Wake Forest Magazine December 2001
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2000-2001 Honor Roll of Donors Wake For e st M A G A Z I N E Volume 49, Number 2 December 2001 Wake For e st M A G A Z I N E and Honor Roll of Donors Features 16 After Disaster by Cherin C. Poovey An American tragedy bonds the University community in patriotism, compassion, unity, and hope. 23 Religion of Peace? by Charles A. Kimball Understanding Islam means grasping its complexities, which are rooted in rancor. 28 Opportunity Knocks by Liz Switzer The Richter Scholarships open doors for five students to study abroad— and open their eyes as well. Page 16 Essay 34 Great Expectations Page 28 by Leah P. McCoy Reflective students in the Class of 2001 say Wake Forest met most of theirs. Departments Campus Chronicle 2 52 Honor Roll of Donors 14 Sports 37 Class Notes Page 34 Volume 49, Number 2 December 2001 2 Campus Chronicle New school ‘a natural partnership’ Engineering a President Thomas K. Hearn Dean, senior vice president for Jr. said the new school will aid health affairs of Wake Forest. r esource in the transformation of “Currently, all of the top NIH- Winston-Salem’s economy. funded institutions have an AKE FOREST and “The school will strengthen engineering school or biomed- WVirginia Tech (Virginia Wake Forest’s intellectual ical engineering department. Polytechnic Institute and resources, thereby strengthening This new school will address State University) have the capabilities of the Piedmont the goals of both institutions.” announced plans to establish Triad Research Park.” If the planning proceeds as a joint School of Biomedical “This is a natural partner- hoped, the universities will Engineering and Sciences. ship between Virginia Tech, jointly admit the first students The school will provide a which has no human medical in the fall of 2002. The plan needed biomedical engineer- school, and Wake Forest, envisions jointly awarding ing resource for southwest which does not have an engi- master of science, PhD and Virginia, northwest North neering school,” said Charles MD/PhD degrees, with the Carolina, and eastern W. Steger, Virginia Tech presi- names and seals of both insti- Tennessee. dent. “We are extremely excit- tutions appearing on the Wake Forest has long ed about affiliating with a diplomas. The planners envi- sought to add an engineering highly respected university like sion a student body of at least program, either directly or Wake Forest.” eighty to one hundred students through affiliation. Virginia To support the school, within five years. Students will Wake Forest School of be in residence at one or the Medicine is establishing a other university, but biomed- Center for Biomedical ical engineering courses taught Engineering with participation at one campus will be offered by thirteen departments, on the other campus via dis- which are putting up $1.5 mil- tance learning. Faculty mem- lion to launch the Center. The bers at one campus will be Tech gains access to a medical Center will administer the pro- granted adjunct appointments school and its biomedical gram at Wake Forest. Virginia on the other campus. researchers. The school is Tech already has a parallel Operationally, the school aimed at maximizing collabo- Center for Biomedical will be run jointly by Virginia ration among researchers and Engineering with more than Tech’s College of Engineering, educators in biology, engineer- twenty active faculty members. the Virginia Maryland College ing, and medicine to advance “We have set goals of of Veterinary Medicine, and fundamental discoveries in ranking in the top tier of med- Wake Forest School of medicine and biology and lead ical schools in NIH funding Medicine. to improvements in health care and in annual licensing rev- technologies. enues,” said Dr. Richard Wake Forest December 2001 3 Campus Chronicle The art of giving Gallery naming honors Phil and Charlotte Hanes N RECOGNITION of their Icontributions to the arts, Wake Forest has named its art gallery for Winston-Salem businessman R. Philip Hanes and his wife, Charlotte. The gallery, which opened in the Scales Fine Arts Center in 1982, was dedicated as the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery on September 7. Philip Hanes, 75, is chair- man emeritus of Hanes Dye and Finishing, a company founded by his father, but he is better known for his leader- Thomas K. Hearn Jr. “He and college, they frequently have ship and support of the arts. Charlotte have been generous opened up their home to our He helped shape the N.C. in sharing their art collection classes so that our students School of the Arts, the with Wake Forest. We are can see their remarkable col- Southeastern Center for pleased to have their names lection of American art and Contemporary Arts, and the grace our fine arts gallery as a learn from Phil how a collec- Roger L. Stevens