leadership roles intheir chosen field and community.Pinckney, of Moncks Corner, SouthCarolina, plans to major in sociology.Walker, of London, plans tomajor in business or Spanish.Rhodes ScholarSENIOR LAKSHMI KRISHNAN,Wake Forest’s latest RhodesScholar, picked up another honorwhen she was named to USAToday’s 2006 All-USA CollegeAcademic Second Team. AnEnglish and German major fromSugar Land, Texas, Krishnanwas one of only six studentsfrom North Carolina collegesand universities to be recognized.USA Today named twenty studentseach to a first, second, and thirdteam, based on outstandingacademic achievement and8 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Jamie Carroll and Brad HallDeacon debatersfinish 2nd in nationRECENT GRADUATES JamieCarroll (’06) and Brad Hall(’06) placed second in the nationamong seventy-eight teamscompeting at the National DebateTournament in March. It was thehighest finish by a Wake Forestteam since the 1997 team wonthe national title.Carroll, from Nashville,Tennessee,was named the tournament’seighth best speaker, and Hall,from Manahattan, Kansas, wasnamed the ninth best speaker.The teammates, both politicalscience majors, defeated teamsfrom Dartmouth, Northwestern,and Emory, and two teams fromHarvard before losing on a splitdecision in the final round toMichigan State University.Wake Forest was one of onlysix schools in the nation to qualifythe maximum three teams for thetournament. The teams of seniorElizabeth Gedmark of Louisville,Kentucky, and junior Chris Sedelmyerof Erie, Pennsylvania, andfreshmen Seth Gannon of Atlanta,Georgia, and Alex Lamballe ofNashville, Tennessee, finished thetournament with 4–4 records.A R O U N D T H E Q U A Dleadershipability, fromthe nearly sixhundred studentsnominatednationwide.Krishnan, whoreceived theKrishnanRhodes Scholarshipin November, will studyliterature at Oxford Universitythis fall.KidsFestMore than three hundred local children with disabilities were treated to carnivalgames, entertainment, and food during the inaugural “KidsFest” on campus inApril. The festival was organized by three student groups—Helping to OvercomePhysical Expectations, the Volunteer Service Corps, and the Disabilities AwarenessCoalition—to build on the volunteer efforts by Wake Forest students at TheChildren’s Center for the Physically Disabled andThe Special Children’s School. Organizers hope tomake the festival an annual event.www.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 9

A R O U N D T H E Q U A DKline HarrisonPROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENTJ. Kline Harrison has beennamed the Calloway School’s firstKemper Professor of Business.Harrison, who is also an associatedean at the Calloway School,joined the faculty in 1990. Heteaches classes on organizationalbehavior and management,and he was heavilyinvolved in creating the newinterdisciplinary global tradeand commerce studies minor.The professorshipwas fundedby a grant of$129,500 fromthe James S.Kemper Foundationof Chicago.HarrisonJoseph MilnerF ACULTYDimockLONGTIME PROFESSOR OFEDUCATION Joseph O.Milner has received the DellingerLifetime Achievement Awardfrom the North Carolina EnglishTeachers Association, only thethird time the award has everMilnerF OCUSRonald DimockBIOLOGY PROFESSOR RonaldV. Dimock, Jr., has received theMeritorious Teaching Award fromthe Association of SoutheasternBiologists for his contributions tothe training of both graduate andundergraduate biology students.Dimock, the ThurmanD. Kitchin Professorof Biology, teachesmarine biology, invertebratezoology, comparativephysiology,and physiologicalecology. Since joiningthe faculty in 1970,he has led studentfield trips to a variety of sites,including the southwesternUnited States, Mexico, and theGalapagos Islands. Candidatesfor the award must be nominatedby former students.been given. Milner joined the facultyin 1969 and had served aschair of the education departmentsince 1978—the longesttenure by a current chair—beforestepping down this summer. Inaddition to training hundreds ofteachers, he has been active withthe North Carolina EnglishTeachers Association, theNational Council of Teachers ofEnglish, North CarolinaGovernor’s School, the AdvancedPlacement Institute, the NationalWriting Project, and the NorthCarolina Association of theGifted and Talented.Ralph Peeples and Catherine HarrisA better wayLaw, sociology faculty collaborateto study the ‘settlement dance.’M EDICAL-MALPRACTICElawsuits have exploded inrecent years, leading to huge juryverdicts for injured plaintiffs.Or so newspaper headlines andpoliticians crusading for tortreform would have you believe.In reality, fewer than 10 percentof malpractice cases actuallyproceed to trial; most cases arevoluntarily dismissed by theplaintiffs without any paymentof money, while 30 percent to40 percent are resolved throughnegotiated settlements.As essential as settlements areto keeping the wheels of justiceturning, there’s been very littleresearch on the process. For thelast ten years, what may seeman odd pairing of Wake Forestresearchers—an attorney and asociologist—have observed hundredsof hours of settlementtalks, combed through reams ofdocuments, sifted through hundredsof court files, and queriedattorneys, judges, insurers, anddoctors to understand what they10 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

like to call the “settlementdance”and howit can be improved andbetter utilized to reducethe cost and time involvedin malpractice litigation.“Settlements happenmore often than verdicts,but there’s very little literatureon the way medicalmalpracticelawsuits aresettled,” says Professorof Law Ralph Peeples. “In lawschool, you focus on the trial—lawyers try cases. But most ofthese cases are settled, so theprocess of settlement needs tobe better understood.”Peeples’ research partner, Professorof Sociology Catherine T.Harris, is one of only a handfulof sociologists in the countryresearching malpractice issues.She brought a background inquantitative research methods—scientifically collecting and analyzingdata—and a longstandinginterest in issues relating to medicalstudents to their ongoingresearch. “We bring complementaryskills to the project,” Peeplessaid. “I could go to the courthouseand pull a litigation file and readit. But once you start generatinginformation and looking for patterns,that’s a methods problemfor someone with Dr. Harris’background.The social-scienceapproach to research is not somethinglawyers know much about.”They’re careful to explainthat they’re not studying whetherthere are too many malpracticesuits filed or whether jury awardsare too large, but are focusing onwhy some cases result in settlementsand similar ones don’t,and why some cases end up intrial and others don’t. It involvesresearching not only medicaland legal issues, but also humaninteraction and negotiationdynamics. “Litigation is expensiveand time-consuming, and oftenloses sight of the original twoplayers—the doctor and thepatient,” Peeples notes.“Whenthere are claims, there should bea more satisfying and efficientway to resolve those claims.”Peeples and Harris initiallyteamed with Duke University lawprofessor Tom Metzloff in the mid-1990s to study the use of courtorderedmediation in resolvingmalpractice lawsuits. When thatproject ended, Peeples and Harrisforged ahead and have collecteda wealth of data on malpracticecases in North Carolina. They’veanalyzed more than 500 courtfiles; interviewed and surveyedattorneys, superior court judges,claims adjusters, and physicianswho have been sued for malpractice;received unprecedentedaccess to the claims files of twomajor insurers; and observed fiftysettlement mediations—somelasting more than ten hours—asthe proverbial “fly on the wall.”They’ve published a numberof articles and papers, writingabout physicians’ attitudes towardbeing sued; the way claims areresolved, whether by settlement ortrial; the role of insurers in resolvingclaims; and the attributes ofplaintiffs’ lawyers who specializein malpractice litigation. They’vecome to recognize the rituals—the “settlement dance”— followedby all the key players in negotiationsand are working on a paperto describe that intricate choreography.It’s not taught in law school,Peeples says, but it’s a dance thateveryone involved in the processinstinctively understands. If, forinstance, an insurer makes anyoffer of money, most of the timethe case is going to be settledbefore trial. At trial, juries findfor the physician more than 75percent of the time; plaintiff’slawyers know the long odds soit’s in their best interests to try toreach a settlement.They’re also studying whateffect imposing caps on damagesand limiting the number of expertwitnesses that can be called totestify in a trial has on whether acase is settled or proceeds to trial.North Carolina doesn’t limitdamages or the number of expertwitnesses, while Virginia does, aconvenient regional differencethat could provide fodder forfuture study.They’re also trying tofind real cases to test their ideasfor improving the claims resolutionprocess. They’ve pitched a“model approach” to plaintiffs’and defense lawyers in a numberof recently filed cases, and attorneysin several of those caseshave agreed to abide by theirmodel guidelines.If it’s successful in reducingthe cost and time of malpracticelitigation, look for them to bevisiting more courthouses acrossthe state.“If we can show somepositive results (in the earlycases), that ought to lead to alarger scale study,” Peeples says.“There has to be a better way.”—Kerry M. King (’85)A R O U N D T H E Q U A Dwww.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 11

A R O U N D T H E Q U A DMaster planThe next step in John Anderson’sjourney takes him from the administrationto the classroom.THE ELEVATOR RIDE from theWait Chapel narthex to thebell-tower suite of offices takesprecisely forty-four long seconds.An engineer by training, John P.Anderson (MAEd ’00) took noteof that during his first year atWake Forest when his office waslocated there, high above HearnPlaza. Twenty-two years later, theelevator ride still takes forty-fourseconds; that still-rickety elevatormay be the only part of campusthat hasn’t been improved duringhis long tenure as the campusmaster builder and planner.“The thing I have always likedbest is being allowed to workwith Wake Forest students.Every time I work with themI’m reminded that they’rehigh-class people.”Anderson, who is retiringthis month as vice president forfinance and administration,brought an engineer’s disciplineand a planner’s zeal when hefollowed new President ThomasK. Hearn, Jr., from the Universityof Alabama—where he had beena professor of engineering andmathematics and director offinancial planning andlong-range planning—toWake Forest in January1984. He instituted theUniversity’s first longrangeacademic planningprocess and developedthe first campus masterplan to address a seriouslack of academic and studentspace.Over the next twodecades, he led the planning,construction, andfinancing of $200 millionworth of constructionprojects—including OlinPhysical Laboratory, Andersonthe Benson UniversityCenter, the Worrell ProfessionalCenter, Kirby Hall, and GreeneHall—that dramatically changedthe face of the Reynolda Campus.“One of the things that I take themost pleasure in is to walk oncampus and to see the buildingsbuilt during the Hearn administrationand see how much theplace has been ‘prettied up,’because when I came here it wasa little ‘severe,’ and now we havea really beautiful campus,” hesaid. “One of Tom Hearn’s directinstructions to me was that wewin a prize for the most beautifulcampus in America, and we didthat his last year.”Anderson also has played criticalroles in the University’s majoracademic initiatives during thelast two decades, from the Schoolof Law’s 440 plan in the late 1980sto the Plan for the Class of 2000,which brought the now-ubiquitouscomputing environment to WakeForest. Through his managementof some of the largest administrativeunits on campus—facilitiesmanagement, information systems,human resources, and financialand accounting services—hisinfluence was felt in most everycorner of campus. His portfolioearly on also included studentaffairs and, later, managing theUniversity’s endowment andserving as treasurer. Off-campus,he oversaw the growth of Graylyninto an award-wining conferencecenter and, more recently, hehelped bring Reynolda HouseMuseum of American Art intothe Wake Forest family.12 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

After spending the next yearas a postgraduate fellow at theSoutheast Institute of Family andGroup Therapy in Chapel Hill,North Carolina, he’ll return tocampus next fall to teach fulltimein the graduate counselingprogram. It may seem an oddlanding place for an engineerwho holds a master’s degree inapplied mathematics and a master’sand doctorate in engineeringmechanics, all from Georgia Tech,plus an MBA from the Universityof Alabama-Birmingham. But hewas also just a thesis away froma doctorate in psychology fromUAB when he moved to Winston-Salem, and he later picked up amaster’s in education in counselingfrom Wake Forest.As he cleaned out his ReynoldaHall office this spring,he gave away the engineeringbooks that filled one side of abookcase the width of his officeand moved his counseling booksto the office he’s had in TribbleHall for several years. He’s cotaughta counseling class foryears and is looking forward tomore contact with students inhis new role. “The thing I havealways liked best is being allowedto work with Wake Forest students.Every time I work withthem I’m reminded that they’rehigh-class people.”NewBirthplaceSocietydirectornamedALONGTIME ADMINISTRATORof historic sites in NorthCarolina was named director ofthe Wake Forest Birthplace Societythis spring. Charles Edward Morrisworked for the North CarolinaDepartment of Cultural Resourcesfor thirty-two years, most recentlyas chief of museumand visitor services forthe Division of StateHistoric Sites beforeretiring last year. Hehad also served ashead of reference forMorristhe State Archives and curatorof education for the Division ofState Historic Sites, where hewas responsible for educationalprogramming at twenty-two statehistoric sites. Morris, who livedin the town of Wake Forest formany years while working inRaleigh, will overseethe Wake Forest Birthplacearchives andmuseum at the CalvinJones House, locatednear the Old Campus.A R O U N D T H E Q U A D—Kerry M. King (’85)www.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 13

A R O U N D T H E Q U A DSuttenfieldSuttenfield is namedsenior VP for financeNANCY D. SUTTENFIELD,vice chancellor for financeand administration at the Universityof North Carolina at ChapelHill, has been named senior vicepresident and chief financial officer.She will assume part of theduties of retiring Vice Presidentfor Finance and AdministrationJohn P. Anderson (MAEd ’00).Matthew S. Cullinan, formerlyan administrator at theUniversity of NotreDame, previouslyhad been namedvice president foradministration.Prior to assumingher current position atUNC-Chapel Hill in2000, Suttenfield wasvice president for finance andadministration at Case WesternReserve University in Cleveland,Ohio, for four years. She has alsoworked at the Smithsonian Institutionin Washington, D.C., invarious positions, including chieffinancial officer, and with thestate of Virginia’s Department ofPlanning and Budget and Departmentof Taxation. She receivedher undergraduate degree inmathematics education fromIndiana University of Pennsylvaniaand a master’s degree ineconomics from VirginiaCommonwealth University.Bullock to succeed Boyetteas VP for AdvancementTWO VETERAN ADMINISTRA-TORS ARE TAKING on newroles this summer. James R.Bullock (’85, MBA ’95), assistantvice president forUniversityAdvancement,has been promotedto vice presidentfor UniversityAdvancement, succeedingSandra C.Boyette (MBA ’95).BullockBoyette, who hasdirected the University’s alumni,development, and publicaffairs offices since 1996, willbecome a senior advisor toPresident Nathan O. Hatch andwill also continue to overseethe public affairs office.Bullock has served as directorof the University’s currentcapital campaign, “Honoringthe Promise,” since it began in1999. He joined the alumni anddevelopment office after graduatingfrom Wake Forest in 1985 andhas served in a number of posi-THE RICHARD “DICK”CLAYFUND has been establishedin memory of the longtimeCampus Bookstore director. Itwill support students in theCalloway School of Business andAccountancy who have internshipsor independent study projectsthat deal with entrepreneurshipand ethical aspects of business.Clay (’56), who died in 2004,tions, including associate directorof development for the School ofLaw and the Babcock School anddirector of capital support for the“Heritage and Promise”capital campaign in theearly 1990s.Boyette, who joined thedevelopment office staff in1981, was foundations officerand assistant directorof development beforebeing named director ofpublic affairs in 1987. Shebecame WakeForest’s firstfemale vicepresidentwhen she wasnamed vicepresident forpublic affairsBoyettein 1989. Sheassumed additionalresponsibilities for theUniversity’s alumni and developmentoffices in 1996 and wasnamed vice president forUniversity Advancement in 1997.Fund will honor Clay, help Calloway studentsopened the bookstore after themove to the new campus andlater served as director ofUniversity Stores before retiringafter thirty-seven years. For moreinformation on the fund, contactMike Buddie (’93), assistant directorof development for theCalloway School, at (336) 758-5223or buddiemj@wfu.edu.14 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

PresidentialTrust forFaculty ExcellencePRESIDENT NATHAN O.HATCH has announced anew plan to attract $10 millionin additional funds for facultysupport during the next eighteenmonths. He has created the PresidentialTrust for Faculty Excellence,which will be used to supportfaculty professorships, stipends,and research. About $2.3 millionhad already been pledged to thenew fund by mid-April.Gifts of $250,000 or more, incash or securities, are being solicitedfor the Presidential Trust.Seventy percent of each gift willbe used to fund an endowmentsupporting faculty stipends,departmental professorships,and chairs. Twenty percent willprovide carry over operatingfunds to be used at the discretionof the dean to make competitiveoffers to new faculty and to currentfaculty being recruited byother institutions. The remaining10 percent will be used for thepurchase of library materials thatsupport faculty research.Melson steps downas Graduate School deanGORDON A. MELSON, wholed the development of newgraduate programs in the biomedicalsciences and other areas,is stepping down this month afterserving as dean of the GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences forfifteen years. During his tenure,new graduate programs werecreated in molecular genetics,biomedical engineering, cancerbiology, health sciences research,accountancy, and molecular medicine.In recent years, the Universityhas launched a joint School ofBiomedical Engineering with VirginiaTech, introduced a new Ph.D./MBA program, and reinstated anM.D./Ph.D. degree program.Melson, a native of Sheffield,England, joined Wake Forest asdean and professor of chemistry in1991 from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity, where he was associateprovost for research and graduateaffairs and professor of chemistry.Prior to his appointment, everydean of the Graduate School hadbeen a Reynolda Campus facultymember. A national search for anew dean will begin later thissummer.In Melson’s first year at WakeForest, nineteen doctorates andninety-six master’s degrees wereawarded. Last spring, forty-eightdoctorates and 186 master’s degreeswere awarded. The number ofdegree-seeking students on theBowman Gray Campus has risenfrom 113 in 1991–92 to 290 in2005–06, while the number on theReynolda Campus has risen from351 to 413 during that time.During his tenure, he increasedpartnerships and collaborationbetween the Graduate School andthe rest of the University, particularlyin the sciences, and betweenfaculty on the Reynolda andBowman Gray campuses. “I’malso pleased to see our GraduateSchool students embracing programsthat cross departmental,school, and campus lines,” hesaid. “In today’s world, people inthe workplace need to be able towork comfortably and effectivelywith those involved in otherfields, other specialties.”A R O U N D T H E Q U A DGordon Melson has been Dean of the Graduate School since 1991.www.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2006 15

‘You have a magic carpetThat will whiz you through the air,To Spain or Maine or AfricaIf you just tell it where.So will you let it take youWhere you’ve never been before,Or will you buy some drapes to matchAnd use itOn your Floor?’Do not come to Wake Forestto get a degree or to get ajob. Do not miss this ride.It is the ride of your life.”Let the journey begin…FOR THE EIGHT STUDENTSWake Forest Magazine hasfollowed since that lateAugust day in 2002 when theyentered as freshmen, their collegejourney indeed took them to Spainand Maine— and Australia andAmsterdam and Vietnam, too. Themagic carpet took them to placesthey never envisioned four yearsago, as they discovered new academicpassions and new possibilitiesfor their future and the joy ofserving humanity. But the best ridesend all too soon, they discovered.As they graduated last month, theyreflected on where they’ve been andwhere they’re headed next.Stories by Kerry M. King (’85)Photos by Ken BennettJUNE 2006 17

Melissa “Missy” MalkushShoreham, New YorkDURING HER COLLEGE JOURNEY,Missy Malkush discovered anunexpected way to combine her lifelonginterest in medicine with herpassion for art. She found what shewas searching for by following herheart away from medical school andinto the growing field of prostheticsand orthotics, which she’ll pursue ina master’s program at Georgia Techthis fall.Despite changing her major fromstudio art to chemistry to biology andfinally to health and exercise science,Malkush had remained firmly on thepre-med track until last summer. “Ihad been on this health-professionsdirection since I was a little girl, but Iwas waiting for something to sweepme off the sidelines. When I began totake med school more seriouslywhile studying for the MCAT, I knewthat was a life direction that my heartwasn’t into.”Some sage advice fromAssociate Professor of Art David Finn,himself a biology major, helped openher mind to other possibilities. “Hewanted to let me know that if I havea passion for art, I don’t have to letgo of it because I may major insomething else. But what do you dowith health science and art?”As she was reconsidering medicalschool, a classmate’s comment thather father studied orthotics sparkedher interest. When she found the programat Georgia Tech, she had the“This is it!” moment she had beenseeking. She got a firsthand look atwhat her future career might look likeby volunteering last year at a clinic inWinston-Salem, where she workedwith recent amputees and in the fabricationstudio making new limbs.A Presidential Scholar in art forher talent in photography, she wasable to combine art with her interestsin the human body in Finn’s sculptureclass on “Bodies and Objects” lastfall. “I was beginning to recognizehow art can be part of my life. Ifound something that I really enjoyedthat I wasn’t expecting. I was workingwith plaster in ways that I wouldwork with it in the field. Everythingjust seemed to come together. Inever thought that I’d become asculptor, but in prosthetics/orthotics,I’ll sculpt the human body.”Malkush credits a range of otherexperiences with giving her the confidenceto pursue something sheFRESHMAN“I expect Wake Forestto prepare me for thetransition from livingwith ‘mommy anddaddy’ to being onmy own. A lot willhave to happen tomake that possible.”never envisioned four years ago. Asemester in Spain helped her learn tolive on her own. The LEAD leadership-developmentprogram helpedher set goals and sharpen her leadershipskills. And Wake Forest’s divisionalrequirements forced her totake classes outside the sciences,which stimulated her thinking inother areas. “You don’t have to stickto one route,” she said. “You can’t bescared to not know what’s ahead;see where your heart takes you.”Reggie MathisWilmington, North CarolinaFRESHMAN“I’m very rooted inmy Christian faith;college won’t changethat. However, I amopen-minded andwhen it comes tounderstanding others’views and opinions,I am able to learn.”MAJORPolitical Science or ReligionFUTURE PLANSLaw School18 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINEMAJORDouble Major inPolitical Science and ReligionFUTURE PLANSDivinity School, then Law School

