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Editor Cherin C. Poovey (P ’08), [email protected]

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28Work of Art By Kerry M. King (’85)

Thanks to student art-buying trips, Wake Forest’s collection is ever-evolving, as are those who make the journey. the quad Freshman Mo ve-in

Eder Dadul, of Maywood, New Jersey, meets his roommate, Brad Keck, U.S. News ranks Wake Forest of Brentwood, 11th in undergraduate teaching Tennessee.

n t h e d a y t h a t 1,200 f r e s h m e n O moved onto campus in late August, U.S. News around around & World Report released its latest guide to “America’s Best Colleges,” which ranked Wake Forest 11th among national universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching. The ranking for undergraduate teaching was included in the guide for the first time. U.S. News described the list as recognizing schools where “the faculty has an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching.” Wake Forest tied with several schools for 11th place. In the overall rankings, Wake Forest ranked 28th for the second straight year among 262 national universities, tied with Tufts University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wake Forest was ranked 32nd on a list of “Great Schools, Great Prices.” As mentioned in the U.S. News guide, more than half of Wake Forest classes have fewer than twenty students, and the student:faculty ratio is 11 to one. Ninety-three percent of freshmen return for their sophomore year. Wake Forest also had a strong showing in other categories including alumni giving rates, faculty resources, and graduation rates. “Undergraduate education is at the heart of Wake Forest,” said Provost Jill Tiefenthaler. “We are pleased Garrett Bowman, of Clemmons, North that our commitment to the teacher-scholar ideal is Carolina, didn’t have being recognized in the rankings. We are also excited to travel far to his about our significant improvement in the faculty new home. resources category, which includes class size, faculty salaries, student-faculty ratio, and other factors. This is especially important in what are challenging times for higher education.” The U.S. News rankings appear in the September issue and are also available online at www.usnews. com. The issue also includes an essay by Tiefenthaler on making SAT scores optional in college admissions.

Nancy Aguillon, from Hendersonville, North Carolina, and her mother, Rogelia. To meet the Class of 2013, see www.wfu.edu/classof2013

2 wake forest magazine Freshman Mo ve-in

Jeremy Nottingham, of Woodbridge, Virginia, moves into his new room.

The Spirit of Wake Forest Marching Band welcomes new students to campus on August 20.

Freshmen pick up their laptop computers. Courtney Joyner, of Dallas, Texas, ponders how to move all her belongings into her new home.

Ashley Lewis, from Westchester, Pennsylvania, picks up her computer and is ready to begin her Wake Forest experience.

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Residence hall construction underway; admissions building next

n e w a d m i s s i o n s study space for graduate and A building a n d r e s i - undergraduate business stu- d e n c e h a l l will be built on dents. Calloway faculty offices the Reynolda Campus this year, and undergraduate business and the Worrell Professional classes are currently in Kirby Center for Law and Management Hall; after the Calloway faculty will be renovated. Planning and Architectural rendering of the new admissions building and welcome center. move to the IS building and design work for two other build- undergraduate business classes ings is going forward this fall, a 260-seat auditorium, in addi- Renovations to the Worrell move to the Worrell Center, although construction dates tion to admissions offices. Center and the adjacent Informa- Kirby Hall will be available to have not been set. One building, Both the new admissions tion Systems building will begin meet other academic needs. a campus recreation center, is be- building and the new residence this fall. The IS building will To make way for the renova- ing planned for Poteat Field. A hall have been designed to mini- be renovated to house faculty tions, the University’s informa- new classroom building, to be mize energy and water consump- offices for the Babcock Gradu- tion systems staff is relocating located on Davis Field across tion and the impact on the envi- ate School of Management and to the University Corporate from the Z. Smith Reynolds ronment. A large percentage of the Calloway School of Business, Center, formerly the RJR World Library, is also being planned. the building components will as well as an upscale food court, Headquarters Buildings. The The new residence hall, already be made of recyclable materials. faculty and student lounges, ROTC department, also located under construction beside Col- The University is following and student services spaces for in the IS Building, will be housed lins Residence Hall, is scheduled LEED (Leadership in Energy the Schools of Business. temporarily in the former Town to be completed by next August. and Environmental Design) Babcock faculty offices cur- house Apartments building. The four-story building will guidelines to achieve Silver level rently in the Worrell Center will Numerous improvements house about two hundred fresh- certification for both buildings. be converted to classroom and were made to athletic facilities men in double rooms, and will over the summer, including also include kitchens, a recre- new restrooms and concession ation room, a classroom, and a stands on the east side of BB&T faculty apartment. Field. Hooks Stadium, home Construction is expected to of the Wake Forest baseball begin soon on the new under- team until the team moved to graduate admissions office and the former Ernie Shore Field last University welcome center, to season, was demolished during be built behind Starling Hall. the summer; that space will be Scheduled for completion in used to expand the adjacent golf December 2010, the building practice area. will have about three times the space of Starling Hall and will —Kerry M. King (’85) feature a two-story atrium and The new residence hall, the first to be built on campus since Polo Residence Hall opened in 1998, is under construction beside Collins Residence Hall.

4 wake forest magazine Computer game about cell function wins award for researchers

lumni Anthony Peco- machines and expand until they A rella (’04, MA ’06) and have a fully-functional cell.” Yuri Shtridelman (’07), Pecorella previously devel- and Assistant Professor oped a bioscience-based board of Physics Jed Macosko game that allowed players to have won a $25,000 award coordinate organelles, fight off from the John D. and Catherine viruses, and expand their cell’s T. MacArthur Foundation in its boundaries. “The board game 2009 Digital Media & Learning was my attempt to show how competition. the insides of a living cell are Their winning project was for similar to what happens inside a a computer game, “CellCraft,” city,” he said. “Garbage trucks, that will teach children how cells delivery vans, and power plants function. The team expects to keep our cities running, and in launch the game online by the the same way, cells have organ- end of this year. elles and molecular machinery Assistant Professor of Physics Jed Macosko, at left, Yuri Shtridelman (’07), center, “The basic premise of Cell- that clear away garbage, move and Anthony Pecorella (’04, MA ’06) have developed a new educational computer game. Craft is based on EA’s (Elec- cargo, and process energy.” tronic Arts) Spore video game,” The CellCraft video game will Salem and BioBotz, a nonprofit founders. Shtridelman is a says Pecorella. “In Spore, players use these same analogies to venture founded by current research associate for Macosko. begin with a single-cell organism teach children about the inner Wake Forest students. BioBotz and evolve their creature into workings of cells. The game will designs educational products to —Eric Frazier an empire that spans the galaxy. be produced with additional encourage children to become Office of Communications But in CellCraft, players will be- support from the Center for interested in science; Macosko and External Relations gin with a few simple molecular Design Innovation in Winston- advises the venture’s student

Student and graduate scholarships h r e e s t u d e n t s h a v e e n i o r Kevin ix r e c e n t g r a d u a t e s h a v e b e e n a w a r d e d Tr e c e i v e d ACC-IAC SCooper was one SFu l b r i g h t En g l i s h Te a c h i n g Assistantships Scholarships for interna- of only fifteen stu- for 2009–2010: tional study this fall. The ACC- dents nationwide to v Allison Tyler Humphreys (’09) of Greenville, South Carolina, IAC, or Inter-institutional Aca- receive a Summer will teach in Indonesia. v Grace Johnson (’09) of Champaign, demic Collaborative, coordinates Undergraduate v Illinois, will teach in Taiwan. Michael Lewis (’09) of Browns- academic initiatives among uni- Fellowship from the Cooper boro, Alabama, will teach in Germany. v David Wescott (’09) versities whose athletic teams American Society of of Potomac, Maryland, will teach in Korea. v Cameron Froth- compete in the Atlantic Coast Plant Biologists (ASPB). The fellowship sup- ingham (’08) of Durham, North Carolina, will teach in Mexico. Conference. ported Cooper’s research in plant molecular v Jennifer Lynne Wilson (’08) of Alexandria, Virginia, will Julia Kestner, a junior philosophy biology this summer and will fund a trip to teach in Germany. major from Tokyo, Japan, is study- the ASPB convention in Montreal, Canada, In addition, Benn Stancil (’09) of Belmont, North Carolina, ing in Delhi, India. next summer. was awarded a teaching assistantship to Taiwan, but he accepted Laura Pinnie, a junior majoring in Cooper worked in the lab of Professor of an internship with the Carnegie International Endowment for business and enterprise manage- Biology Gloria Muday, conducting experi- Peace in Washington, D.C. ment from West Chester, Pennsyl- ments on one particular gene that’s involved Also, Francesca Buss (’09) of Oakton, Virginia, and Kather- vania, is studying economic devel- in determining plant root architecture. “It’s ine Robinson (’09) of Charlotte, North Carolina, were awarded opment and social change in a small piece of the puzzle, but it’s my piece,” French Ministry year-long English teaching assistantships Yaoundé, Cameroon, through the said Cooper, a native of Jackson, Tennessee, through the Fulbright application process. School of International Training. who is double majoring in biology and politi- Three other recent graduates were named Fulbright alternates: Christine Thompson, a senior com- cal science. “I had an idea of what I wanted to Catherine Hufnagel (’09) of Vienna, Virginia; Matthew munication major from Nashville, do, and with help from my professors I was Higgins (’09) of Yardley, Pennsylvania; and Roman Irvin (’09) Tennessee, is studying at American able to pull it all together, and I didn’t have to of Louisville, Kentucky. University in Dubai in the United compete with hundreds of other students for The Fulbright Program is an international education exchange Arab Emirates. She also received a a place in a lab.” that places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools William Jefferson Clinton Scholar- or universities overseas. ship, the first Wake Forest student to receive that scholarship. www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 5 the quad

around Out of the ashes: The flourishing creativity of an unfamiliar Cuba By Marcus Keely (’10)

o r t h e m a j o r i t y o f m y f i r s t n i n e - I spent about 15–20 hours a week for ten weeks last F t e e n y e a r s o f l i f e , Cuba meant little summer photographing the objects (which included more to me than an island in the Caribbean ruled by books of all shapes and sizes, prints, and installa- a dictator with a dark, full beard who tion pieces). smoked the finest cigars (or so I heard) Because a large part of my daily duties in the world. Oh, and how could any involved leafing through each book to find well-learned student of American history unique images and details that could be forget to associate Cuba with the threat scanned or photographed, I soon grew of a 1960s nuclear holocaust? familiar with the artists and the quality As far as I was concerned, this was and beauty of their craft. Each book had a Cuba: not a nation of flourishing art different story to tell, not just literally, but and culture ninety miles south of Key figuratively as well. West, Florida, but rather a distant and Delightful intricacies hid themselves decrepit nation characterized by cigars in the pages and jumped out at me with and nuclear warheads. I knew more surprising regularity. From the fold-out about the culture and peoples of Iraq figure of Roberto Manzano’s La hilacha and Afghanistan than those of this (The Shred of Cloth) to the beautiful city- nation that has played and continues scape and enchanting cutouts of Nancy to play a large part in the political and Morejon’s Pierrot y la luna (Pierrot and cultural history of the United States. the Moon) I was overwhelmed by the My close involvement this past year quality of the artists’ works and imagina- in an entrepreneurial venture involving tion. Before my very eyes, Cuban artists students, staff, and faculty has, thank- had transformed the island nation itself fully, changed this sobering fact. In the into something inexplicably wondrous spring semester of 2008, Paul Bright, my and surreal. supervisor at the Charlotte and Philip In May, with the support of Dr. Howe Hanes Art Gallery, asked me to become and a Starr Scholarship, I had the great involved in the curation and develop- opportunity of traveling to New York City ment of a traveling art exhibit that would to help install the exhibit at its first stop, feature the works of Cuban artists. the Grolier Club. I continue to work on Leading the team of students, staff, the creation of a bilingual print catalog and faculty was Associate Professor of for the exhibit, melding both images and Romance Languages Linda Howe. I text into a representation that will, hope- was anxious to become involved with fully, depict to a large audience another a project that would facilitate both my side of Cuba. own and other people’s intellectual Now that the exhibit has traveled back development and appreciation for the home to the Hanes Gallery through Octo- craftsmanship of a group of artists who ber 6, I am encouraging my friends and rarely receive recognition. colleagues to experience this other, lesser I was responsible for producing the known face of Cuba. Perhaps they, too, will bulk of the photographic documentation come to appreciate the cultural and artistic of the objects in the exhibit. These images offerings of a nation that should proudly be were used in publicity releases, a web- called “neighbor.” based catalog, and, perhaps most impor- tantly, a print catalog for the exhibit. Marcus Keely is a senior from Brasstown, North Carolina.

‘Cuban Artists Books and Prints, 1985–2008’ is on display in the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery in the Scales Fine Arts Center until October 6.

6 wake forest magazine Vocation exploration Students experience the joys and challenge of public service

By Kim McGrath

ight students interested in Teddy Aronson, a junior English preconceptions about health issues Ecareers in public service major, spent his internship at El Buen challenged when he attended a focus learned the joys and challeng- Pastor Latino Community Services, group for people with Type 2 diabe- es of helping the poor, the wrongly which offers tutoring programs for tes. “It’s a huge disservice to those accused, and new immigrants during children and other programs to help in the community, because we need internships at local nonprofit organi- Latino families adapt to their new lives to understand the root of a problem zations during the summer. The in- in Winston-Salem. “I’ve had opportu- before we can begin to address it,” ternships were designed to give stu- nities to see first-hand how children says Edwards, an economics major. dents practical experience and to help help their parents assimilate into a new “Living in a community with no res- them determine how they could best culture, and how parents sometimes taurants, an inadequate grocery meet their vocational goals of serving struggle with depending on their chil- store, and little money can lead to the community. dren for help communicating.” diabetes, and throwing canned goods Ryan Niland, a senior religion major at the problem is not going to break who worked with the Darryl Hunt Proj- the cycle.” ect and the Wake Forest law school’s As part of the program, students Innocence Project, found out what it met weekly to discuss their experi- felt like to be isolated because of his ences with Linda Dunlap (P ’08), race and economic status. The Darryl associate director of the Pro Human Hunt Project and the Innocence Proj- itate Center, and David Yamane, ect advocate for judicial reform and associate professor of sociology. work with individuals who have been The students also received nonprofit wrongly incarcerated. business management instruction “My race was never an issue for me from business professor Cynthia until I began to work closely with peo- Skaar (MBA ’82). Armstrong: finding her calling ple different than myself,” says Niland. “There’s a difference between be- “I realized that I don’t know what it’s ing exhausted because you’ve had an The internships, officially called the like to be black or poor or to feel pow- exciting and fulfilling day, and being Community Engagement Internships, erless, and that I have to learn to see exhausted because the kind of work were sponsored by the University’s things from other perspectives.” you are doing is wearing on you emo- Pro Humanitate Center and funded by During his internship, Niland ob- tionally,” says Dunlap. “Having these a grant from the Lilly Foundation. served difficult meetings between experiences helped the students to Senior sociology major Jessica those accused of crimes and attorney consider how to use their talents and Armstrong, who worked at Crisis Con- Mark Rabil, co-director of the Inno- gifts to help others in ways that are trol Ministry, found one aspect of her cence Project and assistant capital fulfilling to themselves as well as the internship—interviewing clients who defender for Greensboro and Win- world in which they will be living.” needed help—to be emotionally ston-Salem. Niland says that helped draining. “The experience helped me him consider his vocational goals move closer toward finding my voca- more realistically. “I found myself tion. I found that working directly with exploring my reactions to confronta- clients put me on emotional overload, tion and wondering how the discom- so now I’m thinking about different fort I felt during these heated discus- ways I can work to alleviate the chal- sions might affect my desire to pursue lenges women and children face. My law as a career, or at least to more main focus in life hasn’t changed, but carefully consider the kind of law I now I know pursuing a graduate de- might want to practice.” gree in social work may not be the At The Maya Angelou Center right course for me. I’m finding the for Health Equity at Wake Forest business end of nonprofit work may University Baptist Medical Center, be my calling.” senior Stephen Edwards had his Aronson: tutoring Latino children

www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 7 the quad around

Caging a bird

A research team that includes four Wake Forest graduates identifies a promising flu pandemic-prevention approach.