Center for permanent expression of their tor goes about purchasing the Performing Arts in service and our gratitude.” really significant art. We are Winston-Salem. He received In 1991, Hanes and his delighted that the Haneses will the National Medal of Arts wife donated to the University be recognized by having the from President George Bush in their 1820s plantation-style Scales Fine Arts Center gallery 1991 for his role as the house, and committed through named in their honor.” founder of community arts their wills their personal art Hanes started collecting programs across the country. collection and twenty-six acres American art in 1949 after He received an honorary doc- of property that adjoin the studying art in college. His tor of laws degree from Wake Wake Forest President’s private collection ranges from Forest in 1990. Charlotte House. a 1762 painting by John Hanes serves on the “Phil and Charlotte Hanes Singleton Copley to contem- University’s Board of Visitors have been very good friends to porary works. for the College and Graduate the Wake Forest art depart- School of Arts and Sciences. ment through the years,” said “Phil Hanes has done Margaret Smith, chair of much for the arts in Winston- Wake Forest’s art department. Salem, North Carolina, and “Besides their very generous the country,” said President donation of paintings to the Wake Forest December 2001 4 Campus Chronicle Faculty, alumni Maryland, were each chosen six scholarships for underrep- honored in May to receive the $20,000 resented full-time MBA stu- awards. See related stories, dents to cover up to 100 per- page 38 and 40. cent of tuition, books, and Don’t live in fear, says Speaking two days after room and board costs. Convocation speaker the September 11 attacks, R. Charles Moyer, dean of Easley urged the audience not the Babcock School and WO PROFESSORS and to live in fear, but to live fully. GMAC Insurance Chair of two alumni were honored T “Every tragedy, every Finance, said the school will during Opening Convocation moment of inexplicable pain, work closely with Wachovia September 13. North Carolina every minute of sorrow, every to recruit prospective students First Lady Mary Easley, a one of life’s little risks that we who are interested in careers 1972 graduate of the College confront is really the wrapping in financial services. and 1975 graduate of the around a gift for us,” she said. Scholarship recipients will School of Law, was the “It is at once a gift of redemp- have a Wachovia mentor dur- keynote speaker during the tion for us as we share part of ing their two years at the program in Wait Chapel. ourselves with another, and Babcock School and will have Richard Sears, Wake Forest the fulfillment of a promise summer internship opportuni- Professor of political science, from a loving God. It is a per- ties with Wachovia. was presented with the Donald petually renewing opportunity “This gift from Wachovia O. Schoonmaker Faculty wrapped in risk.” is a keystone in our strategy Award for Community Service. to attract a high-quality, Sears was recognized for his diverse student body to our contributions to the University MBA program,” Moyer said. and the community. Since he Wachovia gift “It is further evidence of the came to Wake Forest in 1964, endows Babcock strong bond among the Sears has spent his free time Babcock School at Wake volunteering with numerous scholarships Forest University, Wachovia community organizations. and Winston-Salem.” Herman Eure (PhD ’74), Program will enhance student Wachovia Chairman L.M. chair of the biology depart- body diversity Baker Jr. said the commitment ment, received the Jon exemplifies Wachovia’s support Reinhardt Award for Excel- achovia is providing a of all levels of education and lence in Teaching. Eure began $2 million gift to Wake W the company’s desire to recruit teaching at Wake Forest in Forest University for its a diverse professional employee 1974. He was nominated for Babcock Graduate School of base. “Academic and profes- the award by former students. Management to endow the sional success most often are President Thomas K. Wachovia Scholars Program, achieved through capitalizing Hearn Jr. also presented two which will furnish scholarships on opportunity,” Baker said. alumni with Marcellus E. and career assistance to MBA “Wachovia hopes this gift prof- Waddill Excellence in Teaching students for the purpose of From top: Mary Easley, Richard Sears, fers the Babcock School broad- and Herman Eure. Awards during convocation. creating a more diverse stu- er opportunities in attracting The 2001 recipients, Jeffrey dent body. It is the largest sin- exceptional, diverse talent to Morgan (MAEd ’95) of gle gift designated for the its program and helps build on Winston-Salem and Elizabeth Babcock School since it was our longstanding synergy with Fair Goffigon (’93) of Sparks, founded in 1969.