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Wakespace Scholarship WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE February 1987 .:J ::;: z < Vl GlOL~ JN •N01~VW~35 ::0 z X() I: ·a ·d Vl ·~r Jb~uoo~ ~ r ·~w bLOOHrGOI\V Preszdent Hearn st<mds i11 from of the RJR N<Zbisco corporate headquarters but/ding. The gtft tithe largest unrestNcted corporate gzft to higher education in the history• of corporate philanthropy. n January 15, 1987, University President Thomas study of this facility and to consider irs possible uses ... RJR Nabisco K. Hearn Jr. announced that RJR Nabisco has given RJR Na bisco made the gift without any stipularions and 0 irs corporate headquarters building to Wake Forest without placing any restrictions on its use, so every • University. The build1ng, which was valued at S40 possible opnon will be thoroughly evaluated. When he million when it was completed m 1977, is the largest was asked how long he thought the srudy would rake, gtves single corporate gift in Wake Forests history and, Hearn sa1d rhar he didn't know bur rhar the Un1versity according to Hearn, is "one of the two or three largest plans tO "begin soon, work hard, and be m1ndful of rhe corporate gifts made to higher education in the history concerns of the community as we proceed · He University its of corporate philanthropy." RJR Nabisco, rhe connnued, "I "am to assure our many fnends that th1s facility will be Used to rhe commumty's largest 1ndustry, will move ItS headquarters maximum benefit of both Wake to Arlama, GA. In accepting the g1ft, Hearn said, "I am Forest and rhe Winston- alem communlt)' We have a record of effective civ1c pannersh1p, and I am ver)• pleased by the magnitude of the RJR abisco corporate optimistic that the benefits denved from the use of the gifr. Our grarirude is exceeded only by rhe generosity building w1ll extend ro Winsron-Salem and Fors)•th of rhe gift." County." headquarters Accord1ng to Hearn, the RJR Nabisco g1ft is "rhe The budding has 500,000 net squue feet, with offites highlight of the company's generous record of supporr and work areas for abou t 1,000 employees It abo has a to the University smce Wake Forest joined irs Medical '\42-sear audiro{ium and a 500-seat cafeccna School m Winston- alem m 1956. During thiS time, "(,drs of rhis magnitude are rare," Hearn sa1d "They g1fts from the companr to Wake Forest have been m are especiall) important m rhe development of great excess of S:IO million ... Hearn also sa1d that rhe gdt IS an in;tltutlons of learning and can rap1dly accelerate example of the kind of relationship wh1ch can and musr 1nsrirurional and educarional advancement. \X'e are ex1st berween private higher educ3£ion and pn,·are deeply grateful to RJ R abisco for what this gift enterprise, and i an exrraordmary vore of confidence m porrends for generations of Wake Forest faculry and Wake Forest. rudems. It IS mcumbent upon us to be good "cwJrd of The UmversH:y has nor decided ho" it will use the this Slgndi'"nt resource and to bear m mind the need>t>f fac ility Hearn has asked Vice President for rh1s great communlt)' where we are privileged to hvc and Vice Pres1dem for Legal Affairs and Secretary of the serve Thar IS a resJX>nSiblilty w h1ch we wdl willmgl)' University Leon H Corbett Jr tO "make an exhaustive and gladly d1scha rge .. Ftbmury. / C)H7 Volume 33, Number 4 WAKE FOREST U11ir•em1;· M•g•zme rs published six WAKE FOREST t1mes a year in August, October, January, February, April, RJR gives Universrcy ICS headquarters .. ........ 1 and June by Wake Forese University. lr is mailed free to UNIVERSITY Merritt wins Rhodes Scholarship . ... .......... 3 alumni, parents, and benefacrors of Wake Forest Universiry celebrates Founders' Day .......... 4 University-the only price is J corren address. Send Are you boring? ... .. ................ ..... .. 6 edicorial correspondence, changes of address, and alumni Glimpses of India . .... .... .................. 7 news to 7227 Reynolda Station, Winscon-Salem, NC 27109. Magazine Memories of Vietnam ........ ... ......... ... 9 Second class poscage paid at Winston-Salem, NC. New Trustees join board .................... 12 Additional encry at Greensboro, NC. USPS 664-520. ISSN Terry Hydell, Ediror Groves examines new relationship .......••... 13 0279-3946. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Baseball ream's encore ...... ... ............. 15 Wake ForeJJ Unweriity Magazine, 7227 Reynolda Stacion, Winscon-Salem, NC 27109. Campus Chronicle ..........••............. 16 Class Notes .. .. .. ........................ 22 Typography by rype/design February 1987 Clubs ......... .. ............... ...... ... 34 Deaths . .. ...•..........•................ 