Carson Moseley and other Wake Forest graduates uncover a possible flu treatment.

s a y o u t h in s o u t h e r n Al a b a m a , have similarly dire consequences. In recent years exposing the mice to virulent flu viruses, the re- A Ca r s o n Mo s e l e y (’09) f a n t a - they have kept a wary eye on the so-called avian, searchers documented substantial reductions in s i z e d a b o u t o n e d a y m a k i n g m e d i c a l or bird, virus and its various mutations as one the accumulation of Tip-DCs in the lungs and a discoveries that could aid those with elusive with such potential. drop in the rate of inflammation-related mortal- maladies like autism and diabetes, both of which his Last summer, while Moseley was serving an ity from 90 to 50 percent. The findings raised the brother Everett suffered from. One researcher he internship at the hospital, the St. Jude team iso- possibility that pretreatment with pioglitazone especially hoped to emulate was Peter Doherty, who lated a particular type of cell known as Tip-DC could save millions of lives in a flu pandemic. was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1996. that the immune system produces to fight lung At Wake Forest, Moseley worked in the lab of Just as serendipity plays an indispensable role infection. When resisting a flu bug for which it William Louis Poteat Professor of Biology Ray- in biomedical discovery, so too did it help bring has a natural antibody, the immune system re- mond E. Kuhn (P ’94), an immunologist, as did Moseley to a research center where he not only sponds in a modulated way, and the sick person Thomas when he was an undergraduate a decade met Doherty, who is on the staff there, but also generally gets better. But when an unfamiliar ago before earning his doctorate at Harvard. Kuhn worked with a group—featuring three other virus like avian flu (or, worse, an emerging avian- was so impressed with Moseley’s talents that he Wake Forest graduates—that has discovered a swine flu mutation) invades the lungs, the system, helped arrange his internship at St. Jude by con- promising approach to reducing mortality in a according to the team’s findings, dispatches Tip- tacting Aldridge, whose doctoral studies Kuhn had flu pandemic. DC cells in quantities so massive that potentially overseen. Negovetich earned his doctoral degree In a paper published in the prestigious Pro- lethal inflammation results. People seemingly are at the University under the tutelage of Charles M. ceedings of the National Academy of Science, killed not by the virus, but by their immune sys- Allen Professor of Biology Gerald Esch (P ’84). Moseley and nine other researchers at St. Jude tem’s attack of it. “The idea for using [pioglitazone] came from Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis— The solution, it would seem, would be to sup- Carson, who knew about it from research he did including Jerry Aldridge Jr. (PhD ’06), Paul press the Tip-DC. The immune system, however, at our medical center,” Kuhn said. “It was never Thomas (’99), and Nicholas Negovetich (MS ’03, is highly complex, with many interconnected designed to be used for an infectious disease but PhD ’07)—describe their isolation of a cell spe- variables, and suppression of one of its compo- after working a while with [Aldridge] and look- cific to the immune system’s reaction to infection nents can cause it to malfunction. Besides, as it ing at the immune responses of mice that had by virulent strains of flu virus and their identi turns out, Tip-DC cells are needed in a later phase died from bird flu, he made the correlation. It is fication of a drug that could help prevent the of the immune system’s response to the viral in- amazing that his first paper, as second author, cell’s massive reaction to such viruses from kill- vasion. When it comes to Tip-DC cells, you can’t was in [such an] extremely prestigious journal.” ing the patient. live with them, and you can’t live without them. Moseley is enrolled in medical school this fall Ever since the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 The St. Jude team identified an insulin-resistance at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. afflicted 500 million and killed as many as 100 inhibiting drug called pioglitazone that has “I suspect that once Carson finishes his medical million worldwide, public health officials have moderating effects on the immune system. By training,” Kuhn adds, “he will find a way to con- feared the emergence of another strain that would administering the drug to laboratory mice and tinue doing research.”

—David Fyten

8 wake forest magazine Save the plants: Amazon researcher says there’s still time

housands of plant spe- are equal and are spread evenly Tcies in the Amazon will throughout the Amazon basin, likely disappear in the next according to Feeley and Silman. forty years, but there’s still time Their study notes that the high- to save many of them, accord- est species diversity is found in ing to a new study co-authored more protected areas, in the by postdoctoral research fellow Western Amazon basin, close to Kenneth Feeley (’98) and Asso- the Andes, and along the main ciate Professor of Biology Miles course of the Amazon River. Silman. “The good news from this “We predict that 5 to 9 per- study is that the areas with cent of the trees and other highest species diversity are, plant species studied here will for the most part, the areas become extinct by 2050 as least likely to be threatened by more land is used to raise crops development in the near fu- and livestock and habitat is ture,” Silman said. “The most lost,” Feeley said. “Although the rapid rates of land-use change number of threatened species is will likely occur in the so-called less than estimated in some pre- ‘arc of deforestation’ in the vious studies, we stress that southern Amazon rain forest ongoing and future land-use and the vast grassland and for- changes pose serious threats to est mosaics of the Cerrado in Amazonian biodiversity.” southeastern Brazil.” They examined several hun- The study provides informa- dred thousand individual plant tion that can be used to target Silman: ongoing land use threatens the Amazon’s biodiversity records to map the distributions conservation efforts toward of more than 40,000 species individual species that are at found in the Amazon. Using high risk of extinction or at spe- who works with the Andes Bio- Feeley. “I think that one of the these maps in conjunction with cific areas that are especially diversity and Ecosystem Re- most important outcomes of predictions of future deforesta- important to preservation of search Group at Wake Forest. this study is that it will serve as tion and land-use change, they diversity. If realistic conserva- The study, published in the motivation for future research estimated habitat loss and ex- tion actions are employed to Proceedings of the National on the distributions of tropical tinction risks for nearly 80 per- reduce rates of land-use Academy of Sciences, does not plant species and the potential cent of all Amazonian plant spe- change, the rate of species loss address other threats such as impacts of human activities.” cies, something that has never could be cut in half. “While we fires, hunting and harvesting, been done before. are almost certain to lose some and climate change. “Although —Cheryl Walker (’88) Previous studies likely over- species, we still have time to this study is a significant step in Office of Communications estimated species loss because save several thousand species the right direction, there is still a and External Relations they assumed that all species from extinction,” said Feeley, lot that we don’t know,” said

www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 9 the quad The complexities of economic morality around s e c o n o m i c m o r a l i t y a n o x y m o r o n ? Researchers discover method I Not at all, according to Professor of Economics Donald to create chemical markers E. Frey (P ’98, P ’00), author of a new book America’s Eco- nomic Moralists: A History of Rival Ethics and Economics (State University of New York Press, 2009). He writes that two economic moralities have guided economic policies and actions since Colonial Days and that one—“autonomy morality”—invites a culture of excess. Autonomy morality is based on each individual pursuing his or her own self-interests, in the belief that what’s good for one individually is good for society as a whole. It defines as moral the very actions that many people view as bad, he argues. “Relational morality” places an emphasis on one’s responsibilities and rights within the human community. But don’t confuse the two with capitalism and socialism, he cautions. “If autonomy morality favors unbounded capitalism, or laissez- faire, relational morality is content with bounded capitalism, or markets with limits,” says Frey, who joined the faculty in 1972. Research by chemistry professor Bruce King and graduate students Julie Reisz and Erika Economic moralities are intertwined with economic Klorig could lead to new drugs for congestive heart failure. theory, he says; if economic theory “proves” that something can't be done, then moral obligation vanishes. research team of fac- oxygen, and hydrogen—react “For example, 19th-century laissez-faire took the view A ulty, staff, and gradu- so readily with other molecules. that unchangeable ate students has developed King’s research team used com- economic laws, like a method to create chemical pounds that are not present in laws of nature, made markers that could lead to new normal cell biology to produce a reforms of economic drugs for treating congestive reaction that yields the identifying ills impossible,” he heart failure. chemical markers. explains. “That kind of They have identified unique King has been investigating ‘science’ undermined chemical markers that show nitrogen oxide compounds at any obligation to deal the presence of the compound Wake Forest since 1995. While with those ills.” nitroxyl in biological systems. scientists have established that Frey tries to steer Nitroxyl, a cousin to the blood the human body naturally pro- clear of political argu- vessel-relaxing compound nitric duces nitric oxide, natural pro ments in his book, but oxide, has been shown in studies duction of nitroxyl is suspected notes that the policies to strengthen canine heartbeats, but has not been demonstrated. of President George but research into its potential King said the new chemical mark- W. Bush often reflected Don Frey benefits for humans has been ers could help answer that ques- the values of autonomy slowed by a lack of specific de tion, as well. morality. On the other hand, Barack Obama, during his tection methods. King co-authored a paper on campaign for president and during the early part of his “I think this is a very powerful the team’s findings—published administration, has often used rhetoric that draws on tool to help in the development online in the American Chemical relational morality to back his policies. of new drugs for congestive heart Society’s Journal Organic Letters The roots of the current recession can be traced back failure,” said Professor of Chem —with graduate chemistry students to an unhindered belief in autonomy morality, Frey says. istry S. Bruce King, who led the Julie Reisz and Erika Klorig, and “The recent Wall Street excesses were the climax to an team that conducted the research. chemistry department staff mem- era of deregulation and non-regulation. Deregulation Researchers can generate ni- ber Marcus Wright (PhD ’95), an was based on economic and moral arguments that max troxyl from precursor chemicals instrumentation manager. imum economic freedom (and faith in self-control) is under controlled conditions, but better than social oversight.” studying the molecule’s activity —Eric Frazier —Kerry M. King (’85) in cells is difficult because its con- Office of Communications and stituent elements—nitrogen, External Relations For a Q & A with Don Frey, see www.wfu.edu/wowf/faculty

10 wake forest magazine Appointments and Promotions Faculty News ndy Chan has been appointed to the new position of vice presi- A dent for career development. He will oversee undergraduate career development, including the alumni mentoring programs and student advising programs, and coordinate programs with the career offices in the graduate and professional schools. Chan has an extensive background in education and business. Most recently, he was the assistant dean and director of the MBA Career rofessor of Management Center at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He Law Jennifer P has also been president and CEO of both eProNet, an online recruiting and Collins has received Collins career network, and MindSteps, a corporate education software start-up. the Student Bar Asso- ciation’s Jurist Excellence in Teaching Award. Collins, who specializes in issues involving fam rofessor of Economics Perry L. Patterson ilies and the criminal justice system, is the co- Pis associate dean for academic advising and will lead author of Privilege or Punish: Criminal Justice the newly established Office of Academic Advising in the and the Challenge of Family Ties (Oxford Univer- Office of the Dean of the College. Beginning with this year’s sity Press, 2009). Prior to joining the law faculty, freshman class, the Academic Advising office will assign an she was as an Assistant United States Attorney academic counselor to every new undergraduate, in addition in the District of Columbia for more than seven to their faculty and student advisers. Patterson, who joined the faculty in 1986, is also a lecturer in Russian. years, specializing in homicide cases. Patterson

r. Thomas E. Sibert is the new president for DWake Forest University Physicians and Chief Medical Officer for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Previously he was associate vice chancellor and president of raig D. Atwood, Come- the Faculty Practice Group at UCLA. He was also an adjunct Cnius Professor of Moravian professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medi- Studies and director of public the- cine’s Department of Psychiatry at UCLA. Sibert has also ology programs at the School of served as the executive vice president for clinical services for Divinity, has been named director Sibert the UNC Health Care System and medical director and CEO of admissions for the school. He for UNC Physicians and Associates. Atwood has taught at the divinity school for the past four years and will continue to teach one course amela Dumas Serfes has been named associate vice president each semester. He has published widely in the field of Pfor communications and external relations. She brings more than twenty-five Moravian history and historical theology, and is the cur- years experience in public relations/marketing in higher education and most recently rent editor of the Handbook of American Denominations. served as executive director of news and communications at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At Wake Forest, she will oversee what were previously known as the news and creative services offices, recently renamed the Office of Com- munications and External Relations. The combined office is responsible for University public relations and interaction with the news media; university publications, including the Wake Forest Magazine; the Wake Forest Web site; admissions marketing; and alumni and development communications. ark Hall, profes- Dumas Serfes sor of law and public M ames J. Dunn became vice president and chief health, has been awarded investment officer on July 1. Previously he was a man- the Jay Healey Distinguished J aging director at Wilshire Associates Incorporated and chief Health Law Teacher’s Award investment officer and portfolio manager for Wilshire Funds from the American Society Hall Management in Santa Monica, California. Dunn will manage the of Law, Medicine and Ethics. University’s endowment funds and other financial assets from Hall is one of the nation’s leading scholars the Reynolda Campus, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, in the areas of health care law, policy, and and Reynolda House. He succeeded Louis R. Morrell, who re- ethics, and is the author or editor of fifteen Dunn tired in June after fourteen years as vice president for invest- books, including Making Medical Spending ments and treasurer. Decisions (Oxford University Press), and Health Care Law and Ethics (Aspen). www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 11 the quad

around Children and divorce

However, as with adolescent develop- WF Magazine What are the best cus- ment, there is variability in adult out- tody arrangements for children? comes, and many children of divorce

A grow up to have healthy relationships buchanan Making custody and care- and marriages. taking arrangements match as closely as & possible each parent’s role before the WF Magazine Does any one factor, divorce is one strategy that can work such as marital infidelity or physical

Q well. Joint custody, or sole custody with abuse, cause more problems for adoles- liberal visitation, benefits kids as long cents than any other factor? as parents get along. If conflict between parents is very high, it may be necessary buchanan The impact of divorce seems to limit visitation. to be worse when children are not aware Professor of Psychology Christy Buchanan, of any problems in the marriage, and WF Magazine Are there any differences author of the book Adolescents After so to them the divorce disrupts an other- in adjustment when the father has cus- Divorce, studies how divorce, custody wise content life. If divorce leads to a tody instead of the mother? arrangements, and interparental conflict reduction in or elimination of marital affect children. conflict, distress on the part of one or buchanan For adolescents, yes. On aver-

f a c u l t y both spouses, or abuse, the impact of the age, adolescents are less well adjusted divorce tends to be more positive (even in father custody. But these differences WF Magazine How does divorce affect though those other factors have likely often reflect other pre-existing difficul- adolescent development? had a negative impact on development). ties (e.g., fathers are more likely to get custody when adolescent children are buchanan The risk of various negative WF Magazine So divorce can actually acting out, or when mothers have been outcomes—lower school engagement be positive in some cases? less invested.) Basically, any parent can and achievement, risk-taking, depres- be a good custodial parent and children sion—is increased, but the effect on any buchanan Yes, absolutely—if conflict can thrive in any custody arrangement. individual adolescent depends on many or abuse is reduced, or parenting is im- other factors, including the child’s his- proved, by a divorce, the outcomes can WF Magazine Under what circum tory of behavior and well-being, the be positive. (Fixing these things within stances is it best to stay together degree of conflict between the parents, a marriage could be positive as well, “for the sake of the kids?”

at www.wfu.edu/wowf/faculty at the parenting and parent-child relation- but for some couples the fixes seem im- ships that occur in the wake of the possible within the marriage.) buchanan Existing research would divorce (a biggie), and the extent of suggest that when conflict is minimal support outside the family (peers, ex- WF Magazine How does it affect chil- and problems in the marriage are not tended family, other adults). dren when a parent brings a boyfriend/ interfering with the parents’ ability to girlfriend into the home? parent or to maintain loving relation- WF Magazine Are the children of ships with the children, that it might divorced parents more likely to get buchanan New romantic relationships be best to stay together for the sake of divorced than children of parents can be awkward for children, especially the kids (i.e., kids in such situations are who stayed together? adolescents and especially if there is a more likely to suffer from the divorce succession of new partners (making it per se than other kids). Even here, how-

Q&As read Faculty more buchanan Yes, children of divorce are hard for children to establish and main- ever, much of how kids react depends on more likely to divorce themselves. There tain a relationship with the new person). what happens to their life, the parenting are lots of reasons that might account Research suggests that adolescent chil- they receive, and their relationships with for this, including genetic similarities dren are less accepting of the authority each parent in the wake of divorce. between parents and children and the of cohabiting new partners than they are impact of dysfunctional relationships of remarried new partners. —Kerry M. King (’85) that sometimes accompany divorce.

12 wake forest magazine Politics, race, and the Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate on August 6 confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina and only the third woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor and Chair of Political Science Katy Harriger, who studies issues concerning race and the Supreme Court, reflects on the confirmation process and what impact Sotomayor may have on the high court’s future decisions.

Did anything about the confirmation in the balance. Of course, the truth considerably more assertive than process stand out to you? is far from that—a single Supreme Justice Souter’s, will inevitably have Court justice just does not have that some impact on the group dynamics. Harriger For judges with the length kind of influence in politics. of service of Sotomayor, I would have The issue of race has been promi- expected much more attention to her On the other side of the coin, nine nent in Sotomayor’s confirmation judicial record. The fact that there Republican Senators broke ranks hearings. How do you see her was so little there to provoke contro- and voted for her confirmation; impact on the court in light of versy no doubt led to the decision of were you surprised? your current research? opponents to focus on her speeches. I also found it interesting that some Harriger The Republican Senators Harriger The court is currently opponents based their opposition to going against their party are a more closely divided on the issue of race. her on President Obama’s statement interesting bunch and I think their In two recent 5–4 decisions it has that he wanted to select judges who motivations vary. Some, from “blue” struck down efforts by local govern- exhibited “empathy”—a characteris- states where the likelihood of sup- ments to use race as a criteria for tic that seems both fairly innocuous port for Sotomayor is fairly high, keeping schools integrated and and generally desirable in anyone are probably making a political judg- having diverse leadership in a fire engaged in judging. The opposition ment that they should support her. department. The fault line on the sought to turn this into a bad thing Others, like Lindsey Graham of Court is between four justices (Rob- that somehow became a code word South Carolina, make for a more erts, Alito, Scalia, and Thomas) who for liberal activism. interesting case. He is a veteran of think the law must be “colorblind,” these battles and seems weary of the allowing no consideration of race, Were you surprised by the conflict, hoping that some showing and four who think governments may Republican Senators’ reaction of bipartisanship might contribute consider race in order to promote to Sotomayor? to getting past the polarization of diversity and integration (Souter, judicial nominations. Breyer, Stephens, and Ginsburg). Harriger I didn’t find the opposition Justice Kennedy in both decisions particularly surprising. Nomination You’ve said that every new voted with the “colorblind” four, battles have become extremely par judge changes the chemistry but wrote separately to suggest that tisan over the last thirty years and of the Supreme Court. What diversity and integration were legit that partisanship has been enhanced do you think will be the effect imate constitutional values and that or encouraged by the attention that of Sotomayor's presence? his membership in the majority powerful interest groups pay to was based on the particular factual who is on the court and by the fact Harriger It’s always difficult to situations that were presented. This that the hearings get a considerable predict the impact, in part because means it might be possible that a amount of media attention. That new issues arise that the judge being more assertive Sotomayor and a means there are built-in political replaced never had to deal with. different factual situation might lead incentives for each side to mobilize In addition, we know from studies Kennedy to join the other group. It their constituencies through the of small group behavior—and the will be interesting to watch future process. I'm sure if you read the Court is certainly a small group of cases in this area. e-mails and mailings from these nine individuals—that each person groups, both liberal and conserva- matters and plays a role within the —Audrey Fannin tive, you would be led to believe that group. A new person with a different Office of Communications the fate of the republic was hanging personality, one that appears to be and External Relations

www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 13 14 wake forest magazine f a c u l t y in t h e n e w s around the quad Allison’s worst fears, the Times the fears, worst Allison’s to rescue and fix the economy is a horrifying realization of Times financial markets, according to an article in the proponent of the dangers of government meddling in the earlier this year, has emerged as perhaps the most vocal Practice of Professor Distinguished as Business of Schools BB Sun Sentinel Sun said mons in South Florida’s Sim Chavis Kami Law of easily,” Associate Professor healed be not will and able historical rifts are undeni ties remain tense. “These minori and police between relations race that things, Crowley? Among other setts, police officer James Massachu Cambridge, and fessor Henry Louis Gates Jr. pro Harvard between tion confronta the surrounding W &T &T often local, Hall says in Slate in says Hall local, often ways by defining various activities as “interstate commerce.” Although health delivery is since the New Deal has permitted the federal government to expand its power in various C Chairman in August. The government’s headlong rush to try to try rush headlong government’s The August. in learn from the hype hype the from learn did we lessons hat Mark Hall Mark Law of Professor make Obama you President an buy health insurance? Is that Constitutional? Yes, says . John Allison John ------I sonar of big brown bats. brown big of sonar duce ultrasonic clicks, which jam the pro moths tiger that shows research becoming bat fodder. Their latest kind of defensive technique to avoid adifferent uses species moth one that showed that University, State and Jesse R. Barber of Colorado Corcoran, Aaron student doctoral Conner William Biology of Professor reported in July on research by York New Times The moths. tiger the , who joined the faculty of the the of faculty the joined , who bats and tiger moths, score one for n the continuing battle between wrote. , “most health insurance is sold through interstate companies.” interstate through sold is insurance health , “most , who bases his argument on the commerce clause, which stories, visit stories, www.wfu.edu/ to the full the to ing finances, and turbulent identitycrises.” falter constituency, aging an by together held other, on one side and megachurch competition on the considerable decline, torn by internal controversies but the demographics … reflect a denomination in a numerical dominance in American Protestantism, presence in the United States retains its significant Standard Baptist the said in Leonard Bill Dean Divinity of School fined, B for links magazine United States are in transition and being rede being and transition in are States United across systems the denominational aptist New York York New

