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12One-to-One By Ann Hardie

Faculty. Student. Engagement. In Wake Forest’s unique mentoring environment, teachers learn and learners teach.

18Life After College

Helping students focus on personal and career development, from year one, is Andy Chan’s plan.

22Call of Duty

Student researchers rate video games and create blog as a guide to parents and players.

editor Cherin C. Poovey (P ’08) writers Kim McGrath, Cheryl V. Walker (’88) classnotes editor Janet Williamson (P ’00, ’03) photographer Ken Bennett designer Urena Design  printing The Lane Press, Inc.

Wake Forest University Magazine (ISSN 0279-3946) is published three times a year in the Spring, Summer and Fall by Wake Forest University, Box 7227, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227. It is sent to alumni, donors, and friends of the University. Send address changes to wake forest magazine alumni records, P.O. Box 7227, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227. Volume 57 | Number 2 | Spring 2010 © 2010 www.wfu.edu From the President

he interaction between superb professors and bright students T is the key to real learning and has long been a defining feature of the Wake Forest community. Our faculty engagement with students is not limited to the classroom, studio, stage, or laboratory. Students are mentored and challenged to think critically in an intimate learning environment. Alumni often share stories of how a faculty or staff member shaped their experience of Wake Forest. In this issue of Wake Forest departments Magazine, I invite you to read how we are continuing to facilitate this crucial interaction for the current

2Around the Quad generation of students. As I shared with the campus community recently,

24Classnotes the last year has seen the financial structures of the coun- try reshaped. While Wake Forest University has been buffeted, we continue to stand strong. In a time when age-old institutions are failing or questioning their core mission, I am proud to say that Wake Forest is boldly embracing its heritage and tradition as the source of our vision. Thank you for the role you play in the University’s heritage, tradition, and future.

Nathan O. Hatch President the quad

Blood work Daniel Kim-Shapiro investigates stored blood and how to make transfusions safer around around

Daniel Kim-Shapiro’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

rofessor of Physics Daniel Kim-Shapiro In a paper published in Current Opinion in Hematol- Pand a collaborator at the University of Pitts- ogy, Kim-Shapiro and Gladwin describe experiments burgh have been awarded a $2.8 million, four-year that show how even low levels of micro-particles federal grant to study why the quality of stored and hemoglobin released when the red cells break blood degrades over time and to investigate ways apart act to decrease nitric oxide. to make transfusions using older blood safer. “It’s possible that an agent that increases nitric Recent clinical studies have raised concerns that oxide levels, such as sodium nitrite, could be added transfusions using blood stored longer than four- to banked blood or given directly to transfusion teen days may increase the risk patients to compensate for the for cardiovascular events and potential complications of a stor- organ failure, particularly in cer- age lesion,” says Kim-Shapiro, tain patients who receive mul- who has also previously worked tiple units of aged blood. Scien- with Professor of Chemistry Bruce tists call the blood-degradation King to investigate the effects of problem “storage lesion.” Blood nitric oxide on sickle-cell anemia. is typically banked for up to Kim-Shapiro’s and Gladwin’s forty-two days. most recent grant is from the Kim-Shapiro, who is the Harbert Family Distin- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the guished Chair and director of Wake Forest’s Trans- National Institutes of Health. They lational Science Center, received the grant with Mark will use laboratory, animal, and Gladwin at the University of Pittsburgh. They have human experiments to quantify worked together for the last ten years to evaluate how the effects of storage lesion and nitric oxide—a molecule that, among other impor- investigate the feasibility of addi- tant biological functions, causes blood vessels to tives that could be used to restore dilate—interacts with hemoglobin in red blood cells. nitric oxide function to stored red Gladwin is director of the Vascular Medicine Insti- blood cells. tute and chief of the division of pulmonary, allergy, and critical care medicine at its School of Medicine.

2 wake forest university magazine Sorting solved Laundry day will never be the same thanks to student entrepreneurs

t started as a classroom assignment: start your own Ibusiness with $40 and run it for three days. The result: Wake Wash, launched by seniors Scott Graber, Julie Musgrave, and Eleanor Smith, has lasted far more than three days Directing program featured and has liberated fellow students from late-night laundry room duty. in Stage Directions magazine “We had the idea for this service because we didn’t a k e Fo r e s t ’s d i r e c t i n g p r o g r a m w a s want to do our own laundry f e a t u r e d in the December issue of Stage Directions and figured other students W magazine, a national publication written for theatre producers, probably felt the same way,” designers, and managers. It is one of four directing programs says Musgrave, who is from around the country included. Severna Park, Maryland. The article highlights the emphasis Wake Forest places on After doing the initial research and quotes Professor of Theatre Sharon Andrews. marketing research and “The department of theatre and dance places considerable planning under the guid- emphasis on research,” said Andrews, who leads the directing ance of Bren Varner (‘99), program with Cindy Gendrich, associate professor of theatre. program director of the “Student directors produce a prompt book that contains ex- University Center for Entre- tensive narrative and annotative analysis, rehearsal and tech- preneurship, the company Left to right: Graber, Smith, Musgrave nical forms, narrative as well as visual design descriptions, launched with fifteen stu- and post-critical evaluation of their process.” dent customers. Today, Wake Wash has seventy-six student custom- Student-directed plays are a long-standing tradition in ers who pay a flat fee for weekly or bimonthly service. Wake Forest’s theatre department. Each senior theater major “Wake Wash is an amazing business that has grown tremendously,” directs a one-act play. Three of eleven student-directed plays says Varner, who gave Graber and Musgrave the initial assignment produced this year were presented Dec. 2 in the Ring Theatre: in his Foundations for Entrepreneurship course. Smith, Musgrave’s “The Tiny Closet” by William Inge; “North of Providence” by roommate from Houston, Texas, got excited and joined in the proj- Edward Allan Baker; and “Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage)” by ect. “They found an opportunity and their personalities, persistence, Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman. and creativity have made the business a success,” Varner says. “We strongly believe that directing is a particularly good way “The best part of running a business is finding out what works,” of drawing together skills and knowledge from every other part says Graber, who is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “It’s similar to a of their experience in the department,” says Gendrich. crossword puzzle. Sometimes you find Gendrich and Andrews teach the directing workshop and the an operation that fits perfectly, but if directing seminar. Theatre students are required to take both. it doesn’t work with other aspects of The first is a traditional classroom experience that guides stu- the business, you need to rethink the dents through a study of methods, asks them to review and solution.” understand the contributions of important world theatre direc- All three entrepreneurs agree that tors, and introduces them to major concepts. The workshop is a running Wake Wash brings life to what laboratory for working with scenes and plays. Students learn how they studied in the classroom. And to deal with space, time, character relationships, story-telling, now, with all three preparing to grad­ and all the formal and content-related elements of directing. uate in May, they are working togeth- Students are also required to take a studio production class er to decide what will happen to the that builds directing skills. company next year. “Directing requires students to analyze these plays quite in- “Although group projects can simulate ‘real world’ teamwork, tensely, both as literary works—looking at language, structure, nothing compares with learning to make compromises when several- and philosophical and thematic elements—and as documents of thousand-dollar decisions are at stake or when long-term plans for a given time and place,” Gendrich says. “History, economics, psy- the business must be agreed upon,” says Musgrave. “The good news chology, sociology, religion, and more are examined, along with is, that with three of us, there is never a tie vote.” the author’s body of work, to understand the complex ways that the chosen play reflects and acts in dialogue with a larger world.” Many graduates of the theatre program go on to directing and theatre management careers.

www.wfu.edu/wowf spring 2010 3 the quad Lifetime of service Award honors School of Divinity’s founding dean,

around Bill Leonard

s e r v i c e a w a r d a t t h e Sc h o o l o f A Divinit y has been named for Bill J. Leonard, the school’s founding dean and a well-known Baptist historian. Leonard is retiring as dean this summer, but he will continue to teach as chair of church history in the divinity school and the religion department. The award was established and funded by James M. Dunn and his wife, Marilyn, to honor “the life contri- butions of Bill J. Leonard as teacher, scholar, historian, and as the first dean of the divinity school at Wake For- est.” Dunn is the Resident Professor of Christianity and Public Policy at the divinity school. The award will be known as the Bill J. Leonard Dis- tinguished Service Award Pro Fide Et Humanitate. It will be presented annually to a faculty member, alum- nus, or friend of the divinity school who embodies the Hyde’s University’s motto, Pro Humanitate, and the divinity new book school’s commitment to diverse faith engagements and explores social justice, reconciliation, and compassion in the ‘perfection’ Christian church. It was presented for the first time to Leonard at Opening Convocation last fall. i c h a e l Leonard was professor of religion and chair of the M Hy d e , religion and philosophy department at Samford Univer- University Distin- sity in Birmingham, Alabama, when he was named guished Professor of dean of Wake Forest’s proposed divinity school in 1996. Communication Ethics, The school opened in 1999 and is celebrating its 10th is the author of a new anniversary this year. book, Perfection: Coming to Terms with Being Human (Baylor University Press, 2010), to be published in February. Hyde explores the history of the idea of human perfection throughout Western philosophy, religion, science, and art. He draws on figures from St. Augustine to Leonardo DaVinci to Mary Shelley and examines the con- sequences of the perfection-driven impulse of medical science. Hyde is the author and editor of five books, including The Life-Giving Gift of Acknowledgment(2006) and The Call of Conscience(2001), which was awarded the National Communi- cation Association’s Diamond Anni- versary Book Award and the Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award for Out- standing Research in Public Address.

Bill Leonard, dean of the divinity school

4 wake forest university magazine Communication professor Ananda Mitra (’86, MA ’87): A New modes of communication, such as Facebook, influence our language and social interaction. & Q

New words make sense of an ever-changing world

The Facebook term “unfriend” was picked as 2009 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. Ananda Mitra, professor and chair of the Department of f a c u l t y Communication, discusses how technology influences language and social interaction.

How does technology influence language What was the equivalent to “unfriend” How has “friending” on and how are words “created” based on before Facebook? Not returning a call? Facebook changed society new modes of communication? Simply ignoring someone? and social interactions?

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We have to remember that the The idea of unfriend is closest to The changes have been profound www.wfu.edu/wowf/faculty at most important technology of communi- what my colleague and friend Professor because the process of friending has cation is indeed language, and it is through Michael Hyde would call the opposite of transcended some of the traditional the manipulation of the symbols that acknowledging someone’s existence. barriers of interaction. For instance, the make up the language of a culture that Drawing on the work of philosopher notion of geography has been trans- we define the culture. Thus all elements Emmanuel Levinas, Professor Hyde formed and spatial location is certainly of a cultural system influence the funda- urges us to ponder the fundamental no impediment to maintaining a friend- mental technology of language. question: “Where art thou?” and the ship on Facebook. In fact, that would be The tools we use to improve our qual- responsible answer of “Here I am.” The considered the strength of Facebook. ity of life, from the rake to clear the fall unfriend option is equivalent to saying, The length of time that it takes to leaves to the Smartphone to unfriend “Here I am NOT!” make and maintain friendships has also

those we do not want on Facebook, all There cannot be an offline equivalent changed. With a click of a button one Q&As read Faculty more influence how we make sense of the to unfriend because the process occurs becomes a friend and becomes privy world around us. As such these tools at a discursive level where it is much (usually) to all the details of an indi- would necessarily influence language. easier to say the “NOT” via silence, vidual. Finally, Facebook has offered a Over the history of human civiliza- which is much more difficult to do in the voice to many who might not have been tion as new tools have been introduced offline mode, where the equivalent able to make friends in the offline set- we have had to find ways to name them. would have to be an overt act of rejec- ting. These are the ones who were the The printing “press” borrows the name tion—someone holding out their hand “uncool” kids in high school. Now with from the wine “press,” just as the word to shake and you actually not only not the offline distance in space and time “eyeglasses” mirrors the material used to shaking it, but pushing it back. Un- these are the ones who are most in need make the tool, although very few eye- friending is more of a deliberate act than of the friendship but could also be the glasses are now made of glass. We need simply ignoring, but it is basically push- ones who are most often unfriended. to label the tools and as such technology ing back and “deleting” a relationship Our biases can continue on Facebook as influences language and words. via a keystroke. Again, drawing on Pro- they do offline. fessor Hyde’s work and Levinas, it is “social murder.”

www.wfu.edu/wowf spring 2010 5 read more about these stories at www.wfu.edu/magazine or by following the link in e-QUAD each story. For daily news, visit window on wake forest at www.wfu.edu/wowf.

Ants vs. Worms t h e

n the never-ending battle to protect computer Inetworks from intruders, security experts are deploy- ing a new defense modeled after one of nature’s hardiest creatures—the ant. “In nature, we know that ants defend against threats very successfully,” explains Professor of Computer Science Errin a r o u n d Fulp, a researcher and expert in security and computer net- works. “They can ramp up their defense rapidly, and then resume routine behavior quickly after an intruder has been stopped.” www.wfu.eduwowf/2009/20090921.ants.html

Fulp, above left, with two students; screen shot of ant attack

Caring about health care

hy should college students care W about health care? From preventive health to cost containment, students in a first- year seminar last fall explored the fragmented landscape of health care reform. Rebecca Matteo (right), lecturer in sociology, encour- aged her students to engage in the debate Counseling those most in need over health care reform. www.wfu.edu/ wowf/2009/20091223.healthcare.php orldwide, more than 450 million W people live with unmet mental health care needs. The Mental Health Facilitators (MHF) pro- gram sends a team of counselors to other countries to train local residents to recognize mental-health issues and make references for professional care. The curriculum for the program was developed by A happier Thanksgiving Professor of Counseling Donna Henderson (above) and Scott Hinkle, a clinical training coordinator with t was a happier Thanksgiving for the NBCC. www.wfu.edu/wowf/2009/20090921. Imore than 200 community residents qa.henderson.html who received holiday meals prepared and delivered by Wake Forest students working through Campus Kitchen. www.wfu.edu/wowf/2009/20091123. turkeypalooza.html 6 wake forest university magazine Research shows ethnic identity fosters a positive sense of meaning and purpose

o r adolescents s e a r c h i n g f o r F m e a n i n g in t h e i r l i v e s , close ties to an ethnic group can help them find it. A new study by a Wake Forest University psychologist found that ethnic identity fosters a positive sense of meaning and purpose in adolescents. Lisa Kiang, assistant professor of psychology, was the lead author of the study published in November in the online edition of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. “This sense of meaning in life is, in turn, asso- ciated with high self-esteem, good academic ad- justment, healthy social relationships and other beneficial effects,” Kiang says. She studied 579 Latin American, Asian, and European-American high school seniors and found that adolescents who felt strongly con- Lisa Kiang studied Latin American, Asian, and European-American students. nected to their ethnic group also expressed a clearer sense of meaning in their lives than ado- This is the first study that pinpoints meaning lescents without close ethnic ties. and purpose as an explanation for why ethnic Each participant filled out 30-minute ques- identity has such a positive effect on other aspects tionnaires about meaning in life and about ethnic of adolescents’ well-being, she says. “Our results identity. They also responded to questions fo- suggest that one way to enhance adolescents’ cused on self-esteem, academic success, and mo- meaning in life is to provide cultural support and tivation. The teenagers also filled out daily re- to encourage adolescents’ connection with their ports over a two-week period that captured their ethnic group. Fostering ethnic identity with an day-to-day feelings and sense of well-being. eye towards promoting adolescents’ deeper sense “Those who felt more positively about their of meaning in life could perhaps provide the most ethnic group and those who reported greater favorable outcomes, both psychologically and ethnic exploration reported higher levels of academically.” meaning,” says Kiang, who studies cultural iden- The study was co-authored by Andrew J. tity and social relationships and teaches courses Fuligni, professor of psychology and psychiatry in developmental psychology. at UCLA.

Teaching teachers Classroom clickers .S. high school students continue to omplete the follow- Utrail their peers in other countries in Cing sentence: Present- math and science skills. The new Wake Innovative ing a complex subject in a Noyce Scholars (WINS) program is trying to help 50-minute lecture to a roomful change that by encouraging highly qualified indi- of students: (A) creates a pas- viduals holding bachelor’s degrees in biology, sive learning environment; (B) chemistry, mathematics, or physics to take up the makes a real-time assessment call to teach. of their comprehension difficult; (C) tempts students to miss class; or “The shortage of math and science teachers is (D) can be an interactive experience that engages students, promotes making it difficult to fill high school classrooms with attendance, and provides immediate feedback to the instructor. qualified teachers.” says education professor Leah Some Wake Forest professors say D is the correct answer after using McCoy who co-directs the program with Angela iClicker, an audience response system similar to the one used on the King, a senior lecturer in chemistry. TV show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” www.wfu.edu/wowf/2009/ www.wfu.edu/wowf/2009/20091005.noyce.html 20091003.clicker.html

www.wfu.edu/wowf spring 2010 7 the quad Wake Forest boasts three finalists for Rhodes Scholarships around wo Wake Forest seniors Tand a new alumnus were named finalists for the 2009 Rhodes Scholarship.

Patrick Nelli (’09), a native of Gastonia, North Carolina, studied with physics profes- sor Martin Guthold during his years at Wake Forest, where he worked to develop a novel process aimed at discovering DNA to be used as drug- deliver molecules. Nelli also worked with researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Senior Monica Petrescu of Mary Martin Niepold organized the Nyanya Project. Vernon Hills, Illinois, is active in the Wake Forest chapter of Amnesty International Putting Pro Humanitate into action and a mathematical economics and political ournalism instructor than $1 per day — how to earn science major. She is JMary Martin Niepold sustainable income, through a member of College (’65) was named a 2009 Pur- sheep breeding or farming, for Democrats and Model pose Prize Fellow, an honor for example. Niepold has taken United Nations. social entrepreneurs over sixty several groups of students and who use their experience and others to Africa to help with the Zahir Rahman, a passion to take on society’s program and is returning there senior and political biggest challenges. this summer. science major from Baltimore, She received the award for “For me, the honor of being Maryland, has served two years the Nyanya project, a nonprofit named a Purpose Prize Fellow as president of Col- agency she founded in 2007 really goes to the African grand- lege Democrats. He that provides support for mothers,” Niepold says. “They has been a member grandmothers (Nyanyas) provide love and sustenance to of Student Govern- in Africa to care for their their families and AIDS ment and executive grandchildren orphaned orphaned co-chair of the WFU by AIDS. Through the grandchil- Community Business program, volunteers dren under and Law Clinic. teach grandmothers incredibly in Kenya, Tanzania, harsh circum- and Rwanda — who stances. They The Rhodes Scholarships were often live on less inspire me.” established after the death of Cecil Rhodes, who dreamed of improving the world through the diffusion of leaders motivated to serve their contemporaries, trained in the contemplative life of the mind, and broadened by their acquaintance with one another and by their exposure to cultures different from their own.

8 wake forest university magazine Model Teacher-Scholar

imeon Ilesanmi (JD ’05)has been appointed Sto a Wake Forest Professorship as the Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion. Ilesanmi joined the faculty in 1993 and has directed the religion department’s graduate studies since 2006. He is only the fifteenth current faculty mem- ber to be designated a Wake Forest Professor. A native of Nigeria, Ilesanmi’s research focuses on international human rights, the ethics of war and religion, politics and law. He is the author of Religious Pluralism and the Nigerian State (Athens: Ohio University Press, 1997) and numerous journal articles and book chapters on African religion, ethics, war, and politics. “He is a wonderful example of the teacher- scholar model,” said Provost Jill Tiefenthaler. “He brings a unique background in ethics and law and an international perspective that has served his students and our academic community well.” Ilesanmi earned his B.A. in religious studies from the University of Ife in Nigeria and then received a fellowship to Southern Methodist University, where he earned his Ph.D. in religious ethics in 1993. After joining the Wake Forest faculty, he earned his J.D. from the Wake Forest School of Law in 2005.

Student artists get a new START

ake Forest has provided space for Wstudents to showcase and sell their vi- sual art. The Student Art Gallery (START) opened in September in Reynolda Village and has already featured sculptures, prints, paintings, digital pho- tography, and other student art. Artwork by alumni has also been shown in the gallery. Caitlin Berry (’09), who was an art and communication major, became the gallery manager after completing a summer art internship in New York City. Page Laughlin, professor and chair of the art department, is enthusiastic about the gallery’s potential for providing “real world” experience for art students. She worked with Gordon McCray (’85), senior associate dean of undergraduate busi- ness programs, and Paul Bright, assistant director for the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery, to get START off the ground.

www.wfu.edu/wowf spring 2010 9 the quad around

Opening doors abroad Wake Forest ranks fourth in study abroad ‘Madhouse’ ake Forest ranks fourth among doctoral universities with Wthe highest percentage of undergraduates studying abroad, according Filmmaker Grant Kahler (’01) brings to a report published last fall by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Winston-Salem’s famed racetrack to the The 2009 Open Doors report placed Wake Forest fourth on the list, “Insti- History Channel tutions by Undergraduate Participation in Study Abroad: Top 40 Doctorate Institutions, 2007– By Scott Holter 2008.” Wake Forest was third in the same survey last year. According to IIE’s methodology, an esti- mated 67% of Wake Forest undergraduates re- ceived credit for study abroad in the 2007–2008 h o u l d r a n t a h l e r s instinc ts academic year. G K ’ f o r t h e c o n t i n u i n g c r a z e o f Wake Forest offers more than 400 semester, S r e a l l i f e m e e t s t e l e v i s i o n p r o v e summer, and yearlong study-abroad programs in - - - 200 cities in more than 70 countries worldwide. accurate, racing at Winston-Salem’s Bowman The University owns residential study centers in Gray Stadium could become the next big thing Venice, Vienna, and London, where students live and study with a faculty on television. member. Wake Forest also offers study-abroad programs in many other places, “Madhouse,” an hour-long weekly series follow- including Spain, France, Japan, China, Morocco, Peru, Mexico, and Benin. ing the personal lives of race-car drivers and their racing highs and lows on the track during the 2009 season, became part of the History Channel’s lineup in January. The program is the latest project for Kahler (’01), a Two juniors receive ACC-IAC Scholarships Los Angeles-based freelance for international study film producer and editor with a lingering fondness for his spec- uniors Rachel Baxter program. She is studying Arabic tator days at the celebrated Jand Vanessa Van have and the economic transforma- Winston-Salem racetrack. received tion in the Middle East at the “You have basketball in Indi- ACC-Inter- University of Jordan. ana, you have football in West Institutional The ACC-IAC Scholarships Texas, and you have car racing Academic provide funds for selected stu- in North Carolina,” says Kahler, Collaborative dents to study abroad in non- Kahler who became a Bowman Gray Scholarships traditional destinations. The regular during summer school days at Wake Forest. to study awards are funded by a portion “There’s next to no money in this kind of racing, yet abroad this of the revenue from the ACC (the racers) put everything they have into it. The Rachel Baxter spring. football championship. stadium is more than the place where they race. It’s Baxter, a political science the central battleground where the main characters major from Tempe, Arizona, is meet every week.” studying in Rabat, Morocco, to It appears that Kahler found those characters learn more about U.S.-North straight out of Central Casting. They’re led by the African relations. racing teams of Junior, Miller and Burt and Jason Van, a double major in eco- Myers, two families that Kahler likens to “the Win- nomics and political science ston-Salem version of the Hatfields and McCoys.” from Beijing, China, is in Am- “It’s a famous rivalry at this little track, where man, Jordan, with the CIEE Vanessa Van racing has gone on for more than 60 years,” he says.