MAJOREnglish(Minor in Journalism)Tyler BarefootDunn, North CarolinaFUTURE PLANSLaw SchoolMAJORBusinessFUTURE PLANSBusiness SchoolFRESHMAN“To flourish as anindividual is asimportant as myeducation. Being thesmartest man alivewould be worthlesswithout a usefulpurpose. My purposeis to be a goodperson…someonewho is a pillarof the community,someone whompeople respect, andsomeone whompeople can look upto and count on.”FOR SASHA SUZUKI, THE FORMERwalk-on to the women’s golfteam, her college journey ended ata place she never would have envisionedfour years ago: a full-timejob—five months before graduation—with a social-service agency indowntown Winston-Salem. Along theway, she gave up golf but gained anew passion for social issues and theconfidence and maturity to balanceclass work and a demanding job duringher last semester.“College does force you tobecome more mature and make youappreciate and realize how fortunateyou are and not take for granted themany things we are given, such asthe opportunity to be here at WakeForest,” she said. “It gives you a differentperspective and insight on life.”An assignment in professor DavidPhillips’ “Urban Planning” class interviewingresidents of a public housingproject sparked her interest in urbanand social problems. “That was thecatalyst, and then it spiraled out ofcontrol. It shaped the last two years interms of my professional and academicinterests. I might not be where I amnow if it weren’t for that class.”Wanting to do something in thecommunity, she landed an internship atthe United Way, where she worked onthe “Project Welcome” team—alongwith divinity school students KyleLayman and Adam Davis—matchingdisplaced Hurricane Katrina familieswith organizations and churches thatcould provide support. That led to afull-time job last December with theExperiment in Self-Reliance (ESR) asa caseworker providing continuingsupport for those families.She made the difficult decisionto give up golf to take advantage ofSasha SuzukiFort Lee, New Jerseythe other opportunities coming herway. “I miss my teammates, but hadI stayed on the golf team, I wouldn’thave had the time to do a lot of otherstuff. I’ve always had an interest inbeing involved in the communityeven though my résumé might notreflect that.”The daughter of Japanese immigrantsand a native of New Jersey,Suzuki says she now feels at homein Winston-Salem. She planned toremain at ESR after graduation butwould like to return to school eventuallyfor a master’s in public health,public administration, or social work,or perhaps an MBA. “I want to stayin the non-profit sector, but I’m notsure about staying in direct services,that wears you out. It’s such a differentworld. Many of us here are fortunateenough to not know what it’slike not to be able to pay the rent orFRESHMAN“When I look backat my college days,I know that it willbe the experiences,all the trials andtribulations that Iwill remembermore than anythingwritten in a textbook,for everyobstacle and everychallenge I face isthe opportunityfor me to grow asa person.”have to rely on social-service systems….There are so many waysto get involved in the community andyou may actually have a chance tomake a difference.”20 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

SENIOR“I’m still working onthat. I’m sure I’llspend the majorityof my life trying tobecome that person.The biggest changeover the last fouryears is what’simportant to me inlife. It’s not abouthow high I cango or how muchmoney I can make,but about doingsomething that Ilike and being arespectable person.”TYLER BAREFOOT BEGAN HIS collegejourney heading for businessschool, but after a major detourthrough the English department heis heading to law school now—orback to the road to see where thejourney takes him next. The smalltownNorth Carolina boy who worriedas a freshman about being awayfrom home probably won’t be returninghome anytime soon; the last fouryears have whetted his appetite tosee, and do, more.“I have grown into a very differentperson,” he said. “I’m far moreindependent and open-minded thanI was when I came here. I feel thatI have matured into a much moreresponsible person and that I havedeveloped a stronger sense of self.You don’t think about it when you’resitting in class studying history orscience or math, but you start to lookat things differently and develop yourown world view, and not just whatyou’ve been told your entire life.”A native of Dunn, North Carolina,Barefoot found new homes in placesprobably on the opposite end of thespectrum: in the office of the WakeForest University Press, the majorpublisher of Irish poetry in NorthAmerica, and Kappa Alpha Fraternity,which he helped bring back to lifeas one of the charter members of thereconstituted chapter. He attendedhigh school at North Carolina’s prestigiousSchool of Science and Mathematics,but he fell in love with thehumanities at Wake Forest.After changing his major frombusiness to history to political science,he switched one last time, toEnglish, for practical reasons—asgood preparation for law school—and because he discovered that heenjoyed writing and studying literature.“At first, I thought I needed tobe a business major, and I neededto do this, this, and this, so I can getto this point. And once I get to thatpoint, I can become even more successful.It was all about monetarysuccess and trying to move up. Now,I really just want to do what makesme happy.”As he graduated last month, hewas still contemplating his plans forthis summer—clerking at a law firmor perhaps writing for a newspaperor magazine—and beyond, weighingoffers from several law schools, andlooking ahead to a possible careeras a sports or entertainment attorney,or a constitutional law expert. “I thinkthere’s a pretty good chance that Imight take a year, or even two, awayfrom school,” he said. “I’m 22 yearsold and in no rush. There are stillthings I haven’t seen and haven’tdone yet, so I’m leaving plenty ofoptions open.”SENIOR“The golf team, theprofessors that I’vebefriended, theinternships, working,it is all part ofthe last four years.Things are notalways fun, andthey are not alwayseasy. But all thoseexperiences haveshaped me.”MAJORPolitical Science(Minor in History)FUTURE PLANSJob with non-profit agencyMAJORHistory or SociologyFUTURE PLANSUndecidedJUNE 2006 21

Andy LobashevskyBirmingham, AlabamaANDY LOBASHEVSKY’S ASSESSMENTof his college journey probablywon’t end up on any student-recruitmentposters: “I know less now thanI did before I came here.” But that’snot a bad thing, he quickly adds. “Ihad convictions galore when I was afreshman. I knew everything. I couldtell you how to graduate from collegeand become a doctor. But then youget a couple of bad grades andrejection letters from medicalschools, and you get humbled.”A native of Moscow,Lobashevsky and his parents immigratedto the United States when hewas six and eventually settled inBirmingham, Alabama. His parentsare medical researchers, and he’sspent the last four years aiming formedical school—at graduation, hewas still deciding between theUniversity of Alabama-Birminghamor Duke University—but he wantsto work with patients, perhaps as asurgeon, and not in a research lab.If his goal has been clear fromhis first day on campus,he had plenty of timefor soul-searching.FRESHMAN“College is anopportunity tofind out whoI really am. Iknow there areaspects of mypersonality thatI haven’t foundyet that willhelp me growas a person.”MAJORChemistryFUTURE PLANSMedical SchoolLindsay WilberYarmouth, MaineFOR LINDSAY WILBER, A NATIVE ofMaine who spent a year volunteeringwith AmeriCorps beforecoming to Wake Forest, the last fouryears solidified her interest in volunteerwork, and especially workingwith children. “The more things I’vetried (here) and learned about myself,the more I know what I want to do,”said Wilber, who returned to Maineafter graduation to look for a job in anon-profit organization in theNortheast.“I don’t know if I feel ‘prepared,’”she said. “I feel excited about all theopportunities out there. I feel like Ihave a good education and that thereare a lot of things that I could do. It’sfunny when you get to senior year…there’s sort of a shift when you think‘okay, I’m ready for something different.’It’s not that I want to leaveWake Forest because I’ve loved it. Ihave met so many great people andbuilt wonderful friendships. In thatway, it will be difficult to move on tosomething else, but you just come tothis point where it’s time to trysomething different.”Wilber left behind a record ofservice, most notably with the DESKproject, which provides desks forlocal school children to use at home,and to the Volunteer Service Corps,which she co-chaired and helpedreorganize this year. She was alsoactive in CARE (CommunityAwareness through Response andEducation) and the LEAD (LeadershipEducation and Development) program,and she served as a PREPAREadvocate, trained to assist studentvictims of sexual assault.FRESHMAN“I’m not out to cure cancer,find world peace, or stophunger all in one day,but I am out to make adifference. I intend tocontinue to do ‘my part’and make my contributioneach and every day.”Classes on organizational behavior,taught by Professor of CommunicationJill McMillan, and on leadershipin the non-profit sector, taughtby Associate Professor of BusinessHolly Brower (’83), meshed well withher campus activities and her futuregoals. “I spoke with the LEAD groupright before spring break, and it wasinteresting to think about how I amnow as opposed to sophomore yearMAJORUndecidedFUTURE PLANSUndecided22 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

MAJORChemistry(Minor in Women’sand Gender Studies)FUTURE PLANSMedical SchoolSENIOR“I think I have grown.Did I find out who Ireally am? No. I foundout who I’m not. I’mnot the smartestperson in the world.My curiosity aboutthe world has beenspurred and made merealize how little Iknow and how muchmore I have left tolearn. And that’s exciting.It’s been a hugestepping stone to theplethora of opportunitiesout there.”“Throughout the whole process,I questioned myself, do I really wantto do this? Wake Forest gave methe challenges and classes andopportunities to ask myself thatrepeatedly and to confirm that myexperience has led me to this pointwith confidence. From having avariety of experiences, in the classroom,outside the classroom, extracurricularactivities, I’ve realizedwhat my maximum potential is.”A Reynolds Scholar, Lobashevskypursued an eclectic array ofinterests, from taking jazz-pianolessons to hosting his own show onWAKE Radio, to conducting researchin biochemistry and on artist MaxErnst. He traveled to Spain, Holland,and Florida for research on Spanishmaster Salvador Dali. He was theonly male in his class to minor inWomen’s and Gender’s Studies.College made him more awareof his own shortcomings, he said,“and at the same time, it helpedme to turn my thoughts to othersbecause selfishness and selfcenterednessare limitations. WakeForest has allowed me to do justthat because I’ve encountered somany different people inside andoutside the classroom.”Funny, outgoing, and, by hisown admission, a little off the wall,Lobashevsky enjoys lobbing verbalmetaphors to answer questions, butthere’s a serious message behind hisbroad smile. “College is a playgroundand I can play with anything I want.But you have to watch out for thebullies, and my bullies have alwaysbeen fear and pride. If I kept thosetwo at bay, I could fully enjoy thefreedom of college, and that entailedtrying out everything from art tohumanities to scientific explorations.Here’s another one: College is avacation from real life, and I got a lotof souvenirs that I’m bringing back—all of the experiences that I willremember for the rest of my life.”SENIOR“I think I’ve madea contribution.I’ve seen differencesin myself.I’ve grown a lotthrough whatI’ve done here,especially indeveloping myleadership skills.”MAJORCommunication(Minors in Historyand Urban Studies)FUTURE PLANSWork for a non-profitorganization in theNortheastwhen I was leading CARE,” she said.“CARE was really my first challengewith leading a group. I was out todo everything myself, and that’s notreally being a leader. You have towork with people and allow othersto take on things.”Wilber hopes to return to schoolone day for her master’s degree,possibly in non-profit management.While she didn’t have a job lined upat graduation, she’s convinced thatshe took away something far moreimportant from Wake Forest. “Iremember giving a speech in highschool that college is not necessarilydeciding what you want to be, butdeciding who you want to be. I feellike I’ve become the person I want tobe at this point in my life.”JUNE 2006 23

AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN, Will Brown’scollege journey literally took himup mountains and down raging rivers,but the most challenging destinationmay have been right on campus, inthe Calloway School of Business andAccountancy. Meeting those challengesin and outside the classroomhas made him a more confident person,ready to take on another year inthe Calloway School in the master’sin accountancy program and a careerin finance after that.“I think I’ve changed a lot, in thatI’m a lot more confident,” he said.“Wake Forest has challenged me, andI’ve been able to rise to the challenge.At the same time, I don’t think I’vechanged in terms of the deeperWill BrownRadnor, Pennsylvaniaaspect of who I am and what Ibelieve in.”After coming into Wake Forestuncertain about a major, Brownfound himself drawn to the CallowaySchool. He capped his senior yearwith an internship at PricewaterhouseCoopersin Charlotte. “Whatreally drove me to the businessschool was the challenge of it andthe fact that the classes were sodifficult. I knew if I put my mind toit and was willing to commit thetime, I could do it and have a senseof accomplishment. That’s what Iwas looking for out of my experience.I didn’t want to come to collegeand take an easy path through. Ireally like to see how far I can go.”FRESHMANHe has comea long way sinceliving for threeyears on a sailboat,sailing fromone port in theCaribbean to thenext, with hisparents after theyretired from theirjobs and soldthe family homein Radnor, Pennsylvania.The transition from a solitaryeducational experience—heearned his high-school diploma bycorrespondence courses—to ahectic college lifestyle was largelysmooth sailing. “I’m pretty good at“I know thatWake Forestwill give me achance to getthe best educationpossible,but it is up tome to makesure that I do…and take fulladvantage ofmy professors.”MAJORUndecidedFUTURE PLANSUndecidedKelly McManusGreenville, North CarolinaKELLY MCMANUS’ NASCENT interestin politics blossomed—no,exploded is probably a more accurateword—into a passion duringher college journey. But before sheheads to Capitol Hill or runs foroffice, she plans to spend the nexttwo years teaching middle-schoolEnglish in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,through Teach for America.If college made her more intense—“I’m the most intense person Iknow,” she says—it also helpedfocus her political energies. “I’velearned a significant amount aboutleadership and the best ways to makechange. I have become really committedto several causes and havedeveloped a more holistic worldview.I have definitely grown up a lot,and I feel much more confident aboutwho I am and what I believe”With the mentoring of professorssuch as political scienceprofessors Katy Harriger and BryanShelly, and vice president and lawprofessor Ken Zick, she’s combinedclassroom work, research, communityservice, and advocacy to builda solid foundation for her future.After her stint with Teach for America,she’d like to return to London, England,where she spent last summeras an intern for a member of theBritish Parliament. Then she plansto attend law school and then graduateschool to earn a master’s inpublic policy. Then it’s on to workfor a public-policy group or lobbyingfirm and perhaps a run for politicaloffice.“Because I’ve had so many differentexperiences here, I feel moreable to adapt, and in that sense I feelprepared,” she said. “I know who Iam, what I am capable of, what mypassions are, what I care about,and what I want to accomplish.”McManus grew up largely inWinston-Salem where her father,Jerry (’78), was an assistant footballcoach at Wake Forest in the 1990s.Her brother, Ryan, just finished hisfreshman year at Wake Forest.As one of the few liberals in alargely conservative student body,she naturally gravitated to CollegeDemocrats, but she also found ahome in Kappa Kappa GammaSorority. “I had to face a wide varietyof challenges in my leadership positionswithin these groups, especiallytrying to get people involved andexcited about our activities. I havealso really tried to make sure thatI’m listening to the people in myorganization and not trying to imposemy opinions on the group.”A service trip to Vietnam andexperiences closer to home—whethertutoring in a local school or volunteeringat AIDS Care Service—complemented her classroom andresearch work. “You can use academicsfor real practical social change,for helping people. I saw the importanceof not just living in the ivorytower, but using what I was learning,using research, to go into the communityand become a part of it.”SENIORMAJORPolitical Science(Minor in Communication)FUTURE PLANSTeach for America“I firmly believethat I’m capable ofeffecting change.I’m idealistic andoptimistic andwilling to take onthe challenge, butrealistic enough toknow my limits andto know that I’mnot going to changethe world as muchas I might try.”24 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

MAJORFinanceFUTURE PLANSMaster’s in AccountancySENIOR“I think I have donethat for the mostpart. That’s whyI ended up doingthe five-yearaccounting programand finance degree.I heard about thatwhen I came intoWake, and myinitial reaction waswhy would someonewant to dothat, it just soundedimpossible. I tookon the challenge,because I wasinterested in it andI thought I coulddo it, and so farthe results haveworked out.”adapting and making the most ofwhatever situation I’m in. Freshmanyear was a little rocky just becauseit was such a different situation, butonce I found my place, it’s been great.I have an incredible group of friends,and that’s what I’ll value most aboutWake Forest.”Brown left his mark on WakeForest by invigorating the OutdoorRecreation Club and organizing andoften leading student adventuretrips—backpacking trips to theGrand Canyon, Paria Canyon in Utah,and the Greek Island of Crete, anda whitewater-rafting trip in WestVirginia, among them. (He also traveledto Costa Rica for a service trip.)He likens those experiences to hiscollege journey. “You can look at ahike on a map or look up at a mountainyou‘re going to climb, and thinkit’s impossible. But then you do it,and you have that sense of accomplishmentthat makes it worth it.”FRESHMAN“It’s notimportantthat peopleknow who Iam when Iwalk aroundcampus. ButI want to beknown assomeonewho’s activeand whocares and isinvolved.”MAJORPolitical ScienceFUTURE PLANSGraduate SchoolJUNE 2006 25

Regeneratio26 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINEElectrospinning is used to fabricate scaffolds to produce bioengineered vessels—in t

nto the RescueBy David FytenThe WakeForest Institute forRegenerative Medicine,under the leadershipof its tenacious andcompassionate director,is poised to rejuvenatein more ways than one.COMPASSION, COUPLEDWITH fearlessness inthe face of long odds andformidable obstacles, can producedramatic rescues. Witness the firefighterwho busts into a blazing building orthe non-swimmer who plungesinto a river to save a life. Couldthat same combination of traitsalso produce dramatic advancementsin medicine?In the case of one of themost dramatic of our times,the answer is, absolutely. Thephenomenal process of tissueand organ regeneration is being nurturedat perhaps the world’s premierresearch laboratory in the field—theWake Forest Institute for RegenerativeMedicine—by the empathy and determinationof its director, AnthonyAtala, M.D.The results of his team’s work todate are amazing—achievements thathis case, blood vessels.JUNE 2006 27

only a decade ago would have beenthe stuff of science fiction. Already,Atala and his colleagues have bioengineeredurethras and injectible cartilagecells that have been successfullyimplanted in humans. In a recent issueof a leading medical journal, AtalaBased on his accomplishments todate, Atala has received the ChristopherColumbus Foundation Award, givento a living American who is currentlyworking on a discovery that will significantlyaffect society. And more is tocome. Presently, the Institute’s scientistsautoimmunological and ethical roadblocksassociated with organ transplantationand embryonic stem cellresearch. In a major breakthrough insummer 2005, Atala’s team successfullyextracted stem cells—undifferentiatedcells that can adopt the structures andAnthony Atala: ‘It begins with the patient. This is the problem; how can we solve it?’reported long-term success with sevenchildren and teenagers in whom heand his co-researchers implanted bladdersgrown from their own cells. Bloodvessels, muscles, wombs, and vaginasthe team has fashioned have been testedpre-clinically and are nearly readyfor human testing.are working on growing more thantwenty different organs and tissuetypes in all parts of the body, includingthe heart, liver, pancreas, kidney, lung,and nervous system. The beauty oftheir approach is that in fashioning newtissues and organs, they use the patient’sown cells, thereby circumventingfeatures of other cell types—from skin.The process holds promise for providingthe formative cells for organ andtissue regeneration through a far lesscomplex and painful procedure thanbone marrow extraction—not tomention avoiding the use of humanembryos, a political and ethical pitfall.28 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Atala and his team hold more thana hundred national and internationalpatents and they have been adding newones at a pace of one every six weekssince their arrival at Wake Forest twoand-a-halfyears ago from HarvardUniversity, where Atala was director oftissue engineering and cellular therapeutics.A half dozen companies havebeen formed to develop and marketthese technologies, with a new onebeing founded every couple of yearsor so. It is safe to describe him as adarling of venture capitalists, and heis newly ensconced in a 60,000-squarefootlaboratory in downtown Winston-Salem that is the world’s largest dedicatedto regenerative medicine. Smallwonder that economic developmentofficials regard his presence here as apowerful catalyst for prodigious growthof the local biomedical industry—a sector they hope will be a pillar ofthe region’s economy in decades tocome—and that Wake Forest UniversityBaptist Medical Center leadersdeem his work a boon to its burgeoningprestige and position in the competitiveenvironment of medical researchfunding and a thoroughbred additionto its growing stable of ahead-of-thefieldresearch groups.For an anemic economy as wellas for seriously ill human beings, theWake Forest Institute for RegenerativeMedicine just might yield a dramaticrescue of its own.“The recruitment of Tony was abold and insightful act on the part of[Wake Forest University Baptist] MedicalCenter,” says Christopher Price,senior vice president of Wake ForestUniversity Health Sciences and executivedirector of the Piedmont TriadResearch Park, where Atala’s laboratoriesare located. “It is only in the lastfew years that regenerative medicinehas received the attention it’s gettingtoday, and we were extremely fortunatenot only to get out ahead of the curvein the field, but to do so with what iswidely regarded as the premier researchgroup in the nation in this field. It isan extraordinarily promising area ofresearch and product development andone that will draw other groups andcompanies to grow up around it.”Richard H. Dean, president andchief executive officer of Wake ForestHealth Sciences, says the regenerativeinstitute is consistent with the MedicalCenter’s strategy of recruiting researchgroups that are national leaders intheir fields—groups such as thehypertension center, which relocatedfrom Cleveland in the early nineties,and the human genomics center,which arrived from Baltimore in 2000.“Tony’s work is highly collaborative,and by facilitating and integratingwith the work of other disciplines andcenters, it will multiply and magnifyall of our outcomes and profiles,” Deannotes. “We have crossed a threshold.The quality and quantity of biotechnologyresearch groups and companiesthat have located in Winston-Salem injust the past few years have reacheda critical mass that holds promise ofengendering the kind of self-sustainingeconomic growth and developmentwe are after.”And yet, with all the spectacularachievements and hoopla, Atala is atheart a humble clinician interestedin research not for its own sake butfor what it can do to relieve sicknessand suffering. Despite the demands ofrunning a multi-million-dollar, eightymemberlaboratory, overseeing the variouscompanies, dealing with investorsBiotechnology Research Facility No. 1, the most advanced facility of its kind in thecountry, was dedicated May 16. One of its floors houses the regenerative institute.and government funding agencies,and chairing Wake Forest School ofMedicine’s urology department, healways finds time to treat patients.When he says, in his warm and selfeffacingway that betrays not one shredof hubris, that he would never haveentered research if it wouldn’t haveheld promise of direct benefit forpatients, you don’t doubt his sincerity.“What drives this whole effort atthe end of the day is the patient,” Atalasays with his radiating smile that canpractically heal on its own. “Manytimes as physicians we feel helpless forJUNE 2006 29