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isit the University’s Arts and VCulture page for University Theatre productions, Secrest Artists Series events, music concerts, and dance performances this fall. Also check out the new exhibit at

a r o u n d the Museum of Anthropology on ancient pottery from the Maya civilization, dating from A.D. 250 through 900. arts.wfu.edu

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ead about the Deacon astronaut, the alumna filmmaker, the lost class ring, and Continuing the conversation R more alumni and campus news in the Wake Forest Magazine “Around the Quad” blog. ake Forest’s wfmag.blogs.wfu.edu WRethinking Admissions conference last April brought together admissions directors, researchers, Documentary Film and journalists from Program debuts around the country to discuss the college admissions process. Because of the success of that conference, the conversation is ake Forest has launched continuing on a new Web site that features national articles on admissions topics and Wa Documentary Film Program the latest research, practical tips for students and guidance counselors, and insights for undergraduates and graduate stu- from Provost Jill Tiefenthaler and Director of Admissions Martha Allman (’82, MBA ’92). dents. The program is co-directed by rethinkingadmissions.blogs.wfu.edu Mary Dalton (’83), associate professor of communication, and Sandra Dickson, who was co-director of the University of Florida’s Documentary Institute before joining the Wake Forest faculty Take a gallery tour this summer. The Documentary Film Program will put Pro Humanitate into practice by developing films on key historical and societal issues produced by faculty and graduate students. www.wfu.edu/documentary

or almost seventy years, Wake Forest has actively collected works of art into nine varied Fand diverse collections. Even if you can't visit campus to see these works in person, you can now view many of them online. www.wfu.edu/uac

www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 15 the quad around

Ross Smith (’82) remembered as ‘one of the greatest minds in the history of debate’

o s s K. Sm i t h (’82), who Hall credited Smith with creating a family atmosphere R helped lead Wake Forest’s debate that led to the program’s success. “Isaac Newton said teams to two national championships and that he saw further by standing on the shoulders of was known nationwide as an advocate for giants, and there is no bigger giant in national debate college and high-school debate, died July than Ross,” said Hall. “What makes Wake Forest debate 19. He was 54. stand out among other debate programs is the sense of Smith was named director of debate family and a strong bond across generations of debaters two years ago after serving as debate and coaches. Ross played an essential role in creating coach since 1984. He led a Wake Forest this Wake Forest debate family because he warmly team to the National Debate Tournament welcomed generations of debaters and taught them the championship in 2008 and coached importance of being part of a team.” the 1997 national championship team. Smith was hugely influential in the national debate Earlier this year, he received the George community; many of his former debaters went on to Ross K. Smith Ziegelmueller Award from the National become high school or college coaches. He led and Debate Tournament to recognize his contributions to judged debate competitions for college and high school the national debate community. He was named na- debaters and taught at summer debate workshops tional debate coach of the year in 1994 and 1998. around the country. He helped organize the National Brian Prestes (’97) and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Earlybird Tournament hosted by Wake Forest each (’98) made up the 1997 national championship team. year for high school debaters. He also worked with “I can tell you how much I valued Ross’s views: During the Wake Forest Debate Outreach program to develop summer vacation, when I was a college debater, I would area middle school and high school programs. caddie for Ross and I don’t even play golf,” said Prestes. For many years, he helped organize one of the top “I did this just to get Ross’s input, in between holes, on college debate competitions in the country, the Franklin debate arguments I was thinking about for the next R. Shirley Classic, hosted by Wake Forest. In recent years, year. Someone (more eloquent than myself) said that he had worked with eastern European high school Ross lived 100 years in 54.” students who came to Wake Forest for summer debate Seth Gannon (’09) and Alex Lamballe (’09) won the programs sponsored by the U.S. State Department. national championship in 2008 and finished second “I’ve received several hundred comments and e-mails this year. Gannon told the Winston-Salem Journal that from all over the country and the essence is that they all Smith “was one of the greatest minds in the history of learned more from Ross about debate than anyone else debate in America.” in their lives,” said Professor of Communication Allan Smith qualified more teams to the elimination rounds Louden the day after Smith’s death. Louden directed in debate competition than any other coach in the nation the debate program for more than twenty-five years in recent years. Eight of his recent teams reached the before Smith assumed that role. final four in the National Debate Tournament. Smith is survived by his wife, Jayne Craig-Smith, and Jamie Carroll (’06) and Brad Hall (’06, MA ’08) made one son, Alex. Memorials may be made to the Ross K. up the Wake Forest team that finished second in the Smith Debate Fund, Wake Forest University, P. O. Box nation in 2006. “If you ever met Ross Smith, you would 7227, Winston-Salem, NC 27109. remember it,” said Carroll. “He was a unique character —he was blunt and gruff, and yet he touched the lives —Cheryl Walker (’88) of everyone around him.” Office of Communications and External Relations

A guestbook for Ross Smith has been created at www.wfu.edu/wowf/guest/smith/index.php

16 wake forest magazine Professor Emeritus John Carter remembered as ‘the epitome of a teacher and scholar’

r o f e s s o r Em e r i t u s Honors program. “He shared what he knew, encouraged PJo h n Ar c h e r Ca r t e r the responses of students, and, with his fine sense of the Jr., who taught British and ridiculous, tolerated their flights of fancy and those of his American literature for thirty-six fellow teacher. He was an ideal colleague.” years, died August 4 in Winston- A native of Virginia, Carter attended the University Salem. He was 77. He is survived by of Virginia and Princeton University, where he earned his wife, Lee Culmer Carter (’64). a Ph.D. in British Literature. He served in the United One of his close friends and States Army for three years and then taught at Virginia colleagues, Professor of English for four years. At Wake Forest, he was chair of the Eng- William Moss, remembered lish department and president of the University Senate, him as “the epitome of a teacher and he served on numerous committees. He was nomi- and scholar.” nated multiple times for the Jon Reinhardt Award for “John Carter was the kind of Distinguished Teaching before retiring in 1997. professor who made Wake Forest Former students remembered him as an outstanding John A. Carter what it became,” Moss said. “His teacher in the classroom and a generous mentor outside legacy is not a list of unread articles and books, but class. Laura Elliott Behm (’79) took a seminar on Charles a host of enlightened and inspired students and col- Dickens taught by Carter. “Imagine the privilege of leagues. He was a rigorously demanding teacher, whose sitting in the seminar room with only twelve other classes were always full. He demanded the best of his students and Dr. Carter as we read every single one students, of his colleagues, and especially of himself.” of Dickens’ works during the course of the semester. Carter joined the faculty in 1961 after teaching at Dickens was one of his great literary loves, and Dickens’ the University of Virginia. Provost Emeritus Edwin G. work brought out Dr. Carter’s delightful but wry sense Wilson (’43) called him “one of Wake Forest's most of humor. His astute analysis of Dickens’ compassion- brilliant teachers. He respected the English language ate characterizations and writing technique helped and used it with precision and wit. He was a gifted build my own sense of story and writing.” interpreter of the great Victorian novelists, especially Carter’s example in the classroom helped lead Cath- Dickens and Hardy, whom he knew with the kind of rine Frank (’93) to earn a doctorate in 19th and 20th intimacy and thoroughness that only years of reading century English literature and to a career as a faculty and studying could have brought about. He was also member at the University of New England. “As a teacher keenly alert to the subtleties of poetry, and, though myself now, I can look to Professor Carter for a lesson perhaps only a few friends knew it, he on occasion wrote in how to respond (to students): never lower your stan- short poems, usually sonnets, which were remarkable dards but instead give them what you know and allow for their carefully concentrated power.” them to exert themselves; be critical and insist on good Carter also taught in the Interdisciplinary Honors work, but never be caustic and remember to praise; program. “Besides his passion for literature, he had a remain open to their ideas and the possibility that they considerable knowledge of art, music, and the workings can influence your thinking, and, finally, respect them.” of the natural world, and a readiness to learn more about all of them,” said Professor Emeritus of History James —Betsy A. Chapman (’92, MA ’94) Barefield, who taught with him in the Interdisciplinary Office of Communications and External Relations

www.wfu.edu/wowf september 2009 17 Engaging minds empowering communities

Wake Forest establishes an institute to support the University’s many engagements with publics here and abroad.

18 wake forest magazine empowering communities Katelin Kennedy Katelin

Wake Forest establishes an institute to support the University’s many engagements with publics here and abroad. By David Fyten

september 2009 19 If you think of yourself as part of a group, and recognize morality as the cooperation of the part with the whole, you are approaching wisdom.

—Will Durant

The Wake Forest group in Nicaragua take time to enjoy a cool waterfall after an arduous 3 kilometer climb to the top of a volcano on Ometepe Island. Previous page: Junior Katelin Kennedy (center) and children from Nica Hope’s Wisconsin School in Managua, Nicaragua.

here is a subtle but significant distinction between knowledge and wisdom. Whereas the former is the theoretical or T practical understanding of a subject acquired through experience and information, the latter is the larger capacity to place things in their proper perspective, perceive their relative importance and relevant relationships, discern the core of important problems, and find their solutions through the application of intuition, common sense, insight, and discretion. A wise person, beyond one who is merely well educated, sees the big picture and acts, or doesn’t act, in a manner consistent with his or her ethical standards for the best outcome in any given situation. Knowledge can be acquired, but wisdom must be attained.

20 wake forest magazine Katelin Kennedy Katelin

By virtually every external assessment, Wake Forest University is A sample of Wake Forest’s impressive roster of public engagement deemed to be among the best in the nation at imparting knowledge programs would include innovative tutoring programs in writing to its students. Now, it is poised to take the imparting of wisdom to and chemistry for at-risk students at a local middle school; service- a whole new level. learning trips through the Deep South and to Vietnam, Nicaragua, In its conviction that one’s education isn’t whole, nor character and Benin; pastoral and ministerial service by divinity students with development complete, without the acquisition of a sense of com- churches, hospitals, and public welfare organizations; community- munity responsibility, the University is founding an Institute for authored research projects with populations as diverse as family Public Engagement to consolidate, support, and expand its pro- farmers in transition in upstate New York and budding entrepreneurs grams in this area—service learning courses, community-based in low-wealth areas near the Mexico-Guatemala border; clinics that research, health care and professional assistance clinics, and volun- provide legal aid to senior adults and victims of domestic violence teer activities. The goal is to cultivate habits of reflective thinking in and wrongful convictions, business consultation to fledgling entrepre students; to prepare them for lives of leadership and public service in neurs in economically challenged communities, and quality health their communities; and to support research projects by faculty mem- care for uninsured persons; and the creation of art in public places. bers that respond to the needs of those they engage beyond campus. All of these, and more, are in addition to the estimated 85,000 vol- TheI nstitute will be formally announced at Opening Convocation unteer hours that some 2,500 students—fifty-five percent of the September 17 and launched in January. The convocation will be total student body—annually devote in service to the community. dedicated to recognizing the University’s nearly one hundred What distinguishes service-learning, community-based research, community partner organizations and its hundreds of students and and clinical consultation from simple volunteerism is their ground- faculty members who serve and work with them. ing in academics. The most important outcome of public engagement

september 2009 21 Natalie, the youngest of six children, lives in La Villa with her mother. La Villa is a community established by Amigos for Christ offering families the chance Katelin Kennedy Katelin to move out of the local dump and earn their own income.

at a university, officials say, is the deeper learning that results from sense, she personifies the ideal of community-based research Wake practical experience, observation, and the application, in the world Forest espouses. beyond campus, of knowledge and theories gleaned from the class- “The public engages us; we don’t engage the public,” says Simo- room. That’s why virtually all of Wake Forest’s service-learning nelli, professor and chair of anthropology at Wake Forest. “They offerings encompass some form of personal reflection—group come to us and say, ‘here are our problems; in what ways can you discussions, the writing of papers, and maintenance of thoughtful use your skills to help us?’ We’re serving their initiatives. We’re not journals, blogs, or Facebook sites. It is what helps cultivate the con- dumping our research agendas on them. version of knowledge into wisdom. “At the same time, we don’t work entirely at a community’s “The fundamental question we face is how we serve our students behest,” she adds. “It’s about symmetry and interaction—of achiev- in finding meaning in their lives and giving value to their commu- ing balance so that there is no hierarchy.” nities,” says Michele K. Gillespie, associate provost for academic Simonelli spends most of her summers in Chiapas, the southern- initiatives and Kahle associate professor of history who will oversee most state of Mexico, helping low-wealth residents of communities the Institute for Public Engagement. “Our [institutional] motto, Pro functioning outside the reach of government control establish collec- Humanitate, calls us to fulfill our moral obligation to give back. tive businesses to sell their wares. She has carried that same spirit of And that implies engagement, as thinkers, and with the world.” community responsiveness into Canyon de Chelly (where she has helped Navajo elders compile books on the tribe’s fast-disappearing eanne P. Simonelli bears the hallmarks of traditions and culture for their children) and upstate New York (where a cultural anthropologist who has worked she has worked with farm families in transition). And in a course she J extensively in Latin America and the south- taught spring semester, she divided her twenty students into four groups western U.S. She has seen her share of hot sun and rugged coun- and assigned to each a project determined by a community partner. try, to be sure. Yet, in another sense, she can be described as indis- One conducted campus surveys on a Wake Forest sustainability tinct. For in working with indigenous populations in places like initiative, another prepared a booklet for dissemination to homeless Chiapas in extreme southern Mexico and Canyon de Chelly in the people on services available to them, a third studied the efficacy Four Corners area of northeast Arizona, she is dedicated not only to of two literacy programs, and a fourth reviewed the food security her own research goals but also to the needs of the locals. In that issues a church confronts in maintaining its community garden.

22 wake forest magazine In La Chureca, the dump of Managua and the home of some 200 families, livestock scavenge for food alongside children, trash fires burn perpetually, and there is a constant health risk. But even

e r Arch among all the garbage, n n

so seeds brought in by Ja the trash trucks manage to sprout and grow.