10 wake forest university magazine “The Myers family is basically the first family at Bowman Gray. These stories follow the reality of their lives during the week. We see them fix a carburetor in the garage, or we see them take their daughter to the dentist. And then we follow their exploits on the track.” Bowman Gray is NASCAR’s oldest sanctioned track, dating back sixty years. On Saturday nights from May through August, tens of thousands of fans pack into the storied stadium for “modified” stock-car racing. “This is where grassroots racing comes from,” says one driver in the show. “The Madhouse is the holy land of racing.” “They call it the Madhouse, because it’s a mad house and you never know what’s going to happen,” says another. Kahler had never heard of Bowman Gray, nor cared about auto racing, when he arrived at Wake Forest in the late 1990s. The son of an executive for an international company, he moved from Pennsylvania to Indonesia at age 10, then on to Hong Kong, where he finished high school. How he ended up at Wake Forest is a story in itself. Alumnus Grant Kahler at Bowman Gray Stadium, “the central battleground where the main characters While attending a U.S. basketball camp in his meet every week” in his new reality television series, ‘The holy land of racing’ native state while in his mid-teens, he played for a team called the Demon Deacons and fell in love of Bowman Gray sparked an idea: Why not cap- “American Harmony,” which opened in January, with the nickname; so much so that when his ture the soap opera of a race circuit and package brings barbershop quartets to the big screen. “But tour of potential Southern colleges stopped in it in a series of episodes that could garner an even I was so unfamiliar with the world we were walk- Winston-Salem, he quickly ended the search. wider audience? ing into.” Waiting tables in a Winston-Salem restaurant “These are the most powerful cars under Using thirty Winston-Salem-area employees early in his college tenure, Kahler was often re- NASCAR, and they can hit 100 mph on a 60- for his crew of fifty, he began shooting episodes in galed by the cook’s stories about the action at a yard stretch of track,” he says. “But we’re also April 2009. Three teams of two cameras handled racetrack five miles away. He made a visit and talking about the longest running short track the every-day reality lives of the drivers during was hooked on racing at Bowman Gray. in America. I mean, the Pettys used to race at the week, while thirty-three cameras, mounted “Spending most of my life until college in Bowman Gray. I figured that was a pretty rich on cars and around the track, were on hand each Southeast Asia, I was nowhere near the culture history rooted there.” Saturday to secure the racing action. of race-car driving,” he says. “That’s part of the When he first contacted racetrack officials late “We were left with 2,000 hours of footage to reason I was just amazed by what I saw.” in 2007 to gauge their interest in a reality show, select and edit,” Kahler says. “My real duty is What he never imagined was the sport being he was met with skepticism. creating each of the story arcs for each episode. part of his future. “The track and the drivers didn’t want to be You have to take the personal lives and the track “I wanted to be an architect my whole life, and portrayed with the negative spin that is in a lot lives and put them together for an episode that that didn’t work out, so I decided to go into adver- of reality TV,” Kahler remembers. “But once they stands alone.” tising,” he recalls. “I took as many film and TV found out that wasn’t my intention, I was able to Serving as creator and executive producer, classes that Wake Forest offered. When it was gain their trust and get most everyone on board.” Kahler is presenting “Madhouse” in hour-long over, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, but I Kahler shot a demo reel at the track in June packages, each leaving a hook that, he hopes, did know that I wanted to live in New York.” 2008 and pitched it to a dozen entertainment will interest viewers enough to tune in the follow- Kahler worked for two years at NBC as an assis- entities. Triage Entertainment, makers of the ing Sunday, and beyond. tant on the critically lauded television show “Ed.” Food Network’s renowned “Iron Chef” and a “Thirteen episodes are guaranteed,” he says. He dabbled in music video and documentary host of History Channel programs, ordered thir- “I figure after the first four or five air, we should production and eventually moved to Los Angeles. teen episodes, and Kahler went to work. know if there’s a second season. If not, then it’s Visits to see his family—who had relocated “I’m obviously comfortable with shooting on to the next project. This is what I do, and I to Chapel Hill—coupled with his own memories film,” says Kahler, whose newest documentary love what I’m doing.”

You can find previews of “Madhouse” on the History Channel at www.history.com/content/madhouse, and information about Wake Forest’s documentary film program at www.wfu.edu/documentary.

www.wfu.edu/wowf spring 2010 11 Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series describing key initiatives in Wake Forest’s strategic plan.

One-to-One

12 wake forest university magazine One-to-One Teachers learn, Learners teach

By Ann Hardie

Wake Forest health and exercise science professor Steve Messier works with senior Evan Carstensen in the biomechanics laboratory.

spring 2010 13 Simeon Ilesanmi has a discussion with senior religion and political science major Monica Giannone (right) and junior religion and biology major Haowei Tong.

encourages her students to step outside the comfort of the classroom and embark on the messier task of valuating Faculty. Student. Engagement. real companies, giving them a first-hand glimpse of how ethical—and some not so ethical—businesses can be. hese three words, when put together, They mean that Megan Wright (’09) was so moved by T take on many meanings at Wake Forest. service learning trips to Nicaragua and El Salvador that They mean that senior Monica Giannone discovered that she has entered medical school with a dream of providing her true passion is studying the religious and political free health care to the poor. complexities of the Middle East while hashing out the eth- They mean that Rebecca Alexander will take her bio- ics of war with her advisor. chemistry students to London, Cambridge and Paris this They mean that Yvonne Hinson, associate professor summer to ponder the discoveries of Darwin and Pasteur who directs the University’s accountancy programs, and build DNA models in the pub where Watson and Crick

Messier and Gendy

teve Messier, professor of this older, disabled population. I think the reason to date the of Wake Forest,” says Gendy. Sbiomechanics and Wright Students, including senior Mi- NIH study has been so successful “Professors are willing to help Family Fellow, and director of chelle Gendy, play a crucial role is that each participant feels spe- and they are interested in what the J.B. Snow Biomechanics in the research. They collect and cial,” says Messier. “That is where you do. I know in the Department Laboratory, conducts clinical enter data, and perhaps most the students come in. The partici- of Health and Exercise Science trials funded by the National importantly, work with partici- pants look forward to seeing them they love to get students involved Institutes of Health on the effects pants to help them lose weight every day and hearing about in the research, which connects of diet, exercise, and intensive and maintain a consistent exer- their lives. When I see these kids them with the community as weight loss on physical function cise regime. Gendy and other and what they do in my class- well. Dr. Messier is always happy in older adults with knee osteoar- students have been vital in room and in our research stud- to get students involved. He told thritis. His goal is to determine maintaining a high compliance ies, I think the future of this me, ‘You are doing a great job.’ the mechanisms that will slow rate among participants. country is in pretty good hands.” He made it really clear how much disease progression, decrease “It is really important that we “I think connections with faculty he appreciated what I was do- pain and improve quality of life in give attention to each participant. are the most important aspect ing. That was very rewarding.”

14 wake forest university magazine debated the double helix. Her students typically don’t get to study abroad because of their demanding course loads. “I thought, ‘What if I took them and did biochemistry Crainshaw and Hewitt-Newson somewhere else?’” said Alexander, associate professor of chemistry and Robert P. and Debra Lee Faculty Fellow. ill Crainshaw (’84), professor Newson found that she so looked “This is the kind of thing that we can do because we are at Jand associate dean for academic forward to her work there that she Wake Forest and we have the freedom to try new things. affairs of the School of Divinity, is has stayed on and now serves as responsible for cur­riculum that program coordinator. We are encouraged to ask, ‘What would you do if no one integrates scholarly knowledge “I am always hopeful that com- was holding you back?’” with hands-on internships or other munities will be healthier in the Over road trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, afternoons practices of the ministry. She also ways they take up social problems tutoring underprivileged kids, sing-a-longs at Bruce serves as a coordinator for Kids and concerns,” says Crainshaw. “I Springsteen concerts, clinical trials aimed at improving Cafe, a program at St. Paul’s Epis- feel like I am contributing to that the lives of older adults, or home-cooked meals around the copal Church in Winston-Salem health by helping students think that provides meals and tutoring about their leadership styles and family dinner table, faculty connect with students in ways to needy schoolchildren. Last year, processes. I learn from them about that set Wake Forest apart from other top universities. divinity student Rebecca Hewitt- the things that they have encoun- This is not surprising. Wake Forest faculty are different Newson joined Crainshaw at Kids tered in their lives already. It en- from those at liberal arts colleges emphasizing great teach- Cafe for volunteer work. Hewitt- riches my own wisdom about life ing and from those at research institutions emphasizing and faith.” groundbreaking scholarship. Wake Forest faculty are not “From my perspective as a divinity student, I think the engagement that either great teachers or groundbreaking scholars. They are faculty have in ministry settings is both. “We try to balance the two,” said Simeon Ilesanmi what they bring to the classroom,” (JD ’05), Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion. says Hewitt-Newson. “The fact that “Teaching without research is dry; it is empty. Research the associate dean of the divinity without teaching is meaningless. Both support each other.” school spends so much of her free The University’s strategic plan calls for building even time working with Kids Cafe shows how seriously she takes what she is more exceptional faculty-student engagement opportuni- teaching. It brings a new level of ties. As part of that effort, Wake Forest is seeking to authenticity and relevance to what expand its first-rate faculty development program by pro- Student Rebecca Hewitt-Newson we are talking about.” viding significantly more resources for the Teaching and and divinity professor Jill Crain- shaw volunteer at Kids Cafe. Learning Center. A new Undergraduate Research and Cre- ative Activities Center, URECA for short, encourages scholarly faculty-student engagement by committing pro- fessors and resources to students interested in doing high- Through the Institute for Public Engagement, faculty end research. and students will continue to build on the vision that The University has asked all schools to expand or inspired Wake Forest founders 175 years ago—the educa- refashion their curriculum with the goal of broadening the tion of civic-minded people who will transform the world global and cultural awareness of students. Meanwhile, the into a more enlightened, more compassionate place. The student body increasingly is infusing the University with a University’s motto, Pro Humanitate, rings as true today as healthy dose of cultural awareness of its own. Almost 24 ever. Already, fifty courses incorporate a community ser- percent of the current first-year class is racially or ethni- vice or community-based component. Two-thirds of Wake cally diverse. Students were part of the driving force Forest students contributed 85,000 volunteer hours last behind a new minor in African Studies. year alone. “Wake Forest is very focused on aiding the “Diversity—whether racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, even community and getting students outside the Wake Forest ideological—characterizes the world we live in today and bubble,” said Giannone, who in addition to her intense the world our students will occupy 50 years from now,” courses and many campus activities, tutors middle school said Michele Gillespie, associate provost for academic students in the Winston-Salem area. initiatives and Kahle Family Associate Professor of His- Giannone arrived at Wake Forest four years ago expect- tory. “Diversity in the classroom allows faculty to lead stu- ing to pursue a career in medicine. Instead, she will gradu- dents through questions and perceptions of difference.” ate this spring with a double major in political science and

spring 2010 15 religion. Her long-term plan includes grad- uate school in international relations, focusing on Islam and the Middle East. “She has immersed herself in a complex and difficult path,” Ilesanmi said. Ilesanmi, whose own research focuses on international human rights, has guided Giannone along that path. “He has been a great mentor for me—helping me figure out what classes to take, helping me figure out what I want for my future and how to make the most of my time at Wake Forest. I am excited to graduate because I know what I want to do. That is a great testament to Wake Forest,” Giannone said. Wake Forest wants all students—from Communication professor Steve Giles (in vest) hosts a lunch for students the greenest of freshmen to the most confi- and friends at his home. dent of third-year law students—to have the opportunity for that kind of mentoring experience. Gillespie calls a Giles and Wright mentor “an incredible gift.” “Part of their responsibility is to take students to a new his past summer, Steve Giles, doesn’t happen in a normal class- depth of learning and critical thinking. Students are not Tassociate professor of com­ room,” says Giles. “At Wake Forest munication whose research focuses we believe that the educational just getting their professors’ take on things—you have a on disease prevention and health experience of the student can’t be mentor alongside you to help you figure out who you are promotion, took a group of thirteen separated from the interaction they and how you think. You need to recognize your limita- students, plus his wife and three have with both students and faculty. tions and blind spots. I think that is essential in a world children, to Nicaragua on a new If you come in and just teach classes, that is so very complex and that is constantly changing,” service-learning trip funded by the that is not meeting the standard. At she said. The University increasingly is drawing staff and Lilly Endowment designed to under- least for me, it also means that the stand and help improve the health value of my scholarship is really tied alumni into the mentoring mix as well. In 2008 the School status of the citizens of that poor to my experiences with students. I of Law initiated an alumni mentoring program; currently country. Students met families who would become disconnected from all first- and second-year students have alumni mentors. lived in local dumps. They taught the heart of this University if stu- With an enrollment of less than 7,000, Wake Forest’s residents about proper hand-wash- dents became a liability. It would size naturally lends itself to vibrant mentoring and faculty- ing, dental care and nutrition. They feel like a divorce to me.” student engagement. The University remains committed also had downtime to play with the “I never expected to have such a local kids and reflect on a world very strong and extensive support net- to a ratio of one faculty member for every eleven under- different from their own. Recent work or to have as many opportuni- graduate students. graduate Megan Wright, a first- ties as I found at Wake Forest,” says “You actually know your professors,” said Evan Car­ generation student now in her first Wright. “There are so many profes- stensen, a senior from Blacksburg, Virginia. “Their num- year at UNC School of Medicine, sors and mentors that I had, it would ber one interest is that their students do well. They are not was among those who went. The take me a long time to name them looking for some bell-shape curve where some students fail. Nicaragua trip, as well as other all. Through them I was constantly service-learning and community inspired and motivated to continue They truly want everyone to succeed.” outreach experiences at Wake on the path I am currently pursuing. Master of Divinity student Rebecca Hewitt-Newson Forest, crystallized her desire to I think I always knew what I wanted believes her close interaction with her female professors is some day work with medically to do in some way but I think that giving her the tools and confidence to enter the ministry underserved populations. being at Wake Forest helped direct and help churches engage with their communities. “Being “It was a privilege for me and my the passion and helped me put this a woman in the ministry in some denominations still is family to enter into their lives—that dream of service into reality.” seen as a trailblazing kind of thing. It has been very valuable for me to engage with some of the women on the faculty

16 wake forest university magazine who have had some experience doing this and are still doing this. It is something that is encouraging and empowering to me,” Hewitt- Newson said. The benefits of faculty-student engagement are not reserved only for students. Close rela- tionships with students inspire faculty both on a personal and professional level. Ask Jack Rejeski (P ’05, ’08), director of the Behavioral Physiology Laboratory and Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Health and Exercise Science. His department provides numerous opportunities for undergraduate research Chemistry professor Rebecca Alexander (right) talks with senior chemistry major Leigh McDonald. with actual participants from the community. “First of all, one of the most rewarding experiences for a professor is to go into a classroom and see students Korzen and Vandergriff excited about what is being presented to them. It is a privi- lege to have the opportunity to help promote a generation hird-year law students selected “I totally believe that our client that can better understand the importance of reducing Tfor the Appellate Advocacy deserves the right to an appeal and suffering in the world,” said Rejeski, whose primary Clinic handle civil and criminal ap- to have an attorney do a competent research interest involves interventions on the prevention peals of real clients, many of them job explaining that right,” says and rehabilitation of physical disability and frailty among indigent. Professor John Korzen (’81, Vandergriff. “Professor Korzen JD ’91), who directs the clinic, helps worked with me and made sure I older adults. students focus their research and understood the legal arguments “In addition, I weave a good deal of my research into my hone their legal arguments. This well. He set up mock arguments classroom experiences. Students enjoy hearing about what past October, one of those stu- where he and some students who is happening here at Wake Forest in the area of behavioral dents, Daniel Vandergriff, argued had read through the briefs pep- medicine, and I often find that they provide a fresh per- before a panel of judges from the pered me with questions. He even spective on new ideas that I may be considering,” he said. “I U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals drove me to Richmond to see the on behalf of a South Carolina man U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Ap- am convinced that what we teach students is not as impor- convicted of murder who maintains peals in action a month before my tant as teaching them how to think creatively; to learn how his trial attorney failed to inform him case was heard so I wouldn’t be too to use the scientific method to actively solve problems rather of his constitutional right to appeal. overwhelmed.” than searching for the answer in what I have included in The case has yet to be decided my slide presentations.” but the judges praised Vandergriff Had Rebecca Alexander taken a position in chemistry and the School of Law for their ardent representation. at another research institution, she might be teaching one “It is a great way for me to course while focusing most of her time on scholarship. At pass on things that I have learned Wake Forest, she teaches four classes of graduate and in eighteen years of practice to undergraduate students. She is not complaining. The way students who are just starting she sees it, her students keep her on her toes. out,” says Korzen. “The students “Every year someone will ask me a question that no one get so much out of it. They gain a real-world point of view. When has asked me before. Typically I know the answer. But they have 1,000 pages of docu- often enough it is an in-depth probing question that I have ments to review, for example, they to look up. I’ve learned not to get upset by that. It shows see how important the facts are. that students are synthesizing knowledge and putting the Then dealing with a real person John Korzen, director of the Ap- pieces together, that they are curious about things. The who is trying to overcome a civil pellate Advocacy Clinic, works with students make me a better teacher and a better scientist.” or criminal injustice really brings it student Megan Bode. all home.”

Ann Hardie is a writer in Atlanta, Georgia.

spring 2010 17 18 wake forest university magazine Life After

Andy Chan joined Wake Forest as vice president for career development on August 1, 2009. A former assistant dean and director of the MBA Career Management Center at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he oversees the office of personal and career development, serving as a liaison to the career offices for the University’s undergraduate and professional schools, and developing new initiatives including mentoring, professional development, employer development, academic courses, entrepreneurship and alumni personal and career development.

spring 2010 19 What is distinctive about Wake Forest’s approach to career develop- ment? How much of a difference can this make in the University’s recruiting and reputation? This was a major transition for you on several fronts. What inspired very university can and should help stu- you to come to Wake Forest and Edents to find direction, but few universities spearhead a new approach to career offer a structured, visible process for all stu- development? dents. At Wake Forest, the entire community shares the values of Pro Humanitate and con- he current generation of college students cern for students as people, which means that Tfaces greater challenges than ever before. we have a unique opportunity to create a broad The world of work has become increasingly structure and culture of support for students to complex, changing, and uncertain. Subse- discover who they are and discern what they are quently, students are tentative, insecure, and going to do in the world in a productive and unprepared to make sound career choices. intentional way. During their twenties, many wander aimlessly We intend to create a clear process that from job to job searching for meaning and students will find highly engaging, and we Andy Chan (left) engages in a conversation with seniors Holley Nelson (center) and Jermyn Davis. satis­faction. Parents are bewildered—and will make sure that students see this as one often angry—that colleges don’t provide the of their important responsibilities when they sizes are small and our professors are mentors necessary structure and guidance to help their start school. who already have meaningful relationships students address these challenging issues. Students already sense that they need to do with individual students. When I met Dr. Hatch, I learned about his this kind of developmental exploration, but passion for educating students, not only aca- the process of figuring out who you are, how to President Hatch has said that the demically, but also as whole people. He has get a job, and getting a job that fits, takes time, boldest move in our strategic plan written that universities have a responsibility discipline, and effort. The process also can feel is our decision to cling doggedly to to help students understand themselves and uncomfortable—and at times, even painful— the University’s heritage. What are find their way in the world. When combined because it’s uncertain, unpredictable, and con- the influences within the University’s with Wake Forest’s teacher-scholar philosophy fusing. We want to make this process part of history and tradition that give shape and service-oriented Pro Humanitate culture, the fabric of the college experience so that it to your vision for career development? I was certain that Wake Forest was the univer- isn’t an arduous task, but a natural part of the sity where innovation could occur to address learning and development process of being a really appreciate when Dr. Hatch says that these crucial issues. college student. I what we’re doing is consistent with our When students are questioned about their When evaluating prospective colleges, stu- historical values but also counter-cultural. purpose and passions, they typically offer dents and parents assess schools, asking the Popular culture would say “You’re #1” or “Go uncertain answers, if any answer at all. Most question, “What schools offer a solid education it alone,” but Wake Forest has always espoused students have heard of the concepts but don’t and will also prepare and equip me for life that service and community, in particular know how to find the answers. I have had after college?” Wake Forest will stand apart having relationships with people—especially opportunities to teach these important life and from other top universities by providing just multi-generational relationships—will pour career development concepts at Stanford, and that. One sign of our success will be when wisdom and support into your life, making I am excited that we intend to address personal other top colleges and universities emulate our your experiences more rich and your view of and career development with all students at efforts in this area. They will not be able to the world more clear. Wake Forest, undergraduates and graduates. replicate it exactly as we do, because our fac- This is why mentoring is a central element ulty’s sincere desire and proven ability to really of our career development process. From the know and help our students will always be the students’ perspective, students will learn from crucial differentiator. We begin much farther building relationships and other central expe- down the experience curve because our class riences, which will lead to developing their

20 wake forest university magazine AT Wake Forest for students to have the “right” answers. Adult we have a unique influencers (parents, faculty, mentors, and advisors) should ask questions that guide stu- opportunity dents to analyze their experiences (e.g. “What for students to do you love about your classes?” or “What are discover who your favorite projects in school?”). This gener- ates data for the process of discerning a stu- they are and dent’s passions without communicating the what they are expectation that students should have their going to do path completely figured out. It also reduces the inherent anxiety that students can experience in the world in in those relationships. a productive and What should students do at the intentional way. earliest stages of college to aid in their eventual career search?