lack of tissue or organ therapies andwish we could do more. It’s a differentway of looking at research. Typically,research is hypothesis-driven; there issome mystery there to be solved. Wedo that in our research, but it beginswith the patient. ‘This is the problem;how can we solve it?’”The Institute is dedicated to alleviatingone of medicine’s most seriouscrises: the shortage of human organsand tissues. Someone dies every thirtyseconds from organ failure and everyninety minutes while on a waiting listfor organ transplantation. Accordingto estimates, the United States spendsclose to $600 billion a year caringfor patients who might benefit fromreplacement tissues and organs. In anobese and aging nation, demand willonly continue to soar. The only practicalsolution to the organ and tissueshortage, Atala and others believe, is toincrease the supply by growing them.completed his internship and residenciesat the University of Louisville,began to confront the challenge somesixteen years ago in Boston, wherehe had completed research and clinicalfellowships in pediatric urologicalsurgery at Children’s Hospital andHarvard Medical School and hadjoined their staff and faculty.“The idea of creating an organ wasnot on anybody’s radar screen at thattime,” he notes. “I was a neophyte,and in my naivete I started with thebladder.” (His goal was to improve uponthe century-old procedure of buildingnew bladders for cancer patients fromintestine. Because intestine is designedto absorb rather than excrete as bladdersare, recipients of built bladdersare prone to developing cancer, kidneystones, and other ailments.) “If I’dpatient’s organ targeted for therapy.Growth agents are added in the labto prompt the cells to multiply. Thecells are then seeded onto a mold orscaffold shaped like the organ, wherethey continue to grow. Finally, themold is implanted into the patient’sbody, where it degrades once the organor tissues are integrated.In situations where biopsies are notpossible or where extracted cells cannotbe made to grow, stem cells, withtheir ability to acquire the characteristicsof other cell types, might be thesolution. Atala’s group is working withseveral types of stem cells, includingstem cells they have drawn from skinand developed into muscle, fat, andbone cells. Eventually, Atala envisionsThe collaborative institute teamincludes, above, Weixin Xaoand George Christ, who applytheir expertise in muscle cellphysiology to various projects; and, right, James Woo,who supervises numerous tissue engineering studies.Tissue engineering is not new—the first product, artificial skin, wasdeveloped in 1981—but there werefew clinical applications over the ensuingtwo decades, primarily because ofthe difficulties associated with gettingcells to grow outside the body. Atala,who received his medical degree andknown then what I know now ofthe challenges involved, I probablywouldn’t have started. What was supposedto be a one-year project turnedout to be five.”The process Atala and his grouprefined over years of trial and errorstarts with a biopsy drawn from themuscle cells developed from stem cellsbeing guided to organs in the body,such as the heart, to replace damagedor diseased tissue.Among the numerous cell-engineeringresearch projects institute scientistsare pursuing are the use of keratin, aprotein found in human hair, as a scaffoldingmaterial and an artificial blood30 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

substitute; islet cells that could serveas insulin-producing pancreatic cellsas well as cell-replacement therapiesfor neurological, cardiovascular, liver,and other illnesses; artificial blood vessels;and treatments for renal failure.All told, close to a hundred projectsadministered by ten senior researchersare under way at the institute.Not surprisingly, Atala’s work isgenerating substantial interest in theventure capital community. Wake Foresthas entered into a multi-year, multimillion-dollaragreement with a Pennsylvania-basedbiotechnology company,Tengion, Inc., which holds a licensingagreement to develop and market technologythat Atala developed while hewas at Harvard. Tengion will fundresearch projects at the institute thatfocus on vascular and genitourinaryapplications andhave an exclusive worldwidelicense or option to developany resulting technology.“[Atala’s] group has thethree components necessaryfor success: funding, talent,and desire,” Dean Stell, associatedirector of Wake Forest’sOffice of Technology AssetManagement, said in an articlein the medical center’smagazine, Visions. “Manyscientists who make fundamentaldiscoveries just don’thave the desire to do the appliedresearch that is needed to take it toanother level.” Partnering with industryis “essential,” in Atala’s view. “Wedo the ‘R’—the research—of R&D,”he states. “You need the ‘D’—thedevelopment—to get it to the patient.Technology for its own sake is incomplete.It needs to be disseminated.”Some might wonder why a researcherof Atala’s stature would forsake a glamorouscity like Boston and a prestigiousBioengineered bladders, with which Atala has had great success,begin in molds like the one shown above.post at Harvard, one of America’s mostesteemed medical institutions. But forhim, the decision to relocate whenWake Forest started recruiting himfour years ago was easy.“At Harvard, there was one medicalschool but many independent hospitals,each with its own specialty andbureaucracy,” Atala notes. “It’s wellknownin clinical circles that conductingtrials at Harvard can be challenging,to say the least. Here, we haveone medical school, one hospital—one medical center.“The vision Dick Dean shared duringthe recruitment process of developingthe largest urban research parkin the nation in Winston-Salem wasinspiring,” he goes on. “Wake Forest,the city, the state—all of them regardbiotechnology as important to theirfuture. It is really terrific to have thekind of collaborative environment wehave here. When everybody’s interestsare aligned, you have the ability tomove forward quickly.“Besides, my family and I loveliving here,” he adds. “It’s a wonderfulplace to be.”Despite his progress to date, Atalaharbors no illusions. He knows thatmany obstacles still loom, and thatyears of painstaking trial and error lieahead before regenerative medicinebecomes as safe and commonplace asjoint replacement and heart bypasssurgery (to name two proceduresthat were gee-whiz stuff less thantwo decades ago) are now. But he isundaunted. The patient needs it.“We’ve hit and scaled many wallsto get to where we are today,” he says.“And I know there will be many morewalls. But having hit and penetratedthose walls in the past, I am completelyconfident we’ll circumvent those tocome as well.”JUNE 2006 31

Riseand FallBy David FytenSUN VALLEY PHOTOS COURTESY COMMUNITY LIBRARY OF KETCHUM, IDAHO.Above: railroad tycoon W. Averell Harriman’s Sun Valley resort blazed the trail for those that followed.Inset: Sun Valley on the cover of Life magazine.32 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

As a Wake Forest architectural historianhas discovered, the ski resort industry isa microcosm of the American experience.IN THE BEGINNING, there werethe pioneers—mountain men withrustic gear who blazed trails throughvirgin territory. They were followed bycaptains of industry—entrepreneursof vision and means who transformedand opened the wilderness for a newlyprosperous and mobile populace. Intime, political, financial, and environmentalforces stalled the push, althoughnew breeds of speculators and adventurersremain drawn to the landscape.In its day, it was a phenomenon thatpersonified a country with lofty ambitions,a taste for the fast life, a rapidascent to the pinnacle, downhillmomentum, and a clear path and vastand marvelous vistas before it.This might be a capsule history ofthe American West—and it largely is—but actually, it describes the Americanski resort industry. From the earlydecades of the twentieth century, whendomestic skiing was rudimentary andlocal; to the first destination ski resort,built in Sun Valley, Idaho, by a railroadtycoon to draw passengers; throughthe quarter century after the SecondWorld War, when phenomenal growthof discretionaryincome and leisuretime and the enterpriseof Army mountainwarfare veteranswho had trained in theRocky Mountains ignited a wildfire ofresort development and opened skiingto the less affluent and families; to theeventual intrusion of “urban” problemsinto resort communities and theresultant rise of regulatory controlsand political opposition to unrestraineddevelopment; to a return to skiing forthe rich and a flat growth curve for theindustry, which would be flatter stillwere it not for snowboarding and a hotsecond-home market—the ski resortindustry can be viewed as a microcosmor mirror of our national experience,and skiing itself as a metaphor of theAmerican dream’s rise to dazzlingheights and descent to lower elevationsover the past half century.Harold W. Tribble Professor of ArtMargaret Supplee Smith is documentingthis fascinating and surprisingly relevantstory in a book she is working ontitled High on the Mountain, scheduledfor publication later this year. Smith isan architectural historian by specialty—hencethe book’s subtitle:An Architectural History of AmericanSki Resorts. But she realized itwould be incomplete if it failedto address the political, economic,social, and cultural implications ofVail, opened in 1962, was thefirst planned community resortand the first in the Rockies thatwas readily accessible by car.The lavish Beaver Creek resortwas among the few built afterrigid development controls cameto the mountains.its topic, so she devoted much of theexhaustive research she conductedover six years to interviewing keyplayers in the ski resort industry.The story of downhill skiing anddestination resorts in America beginsnearly a century ago with two types ofskiing: near and far. On the one handwere the members of “outing clubs”—groups of privileged urbanites and collegestudents—and locals who skiedwithin easy travel distance in pristinemountainous areas like Lake Tahoe,California, and Stowe, Vermont, withoutbenefit of lifts, lodges, or runs.“They camped or stayed in farmhousesor cabins,” says Smith, who is one ofjust a handful of academic historiansstudying the subject. “They wouldmake one or perhaps two runs a daybecause they had to hike to the top ofthe mountain.” For the outing clubs,“it was a Sierra Club-type experiencein the tradition of the Scandinavianideal of Idraet—outdoor exercise thatdemanded strength, toughness, andmanliness.” On the other hand werethe rich and socially well positioned,who vacationed at the exclusive Alpineresorts of France, Switzerland, andAustria. Many went there not so muchJUNE 2006 33

to ski as to partake of Europeanculture and society.Then, at the very depths ofthe Great Depression, a corporateexecutive named WilliamAverell Harriman had anidea that wouldtransform notonly America’sskiing habits butalso its recreationand leisure industry.Railroads dominatedthe destinationresort business in theWest and Southwest inthe early twentieth century.Competing amongthemselves for passengers,they sought to establish major destinationattractions along their routes. In theprocess, they opened what previouslyhad been isolated regions, such asSanta Fe, Palm Springs, and the GrandCanyon, to tourism.Harriman, who would go on to adistinguished political and diplomaticcareer, had inherited control of theUnion Pacific Railroad from his father,who had built it after the Civil War.The Union Pacific had the secondaryNorthern Rim position at the GrandCanyon (the Santa Fe Railroad had thefavored Southern Rim) and facilities atBryce and Zion, but it needed whatFortune magazine called in 1939 “anexclusive attraction—some big, glamorousname to pull in customers.”Harriman’s brainstorm was to targetskiers, still relatively few in America atthat time, rather than summer tourists,and lure them West with a destinationresort in a place with mountains andsnow. To find one, he dispatched anUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUMemissary, Austrian CountFelix Schaffgotsch, on a journeythrough the Rockies.Schaffgotsch brieflyconsidered Aspen, Colorado(rejecting it astoo dilapidated andremote), before recommendingSunValley in southernIdaho. Harrimanhired National Park Servicearchitect Gilbert Stanley Underwoodto design a rustic but elegant lodge; aHollywood set designer to fashion aBavarian-style village; and Steve Hannagan,a famous adman who had madeMiami Beach a household name, to sell aSun Valley winter vacation to socialitesand celebrities. Immediately upon openingin winter 1936, Sun Valley becamethe wintertime destination of the rich,who were drawn to its easy slopes,European-style ambience, chair lifts(the first in America), guest rosters ofstars and celebrities like Clark Gableand Gary Cooper, and isolation fromthe crowds of visitors descending onthe West as tourism lost its image ofexclusivity. Sun Valley opened shortlybefore Life magazine was first published,and the resort’s appearance onone of its earliest covers heralded thecoming of the destination ski resort asthe glamorous new playground of therich and famous.Downhill skiing developed froman altogether different tradition in theCelebrities like Ingrid Bergman,Gary Cooper, and Clark Gablemade Sun Valley a fashionabledestination.East. During the GreatDepression, the CivilianConservation Corps establishedcamps at Stowe,Vermont, and began clearingski trails on nearby Mount Mansfield.The first was opened in 1933,the same year that Austrian ski legendSepp Ruschp came to America tocreate the now-legendary Stowe SkiSchool. The sport’s popularity soared,and in 1937, Stowe hosted the firstEastern Downhill Championships. Inthe early days, skiers would hike twoand-a-halfmiles to the mountain summit.Eventually, there were rope tows,and a single chair lift was built in1940, but for many decades, skiing atStowe and the hundreds of “mom andpop” rope tow sites throughout upperNew England and upstate New Yorkreflected the ideals of rugged Yankeeindividualism and outdoorsmanship.In contrast to the Sun Valley experienceof elites traveling great distancesto ski casually, Eastern skiing wasrigorously physical, populist as wellas elitist, and local.Sun Valley retained its status asthe nation’s sole exclusive destinationresort up to and through the war, whenresorts were closed. Then, a combinationof forces fashioned a fuse for theexplosion that followed. After the war,the U.S. Forest Service opened its vastmountain land holdings to recreationaluse and enticed developers with lucrativelease offers. Also, the Army’s 10 thMountain Division trained in theRockies during the war, and its membersemerged with a strong sense ofcamaraderie, a passion for skiing, anda love for Colorado. They would go on34 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

to comprise a robust cadre of inventors,developers, and instructors. Morethan sixty resorts were either foundedby, directed by, or had ski schools runby 10 th Mountain veterans and sometwo thousand of them would join theranks of ski instructors.The impetus for America’s next destinationresort came from one of thoseveterans. At the war’s outset, Austrianskier Friedl Pfeifer emigrated first toAustralia and then to America, wherehe taught at Sun Valley before joiningthe 10 th Mountain Division. He oftencame to Aspen, the isolated miningtown that Schaffgotsch had rejected,on maneuvers and weekend furloughswhile training at nearby Camp Hale.After the war, Pfeifer settled in Aspenwith the dream of making it a worldclassski resort, and opened its first skischool. Meanwhile, a third of a continentaway in Chicago, Walter Paepcke,an industrialist and philanthropist, hada vision of his own—of founding aninstitute for the propagation of culture,leadership, ideas, and values-based dialogue.He was drawn to Aspen, andalthough he was not especially keen onthe notion of a ski resort, he realized itwas Aspen’s future, and he pooled hisefforts with Pfeifer’s to develop it. Joiningthem were architects Frederic “Fritz”Benedict, a Frank Lloyd Wright protégéand 10 th Mountain Division veteran,and his brother-in-law, Herbert Bayer, amodernist designer in the Bauhaus tradition.Together they transformed theshabby town into a model of Victorianarchitecture preservation and built amodern resort complex for the AspenInstitute. With its breathtaking panoramas,highbrow ambience, and challengingruns unequaled this side of the Alps,Aspen became a destination of choicefor expert skiers and the social set notlong after its opening in early 1946.Aspen was difficult to get to, whichno doubt enhanced its aura of specialness.But in the broader picture, inaccessibilitywas an obstacle that wouldneed to be circumvented if Rocky Mountainresort development was to proceedon a large scale. Two breakthroughsdemolished that barricade. First, developersconvinced airlines to providescheduled service to towns close toprospective resort areas. Second, InterstateHighway System planners routedeast-west I-70 through the heart of theColorado Rockies. Some of the finestskiing areas in the world would beaccessible to the rich and middleincome alike.The sport grew steadily but unspectacularlyin popularity through thefifties. Then, advances in technology,coupled with an event with huge impact,sent it soaring toward the summit. In1960, the Winter Olympics were heldin the U.S. in Squaw Valley, California.The televised Games, highlighted byAmerica’s technological panache, provideda victory over the Soviet Unionat the height of the Cold War, captivatedthe nation and introduced it on a largescale to alpine skiing and the glamourand brilliance of its European champions.Also, through much of the fifties,recreational skiing had stayed frozen ina technological backwater. Wooden skishad to be waxed after every couple ofruns; clothing often consisted ofwoolen, water-absorbent hiking gear;boots and clamps were cumbersomeand unyielding, promoting brokenbones; waits of an hour or more forslow-moving T-bars and rope towswere the norm at peak periods; andsudden thaws or lack of snowfall hadresorts and skiers at their mercy. Then,a blizzard of inventions—fiberglassskis, waterproof boots and outfits,quick-release clamps, high-speed chairlifts, and snow-making and groomingequipment—made skiing safe, comfortable,predictable, and relativelyhassle-free. With the industry’s pathcleared of obstructions, the number ofski areas nationally shot from seventyeightin 1955 to 662 a decade later.Developers gleaned the greaterpotential inherent in skiing’s risingpopularity and the nation’s growingpursuit of recreational opportunities,and they began to build “total” skiresorts with luxury spas and familyorientedattractions and summertimeactivities such as golf, hiking, andhorseback riding. Among the firstwas Vail, which opened in 1962.Developed by 10 th Mountain veteranPeter Seibert, it became, along withAspen, one of Colorado’s two worldclassski resorts. But in a number ofrespects, Vail differed significantlyfrom its elder forty miles to the southwest.Situated along the I-70 corridor ahundred miles west of Denver, Vailwas reached easily by car, which madeit more convenient and economical formoderate-income, single-day, and familyskiers. To differentiate its look fromAspen’s Victorian-Western style and toattract the affluent skiers who weregoing to Europe, Seibert and chiefarchitect Fitzhugh Scott designed Vailto resemble a Tyrolian village. Aspenwas becoming a haven for the counterculture;to attract a more conservativeclientele, Vail was developed as aplanned community with strict designand land-use regulations. Even longhair was prohibited. And its yearroundappeal positioned Vail as anattractive second-home site, a marketthat would mushroom in comingdecades. Vail’s popularity touched offan avalanche of resort development,starting with new facilities at the venerableSteamboat Springs, Colorado,JUNE 2006 35