35 Primed by Triad Press On rhe cover: Maria Merrirr, a senior from Franklin, VA , is Wake Forese's second Rhodes Scholar in rwo years-Richard Chapman ('86) won a Rhodes lase year. See rhe srury on page 3. RJR Nabisco Gift A11utber rteu· oj the R}R N•btico corporate headquarters building. It is located about a mile from the Re;molda Camptts, near Gmves Staditml. · •hoi so '\Ury,A~i. ll'dtr., "' •S..O Merritt wins Rhodes Scholarship lnd~lllll· ll,/i(!'· ana W Merritt, a sensor Reynolds Scholar from Franklin, VA, ss one of thlrr)•·two A mer­ M scans chosen as 1987 Rhodes Scholars by the Rhodes Scholarshtp Trust The scholarships were begun m 1902 by Cecil Rhodes, a Bnrtsh phil3nthropist who founded the colony of Rhodesia (now part of the country of Zimbabwe) and made hts fortune tn gold and Runner will study diamonds. Merritt's scholarship will fund two years of study in philosoph)• and physiology at Oxford sn England. at Oxford Merritt, who ss majoring in biolog)', said she chose Wake Forest because the Unsversity offered her a Nancy Susan Reynolds Scholarship (a full scholarship awarded on the basis of merit rather than financial need), because the rrack coach told her that she could be on the team if she lost ren pounds, because it was "fairly close ro home but nor roo close," and because ir seemed like a friendly place. And Merntt has shone, both as a scholar and a runner I felt since they were paying for me to come here, I had an oblsgatton ro do well," she said. She has a 4 0 grade potnt average in courses which she chose carefully but not methodically. "Basically, I JUSt rook what I was interested in," she said, adding that her selecuons were often based on rhe course's reacher rather rhan tts content Thar process, she said, led her into classes with memorable professors who developed her interests. A biology course wirh Herman E. Eure (PhD '74) mfluenced her decision ro become a biology major. An tntroducrory course in philosophy wtth Charles M. Lewis ('63) developed her interest in philosophy. Merritt said, "Biological laws have to apply to every living thing. Philosophy is a srudy of how people think-how the besr minds have thought in the past, where rhey found meantng, and why." After her rwo years ar Oxford, Merritt plans ro connnue her pursuit of those tnterests b)' gosng ro medical school and becoming a psychiatrist. Last summer, her interest in btology and her Reynolds Schol3rshtp summer sttpend took Merrttt to rhe Woods Hole Manne Biology Laborarory tn Massachusetts, where she stud sed the nervous system of rhe runicare, a small marine invertebrate. At the end of the summer, she chaired one of the sessions and presented a paper on her research-a rare achievement for an undergraduate. Merritt works hard on her courses, bur she does not bury herself in the classroom, the library, and the laboratory She has been a member of the women's rrack and cross-country teams for three years, spent part of her sophomore year in Italy as a member of the Unsversiry's Venice program, and she is an active member of the Literary Society. She also enjoys besng wtth her friends. "The friends that I have also enjoy talking about books. Bur we're not high-minded people. We like to have fun. It's just such a pleasure to have people to share rhsngs with. Irs all I could ask for," she said. University faculty and administrators are pleased bur nor particularly surprised by Merritt's success. Dean of the College Thomas E. Mullen said, "She's one who uses her rime wisely. She has rhe kind uf discipline that a long-distance runner has ro have. She's one who can apply that kind of discipline across the board." Associate Professor of Biology Carole Brown, who is Merritt's academic adviser, said, "She's unique because she's enthustasric about learning. She's very good at raking what she learns in one class and applying it to other areas." And how does Merritt feel about her success? "I owe it to nearly everybody I've ever spent time with here and at home," she said. "J feel like I have had such good fortune ... .! feel like I have ro give somerhing back." Februury. 19H7 lf'ake F11rm Uuit•ersity Magazine J Medallion of Merit winner Russell Brantley. Hearn called him "the voice, the conscience, and the mind of Wake Forest for three decades-and my friend." Abot•e left: Paul Kaplan !left) won the Excellence m Research award. B.zrry Maine lrtghl) was one of the Excelle11ce 111 Teaching award tl'innen Abor•e r~ght: Alumt~i Asrociatron President Earle Connelly (/eft) and Preitdem Heam stop to chat after Cotwocatton. Provost \Y/i1Io11 is m the background. Left: Susan McCaffray ,md her husband, Edmtmd, celebrate her Excellence in Teaching au•ard. \' '1!-( ~"tt 'or~., 4 \take Fm·esl Unil·ersil) ,\tugazme I '-....... February, 1987 ,...,"'J University celebrates Founders' Day Baptist State Cont•ention President Wil!tam Poe responds to Preside12t Hearn 's speech.
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