Andy Chan (left) engages in a conversation with seniors Holley Nelson (center) and Jermyn Davis. s college starts, first-year students need to A get comfortable going to school, building personal worldview. At the same time, men- have: working with managers and co-workers relationships with classmates, professors and tors—faculty, academic advisors, parents, and and the other basic skills that one needs to staff, and learning about the appropriate alumni—will be equipped to ask smart ques- demonstrate he or she can deliver value. Stu- resources to meet the challenges of a demand- tions and provide relevant, accurate informa- dents with this strategic mindset can release ing academic program. Most importantly they tion to students about how to bridge academic the typical burdens: wanting to make as much need to be “on notice” and very aware of what experiences to career-related alternatives and money as possible, being too picky about they are enjoying, and not enjoying, across all decisions. choice of job, and whether the employer has of their experiences. This information is criti- the strongest brand name. Subsequently, they cal for helping them make important future How should students approaching the will be more free to explore and consider a choices including choice of major, minor, sum- job market be framing expectations wide range of possible options. mer internships, and extracurricular activities. given the new realities of the global As they begin to think about their purpose, economy? What are the most important ways for interests, passions, and their worldview, many parents, friends, and alumni to support students would benefit from keeping a journal. hether the job market is good or bad, the job search process for the students One fundamental exercise is to create a two- Wstudents need to recognize that their in their lives? column “T” chart that chronicles all types of careers likely will be over forty years long. In ideas and experiences they liked and disliked addition, the average person has over eight jobs he first and most important step is to truly during college and high school. in a lifetime. So, the first job is just that: the first Tget to know the student and help the stu- During breaks, especially in the first aca- step in building the foundation of a long dent know himself or herself. This is counter- demic year, I recommend that students meet career. Like the first stage of building a new intuitive, especially for parents, because we with the adult “fans” in their lives: teachers, home, building a foundation is not necessarily assume we know the young people in our lives coaches, club advisors, bosses and parents’ the most desirable work. It’s the basic effort well already. Parents can sometimes be impa- friends. Students can share their journal lists required to make sure that the structure is tient, too, wanting answers right away. and experiences with these informal advisors solid and can sustain and enable future per- A tone of exploration and openness is crucial. and brainstorm about the ways they might fur- sonal, professional and environmental changes Students want to impress the adults in their ther explore the things they have most enjoyed. and challenges. lives, and so even seemingly innocent questions This experience builds the foundation for net- A big part of that first job is learning about (e.g. “What is your major?” or “What are you working and is the perfect first step for students the work world and expectations that people going to do after graduation?”) create pressure to explore what is possible for their lives.

spring 2010 21 Student video-game researchers create blog to share what they've learned with parents and players

ince the invention of Pong nearly 40 years ago, video games have be- come a top entertainment media with Sa significant impact on youth culture. Many college students play video games for fun, but a group of Wake Forest students have stepped beyond the game-playing role to educate peers and parents about the latest releases. Students enrolled in Marina Krcmar’s first-year seminar “Video Games: Research and Theory,” studied the video game industry; motivations for game play; the effects of virtual environments on learning; and the effects of violent video game play on aggression. Then, based on what they learned in class, four students created a blog that provides reviews of video games, tips for parents, and insights into video-game play gained from academic research. The blog, VGameU, includes reviews of about a dozen games, including DJ Hero, Forza Motor- sport 3, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The reviews evaluate the level of violence and potential addictiveness of each game, in addition to rating the game’s entertainment value. Each game gets a letter grade. “Students learn that video games can be stud- ied analytically,” said Krcmar, associate professor of communication. Her research focuses on the effects of games and the influence of video game violence on children and adolescents, as well as the effects of video game realism on aggressive outcomes. “I hope that learning about the nega- Students in Marina Krcmar's tive effects of violent video game play can help first-year seminar study video mitigate negative outcomes.” games from an academic The students—Sal Scifo, Matt DiDomenico, perspective. From left, T.J. Scholberg, Ford St. John, Ford St. John and T.J. Scholberg—volunteered to Krcmar, Sal Scifo, and Matt spend time outside class to review games. Based DiDomenico. on what they read and discussed in class, they worked with Krcmar on criteria for the reviews. They evaluated each game based on its chal- lenge of play, graphics, replay value, narrative, ease of controls, and social playability.

22 wake forest university magazine Student video-game researchers create blog to share what they've learned with parents and players

In a section for parents, they evaluated objec- tionable content, including sexual content and violence, and addictiveness. A section on the “academic perspective” focuses on current By Cheryl Walker ('88) research on video games. St. John said the blog presents a different perspective from other game review sites. “A lot of reviews out there are by 30 to 40-year-olds writing for video game retailers. I’m only 18 and offer a younger perspective.” He says he thought about everything he would want to know when considering a video game purchase. “Now that I buy everything with my own money, I’ve learned to become an informed consumer. We’re trying to make the reviews as helpful as possible, so people won’t make purchases they’ll regret later.” Krcmar said she expects the blog to be a valuable resource for parents. “The T-rating and M-rating for video games are not very consistent and not very informative for parents, so parents need more information,” she said. “I would like parents to use the blog to make sound media decisions for their kids.” Their research had an impact on how students think about one of their favorite pastimes. “The class has shown me some of the negative effects of video games,” says Scifo. “Knowing more of the research might affect my video game choices and the amount of time I play.” St. John says he learned a lot from the class about video game content and what goes into the choices people make about media. For a class assignment, he researched “physics engines,” the computer programs that simulate the effects of velocity, friction, wind resistance, and other variables to improve realism in a video game. He applied what he learned in evaluating the graphics in some of the new games for the blog. The students, not Krcmar, chose all the games to review. “I’m a researcher, not a video game player,” she said.

See the VGameU blog at www.vgameu.org/reviews/

spring 2010 23 notes class

wake forest alumni association President’s Column

Dear members of the Wake Forest community:

It was wonderful to see so many alumni on campus for Homecoming. Many thanks to all of our reunion committees for all the hard work and planning that led to such a successful Homecoming and Reunion weekend.

The Alumni Council also met during Homecoming Weekend. The Alumni Council is a volunteer board that is representative of the undergraduate alumni population. Our goal is to increase and promote alumni engagement at all levels in conjunction with the greater Wake Forest mission. In order to accomplish this, we are aligning ourselves more closely with the National Clubs Organization. Where possible, I encourage you to become more involved with your local Wake Forest Club. These clubs are a great way to stay in touch with the University, as well as meet others in your community who share the common bond of Wake Forest.

In addition to focusing on our local clubs, we are trying to expand the programming and events available to alumni, enhance communication and identify new volunteers who want to become more involved. If you are interested in voluneering on behalf of the University locally or on the Alumni Council, please visit alumni.wfu.edu. We are considering modifications to the Classnotes section of the magazine and would like your feedback. Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey which is located on Page 48, and is also online at www.wfu.edu/classnotes/survey.

We are proud of all of our alumni and we would like to celebrate the breadth of their accomplishments. Please let us know of any alumni who have demonstrated extraordinary service to the University, their profession, society or their community. Each year the Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor given to alumni by the Alumni Association. Please visit alumni.wfu.edu/awards or e-mail [email protected] to share your stories.

At Wake Forest, we care for each other while also holding each other to high standards in the classroom and in life. Please join me in giving to The Wake Forest Fund—when you give back, Wake Forest moves forward. By giving, you support the tradition and promise of Wake Forest.

Thank you for all that you do for our alma mater.

Kim Boatwright Shirley (’85, P ’13) Alumni Association President [email protected] classnotes

24 wake forest magazine 1940s Winston-Salem, NC. He has Gerald F. White Sr. (’49, been named one of the Best JD ’52) is 83 and a retired Lawyers in America. Submission Elizabeth City lawyer. He received the N.C. State Bar’s Guidelines Distinguished Service Award 1960s at the annual meeting of the Fred S. Black (’60, JD ’62, Wake Forest Magazine welcomes First Judicial District Bar for P ’83) has practiced law in Black CLASSNOTES submissions from (’60, JD ’62) his “exemplary service to the South Boston-Halifax, VA, alumni. There are three ways to submit legal profession.” He was since 1962. He and his wife, information: inducted into the N.C. Bar Bettie Bell, celebrated their he became head coach at • Standard mail: CLASSNOTES Association’s General Practice High Point University. He was 50th wedding anniversary. editor, Wake Forest Magazine, Hall of Fame in 1997. inducted into the NAIA Hall They have a son, Frederick P.O. 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He is the John Glenn Blackburn (’63) mitted in Classnotes will be printed. emeritus of Kennesaw State all-time winningest basketball has published a book, Since any information submitted to University in Georgia. She coach at Guilford College in “Maynard Adams: Southern Wake Forest Magazine is available Philosopher of Civilization” received the 2009 Legacy Greensboro, NC. He also led to the public, the University is not (Mercer University Press, June Award from the Chattahoo- Guilford to four national cham- responsible for how this information chee Technical College pionships as men’s golf coach. 2009). He and his wife, Jere may be used. Wake Forest does not Foundation, the Whitney M. In 2008 he was inducted into Noel Blackburn (’63), live in publish phone numbers. Young Service Award from the Golf Coaches of America Wise, VA. the Atlanta Area Council of Hall of Fame and was a three- • Please include your class year(s) and the Boy Scouts of America, time winner of the Dave A. Nick Minton (’63) has degree(s) with each submission. and the 2009 Tower of Williams National Coach of retired after 40 years as a • Please include a telephone number Strength Award from Morris the Year Award. faculty member from the and e-mail address so that we may Brown College. University of Massachusetts verify the information. Henry A. Mitchell Jr. (JD ’61, Lowell. He was chair of the • Classnotes regarding events will be political science department Leslie E. Browder (JD ’54, P ’86, P ’91) was honored published in the next issue following for the last eight years. He P ’86) is with Womble Carlyle by the N.C. Bar Association the date of the event. Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Foundation with The Henry plans to continue teaching an • Submissions may be edited for Durham, NC. He has been A. Mitchell Justice Fund dedi- occasional course. length and clarity. named one of the Best cated at the N.C. Bar Center Lawyers in America. in Cary, NC. He is a partner Donald A. Donadio (’65, JD ’67, • Because of space considerations we of Smith Anderson Blount P ’93) is with Womble Carlyle are able to accept digital individual Frank P. Meadows Jr. (JD ’56, Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan Sandridge & Rice PLLC in head shots only. Photos must be at P ’85, P ’89) is with Poyner in Raleigh, NC. He has been a Raleigh, NC. He has been least 2x3 inches at 300 pixels per Spruill LLP in Rocky Mount, member of the board of trust- named one of the Best inch (600 x 900 pixels). NC. He has been named ees of Guilford College and Lawyers in America. one of the Best Lawyers in the board of visitors of the America in tax law. Wake Forest School of Law. Bob Lipper (’65) retired last year as a sports columnist after Matt Merola (’56) was inter- Jerry Steele (’61) was inducted 28 years with the Richmond viewed on “Halls of Fame” by into the Wake Forest Sports Times-Dispatch. He had more Don Zimmer. He is a sports Hall of Fame. He was co-captain than 40 years in the newspaper agent who marketed individu- on the 1961 ACC Champion- business. He volunteers als like Nolan Ryan, Bob Griese, ship basketball team and in several days a week at a Reggie Jackson and Gale Sayers 1962 started coaching the middle school in Richmond, with only a handshake. Guilford College Quakers. VA. He and his wife, Margaret, In 1970 he was an assistant have three children and two H. Grady Barnhill Jr. (JD ’58) coach with the American grandchildren. is with Womble Carlyle Basketball Association’s Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Carolina Cougars and in 1972 alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 25 notes

Kenneth A. Moser (’65, JD ’68, 1970s

class P ’94, P ’96) is with Womble Robert P. Flood (’70) retired Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC from the International in Winston-Salem, NC. He has Monetary Fund in Washington, been named one of the Best DC, and is a professor at Lawyers in America. Notre Dame University. Bert Grisard (’66) has retired Ken Hemphill (’70, P ’96) Campen Yingling as president and CEO after Grisard Harton has published a book, “I Am” (’66) (’71) (’74) (’74) 32 years with Big Brothers Big (CrossBooks Publishing, 2009), Sisters Services in Winston- on controversial subjects Salem, NC. He has received tion’s Business Law Section William S. Cherry Jr. (JD ’75) and statements found in the local, state and national and Catalyst. is with Poyner Spruill LLP in Bible’s Book of John. awards and under his leader- Raleigh, NC. He has been ship the agency served more Sara Engram (MAEd ’74) named one of the Best H. Paul (Bud) McCoy (’70, than 12,000 children in Forsyth is co-founder of an organic Lawyers in America in banking JD ’73) served 29 years as a County. He and his wife, Sheila, spice business, The Seasoned and real estate law. judge. He retired as chief dis- live in Winston-Salem. Palate (tspspices.com). She trict court judge and received is co-author of a cookbook, Keith A. Clinard (’76, JD ’79) the Judges’ Association’s Life- David Stuart Himmelsbach “The Spice Kitchen: Everyday is with Womble Carlyle time Achievement Award. (’66) retired from the USDA’s Cooking With Organic Spices” Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Agricultural Research Service (Andrews McMeel Publishing, Winston-Salem, NC. He has Henry Campen (’71, P ’06) after 35 years. He is a spectro- November 2009). been named one of the Best is managing partner for the scopic consultant and senior Lawyers in America. Raleigh, NC, office of Parker partner with Light Light James Harton (’74) is president Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP. Solutions LLC in Athens, GA. of Rhodia Inc., a New Jersey- Jan Doub Morgan (’76) He has been named to a based chemical company. He directs TEATRO, a creative four-year term on the alumni Carol Polsgrove (’66) has has been elected to the board dramatics program for young council of Wake Forest and on published her third book, of the American Chemistry students learning English as a the board of visitors of N.C. “Ending British Rule in Africa: Council and to the board of second language, through the State University. Writers in a Common Cause” directors of the Central Jersey Burning Coal Theatre Company. (Manchester University Press). Chapter of the American Red She lives in Raleigh, NC, with Mary Duncan France (’71) The American distribution is Cross. her two children, Anna and has been appointed chief being handled by Palgrave Alex, and enjoys acting, teach- bankruptcy judge for the Macmillan, Indiana University, Chuck Ramsey (’74) was ing and translating. Middle District of Pennsylvania. Bloomington. inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. Steve A. Nida (MA ’76) is Len B. Preslar Jr. (’69, P ’99) F. Michael Hooper (’67, MA ’72) He led the nation in punting associate provost and dean of has been named executive has retired after 41 years of in 1972 and was named first The Citadel Graduate College director of Health Management service with the United Church team All-America for football. in Charleston, SC. Programs and Distinguished of Christ. He volunteers, He signed with the New York Professor of Practice for the serves on boards, works in the Jets and had eight years in Deb Richardson-Moore (’76) Wake Forest Schools of church part-time, reads and the NFL. received her MDiv from Business. plays golf. He and his wife, Erskine Theological Seminary Bonita, enjoy lectures and John A. Yingling (’74) has in 2005. She is pastor of a Keith W. Vaughan (’72, P ’00, plays. retired after 35 years in the nondenominational mission P ’05) is with Womble Carlyle U.S. Army. During his retire- church to the homeless, the Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Alfred G. Adams (’68, JD ’73, ment ceremony the Army Triune Mercy Center, in Winston-Salem, NC. He has P ’01) is with Womble Carlyle Ground Forces Band played Greenville, SC. been named one of the Best Sandridge & Rice PLLC in the Wake Forest fight song. Lawyers in America. Winston-Salem, NC. He has Skip Brown (’77, MBA ’86) is been named one of the Best Jim B. Apple (’75, P ’05) is president and CEO of TriStone Lanny Wadkins (’72, P ’96, Lawyers in America. chairman and CEO of First Community Bank in Winston- P ’10) has been elected to the Citizens Bank and chairman, Salem, NC. He has been World Golf Hall of Fame from M. Jay DeVaney (’69, JD ’71, president and CEO of First elected chairman of the N.C. the PGA Tour ballot, voted on P ’93) is with Nexsen Pruet Citizens Bancorporation of Bankers Association. by the Hall of Famers, media LLC in Greensboro, NC. He South Carolina. He has been and golf executives. He was has been named one of the named the 2009 Ambassador Stephen W. Coles (’77, JD ’80, inducted into the Wake Forest Best Lawyers in America in real of the Year by the Greater P ’09) is with Nexsen Pruet Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. estate law, eminent domain Columbia Chamber of LLC in Greensboro, NC. He His son, Travis, is a senior on and condemnation law. Commerce. has been named one of the the men’s golf team. Best Lawyers in America in Michael D. Gunter (’69, P ’00) Linda Smith Bamber (’75) is personal injury litigation and Catharine Arrowood (’73, is with Womble Carlyle a professor of accountancy at has been selected for 10 years JD ’76, P ’05) is with Parker Sandridge & Rice PLLC in the University of Georgia. She in a row. Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in Winston-Salem, NC. He has received the Outstanding Raleigh, NC. She is a member been named one of the Best Accounting Educator of the Gaither M. Keener Jr. (JD ’77) of the 2009 DirectWomen Lawyers in America. Year Award at the American is senior vice president, gen- Board Institute, an initiative Accounting Association’s eral counsel, secretary and of the American Bar Associa- annual conference. chief compliance officer for 26 wake forest magazine Louis “Buck” Vocelle (’78, Alumni Council Executive Committee P ’13) is with Vocelle & Berg LLP in Vero Beach, FL. He is Kim Boatwright Shirley (’85, P ’13), Raleigh, NC, President chairman of the board of Legal Arthur Orr (’86), Decatur, AL, President-elect and Committee Chair, Specialization and Education Volunteer Identification & Development of the Florida Bar. He has Parrish Arturi (’87, MBA ’94), Weston, MA, Committee Chair, Communication been named one of Florida Elliot Berke (’93), Arlington, VA, Committee Chair, Stewardship Trend magazine’s Legal Elite Gardner Vocelle Janice Story (’75), Atlanta, GA, Liaison with the Board of Trustees in commercial litigation. (’78, JD ’81) (’78) Sarah Taylor (’79), Rocky River, OH, Committee Chair, National Program William R. Whitehurst (’78) Development Lowe’s Companies in Moores- is with Womble Carlyle ville, NC. He has been named Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Alumni Council Members Best Corporate Attorney by Winston-Salem, NC. He has his peers in North Carolina. been named one of the Best Greg Allushuski (’65, P ’10), Ann Arbor, MI Lawyers in America. Richard T. Rice (JD ’77) is with Reba Rentz Andrew (’66, P ’97), Marriottsville, MD Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Laura Elliott Behm (’79) wrote Conrad Barrows (’67), Elkhart Lake, WI Rice PLLC in Winston-Salem, a young adult historical World Ryan Beaver (’03, JD ’06), Charlotte, NC NC. He has been named one War II novel, “A Troubled John Blair (’86), Ruxton, MD of the Best Lawyers in America. Peace” (HarperCollins Publish- Shannon Bothwell (’98), West Palm Beach, FL ers, 2009), which is the sequel Ruffin Branham Jr. (’69), Richmond, VA Reid C. Adams Jr. (’78, JD ’81, to “Under a War-torn Sky.” Bill Camp (’81), Tequesta, FL P ’09) is with Womble Carlyle She writes under the name of Henry Campen (’71, P ’06), Raleigh, NC Sandridge & Rice PLLC in L.M. Elliott and lives with her Tonya Crowe-Chinuntdet (’88, MD ’92), Mooresville, NC Winston-Salem, NC. He has husband and two children in Tammy Connor (’96), Birmingham, AL been named one of the Best Northern Virginia. Glenn Cook Jr. (’77), Decatur, GA Lawyers in America. Michael DeMayo (’87), Charlotte, NC Jeffrey C. Howland (’79) is Alan Dickinson (’98), Winston-Salem, NC Garza Baldwin III (JD ’78) with Womble Carlyle Sandridge Adam Dolder (’95), New York, NY is with Womble Carlyle & Rice PLLC in Winston-Salem, Sandridge & Rice PLLC in NC. He has been named one Charles Duckett (’54, MD ’57, P ’78, P ’86), Winston-Salem, NC Charlotte, NC. He has been of the Best Lawyers in America. Mary Jo Elliott (’80, P ’10), Upper St. Clair, PA named one of the Best Law- Paul Fields Jr. (’85), Atlanta, GA yers in America. Christine L. Myatt (’79, JD ’82) Russ Ford (’79, P ’10), Birmingham, AL is with Nexsen Pruet LLC in John Gardner Jr. (’69), Edwards, CO Terri L. Gardner (’78, JD ’81) Greensboro, NC. She has Donna Gaut (’78, P ’06, P ’08), Houston, TX is a partner with Nelson been named one of the Best Jessica Griege (’96), Dallas, TX Mullins Riley & Scarborough Lawyers in America in bank- John Hunter (’81, JD ’85), Asheville, NC LLP in Raleigh, NC. She is on ruptcy and creditor-debtor Todd Jones (’87), Lititz, PA the board of visitors for the rights law. Kathleen Kelly (’95), Greensboro, NC Wake Forest School of Law. Chris Leak (’85), Winston-Salem, NC She received a Tier 1 ranking Don Vaughan (JD ’79) John Matthews (’95), Raleigh, NC for individual attorneys in completed his first term in Henry Miller Jr. (’51, MD ’54, P ’92), Winston-Salem, NC bankruptcy and restructuring the N.C. Senate representing law in the Chambers USA 2009 Greensboro. Steve Perricone (’91), New York, NY directory. Vern Pike (’58, P ’84, P ’89), Pinehurst, NC Tom Pitler (’80, PhD ’86, P ’11), Madison, CT Susanna Knudson Gibbons 1980s Will Pittman Jr. (’00, JD/MBA ’05), Charlotte, NC (’78, JD ’81) is with Poyner Howard L. Borum (JD ’80, Scott Plumridge (’98), Washington, DC Spruill LLP in Raleigh, NC. She P ’08) is with Carruthers & Jody Puckett (’70, P ’00), Winston-Salem, NC has been named one of the Roth PA in Greensboro, NC. Lynne Reeder (’79), Wilmington, NC Best Lawyers in America in He has been named one of the Scott Rembold (’88), Bethesda, MD labor and employment law. Best Lawyers in America in land Mike Riley (’81), Arlington, VA use, zoning and real estate law. Marc Scott (’97), Boca Raton, FL J. Frank McNair IV (MBA ’78) Stephany Sherman (’76), Atlanta, GA has published a book, “The James R. Morgan Jr. (’80, Golden Rules for Managers: Craig Smith (’75, P ’12), Stockton, NJ JD ’84) is with Womble Lisa Snodgrass (’95), Atlanta, GA 119 Incredible Lessons for Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Leadership Success” (Source- Chris Solomon (’96), New York, NY in Winston-Salem, NC. He has Jamey Spencer Jr. (’97), New York, NY books, July 2009). been named one of the Best Gerald Taylor (’58, P ’93), Winston-Salem, NC Lawyers in America. Dave Nash (’78) is with Wendell Taylor (’95), Alexandria, VA McMahon DeGulis LLP in Sharon Snow (’80, MA ’97) Todd Turner (’95), Raleigh, NC Cleveland, OH. He received is the chaplain at Mountain Rod Webb (’92), Raleigh, NC the Green Lantern Award as Valley Hospice and Palliative Todd Werstler (’87), Canton, OH a champion of sustainable Care in Mt. Airy, NC. Chris Wilson (’94), Winston-Salem, NC business strategies from Crain’s Cleveland Business Emerald Awards. alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 27 notes class

Forbes Daggett Grella Babcock Ellis McNeil Goin (JD ’81) (JD ’85) (JD ’85) (JD ’86) (JD ’86) (’86) (’87)