The public engages us; we don’t engage the public. They come to us and say, ‘here are our problems; in what ways can you use your skills to help us?’ Jeanne Simonelli, professor and chair of anthropology

The best outcomes of community-authored research, in Simonelli’s to pursue careers in public interest law, Teach for America, or some view, are the models that can be developed and applied in other other form of social justice work. similar situations. “In anthropology,” she says, “one is always a par- “The feedback we get from students,” says Hattery, “is that the ticipant as well as an observer.” course is a life-changing experience.” Hattery and Smith, who are colleagues in Wake Forest’s sociology tudents enrolled in Angela Hattery’s department, have co-taught the three-week course every other sum- and Earl Smith’s Social Stratification in mer since 2003. After a half-week orientation on the Wake Forest S the Deep South course see and hear many campus, they hit the road for a first-hand encounter with theD eep powerful sites and speakers during its two-and-a- South African-American experience. half-week travel segment. There are the Civil Rights “There is such a difference between reading about or watching a Institute in Birmingham; the Rosa Parks Museum and the Southern documentary on economic and social stratification in the South, Poverty Law Center in Montgomery; the infamous Edmund Pettus and actually observing and talking about it with the locals,” Hattery Bridge in Selma, where armed officers attacked peaceful civil rights notes. “It is one thing to hear or read, and quite another to see, that marchers on Bloody Sunday in 1965; and slain civil rights activist there are still people without running water. It’s experiential learn- Medgar Evers’ home in Jackson, among many others. They hear ing at its most heightened because they are immersed in this ‘class- recollections of the march through Selma from participants, spend room’ for twenty hours a day. a night in sharecropper cabins, learn about the Mississippi Delta “The trip also debunks a lot of the myths in their minds,” she blues culture, visit an authentic juke joint, perform service in a goes on. “For example, they get to hear people with strong southern disadvantaged community, and generally immerse themselves in accents say absolutely brilliant things, debunking whatever stereo- Southern culture. types they might have held about the intelligence of Southerners.” But no experience impacts the group quite as forcefully as their Asked if he thinks the course promotes the attainment of a more half-day visit to Parchman Farm, the Mississippi state penitentiary profound level of wisdom, Smith nods and replies, “That, and empa- at Clarksdale. Moved to tears and outraged by what they see and thy.” The process, he adds, is facilitated by their daily reflections, hear—the stories of injustice and the appalling treatment of the which many of them post on Facebook and Twitter—public forums overwhelmingly black inmate population—many emerge motivated that invite responses and dialogues.

september 2009 23 Hattery says the trip also is a great tool for cultivating personal school language arts tutor at her son’s school, Northwest Middle responsibility, resourcefulness, and listening capacity in the parti School, in a diverse neighborhood on the north side of Winston- cipants. “Sometimes when things don’t go as scheduled or planned, Salem. The school is well regarded academically, but many of its [students] tend to fall apart and want us to fix it,” she says. I“ tell students contend with social and economic challenges that can them, no; that this is the way the impede their scholastic achieve- world is and that they must resolve ment. “I worked with twenty it on their own. Invariably, they will students the first year,” she recalls, struggle through their challenges “and decided we could use about and learn to work collaboratively.” twenty more volunteers.” The University organizes service- Need, meet opportunity. learning trips to international desti In 2002–03, Boyle participated nations as well as domestic. For in Wake Forest’s ACE Fellows a trip to Nicaragua, students com- Program, a faculty development plete two weeks of intensive on- initiative to encourage service campus course work and then learning in the curriculum. Since travel to Managua to engage in its inception a decade ago, about projects in educational and medical sixty faculty members have partic- settings. This summer, associate ipated in the program and all of porfessor Peter Siavelis of political them have either developed new science (accompanied by Mary What they are doing courses featuring service components Gerardy (MBA ’92), associate vice illustrates the essential or have incorporated service elements president for student life and dean difference between volunteerism into their existing courses as a result. of campus life, and Betsy Gatewood, and service learning In fall 2004, Boyle adopted the director of the office of entrepreneur- Anne Boyle. professor of English second approach by incorporating ship and the liberal arts) led a group of after-school tutoring at the school a dozen students to Vietnam. After two weeks of study on campus, into the writing seminar on good reading and writing practices the group traveled to the impoverished country, where they parti she was teaching. The additional sixteen or seventeen tutors were cipated in a service project in a small village and engaged in cultural welcomed by the school staff and did well, but Boyle wasn’t satisfied. travel. (Siavelis, a Latin-American specialist, engages the Winston- “What was needed was something more social,” she says—“a little Salem Hispanic public regularly by writing columns with his more fun.” departmental colleague, David Coates (P ’13), for the city’s leading The challenge in working with middle school students, Boyle Spanish-language newspaper, Qué Pasa.) notes, isn’t that they can’t read, but that typically they don’t feel Wake Forest’s other domestic and international public engage- challenged to understand and retain the essence of what they read ment programs include the Feather and Stone Exchange, sponsored in a regular classroom. Her solution was to found an after-school by the religion department and the chaplain’s office for the mutual book club where participants from Wake Forest and Northwest cultural and educational benefit of the residents of the San Carlos would convene in small groups to read, discuss, journal, and write (Arizona) Apache Reservation and the non-Native American popu- poetry about No Easy Answers: Short Stories about Teenagers Mak- lation in Winston-Salem; and the Nyana Project, a nonprofit agency ing Tough Choices, an anthology of stories about the moral dilem- sponsored by Mary Martin Niepold (’65), a lecturer in Wake Forest’s mas of adolescence. “It really opened them to language,” Boyle says, English department, that helps grandmothers of AIDS orphans in “to using it in playful yet critical ways.” Kenya form working cooperatives to generate income to provide The results have been impressive. State test scores are up and homes, health care, and education for their grandchildren through membership in the club grew to more than sixty, so many that the sale of crafts and agricultural products. Leah McCoy of the University’s education department assigned, at Boyle’s request, seven graduate students to assist. Additionally, ike some glorious flower that sprouted from the program has inspired Rebecca Alexander, an associate professor some inauspicious seed, Anne Boyle’s model middle of chemistry, to start a similar program in science at Northwest, L school mentoring program has flourished from modest with similarly impressive results. roots. Boyle, a professor of English who directs Wake Forest’s writing The Northwest students aren’t the only ones benefiting from seminar program, started volunteering seven years ago as an after- the program, in Boyle’s estimation. “What’s mostly wonderful about

24 wake forest magazine it is that it makes writing matter to our students,” she notes. “They Wake Forest’s divinity students, like those of its other professional write in their journals every day and describe what they observe schools of law, business, and medicine, have ample opportunity on their way to the school and what they experience while there. for engaging the public. A year-long Art of Ministry course places They research important issues about public schooling and public second-year students in internships with congregations and com- policy and write arguments and research papers based on both their munity welfare agencies. A project funded by the Jesse Ball duPont readings and their experiences in the school. They become passion- Foundation enabled African-American churches to develop new ate about the subject and want to write clearly and well. community ministries with the help of Wake Forest student interns. “What they are doing illustrates the essential difference between For two summers the divinity school trained students to work volunteerism and service learning,” Boyle concludes. “Before they with persons with developmental disabilities and guided them go to Northwest they have to prepare thoroughly, in mentoring a group of disabled high school and as a course requirement they write a research students. And students choose one of three What we gain paper on some aspect of education policy, such experiential learning courses incorporating from community as the No Child Left BehindA ct. They really want study, discussion, and travel to Appalachia, engagement to serve and to learn, and they soon realize that New York, or international locations such as is what biblical they are not simply volunteering but are gaining Cuba, Romania, and Cairo. and other writers expertise and authority.” At the University’s other three professional throughout history Boyle’s program is but one example of Wake schools, public engagement is concentrated have called wisdom. Forest’s pervasive presence in the schools. Besides largely in a variety of clinics. The School of It takes a certain the hundreds of hours that education majors Medicine sponsors two—the DEAC (Deliver- intellectual and spend as student teachers and in other classroom ing Equal Access to Care) Clinic, a medical academic skill to observation and mentoring situations, and the student-run health clinic providing free qual- take the most tutoring they do of high-risk students prior to ity medical care to uninsured people in Win- out of those achievement testing, McCoy has arranged for ston-Salem; and the Maya Angelou Research experiences. independent study opportunities in the schools Center for Health, which focuses on factors That’s where for non-education majors (for example, athletes underlying minority health and healthcare reflection comes in. serving as positive role models in lunchrooms or disparities. The School of Law sponsors four— by hanging out with an at-risk boy after school) an Elder Law Clinic, which provides free legal Jill Crainshaw, that include a reflective writing component. aid to moderate-income senior adults; an associate dean for academic affairs, Innocence and Justice Clinic, which explores School of Divnity s associate dean for academic the causes of wrongful convictions and inves- affairs at Wake Forest tigates actual claims of innocence by inmates; A Divinity School and the holder a Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, which gives law students of a doctoral degree from Union Theological an opportunity to represent victims of domestic violence who can- Seminary, Jill Crainshaw (’84) has encountered her not afford to retain a lawyer; and a Community Law and Business share of bright minds. Yet the wisest person she says she has Clinic, which provides consulting services in support of entrepre- ever known was her grandmother, who, when Crainshaw was in neurial community economic development efforts. The Schools of seventh grade, taught her the right way to bake a pound cake and Business participate in this last clinic, and also provides, in collabo- other truths of home and garden—the kinds of things, she adds, ration with other University departments, microenterprise training “that can’t be written down but can be captured in a relationship.” for entrepreneurs in developing nations, including Nicaragua. “There is a certain qualitative, if unquantifiable, benefit from “One cannot learn how to be a leader in a classroom,” Crainshaw being in contact with people in the world, both the well educated says. “One learns what leadership means by thinking on your feet and less well educated,” says Crainshaw, an associate professor and by observing and listening in ways that make you think differ- whose responsibilities include oversight of the divinity school’s ently from what you’ve read. vocational development program. “What we gain from community “We often think there exists a ‘hierarchy of knowing,’” she con- engagement is what biblical and other writers throughout history cludes. “But the truth—and the true value of public engagement— have called wisdom. For students, it could be simply from contact is that all of the world’s voices are valuable if we are to solve the with people whose perspectives are different than theirs. problems we all face as humans.” “It takes a certain intellectual and academic skill to take the most out of those experiences,” she adds. “That’s where reflection comes in.”

september 2009 25 “What will future students find at Wake Forest? What students have always found, I hope: a university that honors, first of all, a fundamental commitment to the life of the mind and to mor al

and spiritual excellence; a place where reason, imagination, and faith flourish; a place eternally and fearlessly in pursuit of the truth; a place which is open, hospitable, generous, loving, and free; a place where men and women of good will everywhere might, if they knew it, be happy to call home.”

Edwin G. Wilson (’43) Provost Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of English

26 wake forest magazine september 2009 27 Art © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY WORK

Flags, 1967-1968, lithograph, 34 1/2" x 25 1/2" | Jasper Johns

Thanks to student art-buying trips, Wake Forest’s collection is ever-evolving, and so are those who make the journey.

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ART

Vincent with Open Mouth, 1970, oil on canvas, 96" x 72" | Alex Katz

Thanks to student art-buying trips, Wake Forest’s collection is ever-evolving, and so are those who make the journey. By Kerry M. King (’85)

september 2009 29 tudents hurrying through the Benson Center on their way to S class might not fully appreciate that they’re also walking through an art gallery. Down one hallway, Pablo Picasso’s L’Ecuyere (1960) hangs near Roy Lichtenstein’s Hopeless (1965). Down another hall, students can ponder the social implications of Famous Last Words: The Death of a Poet (Robert Colescott, 1989) or Heaven is Worth it All (Howard Finster, 1984). Or contrast the realistic style of Ron Kleeman’s bright red fire truck The( Four Horsemen and the Soho Saint, 1976) alongside Ellsworth Kelly’s abstract image

A Certain Great Angel, 1980 (Colored Paper Image XVI (Blue Yellow Red), 1976). James Surls Reprinted with permission of the artist

short walk through Benson The collection is important not only A is a journey through fifty because of its breadth and quality, but years of contemporary art, also because of the learning experience made possible by a unique educational it offers students, says Provost Jill Tie- ork experience. Every four years since 1963, Y fenthaler, who has supported greater ew students, accompanied by faculty mentors, N prominence for the arts on campus and have gone to New York City to purchase funded several initiatives specifically art for the Student Union Collection of to give the art collection more visibil-

Contemporary Art—thought to be the y Jr. Fine Art, ity. “The fact that our students select la only university art collection in the coun- the art themselves and have built an try developed by students. The collection id Find exceptional collection with the support Dav

has grown to more than 160 pieces— f of the art faculty speaks to how Wake paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, Forest links education and experience,” and photography—that show the devel- rtesy o she says. “All our students, regardless o u opments in contemporary art during C of their course of study, are exposed Small Figure, 1962 | Charles Cajori each successive student generation. to a wide variety of art.”

30 wake forest magazine Much of the collection will be on display in two exhibits this fall. and make recommendations. (Myers and Barbara Babcock Mill- Works purchased by students last spring during the most recent house, founder of Reynolda House Museum, served as advisers buying trip to New York will be on display in the Charlotte and during the program’s early years.) Philip Hanes Art Gallery in the Scales Fine Arts Center from The experience was transformational forM eredith, a football October 22 through December 9. player from New Jersey whose sole prior exposure to art was the fact A second exhibit, featuring fifty-four that his parents were professional danc- pieces from the collection, will be ers and his younger brother was an art shown at Reynolda House Museum history major at Harvard. “When I of American Art, in the main gallery think back at things that happened in of the Mary and Charlie Babcock school and how they may have changed Wing, from October 31 through my life, this is one of the things that December 31. Now/Then: A Journey in stands out more than anything,” he Collecting Contemporary Art at Wake says. “I really gained an appreciation Forest University will highlight the for art, without having an education best-known artists in the collection; in art.” Meredith went on to have a the various styles represented; the career in publishing and served as 1969 buying-trip to New York; and publisher of Architectural Record in

the personal stories of the students y the 1980s. He and his wife, Nancy (’66),

who have been on the buying trips. K e ll established a scholarship for art majors J. D. Wilson (’69, P ’01), chair of at Wake Forest about ten years ago. the Reynolda House Board of Direc- Meredith’s group returned to cam- sworth Ell sworth

tors, was one of the students on the © pus with a dozen pieces that first year, 1969 trip. Students bought nineteen Colored Paper Image XVI (Blue Yellow Red), 1976 | Ellsworth Kelly including a linoleum cut and lithograph pieces capturing the tumultuous by Picasso and a small painting 1960s—the most ever purchased by Elaine de Kooning, wife of in one year—including pieces the acclaimed artist Willem de by Paul Cadmus, Jasper Johns, Kooning. “What is really inter- and Roy Lichtenstein. “Back esting to me, to look back on it, in the ’60s, I don’t know of any is that we set good standards in college that handed over a purse that we purchased a number of of money to students and let different media and styles of them make serious buying- the day, and from many differ- decisions to create a permanent ent geographic areas, three or art collection,” says Wilson. four outside the U.S., as well as “That experience opened my around the country,” says Mer- mind to a world of art.” edith, a past Wake Forest The collection—started trustee and a current board

several years before Wake Forest ebster member of Reynolda House. W

even had an art department— e “It set the stage for generations M

was the brainchild of the late © to come after us and purchase Mark Reece (’49), then dean of Bronze Bowl, 1997 | Meg Webster what was popular in their day.” men and College Union adviser. The buying trip has In the summer of 1963, he drove two students, Ted Meredith remained at the heart of the collection. Interested students must (’64, P ’88) and David Forsythe (’64), to New York City, accom take a semester-long contemporary art class and apply to participate panied by Dean of the College (and later Provost) Ed Wilson (’43) on the trip. (The course and the trip are open to students from and Professor of Religion Allen Easley. Reece enlisted the help any major.) Those selected then spend months researching artists, of a friend, New York architect Bob Myers, to open gallery doors trends, and prices, and making gallery contacts. The goal has always

september 2009 31 been the same: to purchase the best quality works with the funds York, accompanied by LeighAnn Hallberg, a lecturer in art, and available which reflect the trends at the time. Kathy Arnett, the Student Union adviser. “It is amazing to watch the Professor Emeritus of Art Bob Knott, who was the faculty adviser students grow over the course of the experience,” he says. “In the fall for the program from the mid-1970s at the start of the process, they are until retiring last year, accompanied overwhelmed and slightly intimidated students on four buying trips, but by the New York gallery system. By

stressed that the students were always the Artist the end, they are on their mobile f in charge. “It is the students who phones walking through Chelsea research the artists, make the gallery rtesy o bargaining with these same galleries. o u or studio appointments with dealers C Their hard work and newfound exper- and artists, and have the final say in tise breeds confidence.” adding to the collection. It is an invalu- GeoffreyB arton (’05), who recently able learning opportunity for the stu- completed a master’s in architecture dents with the bonus of building a at N.C. State University, recalls visit- wonderful and relevant collection of ing thirteen art galleries, an art fair, modern art for the University.” an artist’s studio, and a printmaking The collection is ever-evolving, he shop during the 2005 trip. His group notes, offering insight into changing Heaven is Worth it All, 1984 | Howard Finster returned to campus with five pieces, attitudes, styles, media, and prices, including James Casebere’s Spanish in four-year snapshots of what was Bath (Vertical) (2003) and Carroll NYC

popular at the time. “There was a huge nt, Dunham’s Hat on Shoulder (2002). boom in prices in the early 1980s, put- Hu “It is still one of the most memora- ting major works by more established sted ble and valuable experiences I have artists out of reach, so the students had Ha from my undergraduate years,” he nd a to look harder at emerging artists. It o said. “I have followed the artists’ work

made it more difficult but more inter- Mall that we studied since then and have is esting. The students have always had u even seen a few of their works turn L f a good track record at picking artists up in visits to major museums. It has

who have gone up in value. rtesy o been exciting to follow the careers “In the early ’90s,” Knott goes on, of artists who were just getting their ph co u

“most of the art was social, racial, a start when we contemplated buying r and gender issues, and the collection g their works.” hoto

reflects those trends. Likewise, in P The final decisions are still hashed more recent years the collecting illus- out in a New York City hotel room trates the expanded global art scene with students comparing their by including artists from such coun- notes and arguing for the pieces tries as China, Korea, and Pakistan. that they think should be added to And while there are significant limi the collection. “It was a huge learning tations because of the display space experience,” recalls J. D. Wilson. available, there has been an effort to “We learned collaboration and team- Laminas (No.20), 1999 | Luis Mallo include an expanded range of experi- work; we engaged in intellectual mental media.” conversation, why this artist and Those trends are on display in the Reynolda House exhibit, co- not this one; we had to set priorities and operate within a budget; curated by Assistant Professor of Art Jay Curley and the Museum’s and we had to take risks.” Managing Curator Allison Slaby. Curley, who joined the faculty Many of the students who participated on the art-buying trips have in 2008, taught the required art course last fall and experienced his gone on to have careers in the arts or, like Wilson and Meredith, to first art-buying trip last spring when he took eight students toN ew become prominent arts patrons. “It’s really influenced a core group