Stratton, Vermont, shown here in its first year of operation,exemplified the East’s very different ski resort industry.and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, ski areasin 1963 and 1965, respectively, andcontinuing unabated for a decade withcustom-built resorts at new sites,including Snowmass, Snowbird, Telluride,Keystone, Copper Mountain,Crested Butte, and Breckenridge.Like the West and its 10 th MountainDivision veterans, the East had anold-boy’s network of its own. Strattonin Vermont, which opened in 1962,was started by Harvard graduate andNew York City financier Frank Snyder.His architect was Alexander McIlvaine,another Harvard grad who had designedthe first lodge at Squaw Valley for AlexanderCushing, still another Harvardalumnus who brought the Olympicsto Squaw Valley. Members of the eliteNew York Amateur Ski Club, mostof whom were Ivy League graduates,promoted Stowe.Smith notes that because New Englanddrew from a population base ofthirty million within a few hundredmiles, it didn’t have to provide the totalresorts that the West did. Easternersstayed in A-frames, old farmhouses,dormitories, inns, and motels on overnights.But ski-area and second-homedevelopment was random and individualisticand soon started getting out ofhand. Sewage had to be reckoned withas thousands of skiers descended onHUBERT SCHRIEBLfragile mountainenvironments, andlocals resented theloss of control overtheir communities.This prompted Vermont,in particular, toenact strict environmentallaws and regulatedevelopmentmore closely. So justas some of the largerNew England skiareas like Mount Snow, which hadopened in 1954, were starting to feelthe pressure of competition from Westernresorts and sought to expand, theywere blocked from doing so, groomingthe trail for Western domination of thetotal destination resort market.But that domination was not toremain unchecked. Western resortdevelopers would begin to feel politicaland economic constraints of their ownby the early seventies. “Most [Western]ski areas are on federal lands, and fromthe thirties through the sixties, theU.S. Forest Service actively promotedrecreational use, just as it had promotedagriculture, timbering, and mining,”Smith says. “But that changed with the1969 Environmental Protection Act.Suddenly, the Forest Service was not apartner, but a regulator. Every newdevelopment had to meet certain environmentalstandards, and that addedto the cost.” Also, residents of existingresort communities and those nearproposed resorts took up arms overtraffic gridlock, water shortages, the“suburbanization” of rural landscapes,and other issues. “The idea of ‘gettingaway from it all,’” Smith says, “wasturning into an urban experience.”As a result of these trends, only threenew destination resorts—Deer Valleyin Utah, Beaver Creek in Colorado,and Whistler-Blackcomb in Alberta,Canada—were built in the eighties,and all were enormously expensive.Other factors were making skiingincreasingly costly and beyond thereach of the moderate income andfamilies. “No sport is as dependent onthe weather as skiing,” Smith says.“As expectations of having groomedslopes, plenty of snow, and ever-fasteruphill transportation rose, so did thecost of providing these increased services.Also, equipment and gear improved,and that raised the cost of skiing. Plus,most people today think of skiing asa vacation rather than a wildernessactivity, and they want the luxuriousaccommodations and benefits of avacation.” In the Northeast alone,more than 500 small rope-tow operationshave shut down over the years,casualties of the destination resort.The price of a daily lift ticket at thoseresorts, meanwhile, has risen steadily,to where it exceeds seventy dollars atsome. Hotel rooms are $250 to $400 anight during peak season.Skiing always has been an activityof the young and rich, but the stockmarket boom of the eighties created aslew of young millionaires who wantednot just the sport but also the way oflife. “It’s part of a greater societal patternin which adults continue to play anddress like children,” Smith observes.“Many people who used to ski in collegeadopt a leisure lifestyle and resumeskiing after they get older, marry, makemoney, and have children and thengrandchildren.“ In the more fashionableresort communities, huge upscaledwellings replaced the earlier cabins andA-frames. “Land is scarce and expensiveand the building has to justify thecost,” she says. “And computers havemade distance commuting a reality.36 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Hence, the shift to condos, time-shares,fractional ownership, etcetera.”As the total-resort concept haswaxed, the mountain has waned instature, in Smith’s view. “All of theresorts are going to the idea of a villagededicated to entertainment,” she notes.“Ski resorts today are owned by corporations,and with skiing being the vulnerableenterprise it is, and the factthat most people ski just a few hours aday, they need a broad base to protecttheir investments. The mountain usedto be the focus of a resort; now, it’s thevillage center. The mountain is seen asan amenity to sell real estate.” Withthe village the focus of attention, manyresort towns are in a virtually constantstate of renovation, according to Smith.“The Western resorts, with their structuresdating back to the sixties andseventies, are in urban renewal,” shesays, “while New England is engaged inthe sort of comprehensive resort planningwe think of as Western, whichmeans their buildings will be newer.”Skiing’s popularity has been on agradual downward slope the past coupleof decades, a trend that might haveslowed or stopped many resorts deadin their tracks were it not for the riseof snowboarding. Invented in 1985,the sport (in which one “surfs” downGondolas revolutionized the skiingexperience by providing quick transportto the mountain top.HUBERT SCHRIEBLa slope with both feet on one board)grew in tandem with its flatland cousin,skateboarding—both capitalizing on arenegade, “bad-boy” image. Because ofthat image, many resorts prohibitedsnowboarding for years. But as theranks of its aficionados spread fromadolescent males to men and womenof all ages and social status, so did itsrespectability, and today only a coupleof holdout resorts still ban it. Snowboarderstoday comprise about 25 percent of a typical ski resort’s clienteleand are projected to overtake skiers ina decade. Like America itself, the skiresort industry is evolving and adaptingto cultural change.Smith, who earned her doctoraldegree at Brown University and joinedthe Wake Forest faculty in 1979, spenttwelve years curating an exhibition onand co-authoring a comprehensivehistory of North Carolina women. Bythe time the project was finished in1999, “I needed a change,” she says.“I was ready to get outdoors, get backto architecture, and work with menas well as women.”On a skiing trip to Aspen in 1994,Smith had been struck by the architecturallook of the village, and thenotion of researching a history of skiresortdesign stuck with her. Soonafter she started the project in 2000,she created an on-line database ofarchitects and their projects, whichcurrently has more than 350 namesof ski resort designers.It also was Smith’s good fortune tobe able to interview many of the pioneerresort developers over the courseof her research—movers and shakerslike Vail founder Pete Seibert, whodied a few years ago; Ted Johnson, afamous powder skier who was on theMargaret Supplee Smith looks up at themonument to 10 th Mountain Divisionin Vail, Colorado.cover of Sports Illustrated twice in thesixties and founded Snowbird in Utah;Frank Snyder, who started Stratton;and Leslie Otten, a former president ofthe American Ski Company (and thefather of 1999 Wake Forest graduateJoshua Otten), who developed SundayRiver in Maine, among other resorts.She also interviewed a host of renownedsnow country architects, such as HenrikBull (whose nephew, Eric Stone, teachesin Wake Forest’s psychology department),Ian Mackinlay, John R. Smith,George Homsey, and Ray Kingston.“Because so much of the resort developmentoccurred in the sixties andseventies, and because they were andare robust sportsmen, many of themare in their seventies and eighties andin very good shape,” she says. “Itnever occurred to me when I startedthe project that I would identify allthese key players, and that they wouldstill be around to tell their stories.”In 2002, Smith gave a paper at thefirst and only International Ski HistoryCongress held in Park City, Utah, justbefore the Winter Olympics. “All theicons of skiing were there, and at anage to realize that not only they, butthe sport, had a history,” she says. “Itwas very cool.”JUNE 2006 37

E S S A YInnovationA new minor creatively connects entrepreneurship and the liberal arts.By William E. Conner and Sharon AndrewsI was seldom ableto see an opportunityuntil it had ceasedto be one.— Mark TwainWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO THINKENTREPRENEURIALLY? Whatqualities encourage some to recognizeopportunities? Why do sometake advantage of those opportunitiesto create value for themselvesand others or to solve problems forthe social good? Is teaching thesequalities a valuable part of a liberalarts education? A subset of WakeForest’s faculty has thought long andhard about these questions for thelast two years.It is clear that entrepreneurs arethe change-makers of our world.To think entrepreneurially meansto think analytically, to synthesizeinformation, to solve complex problems,to work within ambiguousenvironments, and to organize andlead teams. Entrepreneurial thinkingcreates value: intellectual value, socialvalue, and artistic value as well aseconomic value. If a primary componentof the academy’s job is toplace our students in the strongestpossible position to have satisfyingand successful lives as good worldcitizens, then it makes sense toprovide opportunities to developentrepreneurial thinking.That is why last fall Wake Forestunveiled a new course of study forits students—a minor in entrepreneurshipand social enterprise. Withbuilt-in flexibility, the minor encouragesstudents to take control oftheir education and offers them theopportunity to gain the knowledgethat will support the pursuit of theirpassions. The appeal of the minor isalready obvious. More than thirtystudents signed on in the first fewweeks of the program.The minor is built on the premisethat many of the courses that areuseful to the would-be entrepreneurare already taught at a liberal artsinstitution. Students begin with threerequired core courses. The first is“Creativity and Innovation,” taughtby Associate Professor Lynn Book,who has a shared appointment withthe Office of Entrepreneurship andLiberal Arts and the Theatre andDance department. This interactiveseminar introduces students to readingsand processes from variousdisciplines that elucidate the natureand function of creativity and theconditions that stimulate it. Studentsengage in dynamic creative processesand projects in order to develop a“critical creativity.”The second course, “Foundationsof Entrepreneurship,” is taught byBren Varner (’99) from the Centerand the Calloway School of Businessand Accountancy. This courseaddresses the challenges of creatingand sustaining organizations intoday’s global environment. It providesan overview of the role andimportance of entrepreneurship inthe global economy and in society,examining how individuals useentrepreneurial skills to craft innovativeresponses to societal needs.The third course, “Internships inEntrepreneurial Studies,” providesstudents with opportunities to applyknowledge in an entrepreneurial forprofitor not-for-profit environment.It encourages students to engagewith the real world. The remainderof the courses required for the minor(nine hours) allow students to determinea concentration that most suitstheir personal passions and goals.The menu of options, drawn fromdepartments throughout the university,is organized under the generalcategories of “Thought and Behavior,”“Leadership and Engaging the World,”and “Entrepreneurial Process.”Along with this wide variety ofcourses already offered at WakeForest, new upper-level entrepreneurshipcourses are also being developed.For example, “Free Trade, Fair Trade:Independent Entrepreneurs in theGlobal Market” is a field-based seminarthat compares the barriers tomarket participation that independententrepreneurs experience crossculturally.Free trade policies arecontrasted with fair trade practices todetermine why so many independentproducers have trouble succeeding ina globalizing world. Some students inthe course will travel with their mentor,Anthropology Professor JeanneSimonelli, to Chiapas, Mexico, tosee first-hand the effects of free tradeand fair trade practices on small-scalecoffee producers. Others are working38 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Magic Mouth Productions was the inspired venture of theatre majors MattGutschick (’06), seated, and Ben Whiting (’06), inside box.To think entrepreneuriallymeans to think analytically,to synthesize information,to solve complex problems,to work within ambiguousenvironments, and toorganize and lead teams.on a feasibility study to see howWake Forest can help facilitatemarket access for small producers.The minor in entrepreneurshiphas tapped into a vital source ofenergy on campus. Wake Foreststudents are by nature creative andinnovative, and several studentshave been inspired by the new entrepreneurshipinitiative to start venturesof their own. Others who hadalready begun projects have foundconsiderable support from the Officeof Entrepreneurship and Liberal Artsand even a home in student-runspace, the Entrepreneurship Center.Two theatre majors formed thecompany Magic Mouth Productions.The theatre/magic show they wroteand produced, “Awakenings,” wasperformed for sold-out houses inthe Main Stage Theatre. It delightedaudiences of all ages with a poignantcoming-of-age story combined withlarge-scale illusions such as a carmagically appearing on stage.Two other students have createda company that sells unique handmadestuffed robots on-line. Theirproduct demand was so high thatthey had to suspend operations longenough to restructure their business.They now have a supplier and salesare again in full swing. A group ofbiology and business students underthe tutelage of Professor of BiologyRay Kuhn have created a companycalled Aqualutions LLC. The companyproduces immunological reagentsthat will allow aquaculturists todetect diseases in fish cultures. Suchdiseases currently rob the aquacultureindustry of 20 percent of its potentialproducts yearly—and result in theoveruse of antibiotics in non-infectedponds because of a lack of gooddetection methods. Aqualutions’products will benefit the fish farmerand the environment. Although theproducts are presently aimed at thecatfish industry, other future marketsinclude the ornamental fish tradeand hobbyists.The next major step in supportingentrepreneurial thinking at WakeForest is the development of anEntrepreneurship in Residence Program.Entrepreneurial alumni andsuccessful community entrepreneursare needed to serve as mentors forstudents interested in starting nonprofitor for-profit ventures. Theoffice is also establishing a Board ofAdvisors to help guide Wake Foreststudents as they initiate ventures.If you would like to be involved inthis program, contact ElizabethGatewood, director of the Office ofEntrepreneurship and Liberal Arts, orvisit the Web site at www.wfu.edu/organizations/entrepreneurship/.There is a surge of interest inentrepreneurship and the mindsetand skills inherent in entrepreneurialthinking on college campuses.Creativity, innovative ability, socialmotivation, and leadership areemerging as basic entrepreneurialqualities. The value of encouragingthese qualities in our liberal artscommunity is self-evident. With thenew minor in entrepreneurship andsocial enterprise, Wake Forest isassuming a prominent position inpromoting entrepreneurial thinkingand action in college students.William E. Conner is professor ofbiology. Sharon Andrews is associateprofessor of theatre.E S S A YJUNE 2006 39

40 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINEJustin Gray(’06)

W AKE F OREST A LUMNI A SSOCIATIONPresident’s ColumnSPRING IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL TIME FOR WAKE FORESTERS, and we are proudto welcome our recent graduates, the Class of 2006, into the Alumni Association.Commencement was held on Monday, May 15th with Mark Warner, the formergovernor of Virginia, as the Commencement speaker. Barbara Brown Taylor, anEpiscopal priest, professor, and noted author, was our Baccalaureate speaker onMay 14th. Approximately 1,400 undergraduate, graduate, and professional studentsgraduated. (Remember: one of the “25 Ways You Can Help Wake Forest” is to“hire Wake Forest students and graduates.” If you have job openings at your placeof business, please consider hiring Wake Forest alumni whenever possible!)We are equally pleased to welcome the newest members of the Wake Forest family, the newlyadmittedstudents who will join the Class of 2010. This year we had another strong year for alumnichildren applying to Wake Forest, with more than 250 applying.June 30th concludes Wake Forest’s fiscal year, so we now are in the final days of our 2005–06College Fund drive. Please help us reach our goal of 11,500 donors to the College and CallowayFunds. Alumni participation is our primary goal: every gift helps us reach it, as well as having apositive effect on Wake Forest’s national rankings. Please remember your alma mater and join mein giving generously to the College Fund. Your gift counts!In July, the volunteer boards and alumni councils of the Reynolda Campus will meet for a jointSummer Leadership Conference, which will be my final meeting as your Alumni Association President.Much work has been done this year under our strategic plan: 1) to strengthen our regional alumniclubs through the dissemination of best practices; 2) to enhance alumni involvement in career servicesand networking opportunities for undergraduates; and 3) to expand alumni programs and outreachthrough such new offerings as the Lifelong Learning pilot program, among others. Special thanksgo to all who helped in these efforts this year.I am pleased to announce that following our July meeting, Ruffin Branham (’69) of Richmond,Virginia will become the new Alumni Association president. Ruffin has been an active member ofthe Wake Forest family, and I know he will build on the momentum achieved thus far by the AlumniCouncil in implementing its strategic plan. I am confident that the Alumni Association will continueto flourish under his leadership.Looking ahead to the fall, I hope you will mark your calendars now and plan to come back tocampus on September 29–30 for Homecoming 2006. This year, alumni have an extra special reasonto return to campus—the 50th anniversary of Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. We will celebrate thebeginnings of the Reynolda Campus with a number of special events highlighting this historic WakeForest milestone. Additionally, reunion events are being planned for members of the Classes of 1956,1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, and 2001. Bring your families for lots of fun, games, andfood at the Festival on the Quad on Saturday morning, as well as the Alumni Tailgate and Post-gameReception in Bridger Field House. More details will be available on the Alumni web site later thissummer (www.wfu.edu/alumni), and Homecoming brochures will be mailed to all alumni then.Call your friends and classmates and plan to come back to campus for a wonderful Homecomingweekend!As I conclude my tenure later this summer, let me say that it has been a pleasure to serve youand to see, first hand, all the ways you support Wake Forest through your participation in campusand regional events, your volunteer service, and your financial support. Wake Forest truly is aninstitution unlike any other. Thank you for all you do for our University.With all best wishes,C L A S S N O T E SNancy Kuhn (’73)Alumni Association Presidentwww.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE2005 2006 41

Henry “Hank” Shore (’77) is pursuing hismaster’s in library and information science atthe College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis,MN. He is an intern in the archives of CargillInc.CROWE (’65)Lee Nathan Sanges (’68) is manager of thelocal office of the Employment Security Commission/StanlyCounty JobLink in Albemarle,NC. He has been in workforce developmentprograms for 32 years. He and his wife,Marlene, have two sons, Thane and Evan.1970sBRYAN (’72) HOLDEN (’73)Carl Keller (’70) and his senior mixeddoublestennis team won the WilmingtonChampionship and advanced to the NorthCarolina State Championships for the thirdstraight year.Murray Joseph Thompson (’70) wrote abook, Christianity’s New Model for Ministry:The Multi-denominational Church, highlightinga post-modern model for ministry in mainlineProtestantism.George M. Bryan Jr. (’72) has been namedpresident and chief executive officer of TheChildren’s Home Inc. in Winston-Salem,with a satellite campus in Franklin, NC.Lawrence N. “Chip” Holden (’73) has beenrecognized as a leader in production withMassMutual Financial Group in Winston-Salem.Richard S. “Steve” Orr (’74) has beenappointed insurance commissioner for thestate of Maryland. He and his wife, Michelle,live in Baltimore County.Joanne Johnston Ritter (’74) is an administrativeassistant in the Office of Alumni Activitiesand Annual Support at Wake Forest.She and her husband, Bob (’74), have twochildren.Richard W. Scheiner (’75) is chairman ofSemmes Bowen & Semmes, a firm of 70attorneys headquartered in Baltimore, MD.Charles Monroe Wilmoth (’75) is a developmentofficer for Foundation Partnershipswith the Hispanic Scholarship Fund in SanFrancisco, CA. He is a graduate of LeadershipSan Francisco. He received a LeadershipCommendation and serves as a literary judgeand grant panelist for the San Francisco ArtsCommission.Mark Northam (’76) is a research scienceconsultant, focusing on carbon managementtechnologies, in the Technology ManagementDepartment of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran,Saudi Arabia. He enjoyed four years ofretirement from ExxonMobil but missed thechallenges and interactions of the workplace.J. Anthony “Andy” Penry (’76, JD ’79) is apartner with Taylor Penry Rash & Riemann inRaleigh, NC. He was elected to membershipin the American Law Institute.Stephen R. Briggs (’77) was provost andvice president for academic affairs at TheCollege of New Jersey. He has been namedthe eighth president of Berry College inMount Berry, GA.Stephen W. Coles (’77, JD ’80) is withBrinkley Walser PLLC in Lexington, NC. Heis one of Woodward White Inc.’s 2005-06“Best Lawyers in America”for civil litigation.His daughter, Sarah Craig, is a Wake Forestfreshman.Eric N. Olson (’77, PhD ’81) is the Robert A.Welch Distinguished Chair of the Departmentof Molecular Biology at the University of TexasSouthwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Heand Abraham Rudolph won the 2005 PollinPrize for Pediatric Research for their pioneeringwork in fetal and neonatal cardiology.Ernie Rushing (’77) has retired from theWashington State Attorney General’s office.He served as senior assistant attorney generaland division chief for both the NaturalResources Divison and Fish, Wildlife and ParksDivision. He and his wife, Janet, daughterAmanda, and son Ben, live in Washington andMexico.Richard Burr (’78), U.S. Congressman, gavethe address at Wake Forest’s Founders’ DayConvocation in February.Clare Novak (’78) is an international leadershipdevelopment consultant in ChesterSprings, PA. She wrote Never Rule Without aMagician, a Sage and a Fool: How Great AdvisorsHelp Leaders Soar While Keeping Both Feet onthe Ground. Her personal journeys have ledher from ice-climbing to dinner on the Danube,Dneiper and the Nile.James H. Burrus Jr. (’79, JD ’81) is anassistant director of the criminal division ofthe FBI in Washington, D.C.David “Nicky” Guy Jr. (MBA ’79) hassurvived two strokes and is improving withtherapy. He and his wife, Susan, have twocollege students.John R. Lowden (’79, MBA ’82) is presidentof Newcastle Partners LLC in Greenwich,CT. He has been elected to the Wake ForestBoard of Trustees.Tamara Greb Smith (’79) is in her 23rd yearof teaching drama at Kellam High School inVirginia Beach,VA. She has been selectedTeacher of the Year for 2005-06.1980sJocelyn Burton (’80) has joined KilpatrickStockton LLP in Winston-Salem as counsel.She is a member of the Wake Forest Board ofTrustees.Bob Costner (’80) composed additionalmusic for a film documentary,“Martha inLattimore,”which was screened at theRiverRun International Film Festival inWinston-Salem.Gilda Glazer (JD ’80), a pianist with TheGlazer Duo, has recorded an album ofAmerican music,“Amber Waves”(CentaurRecords, 2006).Mac Haupt (’80) is in the monitoring sectionof the Ecosystem Enhancement Program ofthe North Carolina Department of Environmentand Natural Resources. He lives inRaleigh with his four sons.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 43

BULLOCK (’85, MBA ’95) BARBEE (MBA ’87)Alan E. Rolfe (’80) is retiring as a captainafter 26 years in the U.S. Navy MedicalCorps. He will continue his medical practicein dermatology, consultative internal medicineand geriatrics in Norfolk,VA.Jerry Allen Wolfe (JD ’80) has been reelectedas the Commonwealth’s attorneyfor the City of Bristol,VA. He has served16 years on the Bristol City Council andseven years as mayor.Rick Glazier (JD ’81) has been named tothe Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation AdvisoryPanel for a three-year term. He is an attorneyteaching criminal justice at Fayetteville StateUniversity and pre-trial law at CampbellUniversity School of Law.Chris Swecker (JD ’81) is an assistantdirector in the criminal investigation divisionof the FBI in Washington, D.C.Thomas Preston Walk (’81) practices law inVirginia. He completed his sixth year as boardchairman for Clinch Independent LivingServices Inc. He serves on the board forBluefield Baseball Club Inc. and is a substitutejudge and administrative hearing officer.Mary Dalton (’83) directed a film documentary,“Marthain Lattimore,”which wasscreened at the RiverRun International FilmFestival in Winston-Salem.Becky Garrison (’83) is senior contributingeditor for The Wittenburg Door in New York.(www.wittenburgdoor.com) She has publisheda book, Red and Blue God, Black andBlue Church: Eyewitness Accounts of HowAmerican Churches are Hijacking Jesus, Baggingthe Beatitudes, and Worshipping the AlmightyDollar (Jossey-Bass, April 2006).Morris C. Massey (’83) focuses on land use,governmental matters and real estate withHill Ward & Henderson in Tampa, FL.Bill McKenney (’84) is a senior policyadvisor with the Department of HomelandSecurity in Washington, D.C. He and hiswife, Ellen Sheehan McKenney (’89), livein Chevy Chase, MD, with their children,Jack (4) and Lila (2).James R. Bullock (’85, MBA ’95) has beennamed vice president for University Advancementat Wake Forest, effective July 1.FallWeekends 2006PLAN TO JOIN US!Saturday, September 2 Wake Forest vs. Syracuse football gameSaturday, September 9 Wake Forest vs. Duke football gameVARSITY CLUB WEEKENDSaturday, September 30 Wake Forest vs. Liberty football gameHOMECOMING and the celebration of the50th anniversary of Wake Forest inWinston Salem—College, Calloway School,Babcock School, Divinity School, Law SchoolSaturday, October 7 Wake Forest vs. Clemson football gameFAMILY WEEKEND and SCHOOL OFMEDICINE ALUMNI WEEKENDSaturday, November 4 Wake Forest vs. Boston College football gamePRESIDENT’S WEEKENDSaturday, November 18 Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech football gamePlease visit the Alumni Web site at www.wfu.edu/alumni or call theOffice of Alumni Activities for more information.Allyson Shepard Brown (’86) is vice presidentand controller of Direct Retail Lendingwith BB&T Corporation in Winston-Salem.Ally Currin (’86) is a playwright and actressand teaches acting and theater classes atGeorge Washington University. She was profiledin a book, Smart Moves for Liberal ArtsGrads: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career (TenSpeed Press, May 2006), showing how to turna liberal arts degree into a meaningful career.Angela G. Ellis (’86) has her own dentalpractice in Chapel Hill, NC. She and GeraldHladik were married in 1999 and adoptedtwo children in 2002.Melanie Barbee (MBA ’87) is vice presidentof sales and marketing at Santa Fe NaturalTobacco Company, a subsidiary of R.J. ReynoldsTobacco Company, in Santa Fe, NM.Gene Castagna (’87) is chief financial officerand treasurer of Bed Bath and Beyond. Heand his wife, Michele, and three children,Michael (9), Nicholas (7) and Julia (2), live inNew Providence, NJ.Ronald L. Hicks Jr. (JD ’87) is on themanagement committee at Meyer Unkovic& Scott LLP in Pittsburgh, PA.Gerald M. Malmo III (MBA ’87) has beenrecognized as a leader in production withMassMutual Financial Group in Winston-Salem.Andrew Hart (’88) is pastor of DouglasPresbyterian Church in Lancaster, SC.44 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