G. Michael Barnhill (JD ’81) one of the Best Lawyers in yers in America in trusts and John W. Babcock (JD ’86, P ’13) is with Womble Carlyle America. estates. is with Wall Esleeck Babcock Sandridge & Rice PLLC in LLP in Winston-Salem, NC. He Charlotte, NC. He has been Margaret Shea Burnham Nancy Davenport (JD ’84) has been named one of the named one of the Best Law- (JD ’83) is with Nexsen Pruet is vice president in the Office Best Lawyers in America. yers in America. LLC in Greensboro, NC. She of Governmental Affairs at has been named one of the New York Life Insurance Co. James Nicholas Ellis (JD ’86) Marilyn Forbes (JD ’81) is Best Lawyers in America in She and her husband, Jim, is a partner with Poyner Spruill an attorney with Womble real estate law. and their three children live in LLP in Rocky Mount, NC. He has Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Kingston, NY. been named a fellow of the in Raleigh, NC. She has been Linda A. Carlisle (MBA ’83) is Litigation Counsel of America named one of the Best Lawyers secretary of the N.C. Depart- Robert E. Fields III (JD ’84, and one of the Best Lawyers in in America. She received the ment of Cultural Resources. P ’06) is with Womble Carlyle America in bet-the-company 2009 Women Extraordinaire Sandridge & Rice PLLC in and commercial litigation. Award, presented by Business Lori Privette Hinnant (’83, Raleigh, NC. He has been Leader Media. JD ’87) is with Womble named one of the Best Michael D. McNeil (’86) has Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Lawyers in America. been named executive vice John C.W. Gardner Jr. (’81, in Winston-Salem, NC. She president of the Drew Law JD ’84) practices personal has been named one of the Donna H. Hamilton (JD ’84) Firm LPA in Cincinnati, OH. injury and workers compensa- Best Lawyers in America. has been named associate vice tion law with his father, John president for legal administra- Kelly M. Smith (’86) is chief C.W. Gardner Sr. (JD ’56), at Carolyn Hunter Keeling (’83) tion in the legal department at financial officer of Replace- Gardner Gardner & Campbell and her husband, Roger, and Wake Forest. ments Ltd. in Greensboro, NC. in Mount Airy, NC. daughter, Claire, have relocated He has been named Business to Nicaragua. They have two Melanie Harkey (’84) has Journal’s Chief Financial Of- E. Kemp Reece Jr. (’81) businesses, NicaBella SA, an been named coordinator of ficer of the Year in the large received his financial planner interior design firm, and Mila- board support in the legal de- company division. He lives in designation from Duke gro del Mar Beach Club within partment at Wake Forest. Jamestown, NC, with his part- University and his investment Gran Pacifica Resort. She is ner, Jeff Poteat, and two sons, management analyst designa- leading the Hope and Devel- Timothy G. Barber (JD ’85, Jonathan and Jordan. tion from the University of opment Foundation, their hu- P ’07) is with Womble Carlyle California, Berkeley’s Haas manitarian foundation created Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Kimberly H. Stogner (’86, School of Business. to assist residents of a poor Charlotte, NC. He has been JD ’94) is with Womble region, the Villa El Carmen. named one of the Best Law- Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC David A. Senter Sr. (’81, yers in America. in Winston-Salem, NC. She JD ’84, P ’07, P ’12) is with G. Thomas Lee (JD ’83) is with has been named one of the Nexsen Pruet LLC in Greens- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & David D. Daggett (JD ’85) is Best Lawyers in America. boro, NC. He has been named Rice PLLC in Raleigh, NC. He senior vice president and chief one of the Best Lawyers in has been named one of the legal officer with Lewis & Dag- Renee Stevens Goin (’87) is America in construction law. Best Lawyers in America. gett in Winston-Salem, NC. He IT director at SouthData Inc. received the Everyday Hero based in Mt. Airy, NC. She Kenneth G. Carroll (’82, Christopher E. Leon (JD ’83) Award for the 2009 Ford Iron- and her husband, James, have JD ’85) is with Womble Carlyle is with Womble Carlyle man Coeur d’Alene. three children. Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Durham, NC. He has been Winston-Salem, NC. He has Thomas Grella (JD ’85) is with Alex Audilet (JD ’88) is a part- named one of the Best been named one of the Best McGuire Wood & Bissette PA ner with Smith Moore Leath- Lawyers in America. Lawyers in America. in Asheville, NC. He is publish- erwood LLP in Greensboro, ing a blog on legal issues for NC. He has been named one Elna Green (’82, MA ’84) is an William M. Wilcox IV (JD ’83) North Carolina businesses at of Business Leader magazine’s associate dean in Jose State is with Nexsen Pruet LLC in www.ncbusinesslawblog.net. Movers & Shakers and one of University’s College of Humani- Greensboro, NC. He has been Woodward/White’s Best ties and the Arts. She lives in Los named one of the Best Law- C. Mark Wiley (’85, JD ’88) Lawyers in America. Gatos, CA, and has two sons. yers in America in tax law. is with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Jane Jeffries Jones (’82, JD ’86) J. Stanley Atwell (JD ’84) is Winston-Salem, NC. He has is with Womble Carlyle San- with Carruthers & Roth PA in been named one of the Best dridge & Rice PLLC in Char- Greensboro, NC. He has been Lawyers in America. lotte, NC. She has been named named one of the Best Law-

28 wake forest magazine alumni association

Redefined Journey

Arthur Orr (’86) takes the reins as President of the Wake Forest Alumni Association on July 1. Orr, an attorney-businessman from Decatur, Alabama, and a state senator, talks about his vision.

As incoming president of the WF Alumni Association, what do you see as the role of the organization and what are your goals as its leader? Orr (’86) The Alumni Association is embarking on a redefined journey where it will integrate and connect more closely with the National Clubs Organization. Additionally, I believe we are committed to building stronger bridges to Wake Forest alumni everywhere. One way we intend to do this is through recognizing and celebrating the achievements of our alumni. We have many alumni who have accomplished remarkable feats in their professions and in their communities.

How can alumni become involved and active in the WFAA?

The quickest way for someone to become involved is to contact the Alumni Office at 1.800.752.8568 or [email protected]. Additionally, because of our closer tie to the National Clubs, we encourage alumni to get involved locally by contacting their Club President where possible. If there is not a club in the area, but there is a critical mass of Wake Forest alumni, I would say... ‘leadership calls!’ There are also many other volunteer opportunities available outside of the Clubs and the Alumni Office is happy to help you identify appropriate opportunities.

Why is it important for alumni to stay connected with the institution?

I believe Wake Forest needs its alumni more than ever. In these difficult economic days, the University along with the current student body, are being challenged by the cost of a quality education. Consequently, the University needs our financial support. In addition to philanthropy, the University needs assistance identifying volunteers to assist with career placement, alumni in admissions program, reunions and local outreach efforts. In sum, the more we stay connected on various fronts, the stronger our dear old Wake Forest will be.

What are your fondest memories of WF, and did you have a particular faculty member or two who influenced your life’s path?

In some respects, all of us have changed since our sojourn in Winston-Salem or even at the old campus in Wake Forest. It was not until I left that I really grew to appreciate and grow fond of my days on campus. It was always a pleasure to see Ed Christman walking on the Quad and to stop and visit with him. I met him the first day of school and he, like most of my professors, always had time to see how things were progressing. I’ll never forget that sense of caring that he and so many others exhibited.

Why do you believe in Wake Forest?

I am extremely encouraged and gratified with where President Hatch and his team are taking our beloved University. It would be easy for the Admissions Office to focus on the SAT scores alone in making their decisions, instead, they consider the whole person. It would be understandable for the faculty to be pressured into obtaining grant funding, increase their publications and speak frequently at conferences at the expense of their time in the classroom. However, at Wake Forest, we strive for leading scholars who want to educate the students and who enjoy watching them grow intellectually and as people. Wake Forest continues to define its own path as a collegiate university. I believe that the University is a special place that has a unique way of balancing being large enough to have endless opportunities, but small enough to be like home. Home, a place where family comes together with all of its commonalities and differences, but through the passage of time, will always share an unbreakable bond. In a sense, we are family at Wake Forest.

alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 29 programs ALUMNI PROGRAMS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES alumni

Spotlight on Lifelong Learning and Ways to Help and Become Involved Wake Forest F.A.C.E.S. Program • Make an annual gift to The Wake Forest Fund (alumni. • Summer Institute: The Wake Forest Alumni Associa- wfu.edu/giving). Every gift, regardless of size, helps. tion is proud to continue the tradition of offering one or • Share the success stories of your classmates and two day courses during the summer covering a broad fellow alumni for their professional accomplishments array of topics. Classes are open to alumni, parents, and community involvement (alumni.wfu.edu). staff, and friends of Wake Forest University. • Hire Wake Forest students and graduates. Send your company’s job or internship opportunities to careers@ • The Office of Alumni Services is pleased to announce wfu.edu. Wake Forest F.A.C.E.S. (Faculty and Alumni Connect- • Help recruit future Wake Foresters and encourage a pro- ing through Education and Scholarship), a new lifelong spective student to visit campus (wfu.edu/visitors). learning opportunity for alumni. This year, selected • Support Wake Forest athletics (wfu.edu/athletics). Wake Forest faculty will visit alumni clubs through- Attend and cheer loudly at games! out the country to provide mobile classrooms, sharing • Attend a Wake Forest Club event (alumni.wfu.edu/clubs) lectures in their disciplines and discussing current in your area, and take a fellow Wake Forester with you. research and publictions. For more information, please • Update your mailing address, e-mail address, job infor- contact the Office of Alumni Services at 1.800.752.8568, mation, birth of children, etc. (alumni.wfu.edu/updates). [email protected] or alumni.wfu.edu/programs/ • Wear Wake Forest clothing and/or display Wake Forest learning. paraphernalia (www.deaconshop.com). • Be sure your local high school is well informed about Wake Forest.

The 18th Annual Alumni Admissions Forum

FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010

If your child is a high school sophomore or junior, mark your calendars to attend the Alumni Admissions Forum on June 18. Members of the Wake Forest Admissions staff will off er key insights and insider tips for conducting a college search and beginning the admissions process. Th e day will begin with an optional session specifi c to Wake Forest admissions and requirements, followed by the main portion of the event covering topics relevant to any college search, including:

• Th e College Search Process: Faculty/Student Panel

• Submitting a Competitive Application

• Financial Aid and Career Development

• Campus Tour

Cost: $85 per family of 3; $10 each additional family member (includes lunch and event materials). For more information, please contact the alumni offi ce at [email protected] or visit the Alumni Admissions Forum Web site at: alumni.wfu.edu/programs/admissions WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CLUBS

Want to become involved with your local Wake Forest Club or learn more about the National Clubs Organization? If so, call 1.800.752.8568, visit alumni.wfu.edu/clubs, or e-mail [email protected]. Listed below are the active clubs with their leadership.

Atlanta, GA—Kyle Jarzmik (’04), Lisa Snodgrass (’95), & Caroline Ginman (’04, MSA ’05); Austin, TX—Brent Matson (’99); Baltimore, MD—Natalie (’02) and Erik (’01) Bissonnette; Birmingham, AL—Peter Lauterbach (’89) & Cameron Cole (’01, MAEd ’02); Boston, MA—Cat Sherrill (’01), Andrew Sullivan (’06), & Lindsay Wilber (’06); Charleston, SC—Ryan Griffin (’00); Charlotte, NC—Rosalyn Frazier (’93) & Fred Baiz (’02); Chattanooga, TN—Melissa Gratias (’95); Chicago, IL—Rob Gilbert (’02) & Lauren Milner (’07); Cincinnati, OH—Clint Watson (’01); Cleveland, OH—Sarah Taylor (’79); Columbia, SC—Jim Apple (’75, P ’05); Denver, CO—Leslie Fiedler (’04); Detroit, MI—Mark Durell (MBA ’93) & Allison Sapp (’01); Greensboro—Gin Reid Hall (’77) & Craig Taylor (’98, JD ’01); Greenville/Spartanburg, SC—Ben Worley (’04) Houston, TX—Richard Leader (’70), Jorge Font (’80, P ’11), & Joe Mims (’08); Kansas City (MO/KS)—David Rowe (’00) & Brian Hughes (’00); Memphis, TN—Mackey Futhey (JD ’03); Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL— Steve Hyatt (’83); Minneapolis, MN—Wade Tollison (’93); Mt. Airy, NC—Tim Marion (’84, MBA ’98); Nashville, TN—Paul Bond (’89) & Allyson Benda (’01); New York, NY (Metro)—Tom O’Shea (MBA ’91) & Sam Glasnapp (’00); Oklahoma City, OK—Bill Bishop (’97); Orlando, FL—Steve Boisvert (’88), Seth Hennes (’03), & John Martinez (’03); Palm Beach, FL—Shannon Bothwell (’98) & Bill Camp (’81); Philadelphia, PA—Dan Cianci (’99) & Jen Gow (’05); Phoenix, AZ—Stefan Palys (’02); Pittsburgh, PA—Kari Horner (’01) & Jim Insco (’00); Raleigh, NC (Metro)—Laura (’01) & Scott (’00, JD ’05) Bayzle; Richmond, VA— Jeff Starling (’96, JD ’03); Roanoke, VA—Mike Hamlar (’04); San Diego—Galen Baggs (’01) & Melanie Smith (’97); San Francisco—Rebecca White (’08); Savannah, GA—Erin Hadlock (’02); Seattle, WA—Amy Cantando (’00); St. Louis, MO— Ginny Lawson (’83, P ’10, P ’12); Tallahassee, FL—Roger Crawford (’67); Tampa, FL—Carol Stefany (’80, P ’09, P ’13); Tidewater, VA—Will Zak (’95); Washington, DC (Metro)—Emily Beeler (’98), Patrick Brennan (’06), & Erin Poetter (’03); Wilmington, NC—Kevin Hicks (’90)

2010 CLASS REUNIONS

Classes ending in 0 or 5 (1960–2005) will celebrate a reunion this fall during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2010! Please be on the lookout for upcoming communications about the date for the weekend, class events, and class campaign information. Go to alumni.wfu.edu/updates and update your contact information, especially your e-mail address, to ensure you receive all class communications.

The 18th Annual Reunion Committee Chairs for 2010:

1960 – 50th Reunion 1975 – 35th Reunion 1995 – 15th Reunion Alumni Admissions Forum Doug Bailey Carol Banister Adams Ashley Armstrong Koontz Sara “Butch” Houser Johnson Vickie Cheek Dorsey Lisa Snodgrass FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010 Jean Hobby Ladd Norma Pope Goelst Russ Stephenson 2000 – 10th Reunion If your child is a high school sophomore or junior, mark your calendars to attend the Alumni 1980 – 30th Reunion Allison Bates Admissions Forum on June 18. Members of the Wake Forest Admissions staff will off er key insights 1965 – 45th Reunion and insider tips for conducting a college search and beginning the admissions process. Th e day will Tom Pitler Suzanne Davis Campbell begin with an optional session specifi c to Wake Forest admissions and requirements, followed by the Louis Bissette Lisa Talley Taylor Campbell main portion of the event covering topics relevant to any college search, including: Caroline Spratt-Young Shelley Slaughter Holden Kyle Young 1985 – 25th Reunion • Th e College Search Process: Faculty/Student Panel Jeff Covington 2005 – 5th Reunion • Submitting a Competitive Application 1970 – 40th Reunion Nancy McKinney Henry Christina Beckett Bek Howell Blake Scott Glass • Financial Aid and Career Development John Danforth 1990 – 20th Reunion Josh Holden • Campus Tour Drew Dixon Anna Stiegel

Cost: $85 per family of 3; $10 each additional family member (includes lunch and event materials). If you are interested in reconnecting with classmates to encourage their attendance during Homecoming and Reunion For more information, please contact the alumni offi ce at [email protected] or visit the Alumni Weekend 2010 and support their Class Reunion Campaign, please contact Emily Cockerham (’90), director of reunion Admissions Forum Web site at: alumni.wfu.edu/programs/admissions programs, at [email protected] or 800.752.8568. The date for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend will be announced in February after the fall football schedule is set.

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R. Bruce Thompson II (’88, Patricia Schnably Shields is

class JD ’94) heads the government executive vice president of and public policy practice retail for St. John, the luxury group at Parker Poe Adams & women’s brand based in Bernstein LLP in Raleigh, NC. Irvine, CA. He has been named a Law & Politics Super Lawyer and one Allyn G. Turner (JD) is with of Woodward/White’s Best Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC Junker Adams Thomas Erwin Lawyers in America. in Charleston, WV. She has (’91) (JD ’93) (’94) (JD ’95) been named one of Wood- W. Arthur Washburn (’88) is ward/White’s Best Lawyers in founder and co-principal of America in environmental law. Association’s Citizen Lawyer Kevin Mournighan teaches Alpha Omega Wealth Man- Award. math and economics in a home agement LLC, an investment school cooperative at Koinonia advisory and consulting firm, 1991 Gino Biondi (MBA) is head Farms in Americus, GA. based in Richmond, VA. Steve Brown was inducted of marketing for First Quality Zeb M. Thomas III into the Wake Forest Sports Enterprises, a manufacturer of is a Paul H. Billow (JD ’89) is with Hall of Fame. He was a four- absorbent paper products, in partner in the real estate and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & time ACC champion in track Denver, NC. commercial development Rice PLLC in Raleigh, NC. He and Wake Forest’s second- practice group of Parker Poe has been named one of the leading receiver in his final Sanjoy Haldar (MBA) is vice Adams & Bernstein LLP in Best Lawyers in America. three seasons of football. He president of database market- Myrtle Beach, SC. received the Arnold Palmer ing and marketing analytics Joseph E. Zeszotarski (JD) Michael Lamphier (’89, Award in 1991. He was a 1996 with First Tennessee Bank. is MBA ’94) is vice president of alternate on the U.S. Olympic He and his wife, Tracy, live in with Poyner Spruill LLP in Ra- sales with Atlantic Sign Media track and field team and ran in Collierville, TN. leigh, NC. He has been named focusing on the growth of the the 2000 Olympic games. one of the Best Lawyers in billboard division. He lives in Bruce M. Jacobs (JD) is with America in criminal defense. Winston-Salem, NC, with his Jennifer Hoffman Junker is an Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC wife, Danielle (MBA ’94), and attorney with Shuffield Low- in Charleston, WV. He has been 1995 their three boys. man in Orlando, FL. She is one named one of Woodward/ of Florida Trend magazine’s White’s Best Lawyers in America R. Peet Dickinson is dean of Tom Marshburn (MD ’89) is Legal Elite in wills, trusts and in banking law and bankruptcy the Episcopal Cathedral of a flight surgeon and astronaut estates. and creditor-debtor rights law. Saint Luke and Saint Paul in with NASA. He talked about Charleston, SC. He has been a his adventures in space and his Sherri Snelson is a partner William W. Lawrence Jr. (MD) priest in the Diocese of South July voyage to the international in the finance and capital received the 2009 N.C. Pediatric Carolina for six years. space station aboard the space markets group of O’Melveny Society Outstanding Service shuttle Endeavour at SciWorks, & Myers LLP in London. Award for his leadership roles Thomas Erwin (JD) is a U.S. at Hanes Middle School, and at serving children in the North administrative law judge the medical school. Dean Stansel is an associate Carolina Medicaid program. with the Social Security professor of economics at Administration. Melissa Heames Weresh (’89) Florida Gulf Coast University James M. Peters is senior is a professor of law at Drake in Ft. Myers, FL. vice president and associate Camille Kluttz-Leach is University Law School in Des director for Ketchum Public general counsel of Winston- Moines, IA. She received the Relations in Dallas. Salem State University. American Inns of Court’s 2009 1992 Mary Sharp (JD) Shannon Moore Martin Warren E. Burger Writing Com- John Henry Mills Jr. was in- is with is petition Prize presented during ducted into the Wake Forest Griffith Sadler & Sharp PA in director of community relations the Celebration of Excellence Sports Hall of Fame. He was a Beaufort, SC. She received for Aging Wisely in Clearwater, at the U.S. Supreme Court. football tight end under head one of South Carolina Lawyers FL, and an adjunct professor at coach Bill Dooley, an all-time Weekly 2009 Leadership in Eckerd College. She was named 1990 leading receiver and led the Law Awards. a 2009 Up and Comer by the ACC in 1991 with 51 receptions. Tampa Bay Business Journal. Joseph B. Dempster Jr. (JD) is with Poyner Spruill LLP in 1994 Raleigh, NC. He has been 1993 K. Carter Cook (JD/MBA ’98) 1996 Mary Nell Craven (JD) named one of the Best Law- Paul Lancaster Adams (JD) has been named associate is with yers in America in corporate is associate general counsel counsel in the legal depart- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & and real estate law. for Microsoft Corporation in ment at Wake Forest. Rice PLLC in Winston-Salem, Redmond, WA. He received NC. She has been named one John Jordan Eric W. Iskra (JD) is senior vice the National Bar Association’s is with of the Best Lawyers in America. president and chief financial Clyde E. Bailey Corporate Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC Josh J. Reinert officer for Bojangles’ Restau- Leadership Award. in Charleston, WV. He has practices rants. He received Charlotte been named to the World real estate, banking law and Business Journal’s Chief Finan- Lisa M. Angel (JD) is with Services Group North Ameri- finance, business law venture cial Officer of the Year Award. Rosen Law Firm in Raleigh, can Regional Council. capital and private equity as NC. She received the N.C. Bar a partner with Carmody Mac- Donald PC in St. Louis. 32 wake forest magazine Greenberg Traurig LLP in Thomas A. Price (JD) is with Alexandra Grosvenor Eller West Palm Beach, FL. She is Womble Carlyle Sandridge & (MD) is an obstetrician. She on the Wake Forest Alumni Rice PLLC in Charlotte, NC. has been appointed to the Council. He has been named one of the board of trustees of the Best Lawyers in America. National Geographic Society. Robert R. Clewis teaches She is a descendant of the philosophy at Gwynedd- Craig A. Taylor (JD ’01) is founder and first and second Mercy College in Philadelphia. with Carruthers & Roth PA presidents of the Society. Fus Chesner He published a book on in Greensboro, NC. He has (JD ’97) (MA ’01) Immanuel Kant, “The Kantian been elected to the board of Robert A. Mullinax Jr. (JD ’04) Sublime and the Revelation of governors of the N.C. Bar has been appointed to fill the Lauren Kirby Winther-Hansen Freedom” (Cambridge Univer- Association. unexpired term of district is a member relations and sity Press, 2009). court judge for the 25th Judi- workplace giving coordinator cial District of North Carolina. at the Chesapeake Bay Foun- Felecia Goodrum (PhD) is an 1999 He and his wife, Kim, and son, dation in Annapolis, MD. assistant professor in the Matthew Burdick (MAEd ’00) John, live in Newton, NC. Department of Immunobiology is a football official in the in the College of Medicine and South Atlantic Conference and Robin H. Whitley completed 1997 the Department of Molecular vice president of operations a second combat tour in Keisha Arrowood Burdick and Cellular Biology in the for StoneRiver-RegEd in Dur- Afghanistan with the U.S. is research director at The College of Science at the ham, NC. He is a member of Navy. She is an analyst with Futures Co. in Durham, NC. University of Arizona. She the 2009 class of the Winston- NATO in the United Kingdom. received the Presidential Early Salem/Forsyth County High Anita Case is the executive Career Award for Scientists School Sports Hall of Fame. director of Catawba Care and Engineers, the highest 2002 Coalition, a nonprofit HIV honor bestowed by the U.S. Bob MacReynolds is owner of Marie May Deal (MAEd) clinic in Rock Hill, SC. government on young profes- Sheridan Recruiting Services teaches history and social sionals in the early stages of Inc. in Winston-Salem, NC studies at Concord High Elliot A. Fus (JD) is an associ- their independent research (www.sheridanrecruiting.com). School in Concord, NC. She ate practicing business litiga- careers. was named Teacher of the tion with Blanco Tackabery Year for 2008-09 and was one & Matamoros PA in Winston- Jason Jennings Hall (MD ’02) 2000 of the top five candidates for Salem, NC. is a fellow in pediatric cranio- Jeremy Bishop has been Cabarrus County. facial surgery at Stanford appointed a special assistant Brett Hanna (JD) is a partner University. He and his wife, to the Secretary of Labor with Erin Davis Hadlock has been with Smith Moore Leather- Amanda, and daughter, the Department of Labor in accepted as a professor of wood LLP in Raleigh, NC. He Caroline, live in Palo Alto, CA. Washington. English at the U.S. Military practices real estate develop- Academy in West Point, NY. Brian David ment and finance. is a project Brian Chapuran (JD) received management consultant with an LLM in military law from the Brandon Currie Jones (MDiv) Thomas E. Ingram (MALS) is The RWC Group in Austin, TX. U.S. Army Judge Advocate is with the Barton Law Firm director of facilities planning He is managing the integra- General’s Legal Center and PLLC in Pascagoula, MS. While and construction at Wake tion of Wachovia Bank’s School. He is stationed at Ft. in the Mississippi House of Forest University Baptist treasury management Knox, KY, and is the command Representatives, he supported Medical Center. applications for correspon- judge advocate for the 3rd legislation to help prevent dent banking into the Wells Sustainment Command. abuse and violence against Heather Shnider Van Beber Fargo & Co. environment. women and to create revenue is a realtor, field trainer and Katie Cunningham became an for domestic-violence shelters Tripp Harrington assistant district sales man- had his Ironman with a time of 13:34:36 around the state. He was ager of The Keyes Co. in photo of a late winter snow at the Ford Ironman Louisville. honored with the 2009 Chick Plantation, FL. She has been in Tanglewood Park in Clem- Meghan Murray (’00) cheered Award at the Chickfest, spon- accepted as a member of the mons, NC, “Nature’s Sugar,” her on to the finish. sored by the Jackson Free Top 5 in Real Estate Network accepted for the 2009 Press, in Jackson, MS. (www.hsvbhomes.com). Professional Photographers Stephen A. Oberg (JD) is a of America Loan Collection director of Council Baradel Kristin McCann received Exhibition. Kosmerl & Nolan PA in her DVM from St. George’s 1998 Annapolis, MD. He focuses University School of Veteri- Shane Harris has published Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily (LLM) on commercial and business nary Medicine and completed his first book, “The Watchers: has partnered his law office litigation. her clinical rotation at the The Rise of America’s Surveil- in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with University of Florida. She is on lance State” (Penguin, February Clyde & Co. He works with the the board of D.R.E.A.M. Park 2009). international law firm’s Middle 2001 and a member of the National Eastern Corporate and Finan- Connie Chesner (MA) Association of Professional David Joyner (MSA ’99) has is cial Services groups advising on Women. She has a mixed ani- opened Joyner Family Insur- founder of Right Brain Discov- Islamic financing transactions. mal practice in New Jersey. ance, an independent agency ery, a market research firm in in Venice, FL. Winston-Salem, NC, focusing Shannon Bothwell is a share- on motivations driving cus- holder practicing real estate tomers and employers. and bank regulatory law with