32 wake forest magazine of students,” notes Knott. “We have a pretty strong contingent in New and Learning Center is exploring ways that other faculty can create York in the art world—at museums and galleries, and on (arts) boards.” interdisciplinary courses that use the collection. And art collections Mary Leigh Cherry (’97), who went on the 1997 trip, now owns curator Heather Childress is leading an effort to make the collection a top-tier art gallery, Cherry and Martin, in Los Angeles. (Works available to more people on- and off-campus through a new audio/ by several artists from her gallery were shown in an exhibition in video tour available on iTunes, a new Web site (www.wfu.edu/uac), the Hanes Gallery last winter.) As a student, she helped purchase and three online virtual exhibits. Most of the collection is in the pieces by Kiki Smith (Untitled Benson Center, although a few pieces (Mouth), 1993), Lari Pittman are in Reynolda Hall, the Scales Fine (This Landscape beloved and NY Arts Center, and other locations. ork, despised, continues regardless, Y Probably no one but Mark Reece ew

1989), and Vija Celmins (Unti- N ever imagined what the art collection tled, 1995), among others; as a would ultimately mean to Wake Forest gallery owner she has met all and its students. In 1969, he offered three artists and works regu- his modest hope for the collection: larly with a gallery owner she “I believe that the end results, not many met as a student. years from now, will be a collection tion/Licensed by VAGA, tion/Licensed by VAGA, a

An art history major, she nd of some significance of which we can said her interests changed all be proud.” ieb Fo u from art conservation to con- l temporary art after she went on the buying trip. “I got sther Gott turned on to modern and con- E nd temporary art, when I thought a ph I would have gone towards l a more classical route. You Special thanks to University art he Ado never know what effect what T collections curator Heather Childress

you do as an undergraduate ©Art for her assistance, and to Reynolda will later have on your life.” House Museum of American Art for Kendall Scully Rabun (’01), sharing information collected for the who participated on the 2001 exhibit, Now/Then: A Journey in trip, is now a specialist in Collecting Contemporary Art at 19th century European art at Wake Forest University. Green Ground, Blue Disc, 1966, screenprint, 24" x 18" | Adolph Gottlieb Sotheby’s in New York City. Her group was responsible for one of the more controversial pieces in the collection—Lazy Boy Crucifix (Christopher Chiappa, 1999)—and one of the more unusual, a digitally generated resin casting of a distorted telephone New Acquisitions to the Student Union (Robert Lazzarini, 2000). Collection of contemporary Art will be “The opportunity to do what we did was incredible,” she says. on exhibit from October 22 through December 9 in the Charlotte “It’s easy to look back in hindsight and judge which purchases and Philip Hanes Art Gallery in the Scales Fine Arts Center. were ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ but I think the importance of the trip was Now/Then: A Journey in Collecting the totality of the experience, a unique learning opportunity Contemporary Art at Wake Forest that empowered students beyond what any undergraduate could University will run from October 31 through December 31 ever imagine.” at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in the main gallery Tiefenthaler would like to see more students and professors take of the Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing. advantage of the collection. While faculty in the art department often utilize the collection in their classes, the University’s Teaching

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wake forest alumni association President’s Column

To members of the Wake Forest family:

I am honored to be serving the second year of my term as your Alumni Association president. My name is Kim Boatwright Shirley. I am a member of the Class of 1985 and live in Raleigh, North Carolina. This year I also join the ranks of Wake Forest parents as our twins are both freshmen this fall.

This year marks Wake Forest University’s 175th anniversary. It is always wonderful to reflect on our strong heritage, but anniversaries are an especially meaningful time to reflect on our history and traditions. I encourage each of you to recall your days at Wake Forest and how they have shaped you. Please consider sharing your story in a new online feature entitled Why I Believe in Wake Forest (www.wfu.edu/believe). This link also provides great reading–take some time to read the stories others have already submitted.

The Alumni Council, which is the volunteer board serving the Alumni Association, is developing a strategic plan that focuses on providing greater opportunities for alumni to connect with the University, and each other, and to focus on programs and available services for alumni. One of the best ways to stay connected is through the Wake Forest Club in your local community. These clubs strive to provide events and opportunities for you to mingle with other local Wake Forest alumni and provide updates on exciting news coming from our alma mater.

I hope you are planning to attend Homecoming Weekend, which will be held October 9-10. The classes ending in 4s and 9s have reunion parties and dinners planned, and we hope to see many of you back on campus, particularly our newest Half Century Club members from the Class of 1959! Half Century Club members have activities on Friday morning through lunch. On Friday afternoon, Paul Escott, Reynolds Professor of History, will lead a conversation, “Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy: An Evaluation,” as part of our Back to the Classroom series. Also on Friday, there will be an Admissions Open House and the opportunity to volunteer at the Habitat for Humanity House sponsored by Wake Forest University.

On Saturday, October 10, we will hold the Service of Remembrance, which honors the memory of Wake Foresters who have passed away since October 2008, with music and scripture and by reading their names aloud. The service will be held at 9:30 a.m. in Wait Chapel. Alumni will also have the chance to mingle with their favorite faculty members at the Alumni and Faculty Coffee which takes place at the University Bookstore.

This year the traditional Festival on the Quad makes a move inside the Wake Forest Baseball Park (formerly Ernie Shore Field) where the festival and tailgate will be located. The Festival and Tailgate begins three hours before kickoff. This great location offers convenience to the football stadium and easy access to your football seats through Gate 5 when exiting the tailgate and entering BB&T Field. Come join your friends and enjoy Bib’s Downtown BBQ, drinks, live music, and many activities for children before an exciting ACC game between the Demon Deacons and the Maryland Terrapins.

Finally, I want to thank you for your support as we seek to increase the number of alumni who support Wake Forest through gifts to The Wake Forest Fund. Your participation in giving to The Wake Forest Fund–no matter what the amount–directly affects Wake Forest’s national ranking among colleges and universities and can enable us to assist with student financial support and the University’s new initiatives. Please join me and make a gift today.

There is much more going on at Wake Forest, and I hope you will visit our web site at www.wfu.edu/alumni to learn more. Feel free to contact me or anyone in the Alumni Office for information. I look forward to seeing you on campus soon.

Kim Boatwright Shirley (’85) President classnotes Alumni Association

34 wake forest magazine 1950s Ralph Young (’53) is chairman, Thomas Crouch (’78) is Submission president and CEO, and Hank Guidelines Garbee (’91) is executive vice president and COO of Young Wake Forest Magazine welcomes Transportation in Asheville, Young Greason May Poss CLASSNOTES submissions from NC. They received the N.C. (’53) (’59, JD ’62) (’68) (’68) alumni. There are three ways to submit Family Business of the Year information: Award from the Wake Forest Daniel V. Townsend Jr. (’66) 1970s • Standard mail: CLASSNOTES Schools of Business. retired from the Guilford Alex Sink (’70, P ’11) is chief editor, Wake Forest Magazine, County schools in High Point, financial officer for the state P.O. Box 7205, Winston-Salem, NC Hervy B. Kornegay Sr. (’54, NC, and published a book, “In of Florida. She is a Democratic 27109-7205 MD ’57) practiced medicine Search of Thomas.” He invites candidate for governor. • E-mail: [email protected] in Eastern North Carolina classmates to contact him at • Online: www.wfu.edu/magazine/ for more than 45 years and [email protected] Ratish Srivastava (MA ’70) classnotes served as a medical examiner was a founding professor and for both Duplin and Wayne Lawson A. Deaton (’67) is chair of anthropology, and Submissions guidelines: counties. He was inducted with IBM in Baltimore. He later dean of faculty arts at • The Classnote must be about, and into the Duplin County Hall completed the requirements the University of Allahabad, submitted by, the alumnus/a who of Fame in 2008. He also for IBM’s Certified Specialist: India. He retired in 2003 and is the subject of the item. volunteered with the Calypso Power Systems Sales for AIX is a University Grants Commis- • The person submitting the item is Volunteer Fire Deparment, and Linux. sion Emeritus Fellow at responsible for its accuracy. Wake Faison and Mount Olive Allahabad University. Forest is not responsible for content Rescue Squads. The N.C. John Mann (’67, MA ’70, nor does posting of the information Department of Transportation P ’94) is a retired Baptist William “Bill” H. Crouch constitute an endorsement. dedicated a bridge in Duplin minister. His wife, Cynthia Still Jr. (’73, P ’02) is president • E-mail and Web site addresses sub- County in his honor. Mann (’68, P ’94), is retired of Georgetown College in mitted in Classnotes will be printed. from the Richmond, VA, Georgetown, KY. He gave Since any information submitted to Murray Greason Jr. (’59, council office of the Boy a speech on diversity at Wake Forest Magazine is available JD ’62) received the N.C. Scouts of America. They have Georgetown at the United to the public, the University is not Order of the Long Leaf Pine, spent the last year traveling Nations as part of the World responsible for how this information a prestigious civilian honor for and enjoying retirement. Diversity Leadership Summit. may be used. Wake Forest does not extraordinary service to the publish phone numbers. state. He is an attorney with Karen Swartz May (’68, P ’07) Moses D. Lasitter (JD ’73) • Please include your class year(s) and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & received a master’s in biblical has joined White & Allen PA in degree(s) with each submission. Rice PLLC in Winston-Salem, studies from the Lexington New Bern, NC, practicing civil • Please include a telephone number a life trustee of Wake Forest Theological Seminary. She and litigation. and e-mail address so that we may and a member of the Law her husband, Aubrey, live in verify the information. Board of Visitors. Lexington, KY. Jane Warfford Handly (MA ’74) • Classnotes regarding events will be is on the board of visitors of published in the next issue following Susan Henderson Poss (’68) 1960s Lenoir-Rhyne University and the date of the event. has taught mathematics at on the promotion and devel- • Submissions may be edited for Meyressa Schoonmaker (’62, Spartanburg Community opment committee of the length and clarity. JD ’68) has been inducted College in South Carolina board of trustees. • Because of space considerations we into the N.C. Bar Association’s for 17 years and served as are able to accept digital individual General Practice Hall of Fame. coordinator for teacher Sandy L. Pugh (’74, P ’11) head shots only. Photos must be at The award is for her lifetime education for two years. She teaches art in the Fairfax least 2x3 inches at 300 pixels per of service and high ethical and received the Faculty of the County public schools in inch (600 x 900 pixels). professional standards as a Year Award for excellence in Vienna, VA. Her business, role model for N.C. lawyers. teaching and learning initiatives. “We the Peepers,” carries children’s apparel, accessories Nan Norbeck Jones (’66, Norma Murdoch-Kitt (’69, and books. She published two P ’97) retired after teaching P ’01) has been elected to children’s books, “A Peeper in 32 years. She taught grades a four-year term on the My Pocket–A Zany Peep at the 8-12 and spent the last 23 Richmond (VA) school board. ABCs” and “I Say...You Say–A years at Seneca High School Zany Peep at Oppposites.” in South Carolina where she Edward Albert Myers (’69) (www.wethepeepers.com) taught American history, was is retired from the Common- department chair and was an wealth of Virginia. He devotes advisor to the Key Club and much of his time to oil painting. Mock Trial team. (www.edwardmyersfineart.com)

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Lasitter Quinley Crouch Wicker Bruce Terry Warren Shilling (JD ’73) (’76) (’78) (JD ’78) (JD ’80) (’80, JD ’83) (’81, JD ’84) (’85)

Phil Washburn (’74) teaches Award from the Wake Forest 1980s She works at Tar Heel Home interdisciplinary courses in the Schools of Business. Health in Greenville, NC. Carole W. Bruce (JD ’80) is liberal studies program at New with Smith Moore Leather- York University. He published Susanna Knutson Gibbons Mary Tribble (’82) is president wood LLP in Greensboro, NC. a book, “The Vocabulary of (’78, JD ’81) is in the employ- and CEO of Tribble Creative The N.C. Bar Association has Critical Thinking” (Oxford Uni- ment practice group of Poyner Group in Charlotte, NC. She named her an Outstanding versity Press, February 2009). Spruill LLP in Raleigh, NC. She was recognized as a Woman of Citizen Lawyer. was recognized by Chambers Distinction by the Girl Scouts. R. Michael Wells Sr. (JD ’74, USA with a Tier 3 North Caro- She is part of the N.C. Confer- Robert T. Graff III (’80, JD ’82) P ’04) is a partner with Wells lina ranking. ence for Women “womentrek” has been named an office Jenkins Lucas & Jenkins in excursion to Machu Picchu, managing partner of Major Winston-Salem, NC. He is Dennis Wicker (JD ’78) is a Peru. (http://ncwomensconfer- Lindsey & Africa, a legal secretary and chairman-elect leader of the government ence.com/womentrek.cfm) search firm in Atlanta. of the United Way of Forsyth relations practice group and County. He was honored by a partner of SZD Wicker LPA Lisa Hinz (MA ’83) is an David L. Terry (’80, JD ’83) Triad Business Journal as one in Raleigh, NC. He received adjunct professor of art is in the employment practice of the most influential leaders the sixth annual Distinguished therapy at Saint Mary-of-the- group of Poyner Spruill LLP in in the Triad. Citizen Award from the Three Woods College in Terre Haute, Charlotte, NC. He was recog- Rivers District of the Occon- IN. She has published her sec- nized by Chambers USA with a Thomas H. Davis Jr. (JD ’76, neechee Council of the Boy ond book, “Expressive Thera- Tier 3 North Carolina ranking. P ’05, P ’08, P ’10) is with Scouts of America. pies Continuum: A Framework Poyner Spruill LLP in Raleigh, for Using Art in Therapy.” Lincoln B. Krause (’81) NC. He has been named a Mike Colliflower (JD ’79) received his MS in national Fellow of the Litigation is executive vice president R. Stephen Hyatt (’83) is security strategy from the Counsel of America. and general counsel of Health- senior vice president and National War College. Markets Inc. of Texas. director of business develop- Kevin M. Quinley (’76, P ’08) ment with Berger Commercial David M. Warren (’81, JD ’84, is vice president of risk ser- Samuel L. Feemster (JD ’79) Realty Corp. in Fort Lauder- P ’13) is a partner with Poyner vices for Berkley Life Sciences is a supervisory special agent dale, FL. Spruill LLP in Raleigh and LLC in Ewing, NJ. with the Federal Bureau of Rocky Mount, NC. He was Investigation in Quantico, VA. Richard E. Best (’84) is a cap- recognized by the American Eric N. Olson (’77, PhD ’81) He received the Jefferson tain with the Winston-Salem, Board of Certification for his is chairman of molecular Award for his innovative NC, Police Department and 15 years as a business and con- biology at the University of research on police vitality. He commander of District One, sumer bankruptcy law special- Texas Southwestern Medical is the first African American to which includes the Wake For- ist and by Chambers USA with Center in Dallas. He received be honored with this award in est area. He and his wife, Dana, a Tier 3 North Carolina ranking the Institut de France’s the history of the FBI. He and and children, Caroline and Will, in bankruptcy/restructuring. Lefoulon-Delalande Founda- his wife, Rosa, have two sons. live in Kernersville, NC. tion Grand Prize for his work George H. Blakey III (’82) has on gene regulation in the Jim Steele (’79) is director of R. Creigh Deeds (JD ’84) won been named the first recepi- cardiovascular system. This communications and commu- the Virginia Democratic gu- ent of the Dr. Raymond P. award is one of the most nity outreach for the National bernatorial primary. White distinguished clinical prestigious awards in cardio- Conference for Community associate professor of oral vascular research. and Justice of the Piedmont Frances Fischbein Goldman and maxillofacial surgery in Triad Inc. in Greensboro, NC. (JD ’84) is co-founder of The the UNC-Chapel Hill School Thomas Crouch (’78) is presi- Tax Complex, a firm special- of Dentistry. dent and CEO, Ralph Young Joseph J. Steffen Jr. (’79) izing in trust and estate tax, in (’53) is chairman, and Hank has been named university Richmond, VA, and president Jane Clarkson Moore (’82) Garbee (’91) is executive vice counsel at Savannah State of the Community Tax Law received her master’s of physi- president and COO of Young University in Savannah, GA. Project assisting low-income cal therapy from East Carolina Transportation in Asheville, taxpayers. She received the University and her PhD in NC. They received the N.C. YWCA’s 2009 Woman of PT from UNC-Chapel Hill. Family Business of the Year Achievement in Law Award.