HICKS (JD ’87) MALMO (MBA ’87)DEMPSTER (JD ’90) VEA (’92)WHITTLE (JD ’92)Catherine Hendren (JD ’88) received theSt. Paul’s Cross from St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch in Winston-Salem for extraordinarydedication to her parish and community. Sheand her husband have two children.Elizabeth Morriss Srinivasan (JD ’88)received the Chester County (PA) BarAssociation’s 2005 President’s Award.Ranlet S. Bell (JD ’89) is with WombleCarlyle Sandridge & Rice in Winston-Salem.She has been elected to the Wake ForestBoard of Trustees.Kevin Bertelsen (’89) is senior vice presidentand power and utilities portfolio managementofficer in Bank of America’s Global Corporateand Investment Banking Group. He receivedthe bank’s highest honor, the Award ofExcellence, in 2005. He and his wife, Jenny,son Jackson, and daughter Libby, live inCharlotte, NC.Legal EliteThe following alumni have been namedto the list of “Legal Elite”by BusinessNorth Carolina Magazine.Catherine B. Arrowood (’73, JD ’76)AntitrustParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLPRaleigh, NCMark S. Thomas (’75, JD ’78)EmploymentMaupin Taylor PARaleigh, NCThomas N. Griffin III (’80)EnvironmentalParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLPCharlotte, NCStan Atwell (JD ’84)Estate planning and trustsCarruthers & Roth PAGreensboro, NCP. Neal Cook (JD ’95)BusinessParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLPCharlotte, NCKarl Greeson (’89) was invited to attend the2006 AT&T Leaders Council at the MGMGrand in Las Vegas. This annual eventrecognizes top AT&T business performers.Joseph LaMountain (’89) is president andfounder of SparkLight Communications. Heproduced a public service advertisement fortelevision that is a finalist for the AmericanAdvertising Federation’s 2005 ADDY Award.He and his wife, Mimi, and two daughters,Mein and Phoebe, live in Alexandria,VA.Jennifer Vladimir Shashaty (’89) has publisheda book, Bermuda Hearts: A BenningtonHall Legacy Romance, a historical romance.1990Joseph B. Dempster (JD) has been namedmanaging partner of Poyner & Spruill LLPwith offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, RockyMount and Southern Pines, NC.George Reasner was the director of photographyfor a film documentary,“Martha inLattimore,”which was screened at the River-Run International Film Festival in Winston-Salem.Jacob Valashinas has opened a personaljewelry business in Carolina Beach, NC. Heenjoys surfing every day and painting oilportraits.1991Nick Mantia is senior vice president anddirector of training at HomeBanc MortgageCorporation in Atlanta. He received the BronzeAward for Achieving Impact by Chief LearningOfficer magazine. He and his partner live inSandy Springs.1992Shelley McVey Boehling is a stay-at-homemom; homeschooling, teaching SundaySchool and playing in the Wilmington TennisLeague. She and her husband, Eric, live inWilmington, NC. They have three children,Andy, Brock and Corrie Lee.Paul Caldwell completed a fellowship inarthroscopy and sports medicine. He is withTuckahoe Orthopaedics Association inRichmond,VA. He and his wife, Melissa,have twins, Lily and Pierce (1).J. Todd Perry (MD ’96) and his wife, Lisa,live in Mount Airy, NC. They have threesons, Grant, Reid and Max Ruslan.David Styers is senior director of Points ofLight Foundation and Volunteer CenterNational Network in Washington, D.C. Hewas profiled in a book, Smart Moves forLiberal Arts Grads: Finding a Path to Your PerfectCareer (Ten Speed Press, May 2006), showinghow to turn a liberal arts degree into ameaningful career.Laura L. Vea is in the immigration practicegroup of Hodgson Russ LLP in New York,NY. She is the co-author of a chapter in thePractising Law Institute’s book, BasicImmigration Law.Kimberley A. Whittle (JD) is a special agentassigned to the FBI/NYPD Joint TerrorismTask Force in New York City. She received the2005 Attorney General’s Award for ExceptionalService for her work as case agent in theprosecution of three individuals convicted ofaiding members of a terrorist group. Shereports this is the highest honor for a federallaw enforcement officer.1993Elliott Berke has been named counsel to theU.S. Speaker of the House. He and his wife,Lindsey, and daughter Julia, live inArlington,VA.Jill Stricklin Cox (JD) is a managing memberof Constangy Brooks & Smith LLC inWinston-Salem. She represents managementin employment law.Jennifer Carlson Goldcamp is the researchcoordinator for the Injury Control ResearchCenter at West Virginia University. She andher husband, Michael, and their children,Ethan, Nate and Emily, live in Morgantown,WV.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 45

Erik A. Schwanz (JD ’98) has joined thebusiness litigation department of CozenO’Connor in Charlotte, NC.Christina Benson Smith teaches middleschool French at The Lovett School in Atlanta.BOYETTE (MBA ’95) GODSOE (’95) O’BRIEN (MBA ’96) HERBST (’97)1996Mike McCrary has been inducted into theWake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. He was adefensive lineman on the 1992 IndependenceBowl championship football team and wasdrafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 7thround in 1993. He played with the Seahawksfor four years before moving to Baltimore.Andrew Snorton is with the GwinnettCounty Public Schools in Norcross, GA. Heserved as a consultant for the Youth MotivationTask Force at Albany State University, chapterpresident of the Gwinnett County Alpha PhiAlpha Fraternity Inc. and co-director of theAlpha Leadership Program for HigherAchievement. He was one of WB-TV’s“Unsung Heroes”for outreach.Blair Lynn Whitley teaches second grade atThe Steward School in Richmond,VA.1994Jill Celeste Alikonis is a travel photographer.She owns a wine bar,“Palate,”andrecently opened Jill Celeste Gallery. She livesin Decatur, GA, where she received aHometown Hero Award for founding outdoorcommunity jazz concerts and local wine-tastingevents.Justin Choulochas is chief financial officerfor Hoya Lens Shanghai Ltd. in Shanghai,People’s Republic of China.Kelly Dougherty published her first book,Sleeping with Steinbeck, a chronicle of hercross-country journey with her dog.Jason G. Grimes completed his MS inbuilding construction and facility managementat Georgia Tech. He is with the U.S.General Services Administration in Georgia.He and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters,Caelyn Mildred (1) and Carrie (4).Bonita J. Hairston (JD ’97) has beenappointed legal counsel for the North CarolinaSchool of the Arts in Winston-Salem.Brian T. Nicholson (MBA) is vice presidentof business strategy at The Fresh Market Inc.in Greensboro, NC.Amanda McMakin Rader and her husband,Dustin, are owners of Beyond Media inLouisville, TN. They have three children,Hannah (8), Jackson (6) and Annie (2).1995Nick Jamile Adams has published a book,How To Make Friends with Black People.Victor R. Allen (MBA) is treasurer of EastmanChemical Company in Kingsport, TN.Eric Boone is a seven-year associate in theGlobal Securities Department of MilbankTweed Hadley & McCloy LLP in Brooklyn,NY. He is a member of the national boardof directors of the National Association forthe Advancement of Colored People and isvice chair of the board’s international affairscommittee.Sandra Combes Boyette (MBA) will retireas vice president for University Advancementon July 1. She was named senior advisor tothe president and will still supervise theoffice of Public Affairs.John C. Godsoe practices employee benefitslaw with Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC inBuffalo, NY.L. Carter Gray (MD ’99) is on faculty in theOB-GYN Department at Duke UniversityMedical Center in Durham, NC.Stephanie Neill Harner has been inductedinto the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. Shewas the first four-time All-American in ACCwomen’s golf history. She competed professionallyon the Futures Tour and one season onthe Ladies’ European Tour, and was assistantcoach at Wake Forest for the 2003-04 season.Amy Lee Montri and her husband, Michael,and son, Carter (1), have moved back toAtlanta.Chad Simpson is completing an Air Forceoptometric residency in Texas. Upon completion,he and his family will be transferred toGuam.Carl Daniels is a director at Merrill Lynch.He works as an institutional salesman in theMunicipal Markets Division at the worldheadquarters in New York City. He and hiswife, Lindsay, are expecting their first child.Loyd Henderson works for the mezzaninedebt fund at Oaktree Capital in Larchmont, NY.April Hess (MSA ’97) and her husband,Hans, have opened Elevation Burger, anorganic hamburger restaurant, in FallsChurch,VA.Jeff Miller is senior vice president at CantorFitzgerald LP in New York City. He and hiswife, Kim, and two children live in LongBeach, NY.J. Brice O’Brien (MBA) is senior vice presidentof consumer marketing at R.J. ReynoldsTobacco Company in Winston-Salem.1997Stephen Barnes is in his third year of medicalschool at St. Georges University. Hiswife, Elizabeth McGill Barnes (’99), is thenortheast regional manager for WilkinsMedia Company. They live in Brooklyn, NY,with their new daughter.Kenny Herbst is an assistant professor ofmarketing in the Mason School of Businessat the College of William and Mary. He andhis wife, Caroline, live in Williamsburg,VA.Michele Scriven Mason is completing a residencywith New Leaders for New Schools.She is pursuing her doctorate in educationalleadership at Union University. Her husband,André (’96), is a national sales consultantwith First Tennessee Bank. They have one son,André Jarrod (2), and live in Memphis, TN.Melanie Sloan is vice president of researchat the Winfield Consulting Group in Atlanta.Jamey Spencer focuses on the firm’s privateequity fund of funds business at MorganCreek Capital Management LLC in ChapelHill, NC.46 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

KEMPER (’98) QUIRK (JD ’98) TAYLOR (JD ’98 ) BRADFORD (JD ’99)CULBRETH (’99, JD ’04) JONES (MBA ’99)Corinne Woodcock Topper is executivedirector of the Susquehanna Art Museum inHarrisburg, PA.Bill Williams and his wife, Kari, have openeda family dental practice in Fletcher, NC.1998Wendy Wade Barclay (PhD ’04) has completedher training as a post doctoral fellowin the Department of Cancer Biology at theWake Forest University School of Medicine.She and her husband, David (MD ’02), anddaughter Vivian, are moving to Denver, CO,this year for David to complete a pediatricanesthesiology fellowship.Connie Boerkoel (MBA) is director of merchandiseplanning and deployment at theBath & Body Works division of LimitedBrands Corporation in Columbus, OH.Kimberly A. Gossage (JD) and JenneferCross Garrity (JD ’95) have opened a lawpractice in Charlotte, NC. Garrity & GossageLLP provides insurance defense and elderlaw services.Christopher Heim competed his master’s ineducation for school administration andsupervision at Johns Hopkins University. Heteaches fourth grade at Grace Episcopal DaySchool in Kensington, MD.Hunter Kemper received the Jim ThorpeAll-Around Award from the United StatesSports Academy. He is a triathlete andreports he completed the 2005 season withthe distinction of being the first U.S. male toreach the ranking of No. 1 in the world. Hewas selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee’sSportsman of the Year for 2005.Thomas M. Quirk (JD) has been named apartner with Parker Poe Adams & BernsteinLLP. He is a member of the real estate andcommercial development group in theCharlotte, NC, office.David Terrell Slade is national manager ofcommunity tennis at the U.S. TennisAssociation in New York, NY.Craig Taylor (JD) practices with Carruthers& Roth PA in Greensboro, NC. He was named“Young Lawyer of the Quarter”by the N.C.Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division forhis state wide “Ask-A-Lawyer Day.”1999Stacey Thurman Bradford (JD) is a memberof the labor and employment practicegroup of Bradley Arant Rose & White LLPin Birmingham, AL.P. Devan Culbreth (JD ’04) is an associateattorney with Johnson Hearn Vinegar Gee &Glass PLLC in Raleigh, NC.Allison Dougherty completed her two-yearservice as an education volunteer with thePeace Corps in Paraguay. She is an educationspecialist for The Hartford in Boston, MA.Benjamin F. Jackson is a fellow in pediatricemergency medicine at the University ofAlabama-Birmingham/Children’s Hospitalof Alabama.Scott Jones (MBA) is a financial advisorwith UBS Financial Services Inc. in Winston-Salem.Jeremy Noel is director of Clickitgolf.comin Charlotte, NC, where he was project coordinatorfor the parent company, ClickitVentures LLC.Super LawyersThe following alumni have been named “Super Lawyers”by Charlotte and North Carolina Super Lawyers magazines.Carl W. Hibbert (’70, JD ’84)Estate planning and trustsKilpatrick Stockton LLPRaleigh, NCJoslin Davis (JD ’77)FamilyDavis & Harwell PAWinston-Salem, NCCraig B. Wheaton (JD ’81)Employee benefits/ERISAKilpatrick Stockton LLPWinston-Salem, NCStan Atwell (JD ’84)Estate planning and trustsCarruthers & Roth PAGreensboro, NCDaniel R. Taylor Jr. (JD ’76)Business litigationKilpatrick Stockton LLPWinston-Salem, NCHoward Borum (JD ’80)Real estate transactionsCarruthers & Roth PAGreensboro, NCGary K. Joyner (JD ’82)Real estate transactionsKilpatrick Stockton LLPRaleigh, NCRandall D. Avram (JD ’86)Labor and employmentKilpatrick Stockton LLPRaleigh, NCStephen W. Coles (’77, JD ’80)Business litigationBrinkley Walser PLLCLexington, NCStephen R. Berlin (’81, JD ’84)Environmental and land useKilpatrick Stockton LLPWinston-Salem, NCSarah Wesley Fox (JD ’83)Labor and employmentKilpatrick Stockton LLPRaleigh, NCDavid Daggett (JD ’85)Lewis & Daggett PAWinston-Salem, NCGregg E. McDougal (JD ’87)Business litigationKilpatrick Stockton LLPRaleigh, NCwww.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 47

Kristine VanDoran Rork is in a one-yearinternship in child clinical psychology at theMedical University of South Carolina inCharleston.Andrew I. Shaw is an associate in the corporatedepartment of Posternak Blankstein &Lund in Boston, MA.2000Suzanne Davis Campbell is on the board ofdirectors for the YWCA in Winston-Salem.W. Taylor Campbell III (MSA ’01) is afinancial advisor with D.L. Davis & Companyin Winston-Salem. He has been recognizedas a leader in production by the MassMutualFinancial Group. He reports he was rankedthird in the United States for placement ofinsurance with the LifeBridge Program, afree life insurance program for working parentsto protect children’s educations.Shannon Watkins Catlett is a senior graphicdesigner with Neiman Marcus Advertisingin Dallas, TX, and serves on the board ofdirectors for the Dallas Society of VisualCommunications. She and her husband, Sean,celebrated their first wedding anniversary.Jennah Dieter received her MS from PalmerCollege of Chiropractic. She specializes inpediatric and perinatal chiropractic care atthe Khoury Centre for Health and Wellnessin Bellingham, MA.Matthew A. Krause (JD) is a defense counselwith the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service atthe 10th Mountain Division Field Office, FortDrum, NY. He represents soldiers involvedin court martial actions.Cheryl Bradley Smith (MBA) is director ofstrategic planning for Hatteras Yachts in NewBern, NC.2001April D. Craft (JD) practices family law andeducation law with Brinkley Walser PLLC inLexington, NC. She reports she is the firstfemale attorney in their 120-year history.Seven of the nine attorneys are Wake ForestLaw graduates.Lauren Klopacs is director of new businessin the circulation department of Forbes inNew York, NY.CEDARLEAF (JD ’02)Jennifer Nall received her master’s of publichealth from Tulane University and completedher service as a Peace Corps volunteer inMalelane, South Africa.Michael C. Palma received his DMD fromthe University of Pennsylvania DentalSchool. He graduated with National BoardHonors, the Dental Implant Student Awardand the H. Segal Emergency Care Award. Heis in his residency in oral and maxillofacialsurgery at Jefferson University Hospital.Erin McGeehan Sommers received her PhDin organic chemistry from the University ofPennsylvania. She is a technical specialist atFinnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett &Duner LLP in Washington, D.C.Cameron Williard completed her BS/MS inthe accelerated program of nursing from theMedical University of South Carolina. She isa nurse practitioner at the Medical Universityof South Carolina’s Division of EndocrinologyDiabetes Management Service.2002PEREZ (’03)Sara Jane Belsches received her MD fromthe University of South Alabama. Her residencyin pediatric neurology is at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville, TN.Lee Briggs is pursing an acting career inNew York. He is an intern at Cinetic Media,has been on the soap opera “Guiding Light,”has appeared in a Sprint commercial and isfinishing a low-budget feature, “The WayToward Dover,” that he acted in, producedand directed. His highest-profile job to dateis in a Pepsi commercial, http://pepsi.yahoo.com/freeride/tv_ad.php. He is the son of BillBriggs (’73) and Becky Connelly (’72) andgrandson of Jean and Earle Connelly (’48).He plans to be married in July.Nicole True Cedarleaf (JD) has joined theRochester, NY, office of Hiscock & Barclay LLP.She practices insurance defense litigation.Jake Stump (JD ’05) practices commerciallitigation with Lowndes Drosdick DosterKantor & Reed PA in Orlando, FL.Jason W. Wenzel (JD) is a partner withNarron O’Hale & Whittington PA inJohnston County, NC. He focuses on corporatelaw, asset sales and acquisitions andcommercial real estate. He lives in Clayton,NC.Brent C. Wootton practices bankruptcy lawin Durham, NC, with his father, Clyde A.Wootton (’63, JD ’65), and brother, LanceA. Wootton (’92).2003Ray Ashburg (JD) is an attorney with DowChemical Company. He and his wife, Amy,live in Pearland, TX.Nick Jeffries received his MDiv from DukeUniversity Divinity School. He is the programspecialist and administrator for CampChestnut Ridge in Efland, NC.Ricky Perez is the wide receiver coach forElon University.Nicole Patterson Smiley is a nationalaccount executive for the Asheville Citizen-Times in Asheville, NC. She was honored asRetail Sales Executive of the Year for 2005.2004Kelly Doton was chosen as a member of theWorld Cup field hockey team to representthe United States in the World Cup QualifyingTournament in Rome, Italy.Brian Lenker is assistant director of theCollege Fund at Wake Forest. He focusesprimarily on young alumni and the seniorclass campaign.MarriagesDouglas P. Connor (JD ’64) and MarjorieG. Mitchell. 2/12/06 in Mt. Olive, NC.Henry E. “Hank” Shore Jr. (’77) and MaryHinkle. 6/4/05 in Winston-Salem. They live inMinneapolis, MN.Christina Lynn Benson (’95) and HunterHolmes Smith. 3/4/06. They live in Atlanta.48 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Shannon Loraine Bailey (’97) and MattSeal. 3/5/05. They live in Charlotte, NC.Elizabeth “Betsy” Kennon Graber (’97)and Scott Richard Linkowski. 11/12/05 inBlowing Rock, NC. They live in Charlotte,NC. The wedding party included StephanieLynn Jenkins (’97) and Kelly Ann Mason (’97).Florence Elizabeth York (’98) and MylesWerner Clouston (’00). 10/22/05 in Atlanta.The wedding party included Joseph HayesCalvert (’99), Caitlin Beth Curtin (’98), JessicaAnn Kent (’98), Shannon Elizabeth Stinnett(’97) and Kelly Lynn Evans Ventura (’98).Attending were Robert West Candler III(’02), Amanda Elizabeth Carlson (’01), DavidHuffman Dorsey (MBA/MD ’01), MatthewHultquist (’01), Jennifer Lynn Iwanicki (’01),Meredith Mulhearn Jultquist (’01), JamesStacey Rhodes (’97) and tennis coach JeffreyTodd Zinn.Alecia Robyn Chandler (’99) and MattWilder. 7/16/05 in Colorado Springs, CO. Thewedding party included Alison SnodgrassChiock (’99), Allison Dougherty (’99), HalleEisenman (’99), Amelia Hummel Hodges (’99)and Kerrie Kardatzke (’99). Attending wereAmy Williams Cantando (’00), Matt Cantando(’99), David Hodges (’99), Brooke KennedyNewton (’99) and Alison Bilheimer Rao (’98).Andrew Rodd Ferguson (’00) and Abbey P.Keenan (’00). 10/15/05 in Chatham, MA.They live in Charlottesville,VA. The weddingparty included William Balistreri (’00),Courtney Boshart (’00), Amanda Silva Chanon(’00), Ann Ferguson (’01), Carinne Keenan(’98), Kristen Miller (’00), India Perry (’00),John Rabun (’00), James Stevens (’00) andBrooks Sykes Sutton (’00).Holly Elizabeth Ivanoff (’00) and MatthewLloyd Graham. 10/8/05. They live in Arlington,VA. The wedding party included Paula AbigailDecker (’00) and Michelle Therese Hess (’00).Claire Knaur Strang (’00) and CharlesJacob Farver (’01). 3/4/06 in Charleston, SC.They live in Arlington,VA. The weddingparty included Courtney Mills Boshart (’00),Margaret Stuart Brooks (’00), Alex BradleyCregan (’01), Nicholas Ryan Farrell (’01),Christopher Chauvin Hicks (’01), ThomasAndrews Ivers (’01), India Shea Perry (’00),Robert Renn Pfeiffer (’01), Gregory ThomasTietjen (’02) and Margaret Siewers Turner (’00).Kerry Church (’01) and Kevin Dillon (’01).8/27/05 in Philadelphia, PA.The wedding partyand guests included Kevin Bray (’02), MikeDevin (’01), sophomore Matt Dillon, ChrisFahrney (’99), Laura Brett Fahrney (’02, MSA’02), Greg Gladstone (’01), Ashley Horton(’01), Courtney Kuhl (’01), Fairley WashingtonMahlum (’01), Maureen Meyer (’01), CameronMiller (’01) and Kadi Thompson (’01).Matthew Anthony Jaso (’01) and CarrieSnyder. 10/22/05 in Cumberland, MD. Theylive in Richmond,VA. The wedding partyincluded Christopher Gialanella (’01).Ann Marie Mongelli (’01) and MichaelHawryluk. 2/18/06 at the U.S. Naval Academy.The wedding party included JenniferIwanicki (’01).Laura Elizabeth Pridgen (’01) and OwenEnglish Taylor (’01). 2/18/06 in Charlotte,NC. Eugene Connelly Pridgen (MBA ’75,JD ’78) and Jamie Pridgen are the bride’sparents. Elizabeth Owen Taylor (’65, MA ’71)and Charles Hart Taylor (’63, JD ’66) are thegroom’s parents, and Helen Bryan Owen (’37)is the groom’s grandmother. The weddingparty included Amy Lampert Brandt (’02,MSA ’02), Alyson Beacham Davis (’02, MSA’02) and Catherine Barr McLester (’02, MSA’02). In attendance were Mary Helen OwenDavis (’70), William Hersey Davis (’70), MaryBryan Holt (’50), John Charles Hunter (’81, JD’85), Susan Jackson Kelly (’01), Holly MarieLangmuir (’01), Edward Marcus Marsh (JD ’74),Jennifer Rose McCorkle (’01), James GriffinOwen (’69), William Boyd Owen Jr. (’67, MD’71), Angela Smith Pridgen (’73) and AnnaWorley Townsend (’02, MSA ’02).Britton Kristen Stackhouse (’01) and HughBennett Miller Jr. 10/15/05 in Pensacola, FL.They live in Arlington,VA. The weddingparty included Krissy Yablonsky Atwater(’01), Erin Haugh (’01), Trista Hopkins (’00)and Allison Forrest Houle (’00, MSA ’01).Brooke Ashley Woods (’01) and Lee MichaelMcCollum. 9/17/05 in Dallas, TX. The weddingparty included Andrea Brooks (’01), AlexandraMcFall (’01) and Lindsey Randolph (’02).Lisa Glebatis (’02) and Joshua Perks. 8/20/05in West Park, NY. They live in Austin, TX. Thewedding party included Addie Blabey (’02),Sarah Egner (’02) and Kaycee Shoemaker(’02, MS ’03). Attending were Holly Howell(’02), Hope Walters Inman (’02), Ross Inman(’01), Candace Kohl (’02), Kara Markley (’02),Rick Price (’02), Erik Ryan (’02) and BenSnow (’03).Branston W. Williams (’02) and Sarah J.Lester (’03). 10/29/05 in Atlanta. The weddingparty included R. Cameron Cole (’01, MAEd’02), Nicholas R. Dahm (’02), Jonathan M.Fenton (’03, MSA ’04), Elizabeth Doby Justice(’02), Jeb M. Justice (’02), Mildred C. Kerr (’03),Jennifer L. Newman (’03, PA ’06), J. StephenPerkins (’02), C. Benjamin Rainwater (’02),Rebecca K. Rose (’03), Matthew G. Scott (’02),Adrianne V. Thompson (’03) and Amanda L.Whitehead (’03).Brent C. Wootton (’02) and Sloane ElizabethLiddle. 11/19/05. They live in Durham, NC.Catherine Anne Beck (’03) and Adam LaelAgress. 4/8/06 in Atlanta. The wedding partyincluded Alicia Burns (’03),Tori Countner (’03),Tiffany Cummins (’03), Jennifer Gayle (’03),Lauren Magnetti (’03) and Marie White (’03).Helen Pierce (MD ’03) and John Jones III.3/17/06 in Winston-Salem.Jennifer “Jen” E. Schneider (’03) andMatthew C. Camp (MD ’05). 5/28/05 inDavis Chapel on the Bowman Gray Campus.They live in Redlands, CA. The weddingparty included Erin Lunn (’03) and BradThomas (’00, MD ’05).Christopher Andrew Webb (’03) andJennifer Anne Coccitto (’03). 8/7/05 inAsheville, NC. They live in Norwalk, CT. Thewedding party included Eric Putnam (’03)and Matthew White (’03). Ryan Blackburn(’03) attended.Births/AdoptionsJ. Anthony “Andy” Penry (’76, JD ’79) andKaren Moriarty, Raleigh, NC: a daughter,Sarah Marie. 2/18/06. She joins her sisters,Carolyn (20) and Kathryn (16), and brotherJohn (2).Lora Jaye Smeltzly (’78) and Michael Finch,St. Petersburg, FL: a daughter, Lily Meloy Tess.10/21/05Mark A. Johnson (’82) and Allyson M.Johnson, Greenbelt, MD: a son, ChristopherMichael. 3/28/06Kelli Brewer Sabiston (’86) and PaulSabiston (’85), Shallotte, NC: a son, EricBrewer. 10/27/05. He joins his sister, NatalieClare (6).www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 49