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Sarah Kate Noftsinger is the R. Michael Wells Jr. (JD) is Christian Staples is an associ- director of sports programming an attorney, member and ate in the medical malpractice class for TRIAD Trust, a philanthropic shareholder with Wells Jen- defense group at Shumaker organization seeking to reduce kins Lucas & Jenkins PLLC Loop & Kendrick LLP in Char- the incidence of AIDS and HIV in Winston-Salem, NC. He lotte, NC. in rural southern Africa. She is has been named one of Triad using sports, specifically soccer Business Journal’s 40 Leaders and basketball, to encourage Under Forty. 2006 McCann Davis teamwork, wholesome com- Muhanad Assaf (LLM) is a (’02) (’09) petition, healthy lifestyles, founder and senior partner self-esteem and responsibility 2005 of Ittqan Consulting Services Aaron Oyarce (LLM) earned among the children in the area. Jill Bader spent four years in Ramallah, Palestine. He is his SJD from the University working for the U.S. Senate. a part-time lecturer at Birzeit of Lima, Peru, and a second Carolyn “Kit” Wilkinson She is the communications University. LLM in European private law Thomson is in the one-year director for Scott Walker’s from the Universita di Roma master’s program, Joint campaign for governor of Katherine Joanna Beury “La Sapienza.” He is public Advanced Warfighting School, Wisconsin. received her JD from the law department head of the at the Joint Forces Staff University of Virginia School School of Law and academic College in Norfolk, VA. Samuel Chacon (LLM) pub- of Law. She is with Greenberg coordinator at San Martin lished an article, “How to Traurig LLP in New York. University. Yazmyne Vasquez (LLM) is Calculate the National Input assistant director and interna- of Goods in National Mexican David Coons received his JD Yoriko Sakai (LLM) is a tional LLM and alumni advisor Public Bid Procedures,” in the from Louisiana State University patent licensing attorney with in the Career Development North American Free Trade & Law School and is an associate the Japan branch of Rovi Office of the University of Investment Report (January with Adams & Reese LLP in Corporation. Miami School of Law. 2009). He is with Chaco’n Rodri- New Orleans. guez Abogados in Mexico City. Margaret McColough Schot- Will Wingfieldis a public Rebecca Hiester received a tler has been appointed to information officer leading the Lily Christon is pursuing a master’s in art history from the Small Business Commis- media relations efforts for the PhD in clinical psychology the University of Massachu- sion of Fairfax County, VA. Indiana Department of Trans- at Virginia Commonwealth setts Amherst. She and her husband, Jeremy, portation in Indianapolis. University in Richmond, VA. own a catering, deli and gour- She started a website Allison Soule was selected as met food shop, The Italian 2004 (www.jumpbecause.com) a Roy H. Park Fellow at UNC- Gourmet, in Vienna, VA. They with friends for fun. The site Chapel Hill’s School of Journal- have one daughter, Molly (3). Elizabeth Boles Blankenship has been published in the ism and Mass Communication. (PA ’06, MMS ’06) is a physi- Richmond edition of Skirt She is in her second year of Joyce A. Tipton (MBA) is cian assistant in plastic and magazine, the Richmond the master’s program. the chief pharmacy officer at reconstructive surgery Times Dispatch, and they have Baylor College of Medicine in at Wake Forest University been interviewed by the VCU Robert E. Spiotti (JD) is a Houston. She was awarded Baptist Medical Center. alumni magazine. partner in a boutique tax the designation of fellow firm, Davenport & Spiotti, in through the practitioner Young-Soo Chang (LLM) is Christopher Magiera is with Montville, NJ. recognition program of the pursuing a second LLM in Columbia Artists Management American Society of Health securities and financial regula- Inc. in New York. He was a Katsuo Yamaura (LLM) pub- System Pharmacists. tion at Georgetown University. 2008 Grand National Finalist lished a book on international He interned in the corporate in the Metropolitan Opera business law for Lexis Nexis financial department of the National Council Auditions. Japan. 2003 Securities and Exchange He was an International Final- Edward William Acosta Jr. Commission in Washington. ist in Placido Domingo’s World 2007 is a sales executive with Plus Opera Competition Operalia Diagnostics in Winston-Salem, Matthew Todd Cline (MD ’09) and a first-place winner in the Ameed Anani (LLM) is founder NC. has a residency in emergency 2008 Opera Birmingham Vocal and senior partner at Ittqan medicine at Wake Forest Uni- Competition. Consulting Services in Ramallah, Carolyn Conner Bowen is versity Baptist Medical Center. Palestine. He lectures part-time pursing a master’s in early Jane Meli received her MA in at Birzeit University. childhood special education at Steven Ray Elliott is a budget/ educational psychology and a George Washington University. management analyst in the certificate in survey methodol- Mohamad Basam (LLM) is She teaches at KIPP DC: LEAP Office of Management and ogy from UNC-Chapel Hill. pursuing an SJD at the Wake Academy in Washington, DC. Budget for the City of She works at the SERVE Forest School of Law. Alexandria, VA. Center at UNC-Greensboro. Kimberly Doyle (JD) is a mem- Sun Kyoung Kim (LLM) is a ber of the Idaho State Bar Rezarte Vukatana (LLM) Daniel Millares (LLM) is the partner at Yulchn Attorneys at and field counsel for Liberty received a research student- justice and peace director at Law in Seoul, South Korea. Mutual Group in Boise, ID. ship. She is pursuing a PhD in the Organization of American securities market law at the States’ Mission to Support the Victor Manzano (LLM) is vice University of Westminster Peace Process in Colombia. general counsel and labor School of Law in London. counsel for Latin America with Nokia Mexico.

34 wake forest magazine Yurika Okumura (LLM) is at the University of Edinburgh Kevin Alden Maxwell (’98) party included Jess Scolnick assistant vice president of in Edinburgh, UK. He is the and Whitney Ann Tatum. Fitzgerald (’01), Erin Maxon the Compliance Department son of Stephen (JD ’76) and 9/19/09 in Atlanta. They live in (’01), Maureen Meyer (’01) and with Tokyo Star Bank Ltd. She Pamela Richardson Karr (’74, Arlington, VA. The wedding Rachel Throop (’01). oversees compliance training MAEd ’94). party included James Chou and prevention of sexual (’98), Mark Miller (’96) and Cameron Judith Williard (’01) harassment and “power Bakhytzhan Kussainov (LLM) Scott Sink (’98). and John Edwin Hogg. harassment.” had an internship at Kilpatrick 10/10/09 in Winston-Salem, Stockton in Winston-Salem, NC. Kristen “Nikki” Warren (’98) NC. They live in Charleston, and Daniel Wang. 9/26/09 in SC. The bride’s parents are 2008 Martin Rinscheid (LLM) had Lewisburg, WV. They live in Michael and Judy Pilcher (’71) Kuo-Hung Chen (LLM) is a an internship with Sullivan Washington, DC. The wedding Williard. The wedding party member of the legal depart- & Cromwell in Frankfurt, party included Kristine Broglio included Samantha Ertenberg ment of ASUSTek, a computer Germany. (’98), Amanda Kennedy Malone (’01) and Kristen Stewart manufacturing company in (’98, MD ’02), Kevin Malone Turner (’01). Taiwan. Anass Shaban (LLM) has (’98, MD ’02), Munira Siddiqui returned home and is a private (MD ’02) and Erin Wuller (’98). Sara Busch (’02) and James J. Shannon Gatlin (JD) com- advocate in Jerusalem, Israel. Whetzel. 6/6/09 in Ligonier, pleted a term as a briefing Keeley Patricia Chorn (’99) PA. They live in San Antonio, attorney with the Texas Four- Hao Wang (LLM) is an intern and David Dallas Miller. 8/29/09 TX. The wedding party includ- teenth Court of Appeals. He in the trademarks group of in Dallas. The wedding party ed Ingrid Albrecht (’02), James is an associate in labor and Kilpatrick Stockton in included Kathleen Hershey Busch (’07), Ryan Busch (’05), employment with Alaniz & Winston-Salem, NC. Davis (’99), Erin Sutika Horne Elizabeth Haight (’02) and Lisa Schraeder LLP in Houston. (’99), Jennifer DeWitt Madison Andrew Kobylarz (’02). Ruilu Wang (LLM) is pursuing (’99), Regan Merrick Trent Alicia Caitlin Haberman is a a JD at the Wake Forest (’99) and Jennifer MacNeill Erin Leigh Freeman (’02, staff assistant for the major- School of Law. Van Zandt (’97). MA ’04) and Bradley Robert ity staff of the House Energy Branham (JD ’04). 5/21/09. and Commerce Committee in Sara Zeurcher (JD) is a volun- Tracy Ann Manuck (’99, They live in Davidson, NC. Washington. teer at the Kentucky Poverty MD ’03) and Bradley Aaron Law Center, a nonprofit or- Williams. 8/22/09 in Lake Lure, Matthew Reger (’02, MBA ’06) Judy Haensel (LLM) completed ganization that identifies and NC. They live in Salt Lake City, and Carrie Westall. 9/13/08 an internship at Byrne Davis addresses specific elements of UT. The wedding party includ- in Asheville, NC. The wedding & Hicks in Charlotte, NC. She poverty. She and her husband ed Christine Marie Manuck party included Michael Bounds is pursuing a JD at the Wake live in Lexington, KY. (’03) and Amy Beisswanger (’02), Matthew Dockham (’05) Forest School of Law. Yoder (’00, MD ’04). and Daniel Hatalsky (’05).

Yoshihiro Sakamoto (LLM) Marriages John Holland Moore (’99) and Edward William Acosta Jr. (’03) completed two internships in Arthur T. “Ted” Hill Jr. (MD ’56) Ruth Margene Ouzts. 8/15/09 and Bridgette Amber Clayton. New York City and returned and Frances Masterman. in St. Simons Island, GA. They 10/17/09 in Jamestown, NC. to the legal and risk manage- 4/8/09 in Jonesborough, TN. live in Savannah, GA. They live in Pfafftown, NC. ment group of Kuraray Co. They live in Asheville, NC. Ltd. in Tokyo. Jessica Williams (’99) and Liz Bryan (’03) and Justin Jonathan Yarbrough (’89) and J.J. Stein. 6/27/09 in San Hanlon. 9/12/09 in Dahlonega, Mengfei Yu (LLM) passed the Katy McDonald (’92). 8/14/09 Francisco. The wedding party GA. They live in Atlanta. The New York Bar exam and is a in Weaverville, NC. They live included Tina Carlucci wedding party included paralegal at Fengling Liu in Fletcher, NC. Ashworth (’99) and Kristen Jessica Bates (’03) and Betsy Attorney at Law in New York. Loux Hewett (’99). Browder Heaton (’04). Christopher Terry Lovelace (’90) and Dawn Michelle Bryanne Lisa Cordeiro (’00) Carolyn Gebhart Conner (’03) 2009 Basch. 5/21/09 in Rodanthe, and David Lloyd Reynolds. and Stephen George Bowen Bader Al Ghanem (LLM) is NC. They live in Kansas City, 7/26/09 in Alexandria, VA. III. 5/30/09 in Middleburg, VA. counselor at the Bureau of MO. The groom’s parents are They live in Arlington, VA. The They live in Washington, DC. Experts at the Saudi Council Richard Terry (’64) and Judith wedding party included Brent The wedding party included of Ministers in Saudi Arabia. Lovelace. Cordeiro (MBA ’06). Joe Pfeister (’01), Liz Reynolds (’03), Noreen Walsh Treadway Heeyoon “Danny” Choi Craig Nicholas Kidd (’96) Nicole Kazee (’00) and (’03) and Stephanie Plewes (LLM) is a legal assistant at and Meagan Dianne Garland. Andrew Lewis. 8/8/09 in Tra- Walker (’03). MiraeComm Holding LLC of 10/17/09 on St. Simons Island, verse City, MI. They live in Kevin William Greer (’03) Atlanta. GA. They live in Atlanta. Chicago, IL. and Elizabeth Nolan. 6/28/09 in Emily Wade (’00) Ronald T. Davis has been ac- Anita Case (’97) and David and Providence, RI. The wedding cepted at the West Virginia Meeler. 7/25/09 at Table Rock Gregory John Quincy Adams. party included Brian Greer School of Osteopathic Medi- State Park, SC. They live in 8/22/09 in Orleans, MA. They (’07) and Sean Prince (’03). cine in Lewisburg, WV. Rock Hill, SC. The wedding live in San Francisco. party included Laura Davis Thomas McNutt (’03, JD ’08) Ellen Cornelius (’01) Hanne Nyheim (LLM ’07) Andrew Richardson Karr is (’97), Jennifer Faw Guilfoil and and . pursuing a graduate degree in (’97) and E.J. Prijoles (’97). Daniel W. Ericson. 8/1/09 in 8/22/09 in Oslo, Norway. the School of Political Science Annapolis, MD. They live in Washington, DC. The wedding alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 35 notes JOIN THE CONVERSATION class President Nathan O. Hatch discussed the challenges and opportunities of leading the premier collegiate university in a time of constraint during recent visits to five cities. He fielded questions from alumni, parents and friends in Raleigh, NC, on November 5, 2009, and in Charlotte, NC, on November 9, 2009. The five-city tour continues this spring in Atlanta, New York and Washington, DC. To find out more about these events or to register, please visit wfu.edu/conversation.

Rosalyn Frazier (’93) talks with Charlotte Wake Forest Club President Nathan Hatch (right) answers questions from members. the audience in Charlotte, as Vice President for University Advancement Mark Petersen moderates the discussion.

Dr. Hatch shares conversation with alumni in Raleigh. Alumni in Raleigh have the opportunity to visit with the president.

Alumni, parents and friends listen as President Hatch answers Alumni Association President Kim Boatwright Shirley (’85, questions about the future of the University. P ’13) enjoys connecting with fellow Raleigh Deacons.

36 wake forest magazine Samuel Russell Mickle III (’03) Carolynn Gebo Majak (’04), Amanda Archer (’05) and officiated. The wedding party and Jennifer Lindsay Meeks Kristopher Majak (’04) and law Gregory Taylor (’06). 8/15/09 included Caitlin Bauman (’07), (’03). 4/25/09 in Amelia Island, student Sam Slater. in Quebec, Canada. They live Andrew Durkin (’07) and Cara FL. They live in Manhattan. in Charlotte, NC. The wedding Lee Smith (’06). The groom’s parents are Scott Graham Francis (’04, party included Mallory Barber Marilynn Strowd Mickle (’74) MSA ’05, MBA ’06) and (’05), Matthew Brandon (’04), Kharisma Perwiro (LLM ’06) and Samuel Russell Mickle Jr. Meredith Leigh McCormack Meghan Costello (’05, MSA and Karina Esanya. 12/14/08 in (’72). The wedding party in- (’04). 8/1/09 in Winston-Salem, ’06), Elizabeth Heritage Cull Jakarta, Indonesia. cluded the groom’s sister, NC. They live in Hoboken, NJ. (’05, MD ’09), Will Daniel (’04), Jennifer Mickle Cooper, a The bride is the daughter of Ryan Harstad (’04), Whitney Katherine Elizabeth Ciuryla current medical student, Clark Cary (’72) and Nanci McCor- Loyd (’05, MSA ’06), David (’07, MSA ’08) and Daniel Walston Harris (’03), Richard mack and the groom is the son Wadley (’06) and Jennifer Glenn Zick. 5/24/09 in Annap- Lee Kane (’03), Zachary Forrest of Jerry (’71, MBA ’82) and Peden Wadley (’05). olis, MD, where they live. Lamb (’03), Anna Chrietzberg Dottie Soper (’71, MAEd ’72) McKenzie (’03), Jessica Liston Francis. Susan McCormack Jennifer Lindsay Cobb (’05) Donna Leigh Herron (’07) Doss Owens (’03) and Willliam Adcock (’75) was a reader. The and Cory Buxton Rayfield. and Jonathan Neil Cauble. Lockett Tally (’03). wedding party included Brian 8/29/09 in Richmond, VA. They 7/11/09 in Wait Chapel. Baney (’04), Meghan Chandler live in Alexandria, VA. The Ramon Smith (’82) officiated. Katherine Nash (’03) and (’04), Jane Cherry (’04), Tom wedding party included Taryn The wedding party included Jack Goehring. 6/27/09 in San Denney (’04), Mike Drexler Louise Fullerton (’05) and Kathryn Johnson (’07), Meg Antonio, TX. They live in New (’04), Matthew Francis (’00), Tracy Epstein Patel (’05). Robinson (’07) and Emily Drew York City. The wedding party Nikki Steele Francis (’01), Steve Taylor (’07). included Sidney Hawkins Gar- Haberstroh (’04), Chris Mason Hunter Edwards (’05) and giulo (’03), Cameron Davis (’04), Melissa McCormack (’01), Ashley Austin (’05). 8/15/09 in Benjamin Robert Huber Glass (’03), Alice Green (’03), Colette Rochat (’04), Morgan Atlanta. They live in Charlotte, (JD ’07) and Susan Catlin Leigh Hearne Hillenmeyer (’03), Rogers (’04), Stephen Songy NC. The wedding party includ- Miller (JD ’07). 9/19/09 in Helen Owens Martinez (’03), (’04), Alden Johnson Stair (’04) ed Lisa Austin (’08, MSA ’09), Charlotte, NC. The wedding Annie Manchester Navarra and Taylor Stair (’04). Anderson Ellis (’06), Laura Hern- party included John William (’03), Sarah Steen Ruane (’03), don (’06), Chris Malach (’06) and Mitchell (JD ’07). Joanna Smith (’03) and Cynthia Ryan Green (’04) and Sarah Meredith Poe Martin (’06). Irby Wilson (’03). Johnson (’07). 8/1/09 in Har- Teddy Koch (’07, MSA ’08) risburg, PA. They live in New Anne Schaufele (’05) and and Sarah Schietroma, a Wake Emily Richelson (’03) and York. The wedding party in- Cole Evans. 8/8/09 in Dallas. Forest MD/MBA student. Benjamin Chwastiak. 9/5/09 in cluded William Allegra (’05), They live in Austin, TX. The 6/20/09 in Philadelphia. They Charlotte, NC. The wedding William Cobb (’04), Michael wedding party included Katie live in Winston-Salem, NC. party included Erin Ferrell Gorman (’04), Casey Tealdi Aholt (’05), Bethany Bronson (’05), Aubrey Lombardo (’03), (’04) and Colleen Tremont (’07). (’05), Ashleigh Harb (’05), William Scott Mannear (’07) Liz Strunk (’06) and Stacey Denise Conner Hiller (’05), and Sarah Constance Manly Sviatko (’04). Elizabeth Hill (’04) and Anne Marie Smith Peterson (’08). 8/22/09 in Greenville, Edward Deegan. 8/1/09 in (’06), Liza Beasley Raynor (’06), SC. They live in South Orange, Elizabeth Ann Boles (’04, Fort Worth, TX. They live in Martha Saulsbury (’05) and NJ. The groom’s father is PA ’06, MMS ’06) and Kevin Washington, DC. The wedding Whitney Smith (’05). William Steven Mannear (’73). Michael Blankenship. 6/19/09 party included Dev Chaponis The wedding party included in Marco Island, FL. They live (’04), Elizabeth Coggins (’04), Matthew Cox (’06) and Mary Khodaparast (’08), in Lewisville, NC. Claxton Hall Claire Crotzer Enick (’04), Katherine Ross. 10/11/09 in Patrick Muh (’08) and David (’50, P ’81) officiated. Julie Iannazzone (’04), Maggie Alexandria, VA. Reginald Nix (’08). Cobetto Lacy (’04) and Mathis (’06, MDiv ’09) officiated. John William Cross (’04) and Kimberly Baker Songy (’04). Shannon Michelle Philmon Meredith Catherine-Marie Patrick Duffy Dunton (’06) (’07) and Carl Warren Ritchie. Laughridge (’04). 10/11/08 in Rosita Najmi (’04) and Craig and Alexis Taylor Rollins (’07). 8/8/09 in Asheville, NC. They Tryon, NC. They live in Apex, Simon Hammer. 9/4/09 in 9/12/09 in Dayton, OH. They live in Boston. Chaplain Timothy NC. The bride’s parents are Washington, DC, where live in Boston. The wedding L. Auman officiated and Elizabeth Eddins (’71, MA ’75) they live. The wedding party party included Grey Ballard Joseph E. Moellering (’07) was and Willie Jay Laughridge included Emily Dolim (’03, (’06, MA ’08), N. Alexander a reader. The wedding party III (’69) and her grandfather MAEd ’05), Elizabeth Bland Bryant (’06), Mary Taylor included Alexis Rollins Dunton is George Edgar Eddins Jr. Glynn (’04), Allyson Hudson Carroll (’07), Frederic Jewett (’07). (’42). Her great-grandfather (’04) and Kara Johnson (’04). (’06), David Joyce (’06), was George Edgar Eddins Readers included Professor Meredith McCrea (’07) and Katherine Jansen Senter (’07, (’17), her great-great grand- Sylvain Boko, Mary Gerardy Shannon Philmon (’07). MSA ’08) and Bradley father was Edgar Freeman (MBA ’92), Brighid Jensen William Matthews (’08). Eddins (1885, MA 1885) and (’03), Sinead O’Doherty (’04) Amanda Marie Gordon (’06) 8/1/09 in Winston-Salem, NC. her great-great-great uncle and Tom O. Phillips (’74, and Daniel Ray Parsons. They live in Greensboro, NC. was John Catre Scarborough MA ’78, P ’06). 6/27/09 in Thomasville, NC. The wedding party included (1869). The wedding party They live in Winston-Salem, NC. Kelly Gannon (’08), Gregory included Dan Attanucci (’04, Tara Oxley (’04) and Deepak Mazares (’06, MSA ’07), Jenna MSA ’05), Joseph Bennett Dutta. 5/8/08 in Las Vegas. Catherine LePrevost (’06) and Rentz (’07), Drew Senter (’02), (’04), Nathalie Davis Bennett They live in Raleigh, NC. The John Michael Baratta (’07). Jennifer Senter (’03, MAEd ’04) (’05), Devi Anna Eddins (’07, wedding party included Joy 6/6/09 in Blowing Rock, NC. and Kristen Settlemire (’07). MAM ’08), Adrianna Henson Feminella (’04) and Lauren They live in Winston-Salem, (’05), Matt Laughridge (’09), Plichta (’05). NC. Father Jude DeAngelo alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 37 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2009