36 wake forest magazine Ernest A. Osborn (’87) is with (Kensington Books, 2009), the Osborn-Berrier Group at under the name of Sarah Parr. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (www.sarahparr.com) in Winston-Salem, NC. He was awarded a certification in long-term care. 1991 Steven D. Curnutte has White Osborn Bryan Garbee Thomas D. Welliver (’87) is launched a private equity firm, (JD ’86) (’87) (JD ’89) (’91) CFO at Merritt Properties LLC Tortola Partners, specializing of Baltimore. He has been in distressed situations and John Foster McCune (’84, Herman Goins (’86) is with named to the board of trust- investments in the insolvency JD ’87) is a lieutenant colonel, Breslow Starling, a public ees at McDaniel College in arena. He and his wife, Karen, attorney and chief of the accounting firm in Greens- Westminster, MD. and three sons live in Nash- hazardous materials manage- boro, NC. He graduated from ville, TN. ment branch of the U.S. Air The Rainmaker Academy’s Rob Farley (’88) was part of Force’s Environmental Law client service and leadership the team that won the Pulitzer Hank Garbee is executive Field Support Center in San development program. Prize for National Reporting at vice president and COO, Antonio, TX. He is deployed the St. Petersburg Times for Ralph Young (’53) is chairman, to Iraq as an officer-in-charge Joseph J. Mullany (’86) is politifact.com. and Thomas Crouch (’78) is of Task Force FOIA. president and CEO of Van- president and CEO of Young guard Health Systems in Nash- Michelle Whicker Price (’88) Transportation in Asheville, Suzanne Moyers (’84) is an ville, TN. He is on the board graduated from the municipal NC. They received the N.C. adjunct professor of curriculum of the Massachusetts Hospital administration program at Family Business of the Year and teaching at Montclair State Association and is chair of the the UNC-Chapel Hill School Award from the Wake Forest University in New Jersey and standing committee on public of Government. She has been Schools of Business. is pursuing graduate studies affairs. the controller for the Town of in reading and new literacies. Cary, NC, for over 17 years. Ned Hedley is a federal She is writing a young adult Elizabeth M. Repetti (JD ’86) prosecutor with the U.S. novel for the classroom libraries is an attorney and director Tomi White Bryan (JD ’89) Department of Justice Anti- division of Mondo Publishing. of Bell Davis & Pitt PA in published her second book, trust Division’s Chicago field Winston-Salem, NC. She has “The 5 Keys to the Great Life.” office. He and his wife, Russell Shilling (’85) is a been named vice chairman She and her husband, James Kimberly (’94), and three captain in the U.S. Navy and of the N.C. Bar Association’s W. Bryan (JD ’89), celebrated sons, Will, Rowan and James, senior scientific adviser for the Bankruptcy Section. their 20th wedding anniversary. live outside Chicago. Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and James “Jim” Trusty (’86) has Dain Dulaney (JD ’89) has Traumatic Brain Injury. He cre- served 20 years as a prosecutor, joined a boutique corporate 1993 ated an ongoing program with focusing the last five years on firm, Bishop Dulaney & Joyner Justin Catanoso (MALS) pub- Sesame Street, “Sesame Street violent gangs. He is the deputy PA, in Charlotte, NC. lished a memoir, “My Cousin Talk, Listen, Connect,” to help chief of the U.S. Department of the Saint: A Story of Love, children cope with a parent Justice’s Gang Unit. Joseph LaMountain (’89) Miracles, and an Italian Family injured in combat. His program teaches graduate-level grass- Reunited,” in paperback. won a CINE Golden Eagle Gale White (JD ’86) is chair roots communications on the Award. (www.sesamestreet- of the business insurance adjunct faculty of Georgetown Samuel Funk is with Sherrard familyconnections.org) group at White & Williams LLP University in Washington, D.C. & Roe PLC in Nashville, TN. in Philadelphia. She received He is president of SparkLight He has been named one of Brent W. Ambrose (’86) has the 2009 Franklin Award from Communications, a political Nashville Business Journal’s been named the Smeal Profes- the Philadelphia Chapter of consulting and strategic Forty Under 40 in the Middle sor of Real Estate in the Penn- the Chartered Property & communications firm. He and Tennessee area. sylvania State University’s Casualty Underwriters Society his wife, Mimi Carter, have Smeal College of Business. for her dedication and service two daughters, Mein (9) and Bruce M. Jacobs (JD) is with to the insurance industry. Phoebe (8). Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC Elizabeth Bailey (’86) is with in Charleston, WV. He has Breslow Starling, a public ac- Cindi Meyer Filer (’87) is Tom Marshburn (MD ’89) is a been named a Super Lawyer counting firm in Greensboro, founder and owner of Inno- flight surgeon at NASA’s John- in business litigation, bank- NC. She graduated from The vative Outsourcing based in son Space Center. He was one ruptcy and creditor/debtor Rainmaker Academy’s client Marietta, GA. She received of seven astronauts on the rights and banking. service and leadership devel- the Woman Entrepreneur space shuttle Endeavour opment program. Excel Award in the services mission in July. Randall Johnson (MBA ’02) category from the Atlanta is director of the N.C. Biotech- Ted Bilich (’86) is with Jones Chapter of the National Jennifer Vladimir Shashaty nology Center’s Southeastern Day in Washington, D.C. He Association of Women Busi- (’89) wrote a historical romance office in Wilmington, NC. has been elected to the Amer- ness Owners. adventure, “Renegade” He received the President’s ican Law Institute. www.wfu.edu/alumni September 2009 37 notes

She co-edited a book, “New Poonam Narula (PhD) is a

class Perspective on Etruria and Sloan Fellow pursuing an MBA Early Rome” (Wisconsin Press, at the Massachusetts Institute 2009). of Technology Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Lisa Huggins Oxendine (PA) MA. “Taking Chances” ran in is in the executive doctoral the March 30, 2009 issue of Funk Harrington Patton McCallister program in health leadership news@MITSloan (http:// (’93) (’94) (JD ’94) (JD ’98) at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings mitsloan.mit.edu/ School of Global Public Health. newsatmitsloan). Volunteer Service Award for ford, NC. She earned her JD his work with Leadership from Campbell University in Kyle Snipes is the girl’s varsity Erin Tooley O’Loughlin and North Carolina. 2002. She and her husband, basketball coach and associate her husband, Colm, have three Brian Johnson, live in Raleigh, communications coordinator children and live in Cary, NC. Jennifer Olive (MS ’98) and NC, but hope to relocate to at St. Pius X Catholic High They are raising funds for an her husband, Bill Pickles, have Sanford. School in Atlanta. Autism service dog through started a financial planning “4 Paws for Ability” for their practice in Tacoma, WA. She Robin T. Hughes is an son, Marcus (4). is a health consultant and entrepreneurial marketing and 1996 adjunct professor. business consultant and was Leon Henry Corbett III is Brian W. Paitsel (MD ’04) published in a book, “Women manager of the project finance completed a fellowship in Brian W. Rudel is teaching on Fire: 20 Inspirational Wom- team in the financial develop- obstetrical anesthesiology. fourth grade at Caleb’s Creek en Share Their Life Stories (and ment office of the Florida He is an assistant professor Elementary in Kernersville, Save you YEARS of Struggle!)” Department of Transportation. of anesthesiology at Wake NC. He received Wake Forest’s (www.robinonfire.com). He and his wife, Laura Lee, Forest University Baptist 2009 Marcellus E. Waddill and son, Arran Henry (1), live Medical Center and works in Excellence in Teaching Award Eric W. Iskra (JD) is with in Tallahassee. a private practice group in on the primary level. Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC Greensboro, NC. in Charleston, WV. He has Rusty LaRue has been named M. Lamont Scales is the been named a Super Lawyer an assistant men’s basketball Don Pocock (JD ’00) practices founding director of Strive in employment and labor law. coach at Wake Forest. He was business and construction to Accept Responsibility, a inducted into the Wake Forest litigation with Nelson Mullins nonprofit organization that Jeffrey Patton (JD) is with Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Riley & Scarborough LLP in conducts a free football camp Spilman Thomas & Battle Winston-Salem, NC. and mentor program for youth PLLC in Winston-Salem, NC. Lori Annette Wrenn (MBA ’05) of Forsyth and Guilford He spoke at the N.C. Associa- has been named assistant vice Matthew Shurts began teach- counties, NC, and Martinsville, tion of Staffing Professionals’ president at BB&T in Winston- ing in the graduate counseling VA (www.starfootball.org). Annual Conference in Wilm- Salem, NC. program at Montclair (NJ) ington, NC. He explained the State University in 2004. He has 1994 Employee Free Choice Act, been promoted to associate the Family Medical Leave Act 1997 professor. Deborah D. Alexander and the Americans with Douglas R. Balyeat (JD) is (MAEd ’98) is a program Disabilities Act Amendment. general counsel and vice Jenna Dockery Webb (JD) is administrator for performance president of Pratt Industries an associate focusing on management and quality in Atlanta. He is an adjunct commercial real estate with improvement at the Public 1995 professor at Emory University York Law PLLC in Raleigh, NC. Health Foundation in School of Law. Washington, D.C. William Aydlett is principal of Sequoia Elementary School Heather Cowan and her fiancé Benjamin “Ben” Bradley is in Sacramento, CA, president were one of ten finalists in the 1998 an internal auditor and first of the Principals Union and a U.S. Weekly/WeddingChannel. Nathan B. Atkinson is an at- responder for the SWAT team member of the board of the com national contest for a torney with Spilman Thomas & with the Federal Bureau of Sacramento County Children’s dream wedding (www.usmag- Battle PLLC in Winston-Salem, Investigation in Richmond, VA. Coalition. He received the azine.com/wedding/vote). NC. He has been appointed to He is moving and raffling his 2009 Administrator of the a second term on the Forsyth house in Jackson Hole, WY Year Award from the Sacra- DaBeth Scalesia Manns County Environmental Affairs (www.howtorafflemyhouse. mento Unified School District earned a silver medal in the Board by the Forsyth County com). Parent Teacher Association. 100 meter event at the 2009 Board of Commissioners. USA Track & Field Outdoor Sara Harrington has joined Sinclair Bell is an assistant Masters Championship held in Kristine Elizabeth Goldhawk her father’s law practice, A.B. professor of art history at Oshkosh, WI. (JD ’01) teaches social studies Harrington Law Firm, in San- Northern Illinois University. at New Canaan High School in New Canaan, CT. She is pursu- 38 wake forest magazine ing a master’s of educational Kenneth M. Hesser (JD) Melissa Poe Hood is founder technology at the University received the 2009 Richard D. of Kids for a Clean Environ- of British Columbia. Custureri Pro Bono Service ment. She received the Women Award for the Fifth Judicial of Distinction Award from the Gregory David Habeeb Circuit of Florida. American Association of (JD ’01) practices business University Women and NASPA, litigation with Gentry Locke Marcus S. Lawrence Jr. (JD) Student Affairs Administrators Rakes & Moore LLP in Roa- is a founding member of in Higher Education, at the Chukwumah (’03, MD ’09) noke, VA. He has been named Thorn Lawrence PL in Tampa, 2009 National Conference a Super Lawyer Rising Star by FL, focusing on commercial for College Women Student Law & Politics magazine. and construction litigation Leaders. Nick Jeffries is program and military law. He has been director at Chestnut Ridge Steven K. McCallister (JD) named a Rising Star by Florida Kathleen Kuhnert received Camp & Retreat Center in received Triangle Business Super Lawyers magazine. her MBA from Emory Universi- Efland, NC. Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leader- ty’s Goizueta Business School. ship Award for 2009. Komei Takatsu (LLM) heads She is in the Human Resources David M. Stachurski (MBA) up the investment banking Leadership Program with GE is senior vice president, and international legal affairs Energy in Atlanta. portfolio and decision 1999 section of The Nomura Securi- management director of Tracy Ann Manuck (MD ’03) ties Co. Ltd. office in Tokyo. Suzanne Lock Ragains consumer finance for Webster is a Maternal-Fetal-Medicine teaches French and dance Bank NA, a subsidiary of Fellow at the University of Utah at Wesleyan High School in Webster Financial Corp. in in Salt Lake City. She received 2001 Norcross, GA. Waterbury, CT. the 2009 Best Research in Pre- Ali Celik (LLM) is a criminal maturity Award from the March procedure lecturer in the Maria Toler received her MBA Caroline Stetler is pursuing a of Dimes for her work involving Antalya Bar. His law firm, in finance and marketing from master’s in journalism and the genetics of the progester- Celik-Akbulut Avukatlik Burosu, the New York University Stern public affairs at American one receptor. is in Antalya, Turkey School of Business. She is an University in Washington, D.C. (www.celik-akbulut.av.tr). associate brand manager with She is a graduate assistant at Jason D. Newton (JD) prac- Kraft Foods. the Investigative Reporting tices medical malpractice Courtney Smith-Pope was Workshop where she com- defense litigation with Yates named National Cheer Coach pleted a project concerning McLamb & Weyher LLP in of the Year by the U.S. All- 2003 thyroid cancer (http:// Raleigh, NC. He was selected Star Cheerleading Federation Ray Ashburg (JD) is an investigativereportingworkshop. a fellow in the Litigation during the 2009 World Cham- attorney with Dow Chemical org/investigations/thyroid- Counsel of America. pionships. She owns Cheer Co. in Freeport, TX. He com- cancer). Extreme and operates six pleted his LLM in intellectual Andrew Riepe founded a locations in North Carolina property and information law Matthew G. Webb received commercial real estate firm, and Virginia. at the University of Houston his master’s of music from Crown Tenant Advisors, Law Center. UNC-Greensboro and is pur- focusing on the interests of David Michael Tucker (JD) suing a PhD in musical arts. healthcare tenants (www. has been assigned to the law Angela Rank Choi received crowntenantadvisors.com). facultyat the U.S. Air Force her MD from and is completing Kathryn Hunter Winstead Academy. her residency in obstetrics (JD) is the lobbying compli- Joy Pearson Robbins is the and gynecology at the ance division attorney for intensive outpatient program Medical University of South the N.C. Department of the coordinator at Presbyterian Carolina in Charleston. Secretary of State in Raleigh, Hospital in Charlotte, NC. She 2002 NC. continues to operate Creative Rachel Duncan is a divinity Danielle McDougal Counseling and Consulting student at Yale University. She Chukwumah (MD ’09) has a Edward Avery Wyatt (JD) LLC. received a summer fellowship residency in psychiatry with practices commercial litigation from The Beatitudes Society the U.S. Air Force and the with Hunton & Williams LLP. to serve at Interfaith Worker University of Texas Health He transferred to their office 2000 Justice, a social change orga- Science Center in San in Washington, D.C. Ann McAdams Bumgardner nization, in Chicago. Antonio, TX. is an evening anchor for 2004 WWAY NewsChannel 3 in Cyndi Pleatman Hatcher is Ryan Eanes is an adjunct Wilmington, NC. The station pursuing a master’s of public instructor teaching Web Philip Thiem Deibel (MD ’09) received the 2008 Best News- health at Johns Hopkins Uni- design in the communication has a residency in obstetrics cast Award from the N.C. versity Bloomberg School of department at Manhattan and gynecology at Northwest- Associated Press. She and her Public Health in Baltimore. College in the Bronx, NY. ern University in Chicago. husband, Richard, have one son, William (1).

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Steven Ray Elliott received Alissa VanDeventer lives in 2007 Yingjun Wang (LLM)

class his master’s of public affairs Washington, D.C. She is a researched taxation policy of McKenzie L.M. Clark is a from UNC-Greensboro. lobbyist and the director of foreign company investment Peace Corps volunteer and Grassroots & Artist Outreach in China as a summer intern English teacher at the Man- Anthony Pecorella (MA ’06) for the Music First Coalition. at Troutman Sanders LLP in shuk Mametova Pedagogical and Yuri Shtridelman (’07), She received her master’s in Hong Kong. College in Kyzylorda, Kazakh- along with Jed Macosko, corporate communications stan. He will serve his third assistant professor of physics, from Georgetown University. year in Kazakhstan as a PCV- won an award for their proj- Marriages Leader. ect, “CellCraft: Exploring Richard M. Wallace (JD) is Doug Glass (’74) and the Cell Through Computer with Spilman Thomas & Battle Catherine DuBois. 7/17/09 in Yuri Shtridelman and Games,” from the MacArthur PLLC in Charleston, WV. He Winston-Salem, NC. Carlton Anthony Pecorella (’04, Foundation. has been named a Super Law- Mitchell (’43) officiated. MA ’06), along with Jed yer Rising Star in employment Macosko, assistant professor David B. Scofieldreceived and labor law. Dain Dulaney (JD ’89) and of physics, won an award his DVM from the Oklahoma Anna Rouse. 4/18/09 for their project, “CellCraft: State University Center for Exploring the Cell Through Veterinary Health Sciences. 2006 Christopher Thomas Mitchell Computer Games,” from the He received the Ethicon- Lena Marie Benson completed (’95) and Amanda Monroe. MacArthur Foundation. Novartis Surgical Proficiency her first year of a master’s in 5/30/09 in Durham, NC. Award and the Dr. Kip Doran public policy at Harvard Memorial Scholarship for his University’s Kennedy School 2008 Jon Hansen (’96, MSA ’97) proficiency in equine practice. of Government. She worked and Elizabeth Abernathy. Nora Ellen Brickhouse has He has a one-year internship this summer on an initiative 5/30/09 in Charlotte, NC. The been awarded a Rotary at the Weatherford Equine with The Club de Madrid wedding party included Grant Ambassadorial Scholarship for Medical Center in Weather- aimed at enabling female Morrison (’96). the 2009-10 academic year to ford, TX. political leaders in Africa to study social sciences at the enact effective peace and Brian Hughes (’00) and Amy Universidad Nacional Autónoma Scott L. Tucker is an ordained national security policies. Hartshorn. 8/9/08 in Cancun, de Mexico in Mexico City. minister of word and sacra- Mexico. The wedding party ment with the Presbyterian Jason Bowman (MBA) included Janet Davidson-Hues William Uter (MBA) wrote Church USA. He and his wife, received a Certificate of Merit (’66), Eric Hughes (’95), Dave a book, “The Career Value Lauren Fryer, live in Atlanta. and the Chief’s Award from Feldser (’00), Betsy Breck- Book,” explaining how to the City of Greensboro, NC, heimer Russell (’01) and Tyler stand out from the crowd with for his heroics after a bank Russell (’01). a visual brochure when look- 2005 robbery. The News & Record ing for a new job. Ryan Shepard Busch received reported he was “the reason Amanda Landon (’00) and his MD from the University of the officers were able to put a Brady Nelson. 8/8/08 in Key- Pittsburgh School of Medicine. stop to the suspects’ rampage 2009 stone, CO. They live in Denver. His residency is in anesthesia before an innocent bystander The wedding party included Kristen Elizabeth Gentry at Case Medical Center Uni- was hurt or killed.” Leigh Golden (’00). has been awarded a Rotary versity Hospitals. Ambassadorial Scholarship Shanna Depow received her Mary Anne Runheim (JD ’01) for the 2009-10 academic year Michael David Colvard MAEd from the University of and Steven Scott Caywood. to study with the Languages received his MDiv from the Pennsylvania. She teaches 1/17/09. They live in Advance, Abroad program in Rabat, Covenant Theological Semi- English at Overbrook High NC, and have a son, Luke. Morocco. nary in St. Louis. School in Philadelphia. Lorraine Patricia Kostiw (’02) Matthew Higgins won the Christian Staples received his Jennifer Michelle Litwak and Richard Dziepak Jr. 6/6/09 first annual essay contest JD from Campbell University received her JD from the in New York City, where they sponsored by Wake Forest’s School of Law, where he was University of Denver’s Sturm live. The wedding party BB&T Center for the Study of executive editor of the law College of Law. She lives in included Nikki Arminio (’02), Capitalism. review and a member of the Los Angeles. Mariana Alvarez Kallivayalil moot court team. (’02) and Mary Schmid (’02). Robert Palmer has been Nathan Timothy Witmer was awarded a Rotary Ambas- Matthew Trump is a graduate promoted to captain in the Kathleen Kuhnert (’02) and sadorial Scholarship for the student in biology at Wake For- U.S. Army. He received the Brian Vieira. 7/25/09 in Green- 2009-10 academic year to est. He competed in the Yukon Bronze Star Medal for merito- ville, SC. They live in Atlanta. study social sciences at the 1000 Canoe and Kayak Race in rious conduct while stationed The wedding party included Universidad de Concepción July, a 1,000 mile trip down the with the 8th U.S. Calvary in Kelly Brady (’01), Jill Snyder in Chile. Yukon River from Canada to Southern Baghdad. Kerr (’00, MAEd ’01) and Molly Alaska (yukon1000.com). MacNaughton (’01).