Run the WorldHunter Schimpff (’05) is in the business of serving up culture, with a side dish of exercise.By Scott HolterIf your idea of a vacation is to become immersed in thefabric of a thriving city or seaside town, to spend afternoonsshopping at the trendiest boutiques and eveningsindulging in the local cuisine, Hunter Schimpff’s itinerarymay not be for you.But if you’re looking to do all that and begin each daywith a vigorous, heart-pumping run over some of the world’sgreatest landscapes, Schimpff’s Dallas-based tour-operatingcompany, Run The World, may be your ultimate guide.Schimpff, a 2005 graduate who majored in Spanish,launched the Web-based business last October with twodestinations—Chile and Argentina—and a pledge to providecustomers with a healthy mix of his two greatest passions.“We look at our offering as a main course of culture witha side dish of running,” say Schimpff, who manages thebusiness from his home. “So often people go on vacationsand don’t get a lot of exercise. We are perfect for cultureseekerswho are active, whether it’s walking three miles aday or running seven miles a day.”The one-time high school cross-country athlete was arecreational runner during his four years at Wake Forest.These days he puts up to eighteen miles a week on the trainingshoes but leaves the actual tour running to the guides hehas employed in both South American countries.Schimpff gained an appreciation for that part of theworld while studying abroad in Chile during his junior year.50 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

It eventually became a springboard to what would be thefirst big business decision in his young professional life. “Ireally got to know the (South American) people and learnedwhat tremendous people they are,” he says. “When I decidedto go forth with the company, it was a natural to want totake people there.”That decision came last August. Stuck at an early-careercrossroads following a summer in Uruguay where he workedas a duck-hunting guide, Schimpff was pounding the Texaspavement of Austin and Dallas each day in search of work.During one sleepless night an inspiration came to him.He had no clear-cut idea of any certain vocation, knowingonly he wanted his job to have an international and culturalflavor and allow him to interact with people and use thetechnology skills he garnered in college. The running aspectof the business equation was a natural. “Finally in October,”Schimpff says, “I got some gumption and some courage, andI did it. I figured the worst thing that would happen was I’dlose the savings that I used in the investment. But at least I’dlearn quite a bit.”Relying on his own experiences in South America, coupledwith the knowledge of his in-country guides, Schimpff hasassembled a smorgasbord-style itinerary for each countrythat promises to have his tour groups, which are limited toten people each week, learning as well.“I’m keeping the tours in smaller groups because I don’twant anyone feeling like they’re just a number,” says Schimpff,who hopes to expand to Scotland and Canada. “I want eachand every person to get to know the guide and all of thepeople they’re traveling with.”Tours leave on Sunday and return the following Saturday,and the majority of customers travel in groups or with families.Every fourth week, Run the World offers an excursionfor singles.While running is the conduit for most everyone whosigns up, Schimpff assures customers they will also uncovermuch of the country. He provides an orientation packet,which includes a list of activities offered. For instance, inBuenos Aires guests might explore the historical architecture,participate in a “gastronomy walking tour” of various neighborhoods,attend a soccer match, or visit the city’s venerablechurches and museums.In Chile, tours cover the coastal town of Vina del Marand its sister city Valparaiso, and activities include a Casablancavineyard visit, a tour of the homes of poet Pablo Neruda,jaunts through local art galleries, and stops at several bakeriesand ice cream shops.Participants are asked to choose their favorite six.Schimpff gathers all the votes and, using a point system,whittles the activity list to the four that will be offered onthat particular tour.On a typical day, guests will run in the morning and takepart in an activity in the afternoon. A two-hour break in themiddle allows them to rest, shop or tour the city or countrysideon their own.“It’s a combination of structure and exploration,” Schimpffsays. “Even with the running, we say, ‘Exercise at your ownpace.’ If they want to run for eight miles, fine. If they onlywant to run two miles and spend some time exploring thepark where we’re running, it’s their choice. All activities aredone at their pace.”As Run the World’s lone United States employee,Schimpff has found himself acting as travel agent, publicrelations executive and accountant. He has also served aschief marketer, handing out fliers at marathon expositions,contacting local running clubs, and placing an ad in thepopular Runner’s World magazine. Every piece of literaturehe hands out directs people to www.runningvacation.com.“It’s about making what I do inviting to people, and Iguess it all comes back to that sense of community that wasso special and unique at Wake Forest,” he says. “I went toWake to learn how to think, and they did an awesome jobof preparing me to do just that.”The thinking he learned in college paid dividends forSchimpff, especially during the two months of indecisionfollowing August’s middle-of-the-night brainstorm. “Whenit was still on my mind in October, I decided to listen to theadvice that I usually give to my friends,” he recalls. “Thinkthrough what you’re doing, but ultimately do what you’repassionate about.”Scott Holter is a freelance writer based in Seattle.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 51

Joan Brodish Binkley (’87, JD ’91) andDaniel H. Binkley, Greensboro, NC: a son,Julian Steele. 12/8/05. He joins his brothers,Joseph (6) and George (3).Alan Joseph White (’87) and StephanieAnn White, Waltham, MA: a son, DeaconCharles. 11/22/05Andrew Hart (’88) and Laura Hart,Lancaster, SC: a daughter, Olivia. 3/5/06Linda Sink Smith (’88) and Sander Smith(’88), Winston-Salem: a daughter, EmmaGrace. 4/27/05 in South Korea and adopted9/05. She joins her brothers, Alex (9) andGraham (6).Shula Ramsay Good (’89) and Ward Good,Richmond,VA: a son, Randolph Lawson.12/13/05. He joins his brother, Ramsay (2).John Jordan (’90) and Anne Jordan,Charlotte, NC: a son, John Wilson. 1/20/06Jennifer Sorensen Kaylor (’90) and KevinKaylor, Pawleys Island, SC: a son, JacksonAllen. 1/17/06Melonee Eatmon Purcell (’90) and DrewPurcell, Roanoke,VA: a son, Charles AndrewMichael. 10/27/05 and adopted on 2/2/06.David Young (’90) and Kelly Young, ChapelHill, NC: a daughter, Myla Elizabeth. 11/21/05Nick P. Chinuntdet (’91) and AmberMcKinney Chinuntdet (’92), PowderSprings, GA: a son, Alexander Nicom.3/27/06. He joins his brother, Andy.Shelley McVey Boehling (’92) and EricBoehling, Wilmington, NC: a daughter,Corrie Lee Louise. 11/17/05Chuck Meacham (’92) and Karen O’ConnorMeacham (’93), Evansville, IN: a daughter,Colleen Elizabeth. 10/7/05. She joins her sister,Kate, and brother, Conor.Kim Doolittle Norris (’92) and Alex Norris,Atlanta: a daughter, Kathryn “Kate”Adair.2/22/06Timothy S. Oswald (’92) and JenniferInglis Oswald (’93), Marietta, GA: a son,Nevan Bradford. 3/30/06. He joins his brothers,Espen (6) and Anton (4).Patrick Picklesimer (’92) and AmyPicklesimer, Chapel Hill, NC: a daughter,Linda Elaine. 7/3/05Robert M. Cook II (JD ’93) and Lisa Cook,Batesburg-Leesville, SC: a daughter, CarolineHope. 1/8/06. She joins her brother, Trey (9),and sister, Helen Elisabeth (18 mos.).Leigh Anne Clark Lambert (’92) andCharles Lambert (’92), Birmingham, AL:a son, Thomas Monroe. 8/17/05. He joins hisbrother, Reynolds (4), and sister, Betsy (3).Help us Reach our goal by June 30!We are concluding the 2005-06 Annual Funds campaignsand we need your help to reach a successful conclusion. The AnnualFunds—which include the College and Calloway Funds, Babcock,Divinity, Law, and Medical Funds—provide unrestricted support to WakeForest. Unrestricted funds are used where the needs are greatest—in areaslike student aid, faculty funds and study-abroad programs.How will your gift help?Your gift will help Wake Forest continue to be one of only 28 schools thatoffer “need blind” admissions—which means we do not consider a student’sfinancial status when making the admissions decision, and we commit tomeeting a student’s full financial need.Tuition does not cover the full cost to educate Wake Forest students.Private gifts to the University make up that difference. Your gift will helpensure that the students of today and tomorrow can continue to enjoythe same outstanding experiences alumni had during their time on campus.Donor participation—or the percentage of alumni who give to theUniversity—is an important measure used in the annual U.S. News andWorld Report rankings. When you make a gift, you build our donor participationrate, which will impact our rankings.Your gift will have both an immediate and lasting impact. Please add your name to the list of those who supportthe Annual Funds.Make your gift today at www.wfu.edu/alumni/giving or mail it to P.O. Box 7227, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227.For questions, please contact 800.752.8568.the A NNUAL F UNDSCollege Fund • Calloway Fund • Law Fund • Babcock Fund • Divinity School Fund • Medical Alumni Association Fund52 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Caryn Chittenden Craige (JD/MBA ’93)and Rob Craige, Charlotte, NC: a son,Connor Nelson. 2/2/06Amanda Karper Doss (’93, MS ’95) andWill Doss, Winston-Salem: a daughter,Lillian Rose. 9/14/05. She joins her sisters,Susannah Ellen (5) and Evelyn Grace (3).Jennifer Grayson Hudson (’93) and JonEdward Hudson (’94, MD ’04), Winston-Salem: a daughter, Clara Elizabeth. 8/30/05Melissa Anderson Laxton (’93, MD ’98)and Ron Laxton,Yadkinville, NC: a daughter,Hannah Marie. 10/27/05. She joins her brother,Henry (3).Erin Komich Petty (’93) and Robert C.Petty, Stonington, CT: a daughter, SydneyCatherine. 1/17/06. She joins her brother,Holden (2).Elizabeth “Beth” Jenkins Pflomm (JD ’93)and Rob Pflomm, Tustin, CA: a son, NicholasRobert. 2/17/06. He joins his brother, Jack (2).Lauren Martin Smith (’93) and James Smith,Denver, NC: a daughter, Laura Elizabeth.2/16/06. She joins her sister, Sarah Kathryn (2).Kimberly Erickson Arnett (’94) and HarryArnett, Decatur, GA: a daughter, CJ. 2/1/06Mary Renner Beech (’94) and Curt Beech(’94), Pasadena, CA: a daughter, Eden Renner.1/3/06. She joins her sister, Tate (2).Melissa Thomas Cantrell (’94) and JosephDeArmond Cantrell (’94), Williamsburg,VA: a son, Jacob “Jake”Charles. 12/15/05. Hejoins his sister, Laura Elizabeth (3 1/2).Katie Gage Crites (’94) and Mark Crites,Atlanta: a son, Colin Marshall. 2/28/06. Hejoins his brother, Gage (16 mos.).Stephen C. Dettor (’94) and Gina G. Dettor,Lighthouse Point, FL: a son, Parker Lee. 1/11/06Joe Dickson (’94) and Elizabeth Dickson,Chattanooga, TN: a son, James Alexander.1/30/06. He joins his sister, Emily (13), andbrothers, Jacob (12), Aidan (9) and Morgan (7).Patrick Eric McLaughlin (’94) and NicoleGermain, Woonsocket, RI: a son, MilesAlexandre. He joins his brother, Maxson.Shelby Thornton Patrick (’94) and ChipPatrick, Charlotte, NC: a son, Thompson.3/27/06Tracy Nickerson Schaefer (’94) and JimSchaefer, Black Mountain, NC: a daughter,Kylie Elizabeth. 8/7/05Jan Stewart Swanton (’94) and ThomasSwanton, Greensboro, NC: a daughter, CarlyElizabeth. 10/19/05. She joins her sister,Hannah (4 1/2).Robert Michael Cruickshank (’95) and AnnCruickshank, Reading, MA: a son, ConallPatrick. 2/16/06. He joins his brother, Liam (2).Melissa Berry Gratias (’95) and Eric J.Gratias (MD ’98), Chattanooga, TN: a son,William Eric. 3/3/06. He joins his sister,Maddie (4).L. Carter Gray (’95, MD ’99) and Jim Warner,Durham, NC: a son, James Henry. 3/2/06Tim Hailstock (’95) and Arlethia FridayHailstock (’96), Highlands Ranch, CO: ason, Jeremiah Joshua. 10/28/05. He joins hisbrother, Tim “TJ”II (21 mo.).Laura Bain Hamel (’95) and JonathanHamel (’96), Miami, FL: twin sons, JonahAlexander and Benjamin Henry. 1/20/06Liesl Rose Lawrence (’95) and DylanLawrence, Boise, ID: a daughter, AnnabelRose. 1/6/06Jennifer Finnegan Patruno (’95) and DavidPatruno, Syracuse, NY: a son, Jonathan David.2/12/06Erin Harzinski Russo (’95) and Tom Russo,Nelliston, NY: a son, Eli Trent. 2/18/06. He joinshis sister, Lillian Jane (3).Chad Simpson (’95) and Tara Simpson, SanAntonio, TX: a daughter, Bryce Bailey. 8/24/05Jessica Hannah Thacker (’95) and BrianThacker, Winston-Salem: a daughter, KelseyRose. 11/5/05Chad Bredernitz (’96, MSA ’97) and CynthiaBredernitz, White Lake, MI: a son, Tyler Burns.12/28/05. He joins his sister, Anna (2).Daniel Lee Briggs (’96) and Laurie LongBriggs (’97, MSA ’98), Lexington, NC: a son,Lyndon Carroll, 12/12/05. He joins his sister,Sidney Leier (2).Amy McMahan Crawford (’96, JD ’99) andDavid J. Crawford, Huntersville, NC: a son,Owen James. 3/13/06. He joins his brothers,Jacob (5) and Cole (3).Nicole Ferrara Essig (JD ’96) and MatthewR. Essig, Highlands Ranch, CO: a daughter,Natalie Nicole. 12/14/05Loyd Henderson (’96) and Kelly Henderson,Larchmont, NY: a son, Drew Beck. 2/10/06.He joins his twin sisters, Tai and Sydney.April Arden Hess (’96, MSA ’97) and HansHess, Arlington,VA: a daughter, ElisabethArden. 11/21/05Tony Hooker (’96) and Melissa Hooker,Concord, NC: twin sons, Nathaniel Cade andAndrew Cole. 3/3/06. They join their brother,Logan (3).Schuyler Andrew Huck (’96) and EmilyTurner Huck (’98), Charlottesville,VA: adaughter, Elle Kate. 1/3/06. She joins herbrother, Turner (3).Shannon Meeker Marrujo (’96) and DanielMarrujo, Apex, NC: a son, Maximilian Daniel.8/16/05Leslie Godby Martell (JD ’96) and GregoryMartell (MBA ’94), Gaithersburg, MD: adaughter, Caroline Anderson. 2/11/05Jeffrey S. Miller (’96) and Kim Miller, LongBeach, NY: a son, John “Jack”Patrick. 6/8/05.He joins his sister, Catharine (2).Gannon Johnson Ward (’96) and DavidWard, Charlotte, NC: a daughter, LillianRuth. 1/17/06. She joins her sister, Katherine(18 mos.).Brett Weber (’96, JD ’99) and CameronBader Weber (JD ’01), Charlotte, NC: a son,Thomas Briggs. 1/12/06. He joins his sister,Carson (2).Ryan B. Weimer (’96) and Adrian ChastainWeimer (’99), Edinburgh, London: a daughter,Annabel McCrary. 2/12/06David Wayne Willis (’96) and LenoreKralovich Willis (’97), Marietta, GA: adaughter, Ashlyn Marie. 11/21/05. She joinsher brother, Daniel (2 1/2).Lisa Martin Wolford (’96) and Jeffrey BrianWolford, Arvada, CO: a son, Kai Martin.2/9/06www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 53