Homecoming and Reunion Weekend took place October 9-10, 2009. More than 1,600 alumni and friends returned to campus to celebrate the weekend with reunion parties and many activities. On Friday, campus visitors enjoyed the Half Century Club gathering and luncheon, a Back to the Classroom event with Reynolds Professor of History Paul Escott, exploring campus with their families, and for those alumni in reunion classes, reconnecting with classmates at their reunion parties.

Friday night also included the 3rd Wake Forest President’s Ball, a biannual semi-formal event involving President and Mrs. Hatch and Cheerleaders and the Deacon get everyone in the spirit. the entire Wake Forest community. Over 3,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni attended the event at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Saturday kicked off with Reynolda House arts and crafts activities, a bluegrass band and the annual Service of Remembrance on campus. Following the morning activities on campus, alumni and their families enjoyed the Homecoming Festival and Tailgate at the Wake Forest Baseball Park complete with food, drinks, carnival games and inflatables. Deacon fans were then treated to a great performance by the football team as they soundly defeated the Maryland Terrapins 42-32.

We look forward to Homecoming and Reunion Weekend in the fall and hope to see you on campus then! For pictures from 2009 and for all the latest on Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2010, please visit homecoming.alumni.wfu.edu

Left to right: Kate Leonard (’04), Claire Crotzer Enick Future Deacons suit up for fun at the Festival & (’04), and Kim Baker Songy (’04) prepare to cheer on the Tailgate. Deacons at their 5th Reunion.

Sigma Chi brothers gather for a picture at their 30th The 20th Reunion celebrates on the Magnolia Patio. Reunion held at David Shannon's (’79, P ’95) house.

38 wake forest magazine Matthew Talmadge Sink (’07) Michele Gibson Reiter (’92) Margaret Hoffmaster Brian Uzwiak (’96) and and Anna Kathryne DeLoach. and Rich Reiter, Chicago: Connelly (’95) and James Danielle Deaver (’98), 8/1/09 in Winston-Salem, NC. a son, Samson Richard. 8/8/09. Connelly, Atlanta: a daughter, Germantown, MD: a son, They live in Durham, NC. The He joins his sister, Sydney (2). Margaret Amelia. 5/22/09. Matthew. 4/7/09. He joins wedding party included Pete She joins her brother, Jack (2). his brother, Christopher (2). Mikeal (’08). Heather M. Sager (’93) and Andrew Fedeli, San Francisco: Laura Bain Hamel (’95) and Keisha Arrowood Burdick Nathan Frazier (’08) and a son, Eric Robert. 7/7/09. Jonathan Hamel (’96), Miami, (’97) and Matthew Grey Laura Waggoner (’08). He joins his brother, Nicholas FL: a son, Silas Gray. 7/09. Burdick (’99, MAEd ’00), 7/11/09 in Tampa, FL. The Ray (2 1/2). He joins his brothers, Jonah Durham, NC: a daughter, wedding party included Brett (3) and Benjamin (3). Lilly Davis. 8/13/09 Linnenkohl (’08) and Kelly Ed Wilson Jr. (JD ’93) and Camille Kluttz-Leach (’95) Mullen (’08). Laurie Turnage Wilson (’93, and Chris Leach, Greensboro, Matthew J. Coleman (’97) MAEd ’94), Eden, NC: NC: a son, Christian. 11/4/08. and Monica Coleman, New a daughter, Eleanor Louise. He joins his brother, Caleb (6). York: a son, William Andrew. Births/Adoptions 8/7/09. She joins her brothers, 6/19/09. He joins his brother, Stephen G. Teague (JD ’83) Buddy (5) and Harry (3), and Kyle Snipes (’95) and Melissa Alexander. and Tuyen L. Teague, Greens- sister, Maria (2). Snipes, Atlanta: a daughter, boro, NC: a daughter, Reagan Megan Gray. 8/5/09 Meredith Razook Granese Elizabeth. 7/24/09. She joins Gary Knight (’94) and Jill (’97) and Steven Granese her brother, Jacob (2 1/2). Knight (’95), Winston-Salem, Michael Dix McWhorter (’96) (’98), St. Petersburg, FL: a son, NC: a son, Micah Warren. and Allison McWhorter, Wilm- Kyle Fred. 8/18/09. He joins Angela Lewellyn Jones (’90) 9/17/09. He joins his sisters, ington, NC: twin daughters, his brother, Carson (2 1/2). and David M. Jones, Hillsbor- Hannah (7) and Norah (2). Carson Ava and Reagan Whitt. ough, NC: a daughter, Cady 5/4/09. They join their brother, Carlos E. Jané (JD ’97) and Grace. 10/1/09. She joins her Rachel Kuhn Stinehelfer (’94) Cade (2). Ashley Kinney, Winston- sister, Téa, and brother, Sam. and Dan Stinehelfer, Winston- Salem, NC: a son, Pace Salem, NC: a son, Walter Stacy Smith Pantuck (’96) and Atticus. 7/30/09. He joins his Patricia Schnably Shields (’90) Daniel. 6/29/09. He joins his Brad Pantuck, Alexandria, VA: sister, Piper Sloan (2). and Aidan Shields, Encinitas, brother, Henry (4), and sister, a daughter, Claire Virginia. CA: a daughter, Allene Claudia (2). 6/17/09 Kurt Kissling (’97) and Jody Virginia. 9/15/09 Ma Kissling (’97), Marietta, GA: a son, Mason Brandon. 4/14/09. He joins his sister, Maren Grace (3).

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Ryan Reaves Klein (’97) and Catherine Corbiere Gilmore Nathan Myers Hull (JD ’99) Amy Dzierzak Jones (’00) Kelly Simon Klein (’99), (’98) and William Gilmore, and Lauren Bennett-Ale Hull and Charles Jones, Atlanta: class Raleigh, NC: a daughter, Vancouver, WA: a daughter, (’99), Charlotte, NC: a son, a daughter, Savannah Marie. Allaire Elizabeth. 5/13/09 Elsa Catherine. 9/1/09. She Conard Waddington. 7/30/08 7/27/09 joins her brothers, Noah (5) Tricia White Sistrunk (JD ’97) and Markus (1), and sisters, Julie Hupp (’99) and Brian Jennifer McCarthy Kindy and George W. Sistrunk III Helena (4) and Leah (3). Ingle, Newark, OH: a daughter, (’00) and Jeremy Kindy (’01), (JD ’98), Charlotte, NC: Quincy Marie. 7/10/09. She Winston-Salem, NC: a son, a daughter, Eliza Katherine. Bethany Wolf Kelleher (’98) joins her brother, Greyson (3), Joel Adam. 9/12/09. He joins 6/19/09. She joins her brothers, and John Kelleher, Denville, and sister, Savannah (11). his brothers, Daniel (5) and Garrett (5) and Luke (3). NJ: twin daughters, Grace Timothy (2). Evelyn and Mackenzie Jean. Kimberly Lo (’99) and Katherine High Straffon (’97) 6/29/09. They join their Christopher J. Maisey Ellis, Conor McGowan (’00) and and Alfonso Straffon, San Jose, brother, Liam Joseph (3 1/2). Charlottesville, VA: a daughter, Cate Calhoun McGowan Costa Rica: a son, Logan Vivian Katherine. 6/9/09 (’00), Odenton, MD: a daugh- Edwards. 7/28/09 Kevin Kuntz (’98, MSA ’99) ter, Faye Parker. 4/24/09. She and Norma Kuntz, Alexandria, Bob MacReynolds (’99) and joins her sister, Eva (2). Nell Pittman Sutlive (’97) VA: a son, Benjamin. 9/1/09 Sara MacReynolds, Lewisville, and Charlie Sutlive, Atlanta: NC: a daughter, Molly Jane. Stephen A. Oberg (JD ’00) a daughter, Celeste Mason. Amy Izzo Milkes (’98) and 8/18/09. She joins her brother, and Julie Oberg, Dunkirk, MD: 5/12/09. She joins her brother, Brian Milkes, Jacksonville, FL: Ryan William (3). a son, Logan John. 2/4/09. He Ward (3). a son, Zachary Brian. 10/4/09. joins his sister, Chloe Eliza- He joins his sister, Abby (4). Kristen Faulders Neuman (’99) beth (3). Bryan Thomas (’97) and and David Neuman, Arlington, Kristin Thomas, Malvern, PA: Kathleen Biddick Smith (’98) VA: a daughter, Caroline Lee. David Merrill Pickering (’00, a son, Bodie. 11/15/09. He joins and Chris Smith, Centreville, 7/20/09. She joins her brother, MSA ’01) and Courtney Wedl his twin brothers, Jack (3) and VA: a daughter, Mallory Jean. Charlie (21 mos). Pickering (’00), San Francisco: Red (3). 7/6/09 a son, Owen William. 7/6/09 Ryan J.T. Patrick (’99) and Corinne Woodcock Topper Patricia Barattini Taylor (’98) Laura Sayers Patrick (’00), Kristen Hancock Shoemaker (’97) and Curtis Topper, and Gregory Taylor, East Austin, TX: a son, William (’00, MAEd ’04) and Ben Palmyra, PA: a daughter, Northport, NY: a son, Seamus Ryan. 7/14/09. He joins his Shoemaker, Mt. Pleasant, SC: Caden Jane. 7/4/09 Patrick. 7/28/09. He joins his sister, Mary Kate (2). a son, Jackson Forrest. 5/2/09. sister, Maggie Lynne (2). He joins his sisters, Elizabeth Trey Turner (’97) and Mary Kristine Elyssa VanDoran (4) and Kaelyn (2). Kathryn Hostinsky Turner David Cordell Taylor (’98) and Rork (’99) and George Law- (’97, MSA ’98), Atlanta: a son, Winn Taylor, Spartanburg, SC: rence Rork Jr. (’02), Jackson, Pamela J. Simmons (JD ’00) McKinley. 7/21/09 twins, Evans Cordell and MS: a son, Breckin Lange. and Jeremy Simmons, Jackson- Marie Wood. 12/29/07 7/31/09 ville, FL: a son, Andrew David. Tammy Wells-Angerer (’97) 8/11/09. He joins his sisters, Kate and Ronnie Angerer (’98), Stefani Wedl (’98) and Jill Rader Sergison (’99) and (6), Lauren (4), and Heidi (2). Durham, NC: a son, Elliot Lewis. Darren Schulte, San Francisco: Peter Sergison, Durham, NC: 9/15/09. He joins his brothers, a daughter, Claire Margaret. a son, Campbell. 8/23/09. He Anna Lake Blitch (’01) and George (4) and Simon (2). 9/15/09 joins his brother, Andrew (3). Bird Blitch, Atlanta: a daughter, Eleanor Frances. 5/29/09 Faye Rodman Barbour (’98) Courtney Coates Britt (’99, Megan Johnson Whelen (’99) and Chris Barbour, Austell, GA: JD ’04) and Charles Britt and Jim Whelen, Winston- Richard Charles Cimino (MBA a son, Solomon Christopher. (JD ’05), Raleigh, NC: a son, Salem, NC: a son, Daniel ’01) and Wendi Jean Cimino 9/11/09 Charlie. 5/7/09 Robert. 9/27/09. He joins his (MBA ’01), Greensboro, NC: brother, Colin (2). a daughter, Chelsea Ann. Beth Lunsford Cox (’98) Matt Cantando (’99) and 12/9/08. She joins her sisters, and Shawn Cox, Apex, NC: Amy Williams Cantando (’00), Valerie Nestor Colvin (’00) Winston (5) and Gretchen (3). a daughter, Lucy Alison. 8/2/09 Kirkland, WA: a son, John and Otis Christopher Colvin, Matthew. 9/8/09 Louisville, KY: a daughter, Sarah Greensfelder Goff (’01) Ellen Cross Feeney (’98) and Anna Marie. 4/23/09 and Gideon James Goff (’02), Dan Feeney, Medway, MA: Beckie Heim Eggers (’99) Charlotte, NC: a daughter, a son, Scott Martin. 7/22/09 and Mike Eggers, Rancho Paula Decker Currall (’00) and Susanna Cathryn. 8/27/09 Santa Margarita, CA: a son, Alex Currall, Alexandria, VA: a Jason Matthew Fiftal (’98) Wyatt James. 9/18/09. He daughter, Jane Abigail. 8/3/09 John Campbell Hall IV (’01) and Christy Cassell Fiftal (’98), joins his sisters, Annsley (5) and Elizabeth Gandy Hall Atlanta: twins, Ansley Caroline and Gabrielle (3). Claire Strang Farver (’00) and (’03), Greensboro, NC: a son, and Brooks Ellis. 9/17/09. They Charles Jacob Farver (’01), James Davis. 2/11/09. He joins join their brothers, Grayson (4) David Lawrence Holden (’99) Arlington, VA: a son, Charles his brother, Campbell (3). and Harrison (2). and Shelley Slaughter Holden Holt. 5/19/09 (’00, JD ’03), Winston-Salem, Ellison Craig Laskowski (’01) Raymond Floyd (’98) and NC: a daughter, Libby Alys. Holly Ivanoff Graham (’00) and Chris Laskowski, Dulles, Cheryl Zimmermann Floyd 12/19/08. She joins her sister, and Matthew Graham, VA: a son, Malcolm Edward. (’98), Old Greenwich, CT: a Joanna Caroline (2). Atlanta: a son, Henry Samuel. 4/18/09 in Taiwan. daughter, Victoria Steuart. 1/28/09 7/21/09 40 wake forest magazine George Asbury Lawson III Mary Craven Dawkins (’03) Julius Peele Freeman (’37, Harold Eugene Roberts (’38), (’01) and Amy Byars Lawson and Christopher Dawkins, MA ’45), Sept. 11, 2009, July 29, 2009, Spartanburg, (’01), Nashville, TN: a son, Jacksonville, FL: a daughter, Raleigh, NC. He received his SC. He served in the U.S. Army Henry William. 7/27/09. He Johnsie Claire. 7/13/09 PhD in education from George Air Corps during World War II joins his brother, George. Peabody College and Vander- and retired from the Federal Kimberly Kukulski Doyle bilt University. He taught in Aviation Administration after Joe Meador (’01, MBA ’07) (JD ’03) and Patrick Doyle, the Elizabethtown, NC, high 34 years of service. His last and Cameron Morris Meador Boise, ID: a son, Brendan school and became principal in assignment was facility chief in (’01, MAEd ’02, MBA ’07), Patrick. 2/27/09 1942. He taught sociology at Asheville, NC, and local area Reidsville, NC: a son, William the University of Chattanooga coordinator for Western North “Liam” Tucker. 9/18/09 Scott R. Eldridge (JD ’03) and and was a rating specialist Carolina. He was an honorary Kara Eldridge, East Lansing, with the N.C. Department of member of the Western N.C. Cat Saulniers Sherrill (’01) MI: a daughter, Claire Lucile. Public Instruction. His major Pilots Association. He is sur- and Matthew Sherrill, Water- 8/19/09 contributions at the depart- vived by his wife, Montrose; a town, MA: a daughter, Ruth ment were in the field of teach- son, Hal; and a daughter, Jean Anna. 8/25/09 Will Wingfield (’03) and er education. In 1963 he served Roberts Love (’77, JD ’82). Sarah Jones Wingfield (’03), as secretary-treasurer of the Jay Steffey (’01) and Krifka Carmel, IN: a daughter, Anna N.C. Association of Colleges David Wagner Wallace (’38), Steffey, Bonita Springs, FL: a Louise. 8/15/09 and Unversities and served as Aug. 24, 2009, Harwood, MD. son, Grant Rutledge. 10/2/09 executive director until his He served in the U.S. Coast Elizabeth M. Celeste (’04) retirement in 1991. Guard during World War II and Rebecca Strimer (’01) and and John Woodruff, Colum- received the Purple Heart. His Kyle Voorhees (’02), Boston: bus, OH: a son, Milo Celeste. Forrest W. Rabenhorst (’37), survivors include his brother, a daughter, Margot Leigh. 7/12/09 Oct. 7, 2009, Springfield, VA. Frank Wallace (’43). 4/9/09 He served in the U.S. Navy Ted Shipley (JD ’04) and during World War II. In 1986 Robert Wilson Weaver (’38), Anna Worley Townsend (’01, Kimberly Schell Shipley (JD he retired from the U.S. Slicing July 14, 2009, Raeford, NC. He MSA ’02) and John Townsend, ’04), Winston-Salem, NC: a Machine Co. (U.S. Berkel) where served in the U.S. Army during Charlotte, NC: a son, John son, Edward Taylor IV. 9/5/09 he was a sales/area manager World War II. Moultrie. 2/15/09 for 45 years. Brian Ross Benton (MBA ’05) John Thomas Ashford Jr. (’40), John Charecky (’02, MSA ’02) and Beth Benton, Indian Worth Richard Williamson March 17, 2009, Clinton, NC. and Laura Charecky, New Trail, NC: a son, David Ross (’37), Aug. 17, 2009, Lumber- He was an Army Air Corps York: a son, Alexander Robert. II. 9/20/09. He joins his sister, ton, NC. He was a veteran of bomber pilot during World 5/6/09 Leah-Catherine. World War II, founder of an War II, a U.S. Air Force flight insurance company in Chad- trainer during the Korean War, Nancy Tyrrell Cullen (’02) and Hiroshi Kishimoto (LLM ’05) bourn and founder of William- and a director in reserve train- John Cullen, Bronx, NY: a son, and Yuko Kishimoto, Chiba, son Volkswagen in Lumberton. ing planning during the Viet- Thomas Edward. 6/20/09 Japan: a son, Masashi. 12/18/08 He was chairman of the board nam War. He retired as a U.S. of education for Columbus Air Force colonel. Charlotte Hoder Golla (’02) Evan Willhite (MDiv ’06) and County schools, a trustee for and Charles Golla, Chandler, Amanda Ormsby Willhite Southeastern Community Col- Joseph Edward Cushing (’40), AZ: a son, Charles Joseph. (MDiv ’06), Goodlettsville, TN: lege, and a coroner for Colum- June 7, 2009, Bridgewater, NJ. 2/13/09 a son, Grayson Sloan. 2/15/09 bus County. He was preceded He was a U.S. Marine veteran in death by his wife, Betty, and of World War II and the Korean Eva Neweklowsky (LLM ’02) Christopher T. Greco (JD a grandson. He is survived by War. He was a brick and stone and Harald Schuneritsch, ’07) and Callie Greco, New three sons, Rick, Elliott and mason for Union Local #5 in Vienna, Austria: a son, Loris. York: a son, John Christopher. Greg (JD ’77); two daughters, Princeton, retiring in 1987. 12/30/08 9/18/09 Candace and Tammy (JD ’90); 10 grandchildren, including David Dowd Fuller (’40), Meagan Bredbenner Seymour Youssef Alblihid (LLM ’09) Bryant (’02); and a brother, Sept. 15, 2009, Gainesville, FL. (’02) and Aaron Seymour, and Ghadah Fahad Alzaidi, Edward (’48). He played on the 1939 Wake Raleigh, NC: a son, Collin Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a son, Forest basketball team that Anderson. 8/11/09 Hamad. Wilburn Clinton Powers (’38), played in the first NCAA Aug. 18, 2009, Penney Farms, basketball tournament. He Isabel Dungas Simmerman FL. He graduated from Crozer received his master’s from (LLM ’02) and Eric Simmerman, Deaths Theological Seminary in 1941 UNC-Chapel Hill and coached Arlington, VA: a daughter, Cornelius Ed Schaible Jr. (’34), and received his MA from at the University of Florida Maria Victoria. 4/9/09 Sept. 10, 2009, Suwanee, GA. the University of Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1975. He was the He was editor of the Old Gold in 1942. He pastored Baptist winningest baseball coach, Valerie Patrick Zaryczny & Black. He graduated from churches in Westerly, RI, and the longest tenured assistant (’02) and Krzysztof Zaryczny, Southern Baptist Theological Red Bank, NJ. He served as football coach and a three- Olathe, KS: a son, Brandon Seminary in Louisville, KY, and assistant to the president for time Southeastern Conference Patrick. 7/14/09 pastored churches in South church relations and as associ- Coach of the Year. Carolina. He served as moder- ate professor of philosophy Anne Fritzler Abel (LLM ’03) ator in the Charleston Baptist and religion at Denison Uni- John Caston Purvis (’40), and Joerg Abel, Hamburg, Association and the Savannah versity in Granville, OH. Before Sept. 30, 2009, Cayce, SC. Germany: a daughter, Sarah River Association. retiring to Florida in 1982, he He served in the U.S. Coast Sophie. 4/30/09 was vice president of Chester Guard during World War II and Medical Center in Chester, PA. received his master’s from the alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 41 notes