40 wake forest magazine Parker (’06), Casey Sterk (’06), Harriet Wood Bowden (’95) Laura Ellen Mason (’02) and Preston (’05) and Bradley James Steve Tarsa (’06) and Lauren and Glenn Bowden, Knoxville, Michael deMilt. 5/16/09 in High- Wright Roberts (’04, MSA ’05). Sullivan Turnbull (’04). TN: a son, Alexander Walker. land, MD. They live in Charlotte, 10/8/08 NC. The wedding party includ- S. Blake Smith (’04) and Katie Allison Shelton (MBA ’06) ed Erica Hamilton (’02), Amanda Myers. 5/23/09 in Durham, and Charlie Brady. 5/2/09 in Kelly Rogers Mann (’95) and Winston Monschein (’02) and NC. They live in Dupont, WA. Charlotte, NC. Bonner Mann, Raleigh, NC: a Eve-Marie Zigrossi Welch (’02). The wedding party included daughter, Margaret Bonner Jared Cardwell (’04), Josh Jonathan David Beam (’07) Patteson. 2/25/09. She joins Kathryn Lee Hunter (JD ’03) Edwards (’04), Andy Glassick and Lauren Graye Rogers her sister, Susannah Randoph. and Mark Winstead. 5/30/09 (’03), Cameron Smith (’09) and (’07). 5/23/09 in Greenville, NC. Her grandfather is Stanley in Raleigh, NC. The wedding Dayton Vielguth (’04). They live in Charlotte, NC. The Gray Rogers III (’69). party included Angela Cinski wedding party included Kaitlyn Weitzel (JD ’03). Jessie Lee Smith (’05) and Bazemore (’08), Naequan Matthew Spevak (’95) and Christian Basil Miller, associate Jones (’06), Meredith Archard Michelle Wood Spevak (’98), Angela Roberts Rank (’03) professor of philosophy and Miller (’07), Philip Rogers (’05) Fletcher, NC: a daughter, and Young Choi. 3/28/09 in Zachary T. Smith Faculty Fellow. and Kyle Wilson (’08). Molly Brooke. 4/10/09 Charleston, SC. The wedding 5/25/09 in Hendersonville, NC. party included Harriet Gilmore They live in Winston-Salem, Megan McLaughlin Beaubien Burris (’03). NC. Ben Milner (’93) officiated. Births/Adoptions (’96) and Louis Beaubien, The wedding party included Melinda A. Maxwell (’81), Providence, RI: twin sons, Heather Ann Schmidt (’03, Cameron Morris Meador (’01, Seattle, WA: a daughter, Ian Marc and Evan Laughlin. PA/MMS ’06) and Knut MAEd ’02, MBA ’07) and Joe Olivia. 1/22/09 2/6/09 Nodeland (JD/MBA ’06). Meador (’01, MBA ’07). 4/18/09. They live in New Sean D. Houseal (’90) and Jera Nelson Cunningham York. The wedding party in- Margaret Jane Ashey (’06) Pamela Houseal, Charleston, (’96) and Carl Cunningham, cluded David Clark, associate and Thomas Jonathan Hunt. SC: a son, Hank Cupper. Richmond, VA: a son, Gabriel director of Residence Life & 10/4/08 in Denver. The wed- 4/16/09. He joins his brother, Knox. 4/13/09. He joins his Housing, Mike Hertz (JD ’05) ding party included Rachel Jack (5). brother, Caleb Austin (3). and Carrie Williamson (’03). Clagett (’06), Beth Fearon (’06), Cole Mabray Harbert (’06) and Lewis Amos Jr. (’92) and Kyle Douglas Forst (’96) Melissa Michelle Artigue (’04) Melissa Guffey Potisek (’06). Kimberly Head Amos, and Karen Forst, Mickleton, and Brian Allen Perry (’04). Decatur, GA: a daughter, NJ: a daughter, Avery Quinn. 7/26/08 in Winston-Salem, NC. Justin Baise Laing (’06) and Elizabeth Wynn. 6/25/09. She 4/20/09 The wedding party included Anne Crute Kernodle (’06). joins her sister, Anne (22 mos). Steve Folmar, assistant profes- 5/30/09 in Huddleston, VA. Tiffany Frimel Hilton (’96) sor of anthropology, Chrissy They live in Charlotte, NC. Beth Heflin Cauvel (’92) and and Matthew Hilton, Roch- Davis Hardy (’03) and Steve Brian Robert Carlo (’06) offici- Howard Cauvel (’94), ester, NY: a daughter, Avery Koch (’04). ated. The wedding party in- Shepherdstown, WV: a son, Nicole. 4/15/09 cluded Gregg Daly (’06), Julia Benjamin Matthew. 8/29/08. Kelli Ann Brown (’04, MSA ’05) Margaret Friedenberg (’05), He joins his sister, Kate (9). Mark Schofield (’96) and and Adam Michael Stauff. Erin Rebecca King (’05), Sarah Teresa Dingboom Schofield 10/11/08 in Greenville, SC. Elizabeth McCoy (’06) and Jennifer Olive (’93, MS ’98) (’97), Alexandria, VA: a daugh- They live in New York City. Claire Davis Propsting (’06). and Bill Pickles, Tacoma, WA: ter, Caroline Helen. 2/5/09 The wedding party included a daughter, Elena Sue. Leeann Attanucci (’04, MSA Meredith Poe (’06) and Dun- 3/30/09. She joins her sister, Karen Baker Chippendale ’05), Amber Sands (’04) and can Martin. 5/23/09 in Char- Lauren Teresa (1 1/2). (’97, MSA ’98) and Bill Chip- Ann Stewart (’04). lotte, NC. They live in King, pendale, Richmond, VA: a son, NC. The bride’s parents are Tammy Nicholson Kaliszewski James Allen. 1/21/09. He joins Adam Dovico (’04) and Jaclyn Richard (JD ’81) and Katherine (’94) and Drew Kaliszewski, his brother, Will (3), and sister, Melanie Heintz (’05). 5/30/09 Poe, and the groom’s parents Durham, CT: a daughter, Sara Addison (2). in Charlotte, NC. The wedding are Anne Duncan (MBA ’80) Noel. 12/17/08. She joins her party included Matthew and Daniel Martin. The wed- sisters, Julia (7), Mary (5) and Lori Shores Cogdill (’97) and Brandon (’04) and Will ding party included Ashley Paige (2). Jason Michael Cogdill (’98, Woodlee (’04, JD ’07). Austin (’05) and sophomore JD ’01), Clemmons, NC: a son, Parker Martin. Mila Assenova-Petrova (’95) Hampton Michael. 2/23/09. He Paul Ivan Sheaffer III (’04, and Milen Petrov (’97), joins his brother, Thomas (4). MSA ’05) and Julia Ann Chris Reed (’06) and Beccah Princeton, NJ: twins, a son Koplewski (’05). 6/27/09 in Sullivan (’06). 5/9/09 in Dallas. and daughter, Dimiter and W. Kyle Irwin (’97) and Emily Baltimore. They live in New The bride’s parents are Doug Anna. 3/21/09 J. Irwin, New Hope, PA: a York. Father Jude DeAngelo (’73, JD ’77) and Rebeccah daughter, Alice Kay. 6/3/09 officiated. The wedding party (’77) Sullivan. The wedding included Creighton Stewart party included Danielle Griffith Hartanov (’05), Charlotte White (’06), John Meindl (’06), Julie

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Aaron Mercer (’97) and Kevin Palme (’98) and Kevin Richardson (’99) and Jonathan Scott Yoder (’00, Emily Boyd Mercer (’98), Harli Johnson Palme (’99), Laura Vieta Richardson (’99, MD ’04) and Amy Beiss- class Nashville, TN: a son, Miles Asheville, NC: a daughter, MA ’01), Sleepy Hollow, NY: wanger Yoder (’00, MD ’04), Aaron. 4/17/09. He joins his Pearl Lucelia. 12/31/08 a daughter, Rachel Bennet. Winston-Salem, NC: a son, sister, Ella McClure (5). 3/26/09. She joins her sister, Benjamin Andrews. 5/29/09. He Jessica Dhuyvetter Plowgian Ashley Kathryn (2 1/2). joins his brother, Brayden (2). Sonia Bauer Murphy (’97) and (’98) and Michael Plowgian, Peter Murphy, Raleigh, NC: a McLean, VA: a daughter, Kate Millett Rojas (’99) and Craig Zakrzewski (’00) and son, Paul. 1/1/09. He joins his Lillian Marcel. 7/18/08 Fernando Rojas, Charlotte, Jennifer Leibert Zakrzewski sister, Madeleine (2). NC: a daughter, Anne Millett. (’00), Winston-Salem, NC: Megan Kleinfelder Roach 8/22/08 a daughter, Hailey Frances. Chris O’Neal (’97) and (’98) and Joseph Roach, 4/5/09. She joins her brother, Catherine Kendrick O’Neal Cincinnati: a daughter, Leslie Rush Spurrier (’99) Luke (4). (’98), Charlotte, NC: a son, Madeline Marie. 8/26/08. She and Matt Spurrier, Lititz, PA: Wyatt James. 5/15/09. He joins her sister, Morgan (5), a daughter, Sophia Grace. Vince Azzolina (’01, MALS joins his brother, Will (2). and brother, Max (3). 11/21/08. She joins her brother, ’05) and Marlise Azzolina, Simeon Cole (2). Stokesdale, NC: a son, Don Pocock (’97, JD ’00) and David Romhilt (’98) and Lorenzo Michael. 5/19/09 Lynn Pocock, Winston-Salem, Elizabeth Kaleida (’98), Michelle Howard Bae (’00) NC: a daughter, Eleanor New York: a son, Wade Allen. and Jonathan Bae, Durham, Jeff Braintwain (JD ’01) and Holland. 4/17/09 6/16/09 NC: a son, James Nolan. Tracy Cobb Braintwain (JD 5/22/08 ’01), Atlanta: a son, Eli Joseph. Matthew Shurts (’97) and Elizabeth Rogers Brodnax 5/23/09. He joins his sister, Sarah Hovis Shurts (’97), (’99) and Keene Brodnax, Yvonne Moelk Jouffrault Frazier. Butler, NJ: a son, William Atlanta: a daughter, Anna (’00) and Olivier Jouffrault, Zachary. 5/1/09. He joins his Porter. 3/7/09 Savannah, GA: a daughter, Ali Celik (LLM ’01) and Melek brother, Nathan (3). Juliette Anne. 3/26/09 Celik, Antalya, Turkey: John Cameron Curry (’99) a daughter, Yagmur Asya. Keith Siegner (’97, MSA ’98) and Marjorie Adams Curry, Emily Hudson Mitchell (’00) 2/15/08 and Carissa Siegner, Stamford, Atlanta: a daughter, Vivian and Scott Mitchell, Pensacola, CT: a daughter, Cassandra Adeline. 4/2/09 FL: a son, Wilmer Hall. 3/6/09. Andrea Brooks Fuquay (’01) Paige. 4/14/09. She joins her He joins his brother, Hudson and Richard Fuquay, Denver: a brother, Cole (2). Nathan Davenport (’99) and (1 1/2). His grandmother is son, Brooks McNeill. 1/24/09 Stacey Tharp Davenport Suellen Anderson Hudson (’70). Beau Waddell (’97) and (’99), Midlothian, VA: a son, Cynthia Enloe Neff (MA ’01) Suzanna D. Waddell, Hender- Andrew Jonathan. 6/9/09. He Jennifer Pollock Mueller (’00) and Doug Neff, Yadkinville, sonville, NC: a son, John joins his sister, Rachel (3). and Matt Mueller, Cockeys- NC: a daughter, Heidi Ann. Daniel III. 4/10/09 ville, MD: a daughter, Robyn 5/23/09. She joins her brother, Stephen Kroustalis (’99) and Pollock. 2/17/09. She joins her Caleb (2). Heidi Schulz Calhoun-Lopez Nicole Kroustalis, Clemmons, sisters, Hadley (4) and Ann (JD ’98) and Thomas Calhoun- NC: a daughter, Alexia. Stuart (3). Chris Estwanik (’02) and Lopez, Sierra Vista, AZ: a son, 4/22/09. She joins her sister, Ashley Couper Estwanik, Thomas Robert. 1/8/09 Elaina (2). Her grandparents are Kevin Pierson (’00) and Beth Bermuda: a daughter, Somers Kia and Chris (’67) Kroustalis and Beagles Pierson (’00), Long- Jane. 6/26/09 John Gallimore (’98) and Carole and Otis (’66) Chilton. wood, FL: a daughter, Claire Jaime Tomhave Gallimore Julia. 2/27/09 Michael Green (’02) and (’98), Winston-Salem, NC: a Eden Kellett Martin (’99) and Margot Lombardo Green son, Charles Robert. 3/30/09 Stephen Martin, Charleston, Jeremy William Rupon (’00) (’02), Washington, DC: a son, SC: a daughter, Annie Bethea. and Keira Brooke Bard Rupon Ryan Bentley. 5/15/09 Scott Cooper Gray (’98) and 12/4/08. She joins her brother, (’00), Boston: a daughter, Ashley Estwanik Gray (’98), Chappell (2). Caroline Elaine. 6/23/09. She Elizabeth Anne Hollan (’02) New York: a daughter, Ella joins her brother, Quentin (2). and Bill Hollan, Winston- Covington. 1/13/09 Kristin Hill Messick (’99) and Salem, NC: a daughter, Andrew Messick, Raleigh, NC: Anne Elizabeth Shropshire Caroline Adams. 4/12/09. She Mark David Marchand (’98) a son, Jack Alexander. 5/5/09 Shoemaker (’00) and Josh joins her brother, Will, and her and Jane Martin Marchand Shoemaker (’01), Greensboro, sister, Anna. (’98), Cary, NC: a daughter, Ben Pinner (’99) and Melissa NC: a daughter, Lucy Anne. Kate Whiteford. 5/25/09. She Pinner, Peak, SC: a son, 3/26/09 Shannon Cleary Holt (’02) joins her brothers, Austin (3) Charles Benjamin. 9/19/08. He and Adam Holt, Crofton, MD: and Brady (1). joins his brother, James (2). a daughter, Margaret Kathryn. 5/25/09