The Wake ForestVirginia License PlateJoin fellow Deacon fans in being among the first toshow your school pride with the new Wake Forest/Virginia license plate. The plate costs $25 a year,and the plate may be personalized for an additional$10. The WFU Virginia license plate can be viewedat www.dmv.virginia.gov/exec/vehicle/splates/infoindev.asp? PLTNO=&id=307You can register for your plate in three simple steps:1. Fill out the license plate form on the Wake Forest Web site.https://wwws.wfu.edu/alumni/kiosk/plates/virginia_plate.html2. Complete the VSA-10 Form on the Virginia DMV Web:www.dmv.state.va.us3. Fax or mail the completed form to: Wake Forest Office ofAlumni Activities, c/o Mark “Frosty” Aust, P.O. Box 7227,Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227, Fax: 336.758.4800Jennifer Brock (’97) and Erick Brock, Joppa,MD: a daughter, Emily Noel. 12/8/05. She joinsher sister, Corinne Elizabeth (3).Kelly Boblett Griffith (’97) and GarethEdward Griffith (’88), Greensboro, NC: ason, Maddock Ryne. 12/11/05. He joins hisbrother, Bryce Maguire (2 1/2).Allison Costa Kearney (’97) and Edward“Gus” Kearney IV (’97), Leesburg,VA: a son,Edward Augustine V. 8/31/05Josh Kellett (’97) and Brandi BinghamKellett (’00), Fort Lauderdale, FL: a son,Elijah “Eli”Lee. 3/13/06. He joins his brother,Marshall (2 1/2).Bryan Lee Macy (MBA ’97) and Teresa Macy,Folsom, CA: a daughter, Kaitlyn Rose. 4/27/05Joseph M. Michalski (’97) and JenniferHarrison Michalski (’00), Charlotte, NC: adaughter, Breana Lucille. 3/15/06. She joinsher brother, Joseph Merritt ( 2 1/2).Shannon Bailey Seal (’97) and Matt Seal,Charlotte, NC: a daughter, Madelyn Louise.12/16/05Todd Sninski (’97) and Dabney Sninski(’97), Cary, NC: a son, Andrew Ryan.11/23/05Bill Williams (’97) and Kari Williams,Asheville, NC: a daughter, Sarah Anne.10/1/05John David Anderson (’98) and MacieAnderson, Meridian, MS: a son, BradleyTipton. 1/25/06Wendy Wade Barclay (’98, PhD ’04) andDavid Knox Barclay (MD ’02), Winston-Salem: a daughter,Vivian Ruth. 1/14/06Laura Tucker Cecil (’98) and Ben Cecil,Charlotte, NC: a son, Tucker Scott. 7/23/05David C. Fenton (’98) and Jennifer Fenton,Pickerington, OH: a son, Tyler. He joins hissister, Audrey (2).Jacqueline Hughes Gulino (’98) and MichaelGulino, Bronx, NY: a daughter, Sofia Paige.2/10/0654 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Heather Moon Hayes (’98) and Bob Hayes,Charlotte, NC: a daughter, Eleanor Anne.2/13/06. She joins her sister, Mary.Christopher Heim (’98) and Maryann Heim,Rockville, MD: a daughter, Alison Michelle.3/15/06Katherine Flynn Henry (JD ’98) and DeronHenry, Kernersville, NC: a son, Quinn Thomas.12/27/05Cassie Howell Martucci (’98) and NicholasMartucci, Charlotte, NC: a son, GiovanniElijah. 6/21/05Christopher Mullen (’98) and Lori Mullen,South Portland, ME: a son, Joshua. 2/17/06.He joins his sister, Emma (2).Stacy White Nichols (’98) and RobertNichols, Bakersfield, CA: a son, Ryan Weston.3/8/06William R. Pekowitz Jr. (’98) and KarenPekowitz, Ossining, NY: a daughter, JuliaBrotherhood. 12/3/05Amanda Lewis Riepe (’98) and Andrew W.Riepe (’99), Indianapolis, IN: a daughter, MiaElizabeth. 9/2/05Megan Kleinfelder Roach (’98) and JosephRoach, Cincinnati, OH: a son, Maxwell Joseph.9/21/05. He joins his sister, Morgan (2).Kristin Dougherty Scali (’98) and MichaelScali, Kennett Square, PA: a son, BenjaminCole. 2/27/06. He joins his brother, Michael(22 mos.).Erik Steven Vadersen (MBA ’98) andJennifer Giffen-Vadersen, Savannah, GA: ason, Jack Moore. 3/12/06Rachel Avon Whidden (’98, MA ’00) andChristopher M. Whidden (’98), Lake Forest,IL: a daughter, Felicity Mae. 7/20/05Elizabeth McGill Barnes (’99) and StephenBarnes (’97), Brooklyn, NY: a daughter,Caroline Margaret. 12/16/05Sarah Houghtlin Beatty (’99) and PatrickBeatty, Atlanta: a son, James Houghtlin.12/13/05Benjamin F. Jackson (’99) and ElizabethWingfield Jackson (’00), Birmingham, AL: adaughter, Anna Dargan. 1/1/06. She joins herbrothers, Samuel (3) and Henry (2).Stefanie Mathews-Rosecrans (’99) andChristopher Rosecrans, Dana Point, CA: ason, Austin Kane. 1/6/06Adrian Miller (’99) and Marti Miller,Conover, NC: a son, Kennedy Lennon.1/21/06Ben Wilson (’99) and Shelly WoodsonWilson (’99), Winston-Salem: a daughter,Abigail Riley. 10/3/05Hugh Brian Wolverton (’99) and MonicaBates Wolverton (’99), Mt. Pleasant, SC: adaughter, Audrey Mae. 8/21/05. She joins hersister, Landry Kathleen (2).Todd P. Zerega (JD ’99) and Megan LulichZerega (JD ’99), Pittsburgh, PA: a daughter,Madeline Megan. 11/28/05Daniel F. Diffley (JD ’00) and CatherineAlexander Diffley (JD ’00), Atlanta: adaughter, Eloise Catherine. 11/11/05Cameron Farmer (’00) and Brooke Farmer(’00), Clemmons, NC: a daughter, Ada Cavin.1/28/06Caroline Knox (JD ’00) and Ashley Knox,Hendersonville, NC: a son, Turner Ashley.1/31/06William Andrew Merritt III (’00) and ShelliMerritt, Charlotte, NC: a son, William Joseph.4/5/06. He joins his sister, Nina (2).Jennifer Pollock Mueller (’00) and MatthewMueller,Timonium, MD: a son, Hadley Cristin.3/2/05Amanda Epstein Musson (’00) and StephenMusson, Marietta, GA: a son, Nicholas Joseph.3/9/06Keith Zanni (JD ’00) and Lisa D. Zanni(JD ’01), Chesapeake,VA: a daughter,Megan Katherine. 12/30/05. She joins herbrother, Drew (2).Robert Browne (MBA ’01) and SandyBrowne, Moyock, NC: a daughter, Jennifer.1/21/06Wendi Jean Cimino (MBA ’01) and RichardC. Cimino, Greensboro, NC: a daughter,Gretchen Elliot. 12/31/05. She joins her sister,Winston.Scott M. Duncan (’01) and Kristen Duncan,Louisville, KY: a son, Carter Hale. 3/7/06Jennifer Storey Plante (’01) and MarcelPlante,Villa Park, IL: a son, Pierce Christian.5/21/05Leigh Anne Shepherd Wray (’01) and HalWray (Wake Forest medical student), Winston-Salem: a daughter, Serena Lillie. 4/2/06Rebecca Van Zandt Albertson (’02) andZach Albertson (’02), Winston-Salem: a son,Peter Van Zandt. 1/7/06. He joins his sister,Leah.Gary D. Brewer (MBA ’02) and GinnyBrewer, High Point, NC: a daughter, MerrittBelle. 1/20/06Jill Massey Desmonie (MBA ’02) andBenjamin Desmonie, Mebane, NC: a son,Dylan. 2/28/05. He joins his brother, Paul (3).Eduardo Espinola (MBA ’02) and Cathy JoEspinola, Collierville, TN: twins, Brendanand Savannah Marie. 11/24/05. They jointheir brother, Alec (2).Sarah Janczak Ramsden (’02) and TimRamsden (’02), Charlotte, NC: a son, HudsonRichard. 10/8/05David Robbins (MBA ’02) and AngelaRobbins, Raleigh, NC: a son, Charles David.6/13/05. He joins his brother, William.Obi I. Chukwumah (’03) and DanielleMcDougal Chukwumah (’03), Winston-Salem: a daughter, Zinachukwudi Chiamaka.3/23/06Jeremey C. Roy (MBA ’03) and Karen Roy,Edmond, OK: a son, Jacob Evan. 1/19/06Greg Russ (MBA ’03) and Shannon Russ,Winston-Salem: a daughter, Ashley Caroline.4/15/06Vanessa E. James (JD ’05) and Jason R.James (MAEd ’03), Bridgeton, NJ: a son,Aidan Michael. 2/23/06DeathsLouis G. Horn Jr. (’25), Jan. 30, 2006,Mocksville, NC. He practiced dentistry inAnniston, AL, for over 50 years.George P. Donavant Sr. (’30), Aug. 22, 2005,Raleigh, NC. He worked with AddressographMultigraph in Raleigh, NC, and Nashville,TN. He reitred as purchasing agent in 1975from the City of Raleigh.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 55

Nathan David Dail (’32), April 19, 2006,Greensboro, NC. He was a retired mail carrierin Edenton, NC. As a student on the OldCampus, he had legendary President WilliamLouis Poteat for a biology class, and in 1996,his name was linked with Poteat’s whenhis daughter, former trustee Barbara D.Whiteman (’58), and her husband, Bob,funded a Poteat Scholarship in his honor.He is also survived by two other daughters,Mary Helen D. Crowe and Marion D. Seaman.Memorials may be made to the Nathan D.Dail/Poteat Scholarship Fund, PO Box 7227,Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227.Herbert R. Kendrick Jr. (’32), March 9,2006, Dillsburg, PA. He was the founder andformer owner of radio station WHGB, anoutdoor sports writer for national magazinesand Gun Dog editor for the PennsylvaniaGame News. He was a ship-model maker,exhibiting at the Smithsonian Institution,Statue of Liberty Museum and ChesapeakeBay Maritime Museum.James Wyatt Newsome (JD ’36), Feb. 4, 2006,Raleigh, NC. He was retired from the ArmyAir Corps after serving at posts around theUnited States and in foreign countries.DeWitt Smith Jr. (’36), Feb. 24, 2006,Charlotte, NC. He served in the U.S. Navyand was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was atobacco farmer most of his life and a salesmanfor Williamson Volkswagen in Lumberton,NC, before retiring in 1982.Coy W. Yates (’37), Jan. 13, 2006, Durham,NC. He was retired from Crain and DenboInc. and a member of The Gideons International.Robert M. Martin Jr. (’38), Jan. 29, 2006,Charlotte, NC. He practiced law in HighPoint, NC, and was Special Superior CourtJudge for seven years. He served an eightyearterm on the N.C. Court of Appeals,before retiring in 1982. He was also a specialconsultant to the N.C. State Treasurer.Edward V. Blanchard (’39), Jan. 9, 2006,Ahoskie, NC. He was the founder and presidentof Blanchard Office Supply Inc. for over50 years and was active in the community.T.W. “Casey” Martin Sr. (’39), March 3,2006, Lattimore, NC. He retired after 46 yearsin education in Green Creek, Boiling Springs,Lattimore, Mooresboro and Waco. He was aCleveland County Principal of the Year anda District II Principal of the Year.Walter B. Peyton (JD ’39), Dec. 21, 2005,Binghamton, NY. He served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II and was a staff officerfor General Eisenhower at the Supreme HeadquartersAllied Powers Europe in Londonand Paris. He was an attorney, director andpresident of the Broome County TaxpayersAssociation and president of the UnitedTaxpayers of New York State.Robert C. Brown (’40), Jan. 25, 2006,Asheville, NC. He was a high school scienceteacher in the Asheville City and BuncombeCounty schools for 38 years and he alsotaught in Charlotte, NC, and Largo, FL. Heserved in the U.S. Army Air Corps in aerialphotography and remained active in the AirForce Reserve until retiring in 1967.John S. Watkins Jr. (’40), Feb. 15, 2006,Oxford, NC. He was a World War II veteranand a retired automobile dealer and tobacconist.Charles Ward White (’40), Jan. 15, 2006,Durham, NC. His father, R.B. White, was aprofessor of law at Wake Forest. He workedat DuPont and served in the U.S. Navybefore practicing law with various partnersin Durham over the next 50 years. He practicedwith Hofler Mount & White until 1994and retired in 1997 as of council for KingWalker Lambe & Crabtree.Lois Upchurch Jeffreys (’41), July 19, 2005,Raleigh, NC. She retired in 1983 after 30years of service to the North Carolina StateLaboratory. She was the widow of JosephJeffreys (’43).Rudy L. Sloan (’41), Jan. 29, 2006, Lake Mary,FL. He served as a paratrooper during WorldWar II. He was an engineer with the AtlanticCoast Line and Seaboard Coastline Railroadfor 42 years, retiring in 1984.Fred Tillman Collins (’42), Jan. 23, 2006,Fort Worth, TX.Malvin J. Parham (’42), Dec. 20, 2005,Penrose, NC. He served in the U.S. Air Forceand operated several businesses before retiringto western North Carolina.O.R. Pearce Jr. (’42), March 1, 2006, TopsailBeach, NC. He served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II and practiced dentistry inGreenville, NC, for 50 years.Richard Thomas Vernon (’42), Feb. 8, 2006,Walnut Cove, NC. He was a school teacher inWalnut Cove and was active in his father-inlaw’spetroleum distribution business, WalnutCove Fuel Supply Inc., until his death.William Sidney Windes (’42), Jan. 28, 2006,Aliso Viejo, CA.Willis J. Hobbs (’43), June 23, 2005,Mooresville, NC. He was a teacher.Harvey S. “Buddy” Northington Jr. (’43),Jan. 2, 2006, South Hill,VA.Wooten Marion Odom (’43), March 7, 2006,Ahoskie, NC. He served in the U.S. MarineCorps during World War II. He was retired asa partner in the Farmers Tobacco Warehouseand as owner of the Red & White Food Store.William H. Price (’43), Dec. 17, 2005,Monroe, NC.James D. Reeves (’43), March 27, 2006, FortLauderdale, FL. He served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II and was awarded thePurple Heart and two Bronze Star Medals.He was president and owner of the MiamiBeach land survey firm of Zurwelle-WhittakerInc. for 30 years.B. Donald Keyser (’45), March 8, 2006,Buies Creek, NC. He was professor emeritusin the Department of Religion and Philosophyat Campbell University. He served severalpastorates and was named theologian inresidence at Memorial Baptist Church. Heco-published a book, Jerusalem to Gaza: ATheology of the Old Testament.Stanley Margoshes (MD ’45), Feb. 16, 2006,Miami, FL. He was a medical officer in the U.S.Army and practiced private internal medicineuntil 1986. He was the director of the CedarsHospital Geriatric Clinic, a clinical associateprofessor of family medicine at CedarsMedical Center and later vice president ofthe board of directors of the GuardianshipProgram of Dade County, FL.Douglas D. Brendle (’46), Feb. 11, 2006,Winston-Salem. He was a former trustee(1987–1990), founder of the Brendle’s catalogshowroomchain and a member of the familythat funded Brendle Recital Hall, named forhis father, during the second phase of constructionof the Scales Fine Arts Center in theearly 1980s. After attending Wake Forest, hegraduated from Western Kentucky Universityand served in the Army for two years beforejoining his father’s wholesale grocery-distributingbusiness in Elkin, NC. In the early 1960s,he and his two brothers opened NorthCarolina’s first catalog showroom. By 1990,Brendle’s was one of the Southeast’s leadingcatalog-showroom chains with 3,000 employeesand 59 stores in five states. He retired in1995 as president and chief executive officer.He later opened Doug Brendle’s NaturalHealth Superstore in Winston-Salem and infour other locations.56 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Roy Grady Burrus Jr. (’47), March 10, 2006,Shelby, NC. He served in the Navy duringWorld War II, was a car salesman and repairmanand put up power lines over central andeastern North Carolina. He had a successfuldental practice in Shelby for almost 50 yearsand was past president of the Western DentalSociety.Charles L. Morris Sr. (’47), March 30, 2006,Winston-Salem. He worked for WesternElectric Co. in Winston-Salem and Greensboro,NC, Buffalo, NY, and Atlanta. He retired fromLucent Technologies in 1984, moved to MyrtleBeach, SC, and then returned to Winston-Salem in 1999.Henry A. Pond (’47), Sept. 30, 2005,Portland, OR. He served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II and was with thePortland Public Schools for 32 years.William Kerr Hauser (’48), Jan. 24, 2006,Raleigh, NC. He served in the U.S. Navybefore completing his degree. He was anentrepreneur, self-employed most of hiscareer, and president of Alco CustomCabinets Inc.Albert K. Hines (’48), Feb. 6, 2006, Enfield,NC. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corpsduring World War II, was a farmer andfounded Hines Manufacturing Co. Inc.Needham O. Horton (’48), April 7, 2006,Wake Forest, NC. He served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II. He was a retired prisonguard at Camp Polk in Raleigh, NC.Maury C. Newton Jr. (’48), Jan. 7, 2006,Kennesaw, GA. He served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II. He joined his father,Maury C. Newton (’25), in the generalpractice of medicine in the Blue RidgeMountains of Virginia until his father’s death.After completing a fellowship in cardiology,he was assistant professor of medicine at theUniversity of Virginia Medical School. He thenpracticed medicine for 21 years in Marietta,GA, before retiring in 1998. He is survived byhis wife, Pamela, a son, Maury III (’75), twodaughters, Cynthia and Lucy, and sevengrandchildren.William Edward Walker Jr. (’48),Nov.3,2005, Kinston, NC. He served in the Navyduring World War II. He served 38 years aspurchasing agent and freezer locker managerat Kennedy Home.Frances Hunter Perry Aaroe (’49), April 15,2006, Richmond,VA. She worked for the CIAin Washington, D.C., and Lake Laboratoriesin Milwaukee, WI. She was in drug registrationat A.H. Robins in Richmond,VA, whereshe retired in 1990.Jones C. Abernethy Jr. (JD ’49), Jan. 31,2006, Newton, NC. He was a self-employedattorney practicing for more than 50 years inHickory, NC.Carroll W. Beasley (’49), Jan. 22, 2006,Colerain, NC. He was a U.S. Army Air Corpspilot in World War II. He retired after 40years as manager of Beasley Oil Company.John F. Crossley (JD ’49), Feb. 10, 2006,Wilmington, NC. He was a U.S. Navy blimppilot in World War II and later became a JAGofficer. He practiced law at Crossley McIntoshPrior & Collier in Wilmington, NC, from 1949until his retirement in 1990. In 2003 he movedto Bradenton, FL.John R. Flowers Sr. (’49), Feb. 19, 2006,Hickory, NC. He was the retired president ofThe Flowers Company and president of N.C.Automotive Wholesale and Southern AutomotiveWholesale. He is survived by his wife,Peggy, daughter and son-in-law, Sara and Jeff,and son and daughter-in-law, Bobby Jr. (’90)and Dana.Sarah Staton Howell (’49), Feb. 22, 2006,Concord, NC. She was a retired teacher andlibrarian at Mount Pleasant middle and highschools.Donald E. McCollum (’49, MD ’53), March29, 2006, Durham, NC. He served as a medicin the U.S. Air Force and was professoremeritus of orthopaedic surgery at DukeUniversity, where he retired in 1998 after41 years. After retirement, he served threeyears as a consultant to the VeteransAdministration Hospital in Durham.Merle D. Paciocco (’49), March 26, 2006,Lynchburg,VA. She retired from Leggett in1992.Allen A. Bailey (JD ’50), Feb. 10, 2006,Charlotte, NC. He was an alumnus of theSchool of Law and a member of its board ofvisitors. He received the “Alumni of the Year”award in 1979. One of the courtrooms in theWorrell Professional Center for Law andManagement was named in his honor in 1993.An attorney in private practice in Charlottebefore retiring in 2004, he co-founded theN.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers and was activein the Southern Trial Lawyers Associationand the Association of Trial Lawyers ofAmerica. He was one of only 500 lawyerselected as a fellow in the InternationalAcademy of Trial Lawyers. He served aspresident and vice president of the NorthCarolina Baptist State Convention from 1972to 1975 and was named “Baptist Layman ofthe Year”in 1972. He is survived by his wife,Evoydeene (Ebbie), and son, Michael AllenBailey. Memorials may be made to the AllenBailey Scholarship Fund, Wake Forest Schoolof Law, PO Box 7206, Winston-Salem, NC 27109.Edward D. Champion (’50), Jan. 9, 2006,Raleigh, NC. He was a radio announcer mostof his life in the southeastern United States.He served in the U.S. Army during the KoreanWar. He retired in 1993 after 15 years withthe N.C. Farm Bureau Federation as directorof Broadcast Services.Neil Elbert Downing (’50), March 9, 2006,Fayetteville, NC. He served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II as a pharmacist’s mate.He was a retired educator and after retiringhe was a volunteer at Highsmith-RaineyMemorial Hospital.Howard C. Knight (’50), Feb. 10, 2006,Concord, NC. He served as a missionary forthe Southern Baptist Convention in Tarboro,Kershaw, SC, Buenos Aires, Argentina andMorehead City, NC. After retiring, he servedas interim pastor in Kinston, NC, andCabarrus and Mecklenburg counties.Paul C. Livick Jr. (’50), Jan 17, 2006, Canton,OH. He served in the U.S. Army and playedminor league professional baseball for theJoplin Miners. He was a 25-year volunteer forthe World Series of Golf and retired from theAkron Regional Development Board in 1991.Walter L. Pate Jr. (’50), Aug. 2, 2005,Plymouth, IN.Charles “Chuck”Allen Shaw (’50), April 11,2006, Winston-Salem. He was a World War IIveteran of the Marines. He was a chaplainand achieved the rank of captain during his20-year career in the U.S. Navy before retiringin 1973. He worked as an employee counselorfor RJR Nabisco until 1987.David S. Snipes (’50), June 13, 2005, Central,SC. He served in the U.S. Army during theKorean War. He was a geologist with theCalifornia Oil Company in New Orleans, LA,and Jackson, MS, until 1960. He was a geologyprofessor at Furman University from 1963-68and at Clemson University from 1968 until hisretirement in 1998. Clemson’s annual hydrogeologysymposium bears his name.Gerald Reid Chandler (’51, JD ’54), Nov. 19,2005, Albemarle, NC. He had his own legalpractice.William C. Mercer Jr. (’51), Jan 24, 2006,Farmville, NC. He served in the U.S. MarineCorps during World War II. He practiceddentistry in Farmville and Greenville formore than 48 years.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 57