University of South Carolina Jr. (’75, MD ’79) and his wife Kermit Alvin Pitt (’46), Aug. 2, lege and a master’s and PhD in in 1969. He began his career Becky (’75), Joseph (’78, 2009, North Little Rock, AR. He musicology from UNC-Chapel class with the U.S. Weather Service JD ’81) and his wife Barbara received his MDiv from South- Hill. He was chairman of the in 1940, retiring in 1981. He (’78), and Stephen; and six ern Seminary in Louisville, KY. music department at Campbell became the first South Caro- grandchildren, including John He was a pastor for more than University in Buies Creek, NC, lina climatologist. His estab- III (’08) and Anna, a current 60 years in Virginia, North and chairman of the choral lishment of a regional climate freshman. Carolina and Arkansas. department at Ferris State center and extensive modeling University in Michigan. He was contributed to the prevention Ellen Hunt Chewning (’44), James Larry Shoemaker Sr. an organist and choir director of loss of life during Hurricane Oct. 21, 2009, Richmond, VA. (’46), July 20, 2009, Cornelius for several churches and a music Hugo in 1989. He was an ad- She received her MAEd in and Charlotte, NC. He played director for professional theatre. junct professor at the Univer- counseling from the University semi-pro football in South sity of South Carolina and pub- of Virginia and retired in 1986 Carolina and retired from Ruth Janet Tarlton (’49), lished more than 90 articles. as supervisor of guidance Mack Truck Co. in 1986. March 6, 2009, Durham, NC. services for the Richmond She received her MAEd from Hollis Thomas Fuller (’41), Public Schools. After retire- Harold Reid Hoke (’48, MD ’52), Duke University and taught in Sept. 18, 2009, Raleigh, NC. ment she served her church Sept. 29, 2009, New London, the Durham City Schools for He taught high school English, and community. She was on NC. He served in the U.S. Army 25 years before retiring. She Latin and geometry in Harrells- the board of the Daily Planet during World War II and re- was preceded in death by her ville, NC. He was a cryptogra- and a member of the steering ceived the Bronze Star. He re- parents, William (’25) and pher during World War II and a council of the Richmond Urban ceived his law degree from N.C. Letha Tarlton; a sister, retired property and casualty Partnerships for Education. Central University School of Elizabeth; and a brother, underwriter from the N.C. Rate She received the Outstanding Law while practicing medicine. Edwin Carroll Tarlton (’56). Bureau after 37 years in the Citizen Award from the Capi- insurance business. tal Area District of the Virginia Lewis Royall Holding (’49), John Stanley Vetter (’49), Council on Social Welfare and Aug. 29, 2009, Raleigh, NC. July 22, 2009, Rockingham, NC. Charles Ward Highsmith (’42), the Humanitarian and Caring He was chairman of the board He received his MD from Duke May 5, 2009, Burgaw, NC. Person Award from the Virginia and chief executive officer of University School of Medicine. Counselor’s Association. First Citizens BancShares Inc. He served in the U.S. Air Force Norman Dewitt Adams (’43), for more than 50 years. He as a flight and base surgeon. Sept. 23, 2009, Baltimore, MD. Ben N. Cole (’46, JD ’48), was founder of the N.C. Com- He was a family practitioner at He attended officer training Feb. 4, 2009, Henrietta, NC. munity Foundation, past chair- Carolina Beach for a year and at Notre Dame University and He served in the U.S. Naval man of the board of trustees was in family medicine in served in the U.S. Navy during Reserves during World War II. of Ravenscroft School, and a Rockingham for 51 years. He World War II. He was retired He received 13 Bronze Stars, member of the N.C. Museum served as president of the from Cloverland Dairy in the Silver Star, the Purple Heart of Art Building Commission. Richmond County Medical Baltimore. and the Meritorious Service He served in the U.S. Air Society and the Richmond Medal. He completed his de- Force, was named Raleigh’s Memorial Hospital medical Edward Myles Craig (’43), grees at Wake Forest after the Young Man of the Year in 1958 staff, was a member of the Oct. 11, 2009, Atlanta. He war and then returned to active and was inducted into the American Medical Society and served in the U.S. Army Air duty. He practiced law in the N.C. Business Hall of Fame Southern Medical Association, Corps during World War II. He U.S. Navy until his retirement in 2003. He was preceded in was a fellow of the American was a co-pilot with the 385th as captain in 1972. After retire- death by his father, Robert P. Academy of Family Practice Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, ment he remained active in his Holding Sr. (’16), and a broth- and a diplomat of the American when his plane was shot down church and other interests. er, Robert P. Holding Jr. (’48). Board of Family Practice. He in Germany, and he became He is survived by his wife, was active in many civic groups a prisoner of war. He retired Robert W. Neilson Jr. (’46), Carolyn; two daughters; two and was the football team phy- after 36 years with Sears, Sept. 7, 2009, St. Augustine, grandchildren; and a brother, sician for the Rockingham and Roebuck and Co. FL. He graduated from the U.S. Frank Brown Holding (’52). Richmond high schools for over Military Academy at West Point 25 years. He was instrumental John Kenneth Williford Sr. and served in the U.S. Army Herbert Lee Holt (’49), in establishing Richmond Com- (’43, MD ’46), Aug. 13, 2009, in World War II. He graduated Sept. 4, 2009, Wilmington, NC. munity College. Fuquay Varina, NC. He prac- from the University of Penn- He served in the U.S. Navy ticed family medicine from sylvania Medical Shool and and was a life insurance un- Walter Brown Joyner Sr. (’50), 1948 to 1998 in Lillington, NC, was certified in general and derwriter in Memphis, TN, and Aug. 2, 2009, Concord, NC. and from 1998 to 2005 at Har- thoracic surgery, practicing Louisville, KY. After retirement He served in the U.S. Army Air nett Family Medicine in Erwin, in Bluefield, WV, for 24 years. he moved back to Wilmington. Corps as a cryptographer dur- NC. He was a volunteer at the He was a volunteer surgeon He is survived by his wife of ing World War II. He was with Harnett County Health Depart- during the Vietnam War and 56 years, Betty Holliday Holt Metropolitan Life Insurance in ment and active in several civic later a surgeon in Thailand. He (’51); two daughters; three the 1950s and was an agent organizations. He served as retired to St. Augustine in 1984 grandchildren; and two sisters. with Nationwide Insurance in president of the Wake Forest and helped establish the Coast He was preceded in death by the 1960s and 70s. After retir- Medical Alumni Association Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 14-07, five brothers and sisters, in- ing from Nationwide he was and received the Wake Forest serving for 14 years. He is sur- cluding Wetzel Holt (’49). an independent agent for al- Distinguished Alumni Award in vived by his wife, Jean Bryant most 30 years. He is survived 1982. He is survived by his wife (’46); a son; a daughter; six Charles Allison Horton (’49), by his wife, Ruth; a daughter, of 61 years, Eileen; a daughter, grandchildren; and two great- Sept. 1, 2009, Zebulon, NC. Sharon; a son, Walter Jr. (’83); Margaret Murray and her hus- grandchildren. He received a master’s in and three grandchildren. band John; three sons, John choral conducting and organ from Westminster Choir Col- 42 wake forest magazine Bobby Eugene Snider (’50, Center Boulevard, Winston- William Greene Morgan Gary Arlen Langhorst (’57), MD ’53), Sept. 19, 2009, Salem, NC 27157-1021 or to (’53), Oct. 13, 2009, Sum- Feb. 27, 2009, Milpitas, CA. Lexington, NC. He served in Snead’s Ferry Presbyterian merville, SC. He served in the He was a retired U.S. Army the U.S. Air Force and was a Church Building Fund. U.S. Army during the Korean veteran of World War II and retired family physician. War and was retired from the the Korean War. William Austin McFarland Charleston Commissioners Alexander Frank Weir Jr. Sr. (JD ’51), Oct. 29, 2009, of Public Works. His career in William Howard Richardson (’50, MD ’53), Aug. 13, 2009, Columbus, NC. He was in the computer management was (’57), June 8, 2009, Bruns- Spartanburg, SC. He had a U.S. Army Air Corps during with Cameron Brown Mort- wick, GA. He served in the general practice for two years World War II. He was a mem- gage Co. in Raleigh, NC, and U.S. Navy during the Korean in Cliffside, NC, before serving ber of the Polk County Bar the Greenville General Hospi- War. He worked with Procter in the U.S. Army during the Association for 58 years. He tal System in Greenville, SC. & Gamble from 1959 until his Korean War. He completed was county attorney for Polk He was predeceased by his retirement in 1993. He worked his residency in ear, nose and County and town attorney wife, Peggy. He is survived by in North Carolina, Virginia throat at the Bowman Gray for Columbus and Saluda. three daughters; five grand- Beach and Atlanta. He was School of Medicine and prac- He served on local and state children; and a sister, Doris sales manager for the South- ticed medicine in Spartanburg, boards, including Presbyterian Rose Morgan (’48). eastern United States, Puerto SC, from 1961 until his retire- Homes of North Carolina and Rico and the Panama Canal ment in 1991. He is survived received a lifetime achieve- James Johnson Kirkwood Zone, and district manager in by his wife of 59 years, Janet; ment award in 2007. (’54, MA ’63), Aug. 20, 2009, military sales when he retired. five children, David (’73, MD Harrisonburg, VA. He received He is survived by his wife of ’77), Janet Shaw (’75), Richard John David Moore (’51), his PhD from Duke University. 52 years, Gaynelle Walker (’78), Paul (’82) and Sandra March 20, 2009, Lake Worth, FL. He worked for the park service Richardson (’57); two sons, Williams (’82); 11 grandchil- at the Booker T. Washington William and Raymond; and dren, including Sara Nicholas Nicholas George Belisis (’52), National Monument and two grandsons. (’01), Christopher Weir (’03) Aug. 15, 2009, Harwich and served as an interpreter on the and Marianna Shaw (’06); and Wakefield, MA. He served in Blue Ridge Parkway. He taught Ethel Williams Caldwell (’58), one great-grandchild. the U.S. Army during World at Campbell University and March 6, 2009, Newton, NC. War II and was a retired finan- joined Bridgewater College in She was preceded in death by Marvin Rhem Wooten (JD ’50), cial planner for New England 1968 where he taught English her husband, David Harding Jan. 29, 2009, Lincolnton, NC. Life of Boston. He was a mem- and served as chair of the de- Caldwell (’58). He served in the U.S. Army ber of Maiden High School’s partment. He retired in 1993. during the Korean War. He Football Hall of Fame and William Lee Davis Sr. (’58), was a U.S. bankruptcy judge served on the Wake Forest Oberia Fox McTyre (’55), Aug. 28, 2009, Garden City, SC. for the Western District of Alumni Council. Aug. 27, 2009, Swannanoa, He was retired from United Vir- North Carolina, chairman of NC, and South Hill, VA. She ginia Bank in Murrells Inlet, SC. the N.C. Board of Paroles and Samuel Erwin Edwards Jr. (’52), graduated from the South- chairman of the N.C. Utilities Sept. 18, 2009, Flat Rock, NC. eastern Baptist Theological Doris Barr Grove (’58), Oct. 17, Commission. He is survived He had a short career in engi- Seminary and the Community 2009, Cambridge, MA. She by his wife, Frances Arndt neering before receiving his Memorial LPN School. She taught school in North Caro- Wooten (’53); a son, Marvin; MDiv from Southeastern Bap- was a teacher, an LPN in the lina, worked with the U.S. Navy a daughter, Robin; and four tist Theological Seminary. He nursery and a chaplain at Com- Department in nuclear sub- grandchildren. pastored churches in North munity Memorial Hospital. marine development in Mis- Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. sissippi and worked with the John Louis Griffin (’51), William Columbus “Billy” Bureau of Ships in Washington, Sept. 29, 2009, Rocky Mount, Hugh Oliver Pearson (’52), Weathersbee (’55), Oct. 11, DC. She received her JD from NC. He served in the U.S. Oct. 21, 2009, Mentor, OH, 2009, Wilmington, NC. He Suffolk University Law School Army and the National Guard. and Beaufort, SC. He prac- served in the U.S. Air Force. and was a business manager He worked with his father in ticed medicine in Beaufort He was a retired real estate and media consultant. She was the shoe business, Griffin’s from 1959 to 2000 and was agent with Century 21 Brock preceded in death by a sister Bootery. He was a restaurant chief of staff at Beaufort & Associates. He also retired and four brothers, including manager with Hardee’s Food County Memorial Hospital after 25 years from Durham Billy Robert Barr (’59). She is Systems and retired in 1991 for many years. He was a co- Life Insurance Co. survived by her husband, having served as a district founder of Friends of Caro- Arthur, and two brothers. manager and administrator. line Hospice in Beaufort and Robert Wayne Fisher (’57, served as president of the JD ’58), Aug. 7, 2009, Asheville, Gerald Neal Hewitt (’58), James Edward Jenkins (’51), board of directors. He is sur- NC. He was a district attorney Oct. 24, 2009, Clemmons, NC. Sept. 3, 2009, Sneads Ferry, vived by his wife of 51 years, in Buncombe County for 22 He was a veteran of the U.S. NC. He served in the U.S. Nancy; three sons, Hugh III, years and a retired executive Air Force, having served in Marine Corps. He was a prin- Fraser and Christopher (’90); secretary of the N.C Industrial Japan and the Korean War. He cipal for Jones Senior High and four grandchildren. Commission. He was a charter received his MDiv from South- School, Hamlet Junior High member of the Buncombe eastern Baptist Theological School, Graham and Clinton Roger L. Jackson (’53), May 2, County Rescue Squad and the Seminary, MA from Appa- high schools, and a founding 2009, Roseboro, NC. He was Carolina Mountain Woodturn- lachian State University and member of Snead’s Ferry a Baptist minister in Cumber- ers. He is survived by his wife, PhD from UNC-Greensboro. Presbyterian Church. Memorials land and Sampson counties Evelyn; a son; three daughters; He retired as vice president of may be made to the General for 58 years. and four grandchildren, includ- patient financial services from Cancer Research Fund, Wake ing freshman Robert P. Mann. N.C. Baptist Hospital after 30 Forest University Baptist years of service. He pastored Medical Center, Medical alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 43 notes

five churches, served as an Robert Wayne Ward (’59), physical education at Atlantic Memorials may be made to a interim pastor, was chairman Sept. 10, 2009, Moore, SC. He Christian College (Barton scholarship fund started in his class of the N.C. Baptist State Con- served in the U.S. Army and College) in Wilson and estab- name to award a band mem- vention Department of Aging, was in sales. After retirement, lished the first women’s tennis ber: Harold Franklin Dunevant served in the Healthcare Finan- he joined his son in Southern team. She coached tennis for Band Scholarship Fund, Wake cial Management Association Landscape Management. 23 years and was inducted Forest University, PO Box 7227, and was on the Winston-Salem/ into the Barton College Sport Winston-Salem, NC 27109. Forsyth County School Board. Barbara Avard Womble (’59), Hall of Fame in 2001. She Claude Caudill Hazlett (MD ’63), He is survived by his wife of 57 Aug. 22, 2009, Virginia Beach, taught physical education to May 26, 2009, Louisville, KY. years, Phyllis; two sons, Timo- VA. Her husband shared a let- special-needs children in the He served in the U.S. Army thy and Scott (’79); a daughter, ter to her friends and family Wilson County Schools and and started a medical practice Angela; and three grandchil- where she wrote: “Three participated with them in the in 1968 in Louisville. dren. Memorials may be made weeks before leaving for the Special Olympics until her to the Wake Forest University University of Kentucky, I re- retirement in 2006. Alfred Marion Johnson Jr. School of Divinity, Develop- ceived a letter from the Dean (’64), Oct. 6, 2009, Cary, NC. ment Office, PO Box 7227, of Women at Wake Forest… Larry Garth Kirk (’62), Aug. 28, He received his MDiv from Winston-Salem, NC 27109 or to they had an opening if I would 2009, Franklin, TN. He served Southeastern Seminary and the South Fork Baptist Church send $25 immediately…I look in the U.S Air Force and had a a PhD from the University of Building Fund, 3830 Wayne upon my acceptance as a mir- career in banking. He retired Pittsburgh. He was a translator Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC acle. I was not a Baptist, I was from InfiStar Corporation. of theological texts from Ger- 27104. out of state...and I was female.” man and French to English. She is survived by her husband, John Earl Riddle Jr. (’62), Tommie Lou Laughrun (’58), James E. Womble (’57); a son, June 16, 2009, Virginia Beach, Henry Gordon Foster (’65), May 16, 2009, Weaverville, James E. Womble Jr. (’80); a VA. He was a retired U.S. Oct. 31, 2009, Hamptonville, NC. daughter, Kimberly Hawkins; Army colonel, having served in NC. He was retired from Bob and two grandchildren. Korea and Vietnam. Neill Pontiac GMC in Winston- John David Thomas (’58), Salem, NC. He is survived by Oct. 3, 2009, Winston-Salem, Julian Samuel Elmore III (’60), John Wesley Cox Jr. (’63, his wife, Phyllis; a daughter, NC. He was the Demon Deacon Feb. 1, 2009, Elkin, NC. He MS ’65), June 22, 2009, Teresa Jones (’00, PA ’04); mascot in 1957 and 1958. He served in the U.S. Army and Asheville, NC. He received a three stepdaughters; a step- established the Demon Dea- on the Auxiliary Police Force in PhD from the University of son; 12 grandchildren; and 10 con Mascot Fund. Elkin. He was president of Cincinnati. great-grandchildren. Elmore’s Inc., a company George Denny Boyce (’59), founded by his father in 1947. Harold Franklin Dunevant Alfred Walter Lozier (’65), July 26, 2009, Greensboro, He retired in 2002. He was a (’63), Sept. 19, 2009, Reidsville, Oct. 15, 2009, Bordentown, NC. He was chairman and founding member of South- NC. He was the drum major for NJ. He received a master’s in CEO of Industrial Truck Sales eastern Businessmen’s Associa- the Demon Deacon marching student personnel services and Service. tion. band during his junior and from Trenton State College. senior years. Six years after He was director of admis- Willis Edmund Lowe (JD ’59), Samuel Kern Freeze (’60), graduation, he was severely sions, athletic director and Oct. 18, 2009, High Point, NC. April 26, 2009, Raleigh, NC. burned over 65 percent of his basketball and tennis coach He served in the U.S. Army. He served in the U.S. Army body in an explosion during a at Peddie School. He retired He was a district court judge and was a bank examiner with training session at the National after 28 years and began a for Guilford County for two the State Banking Commission Guard Armory in Winston- second career as a guidance terms and then an emergency in Raleigh until his retirement. Salem. He underwent more counselor and basketball and judge for the State of North than 25 reconstructive surger- tennis coach at Hightstown Carolina until his retirement Jerry Samuel Harding (’60), ies. Despite his injuries he went High School. He is survived in 1992. Sept. 1, 2009, Winston-Salem, on to earn a master’s in counsel- by his wife, Anne Pecaric NC. He was a rehabilitation ing from UNC-Greensboro and Lozier (’66); two sons; and a Hugh Glenn Pettyjohn (’59, counselor and a facilities became a National Certified grandaughter. JD ’61), Sept. 15, 2009, Win- specialist for the N.C. Depart- Counselor. For several years ston-Salem, NC. He served in ment of Human Resources. he served as a counselor and Foryest Lordley McGrady the U.S. Navy aboard the USS He received the Distinguished volunteer with CONTACT, a (’65), July 15, 2009, Durham, Jenkins and practiced law for Service Award in 1994 from the nonprofit organization that NC. She worked as a volun- 30 years. He was retired from N.C. Association for Rehabili- provided a crisis hotline and teer and board member for Pettyjohn Molitoris & Connoll tation Facilities and retired in counseling services. He served the Community Shelter at in Winston-Salem. He served 1995. on the CONTACT board from Urban Ministries of Durham. on the Law Alumni Council 1983 to 1985. He spoke to and was a fan and supporter Billy G. Washburn (’60), nursing classes and firefighters Chester Neal Tate (’65), Sept of Wake Forest football and Aug. 22, 2009, Rutherfordton, associations and at the Ameri- 13, 2009, Nashville, TN. He basketball. He was preceded NC. He graduated from the can Burn Association meeting received his MA and PhD from in death by a brother, John Southeastern Baptist Theo- in 1979. Dunevant also earned Tulane University. He began Vernon Pettyjohn (’56). logical Seminary and served his real estate license and teaching political science as a pastor in North Carolina became a real estate broker, in 1970 at the University of Frank Berry Skinner Sr. (’59), and Virginia until his retire- studied genealogy and traveled North Texas in Denton and Aug. 31, 2009, Smithfield, NC. ment in 1990. the world. As a philanthropist, was dean of the Toulouse He was a tobacco auctioneer he supported Old Salem, School of Graduate Students. and crop insurance agent. Barbara Jean Brown Smith Reynolda House, the N.C. Pres- In 2003, he was appointed (’61), Oct. 11, 2009, Wilson, ervation Society and other arts professor and chair of the NC. She taught health and and historical organizations. political science department 44 wake forest magazine at Vanderbilt University. He research chemist with the secretary of the Pacific Rivers Leroy C. “Lee” Kimmons did research on compara- U.S. Environmental Protection Council. (MAEd ’73), Oct. 20, 2009, tive and American judicial Agency for 38 years. Kearney, NE. He received his politics, Third World politics Steven Byron Fuller (’72), PhD from Florida State Uni- and the military in politics. He Herbert Ingram Spear Sr. (’68), April 11, 2009, Thomasville, NC. versity and was a professor of received the 2008 Alexander Nov. 17, 2009, Kinston, NC. He worked in the family busi- marriage and family therapy Heard Distinguished Service He served as the first athletic ness, Fuller Pulpwood Co., be- at the University of Nebraska- Professor Award from Vander- director and men’s basketball fore serving in the U.S. Army. Lincoln. He worked at the bilt. He is survived by his wife, coach at Lenoir Community He was with Crown Hosiery University of Hawaii-Manoa Carol; a daughter, Erin; his College. He was owner of in High Point, NC, and later and after retirement lived in mother, Pearl; and his broth- his father’s business, Spear’s Stroupe Mirror Co. in Thomas- Massachusetts and Alabama. ers, Don (’69), Dick and Mike. Sporting Goods, and from ville. His mother, Minda 1985 to 1989 he served on Kennedy Fuller (’47), survives. Paul Edmund Cook Jr. (MAEd Richard Tyndall (JD ’65), the Kinston City Council. He ’74), Oct. 13, 2009, Fort Mill, Sept. 18, 2009, Mooresville, is survived by two brothers, Archie Doyster Logan Jr. (’72), SC. He served in the U.S. Army NC. He was raised at Sipe’s Denny (’54) and Tommy (’58); Nov. 14, 2009, Reidsville, NC. 82nd Airborne with two tours Orchard Home in Conover, NC, two sons, Herbert Ingram Jr. He played on the 1970 ACC during the Vietnam War and and became president there and Charles Bailey; and four Championship Football Team served at the Pentagon. He in 1983. He was a U.S. Army grandchildren. and was a former member of received many awards includ- Special Agent in the Counter the College Board of Visitors. ing the Purple Heart, Silver Intelligence Corps from 1959 David Owen Stone (’68), He received his MDiv and a Star, Bronze Star, Air Medal, to 1962 and for 31 years he was Nov. 16, 2009, Kansas City, master’s of theology from National Defense, and Viet- a law partner with Hutchins MO. He served in the U.S. Duke University and a PhD in namese Cross of Gallantry. Tyndall Doughton & Moore Army and worked for 15 education from N.C. State Uni- After retirement he spent 17 in Winston-Salem. He taught years with the Red Cross in versity. He was executive direc- years with the Camden Military insurance law as an adjunct Washington, DC. He retired tor and CEO of Institutional Academy in South Carolina. professor during the 1980s from the Internal Revenue Management Resources LLC, and 1990s at the Wake Forest Service in Kansas City. He a faith-based consulting firm in Randall Kenneth Halsall (’74), School of Law. was preceded in death by Raleigh, NC. He served on the Aug. 21, 2009, Gulf Breeze, his parents, R. Ray (’33) and General Baptist State Conven- FL. He played football in the John Bruce Neal (’67), Harriet E. Stone. tion of North Carolina for over Canadian Football League and Sept. 15, 2009, Hickory, NC. 25 years and was pastor of the Grey Cup. He was a per- He worked for the Rutherford William Norman Homan (’69), Johnson Chapel Baptist Church sonal trainer and body builder. County School System where Feb. 12, 2009, Charlotte, NC. in Elm City, NC. He was execu- he served as principal of He was a real estate broker tive vice president and dean of Norman Michael Mayer Oakland Elementary, Carver with Keller Williams-South Park. distance education at the Apex (MD ’75), Aug. 3, 2009, Greens- School and Dunbar Elemen- School of Theology in Durham, boro, NC. He was an emer- tary. He retired in 1995 and Leslie Donald Johnson NC, and a life member of the gency room physician at Cone began a second career as a (MD ’69), Aug. 18, 2009, NAACP. He is survived by a Hospital for the past 23 years. truck driver for Ozark Motor Burlington, NC. He was a cap- son, Robeson. He was known Lines, Houser Trucking and tain in the U.S. Army Reserves. as the “team chaplain” by the Janice Lee Scott (JD ’77), Schneider Trucking. He was a Reynolds Scholar 1970 football team. Some of Aug. 15, 2009, Browns Sum- while at the medical school them served as pallbearers. mit, NC. She began her legal Steven Ronald Fore (MD ’68), and served on the admissions career with the Greensboro, Aug. 16, 2009, Greensboro, NC. committee. He was a retired John R. Mull (’72, JD ’77), NC, Housing and Urban De- He served in the U.S. Army diagnostic radiologist with July 19, 2009, Morganton, NC. velopment and retired as chief Medical Corps as a battalion Burlington Radiological. He had a private practice con- counsel. She is survived by her surgeon and completed his resi- centrating on criminal and do- husband, Mike Garton; a son, dency in obstetrics and gynecol- Barbara Ann Delaney (’70), mestic cases in Morganton for David; two sisters, Shirley and ogy at Duke University. He had Aug. 27, 2009, Roanoke, VA. 20 years. From 1997 until 2002 Betty; and three brothers, John a private practice in Greensboro She was an accessories buyer he was an assistant district at- (MD ’67), Jerry and Donald. from 1976 until 2009. for Sydney’s women’s clothing torney for Burke and Catawba and a real estate broker with counties and in 2002 was elect- Teresa Painter Ebert (’79), Wyatt T. Saunders Jr. (JD ’68), Park Place Realtors. ed court judge of the 25th Dis- Oct. 17, 2009, Winston-Salem, Sept. 29, 2009, Laurens, SC. trict. His many civic endeavors NC. She supported her hus- He began his career as an Keith S. Hansen (MD ’71), included serving on the Burke band, Dan, in their family busi- attorney in 1968 and retired Aug. 13, 2009, Portland, OR. County Board of Public Educa- ness, Salem Landscaping. She in 2009. He practiced law, He served as a physician and tion, mayor pro tem and alder- home-schooled their children, was city attorney for the City commander in the U.S. Army. man for Glen Alpine, the Flynn Jonathan and Dustin, and of Laurens and counsel for He had a hematology and on- Home of Morganton, Hospice worked for her brother, James the Commission of Public cology practice in Portland for of Burke County, Repay, and Edward Painter (’80), at Works. In 1994 he became a 31 years. He established the the local Red Cross emergency Contempo Concepts. family court judge and in 1998 bone marrow and stem-cell response team. He drowned in he was elected judge of the transplant program at Legacy the Catawba River after rescu- Doris Carter Gamblin (’80, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Health System. He was a ing his 17-year-old son. He is JD ’85), Dec. 8, 2009, Salisbury, of South Carolina. conservationist and fly-fishing survived by his wife, Becky; NC. She was an attorney with enthusiast, serving as presi- two sons, Matthew and John the Doris Gamblin Law Office Robert Lee Seila (’68), Aug. 25, dent of the Fly Fisher’s Club Jr.; a daughter, Rebecca; three in Lexington, NC. 2009, Cary, NC. He served of Oregon, vice president of grandchildren; and a brother, in the U.S. Army. He was a the Fly Fisher Foundation, and Richard Ted Mull (’74). alumni.wfu.edu spring 2010 45 notes

Audene Peggy Church (’81), Sharon Sherae Brown (’90, James Preston Russell (MBA Virginia Maddox Cooper, Aug. 22, 2009, Roaring River, JD ’93), Aug. 30, 2009, Deca- ’08), Aug. 2, 2009, Tulsa, OK. Aug. 30, 2009, Charlotte, NC. class NC. tur, GA. She had a bankruptcy He received a degree in eco- She is survived by her hus- law firm, S.S. Brown & Associ- nomics from Dartmouth Col- band, Henry Burwell Cooper Alan Chelsey Johnston (’81), ates PC. lege in 2005. He worked brief- Jr. (’53); three sons, Kent Aug. 16, 2009, Purlear, NC. ly in the insurance industry Burwell Cooper, William He served in the U.S. Marine John Hunter Anderson (JD ’94), before completing his MBA. Owen Cooper (MBA ’89) and Corps and was CEO and presi- July 24, 2009, Winston-Salem, He is survived by his parents Henry Moreland Cooper dent of Harold Ives Trucking NC. He was a combat medic and a sister. (’85); and five grandchildren. in Little Rock, AR. He taught during the Vietnam War and aviation at Henderson State received a Purple Heart. He Allison Michelle Holt (MBA Robert H. Durant, Sept. 28, University in Tennessee, was a health patient advocate. ’09), Dec. 4, 2009, Winston- 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. He worked for the Forsyth County Salem, NC. She was employed was a professor in the pediatric Sheriff’s Office, was warehouse Alan Lynn Berry (MBA ’95), by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth department at Wake Forest manager of Oldham Manu- Feb. 5, 2009, Greenville, MS. County Schools. She is University Baptist Medical facturing in West Jefferson He was a former member of survived by her parents and Center. He received his PhD and served as the Western the Babcock Alumni Council. three children. from Emory University and North Carolina Deputy He is survived by his children, began his career as an assistant Director of the Hillary for Chris (’94), Amy Akins, John, professor of pediatrics at The President Campaign. Alex and Allison, and seven Friends, Faculty, Medical College of Georgia. grandchildren. Staff, Students He was a professor at Harvard Kelly Deaton Braxton (’82), Medical School and co-chief Aug. 14, 2009, Charlotte, NC. Lindsay Revell Breed (’01), John Archer Carter Jr., at Children’s Hospital. He is She worked with Peat Marwick Aug. 29, 2009, Marblehead, Aug. 4, 2009, Winston-Salem, survived by his parents and his and Mitchell. She retired in MA. She worked at Loomis Say- NC. He was a professor and three daughters, Kate, Emily 1995 to be home with her les, First Marblehead and Bain retired chair of the English and Susannah. Memorials may children. She is survived by Capital. She was a second-year department at Wake Forest. be made to the Department her parents; her husband, Ken; student at Suffolk University He served in the U.S. Army, of Pediatrics, Wake Forest Uni- three children, Michael, Tyler Law School in Boston. She is received his PhD in British vesity Baptist Medical Center, and Lindsey; and her sisters, survived by her parents, Lynne literature from Princeton Medical Center Boulevard, Kim Cagle (’80) and Kirstin and Richard; two sisters, Ashley University and taught at the Winston-Salem, NC, or to St. Adams (’87). and Mary-Stuart; a brother, University of Virginia for four Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Richard; her maternal grandfa- years. In 1961 he began teach- in Stanleyville, NC. Dallas Eldon Mays (’82), ther, William T. Duckworth Jr. ing British and American March 2, 2009, San Antonio, TX. (’42); and her paternal grand- literature, directed by Jim Robinson O. Everett, June 12, mother, Dorothy. Barefield, at Wake Forest 2009, Durham, NC. He was Steven J. Rurka (JD ’84), College. He served as presi- a former member of the Law Nov. 5, 2009, Washington, DC. Carrie Elisabeth John (PhD dent of the University Senate, Board of Visitors. He was a pro- Prior to launching the Spring- ’06), Sept. 27, 2009, Wilming- served on several committees fessor of law at Duke Univer- mill Bread Co. in Bethesda, ton, NC, and Baltimore, MD. and was chair of the English sity, having served on the fac- MD, he was a tax attorney, Her doctorate from the medi- department. He is survived by ulty for 53 years. He served on attorney for the Federal Trade cal school was in physiology his wife of 49 years, Lee the U.S. Court of Appeals for Commission and clerk to a and pharmacology. She was Culmer Carter (’64). the Armed Forces for 12 years, federal judge. In the midst of working on her post doctorate with the last 10 as chief judge. his illness, he founded APCAN, in neurobiology at the Univer- Edna C. Cherry, Sept. 11, 2009, He participated in numerous a nonprofit research and re- sity of Maryland. Belmont, NC. She retired in civic, fraternal and professional source foundation hoping to 1989 from the Z. Smith Reyn- organizations. He is survived eradicate appendiceal cancer. Ralph White Jr. (MDiv ’06), olds Library where she as- by his wife, Lynn; three sons, He is survived by his wife, Aug. 28, 2009, Winston-Salem, sembled private collections and Robinson Jr., James McGregor Katherine Baldridge Rurka NC. He was enrolled in the maintained the browsing room. “Greg” (’93) and Luke; and (MBA ’90), and four children. MBA program at Winston- three grandchildren. Salem State University. He Mary Johnson Cook, Dec. 5, Robert Joseph Reger (’86), was with Pepsi Cola Bottling 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. William Duncan Graham, May 18, 2009, Worcester, PA. Co., IKON Office Solutions, She was a community volun- Sept. 29, 2009, Winston-Salem, He received his JD from Vil- Mercedes Benz and a founding teer and enjoyed following NC. He served in the U.S. Army lanova University and founded partner and CEO of Archangel the Deacons throughout the and worked in the textile indus- the firm of Reger Rizzo Kavu- Accountancy and Executive country with her family. She is try with Hanes Knitwear/Sara lich & Darnell LLP. The firm Management Consultants. survived by her husband, Lee for 37 years. He is survived had seven offices in Delaware, He was an ordained minister, Ashby M. Cook Jr. (BBA ’71); by his wife, Emma Brauer Gra- Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and having served Piney Grove a daughter, Jessica (’01); and ham (’51); a daughter, Della; a New York. He is survived by Baptist Church in Winston- a son, Ashby III. Memorials son, Will; and three grandchil- his wife, Trish; three children, Salem, NC, and Family of God may be made to the Ovarian dren. RJ, Emily and Thomas; his Church in Claudville, VA. Cancer National Alliance, parents; and two sisters. 910 17th St. N.W. Suite 1190, Mickey Hutchens, Oct. 12, Timothy Elliott Flanigan (JD Washington, DC 20006 or 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. George Fredric Miller (PA ’87), ’07), May 13, 2009, Arlington, to the Mary J. Cook Athletic He was a sergeant with the Sept. 19, 2009, Deltaville, VA. VA. He was an attorney with Scholarship Fund, Wake Forest Winston-Salem Police Depart- Winston & Strawn LLP. He is University, 499 Deacon Blvd., ment who was killed in the line survived by his parents and 13 Winston-Salem, NC 27105. of duty. He is survived by his brothers and sisters. wife, Beth Hutchens, adminis- 46 wake forest magazine trative coordinator in the De- Elizabeth Hall Chapel was re- children; and his mother. Me- by his wife, JoAnna; a son, partment of Communication, named the Lee Chapel in 2008 morials may be made to the Bynum III (JD/MBA ’86); a and their two daughters, Leah in his honor. He and his wife, Wake Forest School of Divinity, daughter, Elizabeth; and two and Jill. Margaret, received Stetson’s PO Box 7227, Winston-Salem, grandchildren, Nicole and Al- Distinguished Service Award NC 27109, or Raleigh Moravian bert. Memorials may be made Canda Faye Kinney, Oct. 13, during Homecoming 2009. He Church, 1816 Ridge Road, to the Bynum Tudor Fund for 2009, Lexington, NC. She was is survived by his wife; a son, Raleigh, NC. the Reynolda House Museum a senior majoring in Spanish Gregory; a daughter, Eliza- of American Art, Winston- and psychology. She studied beth; and five grandchildren. James Ramsay Philp, May 26, Salem Foundation, 860 W. Spanish in Mexico and Sala- 2009, Mt. Pleasant, SC. 5th Street, Winston-Salem, manca, Spain, and German George C. Lynch, Sept. 28, He received his MD from NC, or to the Bynum Tudor at the Flow House in Vienna, 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. He the Edinburgh University Visiting Fellow Fund, Oxford Austria. She is survived by her retired in 1991 as professor Medical School. His academic University, Rewley House, One parents, Dwayne and Eliza- emeritus of biomedical com- appointments included Wellington Square, Oxford beth Kinney, and two broth- munications at the medical Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Florida OX12JA, England. ers, Dwayne Jr. (’07) and Mat- school. He served in the U.S. and London before joining thew. Memorials may be made Navy, with the U.S Marine the Wake Forest School of Henry S.M. Uhl, Aug. 28, to Special Olympics Davidson Corps and the Navy V-12 Medicine in the Division of 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. He County, PO Box 1067, Lexing- Pre-medical College Training Infectious Diseases in 1973. was a member of the School ton, NC 27293-1067. Program at Duke University. He was appointed Professor of Medicine staff, having After studying at the Ringling of Medicine in 1977. He was developed geriatric medical Kathleen Mackie Lake, School of Art and the Island published and recognized for programs at the J. Paul Sticht Nov. 21, 2009, Wake Forest, City School of Art, he began his authority in adverse drug Center on Aging. He retired NC. She was preceded work at Duke University in reactions, immunobiology and in 1988. He was a graduate in death by her husband, 1949 and was later appointed problem based education. He of Princeton University and George C. Mackie Sr. (’24, instructor in medical illustra- discovered the phenomenon Harvard Medical School and BS ’26), who was a physician tion. In 1954 he became direc- of amplified lymphokine was in the U.S. Navy Medical and professor at the Wake tor of the department of med- production. He was appointed Corps. He worked in medi- Forest College of Medicine. ical illustration at the Bowman senior associate dean at the cal education at Worcester The Student Health Center Gray School of Medicine. The University of Alabama School City Hospital, Albany Medical on the Reynolda Campus was film he produced in 1968, “A of Medicine in 1993, where College, Brown University named for him. She kept his Brief History of Medicine,” he served until he retired to and UNC-Asheville. He was a medical practice books and won a CINE Golden Eagle Mt. Pleasant in 2002. He is founding member and former drove him on after-hours Award and in 1992 he received survived by his wife, Elizabeth; president of the Association house calls. She served on the Lifetime Achievement a daughter, Alison P. Dillon for Hospital Medical Educa- the Wake Forest Board of Award from the Association of (’87, MD ’91); two sons, tion, a charter member of the Trustees, was a member of Medical Illustrators. Ian and Graeme; and seven Alliance for Continuing Medi- the Wake Forest Society and grandchildren. cal Education and a fellow of a founding member of the Abdel-Mohsen Nomeir, the American College of Phy- Wake Forest College Birth- Oct. 20, 2009, Winston-Salem, Matthew Francis Savoie, sicians. He received the John place Society. She received NC. He received his medical Dec. 28, 2009, New Orleans. C. Leonard Award in 1984 for the Town of Wake Forest Citi- training in Egypt where he He was a freshman at Wake his promotion of the highest zenship Award in 1968, was practiced for several years Forest and had planned educational standards in com- listed in Who's Who in North before serving as registrar in to study genetic research. munity hospitals. Carolina for 1973-74 and was cardiology at the University He graduated from Isidore named one of the Outstand- College Hospital in London. Newman School where he ing Americans in the South After immigrating to the excelled in soccer. He died in 1975. She was preceded in United States in 1971, he as a result of an automobile death by her second husband, began his career at the Bow- accident in New Orleans. I. Beverly Lake Sr. (’25). She is man Gray School of Medicine survived by two sons, James and N.C. Baptist Hospital. He Bynum E. Tudor Jr., July 19, W. Mackie (’60) and George served as assistant clinical di- 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. C. Mackie Jr.; a stepson, I. rector of the sonic laboratory, He served in the U.S. Army. Wake Forest Alumni Beverly Lake Jr. (’55, JD ’60); developed courses in medical He was director of employee five grandchildren; nine great- sonics, did work in echocar- benefits with R.J. Reynolds grandchildren; and two great- diography and served as Industries, vice president of Have you moved, great-grandchildren. medical director of the Adult RJR Nabisco, president and found a new job, gotten Echocardiography and Tread- CEO of Winston-Salem Health married, or had children? H. Douglas Lee, Aug. 25, mill Laboratories. He retired in Care and president and CEO Update your e-mail, 2009, DeLand, FL. He worked 1997 as professor of cardiol- of Winston-Salem Dental address, and phone in development in the Wake ogy, but continued to be ac- Care. He was instrumental Forest Office of University tive in the department. He is in founding Reynolds Credit number at Advancement in the 1970s. survived by his wife, daughter Union where he served as alumni.wfu.edu/updates. He recently retired after 22 and granddaughter. vice president and treasurer. years as president of Stetson He was a contributor in many University. He was previously John Philip Pfeifer, Sept. 9, areas of Bald Head Island. executive vice president, vice 2009, Cary, NC. He was a Each year for 14 years after his president for planning and second-year student in the retirement he went to Oxford development and vice presi- School of Divinity. He is sur- University to study genealogy dent for development. 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______Cobb Scholarship Story

n 1958, aft er an 11-inch snow storm hit IWinston-Salem, a carload of Wake Forest boys headed to Salem College looking for sledding partners. Few could have imagined that the evening would bring together a Florida freshman and a Wake Forest senior who would establish one of the University’s largest and most unique scholarships. Bill Cobb (’58) and Rhoda Ware came from very diverse backgrounds. Rhoda grew up in a prominent family where college was expected. Most of Bill’s childhood was spent in the orphanage in Oxford, NC where he starred as a student and athlete. College was not a foregone conclusion, though, so Bill made good use of his vocational skills as a printer to Above: Th e Cobb, Little help him put himself through Wake Forest. and Juckett families, pictured Love at fi rst sight was real for Bill and with recipients of the Cobb Rhoda. Th ey became engaged in that summer Foundation Scholarship. and married in November. Aft er a stint in the Right: Bill and Rhoda Cobb army Bill joined American Waterworks, the on their wedding day. nation’s largest privately owned water utility company, and rose through its ranks to become president of the Eastern Division. Th e Cobbs made many corporate moves and raised four children. Th e youngest,youngest RhodaRhoda Lesley,Lesley andand husband Davin Juckett are 1993 graduates of Wake Forest. Over the year Rhoda and Bill Cobb stayed in close contact with Bill’s fraternity brother, Bill Starling (’57), who was Wake Forest’s fi rst fulltime Director of Today, more than Admissions. Th rough a family foundation they began contributing gift s for needy 50 students have students, and in 1985 they endowed the Cobb Foundation Scholarship Fund. received the Remembering Bill Cobb’s experience, they asked that fi rst preference for the need- based scholarship be given to students who lost one or both parents. Cobb scholarship, Today, more than 50 students have received the Cobb Scholarship, including 11 including 11 current students. Th e Cobb Foundation has also given generously to Athletics and to current students. the Wake Forest Fund, the Benson University Center, and the Calloway Center wing. With that last gift they set in motion the naming of the existing Admissions building for the late Bill Starling. Bill Cobb died in May, 2008. He was a private man who did not want acclaim for his family’s generosity. At the University’s urging however, Rhoda and the family allowed the story to be told at the annual Stewardship Breakfast last October. On hand were many members of the family, most of the current Cobb Scholars, and several Cobb Scholar alumni. Events included the unveiling of a portrait of Bill Cobb which will hang in the new Admissions and Welcome Center. Th e love story of Rhoda and Bill Cobb lives on through their family and each generation of students that benefi t from their generosity.

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Wilson book chronicles the vibrant Scales years

rovost and Professor of English Emeritus Edwin Graves PWilson (’43) has just completed the fifth volume of the University’s history, covering the people and events of the administration of James Ralph Scales, who was president from 1967 to 1983. In addition to eloquently recounting what he describes as “...a remark- ably vibrant period at Wake Forest in academics, arts and cultural events, and athletics,” Wilson has also recruited alumni writers to contribute anecdotes of the era. References to more than 700 alumni and dozens of photographs enrich the chronicle. The History of Wake Forest University: The Scales Years will be published early this year. This volume will be priced at no more than $25, plus postage and handling fees, and will include a CD with two of Wilson’s key speeches from the Scales era.

Reserve your copy at www.wfu.edu/wilsonbook