Mary Jane Myers Overby (’51), March 18,2006, Reidsville, NC. She was a retired laboratorymedical technician at Annie PennHospital where she worked for 30 years.William Donald Wilfong Jr. (’51, MD ’54),Jan. 17, 2006, Bennettsville, SC. He was aNavy veteran of World War II and a retiredradiologist with Marlboro Park Hospital,Chesterfield General Hospital and HamletHospital.W.C. Barham Jr. (’52), Sept. 18, 2005, WakeForest, NC. He pastored a number of churchesin eastern North Carolina and was theinterim pastor of Ransdell Chapel Church inFranklin county. He is survived by his wife,Ida Mae Driver Barham (’56), a son, adaughter and four grandchildren.Hubert L. Owen (’52), Jan. 12, 2006, Raleigh,NC. He served as a pilot in the U.S. ArmyAir Corps during World War II. He taughthigh school for several years in North Carolinaand was a civilian flight instructor for the AirForce. He retired in 1984 as professor andassistant department head of physics at NorthCarolina State University.R. Judson Mitchell (’53), March 25, 2006,New Orleans, LA. He served in the U.S. Armyand was an assistant professor at EmoryUniversity. He was a professor emeritus ofpolitical science at the University of NewOrleans, where he retired in 2000. He authoredthree books on the Soviet Union, wrote articleson Soviet and European politics and wrote anovel, Immerman.William J. Rowland (’55), Jan. 20, 2006,Garner, NC. He worked for InternationalResistance Company, Lilly Mills,Pharmaceutical Sales Company, owned conveniencestores and was a real estateappraiser.Richard A. Smart Sr. (’55), Aug. 19, 2005,Ocean Isle Beach, NC. He owned and operatedSmart Advertising Inc. in Rancho Mirage, CA.Charles R. Wilson (’56), Jan. 9, 2006, OakIsland, NC.Jerry Wayne Fulp (’57), March 23, 2006,Wallburg, NC. He worked for Sears, AT&Tand Security Life before starting Triad TradingPost in 1967.George Edward Johnson (’57), April 9, 2006,Pfafftown, NC. He retired in 2003 as presidentof Holly Poultry Company of Winston-Salem.Joseph F. Woodruff Jr. (’57), Jan. 24, 2006,Charlotte, NC. He served in the U.S. Armyand was a sales representative for ChampionMap, Rand McNally and Quality MapCompanies.Robert Frank Goerlich (’58) and his wife,Shirley Boyce Goerlich, April 6, 2006, PortOrange, FL. They lived in Unadilla, NY, andwintered in Florida. He served in the U.S.Army, received the Purple Heart, a BronzeStar and other commendations, and retired asa lieutenant colonel. He retired from publiccommunications in 1995 with Singer LinkAviation and was appointed to the SouthernTier Regional Economic Development Council.Albert H. Lowdermilk (’60), Jan. 17, 2006,Granite Falls, NC. He served in the U.S. AirForce for the National Security Agency inWashington, D.C., and retired after 35 yearsin the textile industry.John S. “Jack” Phillips (’60), Feb. 17, 2006,Rehoboth Beach, DE. He served on theRehoboth Beach Life Guard Squad and wasvery active in sports.Winfred Eugene Spaugh (’60), Jan. 26, 2006,Winston-Salem. He was a member of the U.S.Army Security Agency during the KoreanWar. He was retired from Bell Laboratoriesand I.L. Long Construction Company.Margaret Ann “Peggy” Smith (’63), Jan. 18,2006, Salisbury, NC. She was a Latin teacherwith the Salisbury-Rowan County schoolsystem and performed with the Winston-Salem Symphony.Frances Rittenhouse Bowen (BBA ’65),Nov. 25, 2005, Reedville,VA. She was buriedat Arlington National Cemetery.Sandra L. Allison (’66), Feb. 15, 2006,Washington, D.C. She was associate deputyassistant secretary of finance and budget andofficer of housing with the Department ofHousing and Urban Development where shehad worked for 40 years.John Homer Hodges (’66), Jan. 23, 2006,Winston-Salem. He was past president of theN.C. Foot and Ankle Society and the N.C.Board of Medical Examiners. He received theStarling Harford Award for Excellence inAnatomy from the Pennsylvania College ofPodiatric Medicine.Karen Sheddan Landolina (’66), Feb. 7,2006, Burlington, NC. She was the 1986Volunteer of the Year at the AlamanceCounty Association for Retarded Citizens.John F. Porter Jr. (’66), March 20, 2006,Hamlet, NC. He was a pharmacist in SouthCarolina.A. Gilmore Crumpler Jr. (’67, JD ’70), Jan. 21,2006, Sandy Springs, GA. He was vice presidentof the Trust Department at WachoviaBank in Winston-Salem and then in Atlanta.He established a personal financial counselingfirm, Crumpler & Company, retiring in 2004.Stephen D. Duckett (’67), Jan. 15, 2006,Wellsville, NY. He served in the U.S. Navy andNaval Reserve. He worked for Otis Easternand at one time owned Better Days.Randy J. Weikel (’67), Jan. 31, 2006,Greensboro, NC. He was a partner for 30 yearsin the family manufacturer representativebusiness and later a sales consultant with theFenton Art Glass Company in West Virginia.James B. Jacobsen (’68), Jan. 12, 2006,Piedmont, SC. He served in the U.S. ArmyHonor Guard and was a real estate attorneyin Mauldin, SC.James T. “Jim” Clack (’69), April 7, 2006,Greensboro, NC. A three-sport athlete and amember of the Wake Forest Sports Hall ofFame, he went on to have a standout careeras an offensive lineman in the NFL with thePittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giantsand won two Super Bowl Rings with theSteelers. After retiring from the NFL in 1981,he had a successful business career as a commercialand residential real estate developer,restaurant owner and retailer. Most recently,he was the CEO of Impact International, asales and sales management-training firm. Hefounded the Jim Clack & Friends Foundationto provide mentoring for people in theircomebacks from adversity.Charles Winfield Paul (’70), Feb. 6, 2006,Lancaster,VA. He was a probation officer withthe Raleigh (NC) Probation Department,worked in trusts with Central Carolina Bankin Durham, NC, Centura Bank in RockyMount, NC, Wachovia Bank in Midlothian,VA, and later was the senior vice presidentand trust officer at Bay Trust Company inKilmarnock,VA. He is survived by his wife,“Ray,”and two sons, Carlyle “Bear” (’99)and Westray.Charles Blackmon (MBA ’75), May 6, 2005,Durham, NC.Steven M. Frank (’76), March 5, 2006,Lexington, NC. He was retired fromLexington Realty.58 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

Richard D. Hodges (’77), March 6, 2006,Mount Airy, NC. He was a North Carolinaand Virginia land surveyor and past presidentof the Piedmont Chapter of the N.C.Society of Land Surveyors.Robert Hunnicutt Smith (JD ’77), Feb. 19,2006, Taylorsville, NC.Richard Lee “Rick”Potter (’79), Feb. 22, 2006,Fredericksburg,VA. He and three others werekilled when the small plane he was pilotingcrashed while returning from a trip toWinston-Salem for the Wake Forest-Clemsonbasketball game. A season-ticket holder, hehad flown to games from his home for thepast two seasons. He was the owner of PotterHomes and co-owner of Spotswood ConstructionLoans. He was active with the RappahannockCommunity Foundation, Habitat forHumanity and the Angel Flight Program.Edward Arthur Grandpre (MAEd ’80),March 17, 2006, Anderson, SC. He was anassistant professor of higher education atClemson University. He had served in studentaffairs positions at Florida State, MississippiState, Ohio State and the University of Georgia.Anthony C. Bruneio (’81), Feb. 21, 2006,Cheraw, SC.Carl R. Adkins (MBA ’82), Feb. 2, 2006,Aiken, SC. He was a family practitioner inFayetteville, WV, for 11 years and chief ofstaff at the Raleigh General Medical Centerin Beckley, WV. He retired in 1998.Friends,Faculty/StaffPauline J. Bean, Jan. 9, 2006, Wytheville,VA.Memorials may be made to the Wake ForestUniversity Health Sciences Institute forRegenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.Sharon Brophy-Forst, Sept. 15, 2005, andOlivia Brophy-Forst, Sept. 19, 2005, NewAshford, MA. The wife and newborn daughterof Kyle Douglas Forst (’96).John Edward Davis Jr., Feb. 3, 2006,Harrisonburg,VA. He taught biology at WakeForest from 1956 until 1968 when he wasnamed chairman of the biology departmentat James Madison University. He later servedas provost at JMU before retiring in 1986.Dorothy Wright DeLoach, April 5, 2006,Charlotte, NC, formerly of Winston-Salem.She worked in the Wake Forest AthleticTicket Office.Rodell Charles Johnson, March 6, 2006,Advance, NC. He served in the U.S. Army,and was associate producer and animationdirector for Bray Studios in New York City,and a prominent watercolor artist.Gabrielle Jolie Malliett, Jan. 31, 2006,Winston-Salem. She was a former temporaryemployee at the School of Law. She is survivedby her mother, Janet Malliett, a library technicianin the Professional Center Library,two brothers and her father.Mary Alice King Morris, Nov. 9, 2005,Gastonia, NC. She was a generous donor tothe athletics program and the widow ofLeslie Morris (’41, MD ’43), who servedtwo terms on the Alumni Council in the1970s. She and her husband funded a tennisscholarship in 1996 and, following his death,she continued his philanthropy to WakeForest. In 1998, she and her son, Les MorrisJr. (’67), created a charitable lead trust tofund an athletic scholarship in memory ofLeslie Morris.Joseph Waverly Rowell, Jan. 25 1006, Bristol,TN. He was a former professional baseballplayer and was retired from Dillard PaperCompany. He is survived by his wife, Frances,and four sons, Steve (’73), Brent, John andDavid (’82). Memorials may be made to FirstPresbyterian Church, The Salvation Army orWellmont Hospice in Bristol, TN, or to the Joeand Frances Rowell Scholarship Fund, WakeForest University, PO Box 7227, Winston-Salem,NC 27109-7227.Robert Stephen Sherman, Feb. 22, 2006,New Bern, NC. He was the civil engineerwho did the structural designs for WakeForest’s new campus and was later vicepresident of Carolina Steel.Robert Dicks Shore, Feb. 27, 2006, Winston-Salem. A donor to WFDD, Reynolda Gardensand the School of Medicine. He was retiredfrom Alex Brown and Sons.Mary Virginia Camp Smith, Jan. 12, 2006,Raleigh, NC. She was a member of theUniversity’s Board of Trustees from 1974 until1977. She was active in historic preservationefforts and was chairman of the HistoricMurfreesboro (NC) Commission for 21 years.Eugene Gray Smith Jr., March 9, 2006,Winston-Salem. He was retired from R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Co. and was an organizerand first president of Winston-Salem TennisInc. He is survived by his wife, Rachel, andchildren Eugene Gray Smith III (JD ’76)and Stewart Smith Perry.Ernest Harshaw Yount Jr., March 15, 2006,Winston-Salem. A professor emeritus at theSchool of Medicine, he helped develop theDepartment of Medicine during his 36 yearson the faculty. After graduating from VanderbiltUniversity School of Medicine and servingas a medical researcher in the U.S. Army,he joined the medical school faculty in 1948.In addition to chairing the Department ofMedicine from 1952-1972, he also servedas chief of medical services at the medicalcenter before retiring in 1984. He receivedthe medical school’s Distinguished FacultyService Award in 1990.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 59

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Trek to the Old CampusSeveral hundred alumni attended theOld Campus reunion in April, whichincluded tours of the campus, class photographs,and a program in Binkley Chapel(at left and above).Wake Forest moved tothe new campus fifty years ago this summer.Familiar faces from both campuses, Provost Emeritus and Professor Emeritusof English Edwin G. Wilson (’43) and Chaplain Emeritus Ed Christman (’50, JD ’53).www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 61

OBITUARYEugene Worrell,alumnus and benefactor, diesLeft: Eugene Worrell receives the Medallion of Merit in February.Above: Worrell (far right) as a student debater.Eugene Worrell (’40, LLD ‘79),T. the namesake and major donorfor the Worrell Professional Centerfor Law and Management andWorrell House in London, died April20 in Charlottesville,Virginia. Hewas 86.Worrell received the University’shighest award for service, the Medallionof Merit, during Founders’ DayConvocation in February, for his morethan three decades of service to theUniversity as a trustee, a member ofthe boards of visitors for the Schoolof Law and School of Medicine, anda prominent benefactor. He receivedan honorary doctorate degree in 1979.In 1990, Worrell and his wife, Anne,gave $5 million—the largest gift everfrom an alumnus—toward constructionof what became the WorrellProfessional Center for Law andManagement, which opened in 1993.He also generously supported theUniversity’s international programs.In 1976, the Worrells funded the purchaseof a house on Steeles Road inLondon, which became WorrellHouse, the University’s secondstudy-abroad residence. In 1982, theyfunded an endowed chair in Anglo-American studies. Worrell also fundedthe Roger Goldberg Award in TrialAdvocacy, given annually to a WakeForest law student who displays thehighest aptitude and ethics in trialadvocacy.Worrell attended Wake Forest ona debate scholarship and was achampion orator. He briefly attendedlaw school at Wake Forest, but graduatedfrom George WashingtonUniversity School of Law. He workedas a Special Agent with the FBI duringWorld War II and later practiced lawin his hometown of Bristol,Virginia.In 1949, he began his long career as anewspaperman when he foundedThe Virginia Tennessean newspaper inBristol. After purchasing The DailyProgress in Charlottesville,Va., in1970, he moved to Charlottesvilleand lived there until his death.Worrell Newspapers grew to becomeone of the largest chains of smalldailies in the country.After transferring ownership ofthe chain in 1978 to his son, ThomasE. Worrell, Jr., he established WorrellInvestment Company. Worrell wasalso a collector of wildlife art, andhis collection of sculpture, paintingsand antique Chinese jade is the onlyone of its magnitude in the country.62 WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE

C ONSTANT& T RUEImpossible Questions and Questioning the ImpossibleBy Emily Nicole Leonhardt (’06)Some of the best advice I have everreceived came from my fifth-gradesocial studies teacher. Mrs. Hillmaninsisted that no matter how daunting atest question appeared, it was neverimpossible. She gave us a simple tip: whenfaced with a difficult problem, take adeep breath and think, “Oh, what aninteresting question!”To this day, my mother teases me withthis line when I’m studying for a particularlydifficult test. The method neverworked miracles and it didn’t guaranteecorrect answers, but the lesson servedme well over the years. Mrs. Hillmanknew that no matter how much westudied, we wouldn’t always have theexact answer to every question. Shetrusted our ability to reason and encouragedus to rely on experience whenmemorization failed us.If I recall, those fifth-grade history testswere not terribly difficult; but, by the timeI began my second year of calculus, Iwas dealing with some very interestingquestions. I was consistently one of thelast students to finish each test, stubbornlyrefusing to give up on toughproblems. It often paid off and I’m proudof my accomplishments, but I have anagging feeling that Mrs. Hillmanwouldn’t want me to settle for academicperfectionism. That wasn’t her point.Ironically, it’s easy to be a perfectionistat an institution like Wake Forest. Itbegins before college and by the time weare on the job hunt it is an art form. Weperfected our high school resumes, ensuringthat our applications listed X hoursof community service, Y number of APclasses, Z leadership positions and, ofcourse, an astronomical grade pointaverage on a weighted 4.0 scale. And itdidn’t hurt to be an avid cellist or have apatent pending if you were fishing for ascholarship. The cycle continued in college;but, instead of acceptance letters,we aspired to business programs, researchgrants, internships, and honor societies.All too soon, these goals became prestigiousscholarships, Fortune 500 jobs,and top-notch graduate schools. Andsuddenly we find ourselves here, atgraduation. If we continue to defineourselves by these goals, we are at riskof never being satisfied. As soon as weattain one, we plant a new ambition.Landing the dream job is not enough—there will be promotions and raises tostrive for afterwards.Now don’t get me wrong, I’d like tobe successful. But how do you measuresuccess? I think it’s kind of like limits incalculus. We can get infinitely close toachieving it without getting it perfect. Andthat’s frustrating. I am fully confidentthat we will do some amazing things inthe years to come, and I believe that alldreams are possible. I hope, however,that we never get stuck in a cycle ofattempting to perfect ourselves. Mysocial studies teacher would say that inthe end it is not about whether or notwe answer correctly, but about how weapproach the question and what welearn in the process.In our pursuit of answers, we mustfind time to appreciate the questions. Aliberal arts education provides the uniqueoppor- tunity to learn for the sake oflearning. In my field, a technical schoolwould have offered the training to makeme a more proficient computer programmerthan I am today. I chose Wake Forest,though. In doing so, I discovered a diversityof experiences and a breadth ofknowledge that I will take with mewherever I go.My professors demonstrated a genuinepassion for learning, and I found theirenthusiasm contagious. A professor ofVictorian literature inspired me to spenda week delving into the personal lettersand critical heritage of George Eliot. Iloved every minute and soon after,declared a double major in English…forfun. Through literature, I have exploredfar-off and fantastical places, and I’vereexamined the familiar. I’ve looked outfrom under the Bell Jar with Sylvia Plath,and I’ve searched for a room of my ownwith Virginia Woolf. I’ve seen charactersface questions much tougher than anintegration problem, and I’ve learnedfrom their successes and failures.I believe that there is still time to learnthe nuts and bolts of our careers andthat there are no textbook instructionmanuals for the problems we will face inthe future. College is a time to developas well-rounded individuals, capable offacing big questions that will inevitablylack perfect solutions. How do we studyin preparation for a hurricane? Whattextbook teaches us to deal with cancer?We can spout facts and add up theatrocities of war, of terror, of hunger, butdoes it help us to do anything about it?Both inside and outside of the classroom,our lives are a process of learning.We gather knowledge, skills, and experienceso that when we are faced with ourown impossible questions, we are preparedto try to answer them. It is naturalto become overwhelmed by the magnitudeof the problems that arise in theworld today, but it is unacceptable toavert our eyes, to say we can’t at leasttry to find answers.Our education has prepared us well,and we leave tomorrow with confidence,ready to question the impossible. Butwhen the inevitable panic of that firsttough question strikes, we need to justbreathe and remember—“Oh, what aninteresting question.”This senior oration by Emily Leonhardt(’06) was one of three winners selected atthe 2006 Senior Colloquium and presentedat the Honors and Awards Ceremony onMay 14. The other winning orations were“The Bubble Experience” by AndyLobashevsky (’06) and “Hope—in theVoices of Africa” by Nemanja Savic (’06).Read them online at www.wfu.edu/orations.www.wfu.edu/alumni JUNE 2006 63

2006September 29 and 30Return to Wake Forest for a celebrationof friends, fun and fond memories!Celebrate the 50th Anniversary ofWake Forest in Winston-Salem!Homecoming will feature specialevents commemorating the ReynoldaCampus and its history.Friday, September 29Half Century Club Gathering and LuncheonReturn to the ClassroomAlumni Admissions ForumAlumni-in-Admissions Training50th Anniversary Celebration; presentation ofDistinguished Alumni Award to Bobby Burchfield (’76)Class reunion partiesSaturday, September 30Service of RemembranceFestival on the QuadAlumni TailgateWake Forest vs. Liberty Football Game (3:30 p.m.)Post-Game Reception in Bridger Field HouseReunion events will be held for theHalf Century Club and the Classesof 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976,1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001.Visit the alumni Web site (www.wfu.edu/alumni) for your class events and the mostup-to-date schedule.Questions? Call 800.752.8568Watch your mail for more detailscoming later this summer!

Sarah McPherson hugs her mom,Connie, before she lines up to receivea master’s degree in counseling atCommencement on May 15. To seemore Commencement photos, go towww.wfu.edu/wowf/commencement.