42 wake forest magazine Jennifer Ream Pellegrin (’02) Deaths riers Association. He worked Florida. He is survived by three and Andrew Pellegrin, Wichita with the Rocky Mount Chil- daughters, Cynthia Evans (’65), Falls, TX: a son, Jude Daniel. Roger Winslow Bone (’35), dren’s Museum, the Boy Scouts Barbara and Harriet; two 6/1/09 May 27, 2009, Nashville, NC. of America, the American Red grandsons; a brother, Excell; He was a retired farmer and Cross, and the local chamber of and three sisters, Mahalia Suzanne Lock Ragains (’02) lifelong member of the Sandy commerce and served on the Connell, Delphia Hayes, and and Stephen Ragains, Decatur, Cross Community. He was a board of Peoples Bank & Trust. Lorene Harrell (’47). GA: a son, Luke Hudmon. charter member of the Coopers 2/16/09 Volunteer Fire Dept. and the Leon Douglas Parker (’38), Hiram Cox Hill Jr. (’39), Coopers Ruritan Club where June 23, 2009, New London, May 2, 2009, Murfreesboro, Jamie Whittaker Addonizio he served as president and NC. He served in the U.S. Army NC. He graduated from the (’03) and Joseph Addonizio received the Tom Downing during World War II, was a Pensacola Naval Academy and Jr., Boston: a son, Brennan Award. former mayor of New London, was a naval aviator and flight Max. 3/13/09. His uncle is a county commissioner and a commander. He was a retired Marc Whittaker (’01). David Maxwell Britt (JD ’37) trustee at Stanly Community building contractor, flight May 5, 2009, Cary, NC. He was College. He was the retired instructor and electronics Elizabeth Johnson Avery a retired justice of the N.C. owner and operator of Carolina information pioneer. (MA ’03) and Robert Oldham Supreme Court. After graduat- Printing. Avery, Knoxville, TN: a son, ing from law school, he prac- Robert Heman Butler (’40), Spence Oldham. 5/6/09. His ticed law in Lumberton, NC. Ernest Stuart Benson Jr. (’39), May 27, 2009, Cincinnati. He grandfather is Richard He served in the N.C. House of June 21, 2009, Wilmington, NC. was a B-17 bombardier during Oldham Avery (’59). Representatives from 1958 until He graduated from the Medical World War II. He received the 1967. In 1967, he was appointed College of Virginia. He prac- Silver Star three times, the Nick Jeffries (’03) and Miriam by Gov. Dan K. Moore to serve ticed dentistry in Wilmington Distinguished Flying Cross, Jeffries, Hillsborough, NC: a as one of the six original judges for 30 years and retired in 1980. the Air Medal and a Purple son, Levi Anderson. 4/25/09 of the newly created Court of He was an avid gardener and Heart. For 35 years he was Appeals. In 1978, he was elect- was able to travel all over the an attorney with Butler High Catherine Caniglia Manofsky ed to succeed I. Beverly Lake world. & Baer in Fayetteville, NC, (JD ’03) and Matthew Manof- on the N.C. Supreme Court. He retiring in 1984. He was mayor sky, Crofton, MD: a daughter, retired from the court in 1982 J.C. Herrin (’39), June 5, 2009, of Fayetteville from 1961 to Sophia Ann. 6/6/09 and joined the Raleigh law firm New Smyrna Beach, FL. He was 1963 and from 1970 to 1987 of Bailey & Dixon. He served on retired assistant general sec- he served on the board of the Aaron Blades (’05) and the boards of trustees of Wake retary of the American Baptist Public Works Commission. He Margaret Bussmann Blades Forest, Meredith College and Convention and a pioneer in was honored with the dedica- (’06), Philadelphia: a son, Southeastern Baptist Theologi- promoting racial equality and tion of the Butler-Warner Ezra Martin. 6/19/09 cal Seminary. He received Wake interracial cooperation in the Electrical Generation Plant Forest’s Distinguished Alumni church during the civil rights in 1989. He served as chair- Laura Joye Cochran (’05) and Award in 1966 and an honorary movement. A native of Con- man of the library board of Michael Cochran, Charlotte, Doctor of Laws degree in 1969. cord, NC, he graduated from Cumberland County, was NC: a son, Fox Marcus. He was predeceased by his Union Theological Seminary president of the Rotary Club, 4/29/09 wife, Louise; one son, David M. in New York City and served and was in the Judge Advo- Britt Jr.; one sister, Miriam Pur- churches in New York and Mis- cate Corps and the Air Force Kathryn Cox Tribble (’05) vis; four brothers, Dudley (’51), souri. He was Baptist student Reserves, reaching the rank of and Craig Tribble, Reidsville, Neill (’40), Carl and Arthur. He chaplain at UNC-Chapel Hill colonel. NC: a daughter, Leah Kathryn. is survived by three daughters, from 1946 until being fired in 5/28/09 Nancy B. Harris, Marty B. 1954 for supporting student Bunyan Washington Brown Greene and Mary Louise Hayes; efforts to end segregation. In (’41), May 5, 2009, Raleigh, Raymond J. Harbert Jr. (’06, one brother, W. Earl Britt (’56, 1959 he became program NC. He served in the U.S. MBA ’10) and Cole Mabray JD ’58, P ’82); seven grandchil- associate for the American Army during World War II and Harbert (’06), Winston-Salem, dren; nine great-grandchildren; Baptist Home Mission Societ- was an auditor for the N.C. NC: a daughter, Helen Cole. and several nieces and neph- ies. As a special missionary in Department of Revenue. He 6/11/09 ews, including Clifford P. Britt the South, he raised financial retired in 1990 as director (’82, JD/MBA ’86). support for student leaders of of the Individual Income Tax Abdullah Alshehry (LLM ’09) the civil rights movement and Division and then worked part and Suad AlGhamdi, Jeddah, M. Webster Henry (’37), supported Southern pastors time with the Internal Revenue Saudi Arabia: a son, Rakan. June 14, 2009, Rocky Mount, and congregations isolated by Service. He received the N.C. 5/9/08 NC. He served in the U.S. their stands for civil rights. Dr. Executive Cabinet Award Marine Corps during World Martin Luther King Jr. recog- for Excellence and the N.C. War II and was a retired major nized his efforts as “one of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. with the USMC Reserves. He most forthright expressions He is survived by his wife of was president of C.S. Henry of true Christian witness that 59 years, Adele; a daughter, Transfer and served on the I can point to.” He retired Jeanie McCandless (MBA board of the N.C. Motor Car- in 1971 and later moved to ’75); and two grandchildren.

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Marshall Glen Green (’41), Heritage Award from the War II. He won four National Edward Gerock Boyette (’49), April 23, 2009, Oxford, NC. North Carolina Baptist State Sales Achievement Awards June 24, 2009, Crawford, NE. class He served in the U.S. Army Convention. In addition to his and was elected to the Mil- He received his DDS from Air Corps during World War wife, he is survived by his two lionaire’s Club seven times Emory University and was a II. He worked for the U.S. Post sons, Barry and Garry (’80, JD during his 20 years with Met- retired dentist from North Office in Oxford for 26 years ’83); and two granddaughters. ropolitan Life Insurance Co. Carolina. He served in the U.S. as a carrier and in customer He was a Kiwanis member and Army during World War II. service, retiring in 1972. He Nash Hare Underwood (’46), past president and man of the farmed, was in radio/television May 10, 2009, Wake Forest, year of the Winston-Salem Life Harry E. Canaday (JD ’49), repair, self-service merchan- NC. He served in the U.S. Underwriters Association. He April 11, 2009, Smithfield, NC. dising and home construction. Navy during World War II and was preceded in death by his He served in the U.S. Navy He wrote 30 articles, published the U.S. Air Force during the five brothers, including during World War II. He prac- in the Oxford Public Ledger, Korean War. He was a pedo- William Hubert Early (’49). ticed law with his brother in that were later compiled into dontist and taught part time Benson and Smithfield, NC, “Recollections of Family and at the UNC-Chapel Hill Dental Robert Eugene Brooks (’48), and served as town attorney Community.” School. He practiced general April 9, 2009, Elizabeth City, and town commissioner of dentistry in Wake Forest, NC, NC. He served in the U.S. Benson. He was a Superior James Morgan Dowtin (’42), until his retirement in 1981. In Army Air Corps during World Court Judge for Johnston, June 7, 2009, Arden, NC. He 1984 he opened a practice in War II. He received his MAEd Harnett and Lee counties for served in the U.S. Air Force Youngsville for several years. from East Carolina University 14 years. He retired in 1980 during World War II. He was He was a town board com- and was a teacher, coach and to supervise his farm and with M.B. Haynes Electric missioner, a trustee of South- administrator at Elizabeth City business affairs and founded Co. for 27 years, serving as eastern Baptist Seminary, a High School and later North- the Benson Museum of Local president the last 10 years and past president of the N.C. eastern High School from 1948 History. retiring in 1993. His golf titles Senior Golf Association and to 1984. He coached football, included the 1947 Asheville a member of the Lions and basketball, golf and tennis. He Mavis Sykes Thompson (’49), City Amateur and the Country Rotary clubs. He is survived by wrote a column, “Lookin at June 16, 2009, Charlotte, Club of Asheville Invitational. his wife of sixty years, Janis; a Sports,” for the local newspa- NC. She taught biology for daughter, Judy; a son, Martin; per and wrote a book about 28 years with the Charlotte- Bruce Gary Ezell Whitaker seven grandchildren, including his 1957 State Football Cham- Mecklenburg schools, retiring (’44), May 5, 2009, Raleigh, NC. Martin Nash Underwood Jr. pionship team, “You Can Love in 1992 from South Mecklen- He was president emeritus of (’01); and five great grandchil- Yellow Jackets.” He received burg High School. She was the Chowan University in Mur- dren. Memorials may be made the George Whitfield Award cheerleading coach for many freesboro, NC. He received to the Wake Forest College in 2003 for contributions to years and an American Red Wake Forest’s Distinguished Birthplace Society, PO Box high school athletics and was Cross volunteer. Alumni Award in 1977 and 494, Wake Forest, NC 27587, inducted into the N.C. High an honorary Doctor of Laws or to the Wake Forest Baptist School Athletic Association John Edward Bishop (’50), degree in 1987. A native of Church, 107 E. South Ave., Hall of Fame in 2008. He is sur- June 12, 2009, Rocky Mount, Cleveland County, NC, he Wake Forest, NC 27587. vived by his wife of 59 years, NC. He served in the U.S. earned his PhD from Southern Jean; two daughters, Debbie Navy during World War II on Baptist Theological Seminary Elerbe Abner Williams Sr. Smith and husband Barry, the USS Waller and the USS and served as a pastor at (’46), April 18, 2009, Ashe- and Martha Richardson and Champlin. His business affilia- several Baptist churches. He boro, NC. He served in the husband William (’75); a son, tions included Ferebee-Bishop taught at Belmont University U.S. Air Force during World Brad; eight grandchildren, in- Enterprises, Bishop Industries in Nashville, TN, and Shorter War II. He worked at Acme cluding Elizabeth Richardson and the hotel industry. He College in Rome, GA, before McCrary for 20 years and (’03); and a sister, Sue Davis. served on the board of the being named president of retired from Union Carbide. Department of Transporta- Chowan College in 1957. He raised beagles and was Earlie Oswell Jones Jr. (’48), tion, the National Boating Over the next 32 years he led an officer in the Mid-State May 8, 2009, Greensboro, NC. Safety Advisory Council, the Chowan’s growth from a small Beagle Club and a member He was a veteran of the Korean Rocky Mount Planning Board, parochial school to a nation- of the Lions Club, receiving War and spent his career in the Edgecombe County Draft ally recognized two-year, the Melvin Jones Fellowship North Carolina helping others Board and the Rocky Mount church-related, liberal arts col- Award. At age 55 he took up overcome alcoholism and drug City Council and on the ad- lege; student enrollment in- golf and won the Senior City addiction. He was director visory board of the Bank of creased from less that 300 to Amateur Championship twice. of Fellowship Hall in Greens- Rocky Mount. He was a PTA over 1,500. He was named one His body was donated to the boro, founding director of the president, served on the Keep of the nation’s Eighteen Most Wake Forest University School Oakleigh Treatment Center in America Beautiful Committee, Effective College Presidents of Medicine. Durham, and director of the and was a member of the Ki- in a 1985 study funded by the treatment program at High wanis, Jaycee, Moose and Elks Exxon Education Foundation. Roland Pratt Early Jr. (’47), Point Regional Hospital. clubs. He received the Distin- He retired as president in June 9, 2009, Winston-Salem, guished Citizen Award and the 1989. In 2009, he and his wife, NC. He served in the U.S. Boy Scout Distinguished Citi- Esther, received the Baptist Coast Guard during World zen of the Year Award. He was preceded in death by his 44 wake forest magazine father, Jesse Oscar Bishop by his wife of 52 years, Mary, Jacqueline Womble Sealy Paul Donald Tilley (’56, (JD ’38), and a brother, Felix and two children, Todd Bailey (’52), July 10, 2009, Greenville, MD ’59), Feb. 16, 2009, Cary, Clark Bishop (’41). He is sur- and Elizabeth Williams. NC. She was a neurological NC. He served in the U.S. vived by his wife of 60 years, medical technologist at Duke Army and had a general medi- Jean Marie; five children, Everett Warren McNeilly Hospital. She enjoyed tennis, cal practice in Hudson, NC, Christie, John, Stephen, (’51), March 16, 2009, Burl- reading, knitting, gardening, from 1963 until his retirement Carolyn and Maude; twelve ington, NC. He served in the traveling and investing. in 2005. He is survived by his grandchildren, including U.S. Navy during World War II wife of 54 years, Phyllis Shaw Carrie Barbee (’99); and five and was retired from the N.C. Helen Elrod Carlyle (’53), Tilley (’55); two daughters, great-grandchildren. Employment Security Com- June 14, 2009, Raleigh, NC. Janice and Norma; a grandson, mission. She was a registered nurse Nicholas; a brother, Ray Lee Earl Judson Byrd (’50), April who loved teaching preschool Tilley (‘55); and a sister-in-law, 11, 2009, Hillsborough, NC. Ted Newton Reese (’51), age to adults. She taught Judy Shaw Peterson (’60). He served in the U.S. Army April 18, 2009, Henderson- nursing assistants at technical during World War II, some of ville, NC. He served in the schools in Kingstree, SC, and Walter Shepherd Barge Sr. that time under the command U.S. Navy during World War Marion, NC. (’57), June 7, 2009, Buies of Gen. George Patton. He II and founded Reese Insur- Creek, NC. He was professor was a long-time employee ance Agency in Flat Rock, Chester Lionel Pate (’55), emeritus of history at Camp- of Ray Motor Co. in Hills- NC. He served the commu- May 17, 2009, Raleigh, NC. bell University. He was com- borough. He served on the nity through the First Baptist He was a retired commercial missioned as a second lieuten- Alamance-Orange Prison Church of Hendersonville, underwriter with Nationwide ant in the U.S. Army, serving Board and was a member of Junior Brotherhood, Boy Mutual Insurance in Raleigh, NC. tours in Korea and Vietnam, the Exchange Club where he Scouts of America, Hender- retiring in 1979 as a lieuten- received the Exchangite of the sonville City Recreation Willie Hudson Pate Jr. (’55), ant colonel. He received the Year Award. Department, Lions, Jaycees, May 31, 2009, Fayetteville, Legion of Merit. He received Masons and Shriners. He was NC. He was retired from the an MA in European history Fred L. Mayse Jr. (’50), chairman of the boards for residential building material from Columbia University and Feb. 6, 2009, Flat Rock, NC. the local Wachovia Bank, the department of Lowe’s Inc. a PhD from UNC-Chapel Hill. He served in the U.S. Navy College of Business at West- He taught history at the U.S. during World War II and ern Carolina University, the Wayne Vernon Riddle (’55), Military Academy in West was a textile designer with Henderson County Council on June 30, 2009, Statesville, NC. Point for nine years and was Stonecutter Mills. He served Aging and the American Red He graduated from the South- dean of the College of Arts the community through the Cross. eastern Baptist Theological and Sciences at Campbell. He Teen Club, American Foreign Seminary and served in the was preceded in death by his Exchange Students, Spindale William Eugene Amos (’52, U.S. Navy during World War II. brother, Beverly Lake Barge Recreation, Spindale Rotary MD ’56), July 1, 2009, Phoenix, He was a Baptist minister for (’56). He is survived by his wife Club, PTA, and the Boy Scouts. AZ. His internship and derma- 58 years, serving as pastor in of 52 years, Sarah Patterson tology residency was at Erwin, TN, Statesville, Icard, Barge (’57); three sons; and James Elijah Wheless (’50, Walter Reed Army Hospital. Laurinburg, Locust, and Lenoir, five grandchildren. MD ’54), May 4, 2009, Chapin, He was chief of dermatology NC, and as interim pastor in SC. He served during World for three years at the 130th Taylorsville and Statesville, Robert Eugene Morgan Sr. War II in the 6th Ranger Infan- Station Hospital in Heidel- NC. He was pastor emeritus (’57), March 18, 2009, Ashe- try Battalion. He was a prima- berg, Germany. He started a and senior adult minister at boro, NC. He served in the ry care physician in Roanoke, dermatology practice in Phoe- Front Street Baptist Church in U.S. Army during the Korean VA, and retired at age 66. nix in 1964 and retired in 1995. Statesville. War. He played baseball and football and was drafted to Garrett Dixon Bailey (JD ’51), Donald Hoyle Cabaniss (’52), Carolyn Farnsworth Graham pitch for the Boston Red Sox, April 10, 2009, Burnsville, NC. May 1, 2009, Shelby, NC. He (’56), June 23, 2009, Natchi- choosing instead to work for He served in the U.S. Coast graduated from the New toches, LA. She received her Goodyear Tire & Rubber in Ak- Guard during World War II Orleans Baptist Theological MAEd from East Tennessee ron, OH, and attending their and in the U.S. Army JAG Seminary and worked at State University. She taught international management- Corps during the Korean War. Southern Baptist Hospital at the University of Arkansas, training program. He and his He served on the State Bar in New Orleans. He was a Little Rock and Quachita Bap- family lived in Luxembourg, Disciplinary Hearing Commis- minister at several churches tist University in Arkadelphia, Colombia, the Philippines, sion and was a two-term State in North and South Carolina AR. She was vice president of Argentina, Jamaica, Uruguay, Bar Councilor for the 24th and director of clinical pasto- claims administration for France, Belgium and Peru. He District. He was inducted into ral education for 30 years at Tennessee and Southern was a scout leader and youth the State Bar Association’s Georgia Baptist Hospital in Corporation of Memphis, TN. sports coach and founder of General Practice Hall of Fame Atlanta, where he established Colegio Interamericano, an in 1998. He practiced at Bailey the Center for Psychotherapy. international school in Colom- & Bailey in Burnsville, was a After retiring, he and his wife, bia. He returned to Akron in member of the Lions Club and Dale, returned to Shelby, NC, 1979 as executive production director emeritus of the Park- to farm and raise Black Angus director for Asia, Africa and way Playhouse. He is survived cattle. www.wfu.edu/alumni September 2009 45 notes

Australia and retired from Asheville, NC. After retiring, and Randall; and two grand- SC. He practiced medicine in Goodyear in 1992. He and he was a veterinary dentist in children. Memorials may be Winston-Salem for 33 years class his family returned to Ashe- Western North Carolina. made to the Deacon Club, and volunteered at Commu- boro, NC. He is survived by Wake Forest University, 499 nity Care Center and the VA his wife of 57 years, Bettie; John Henry Giles (MD ’59), Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, Hospital Outpatient Clinic. his children, Robert Jr. (MBA June 13, 2009, Morganton, NC 27105. He served as president of ’78), Ed, Ted (’80), Jennifer NC. He served in the U.S. the medical staff at Forsyth and Jeff; 10 grandchildren; Navy with his internship and John Breckenridge Regan Memorial Hospital and Medi- two step-grandsons; and one surgical training at naval hos- III (JD ’68), June 29, 2009, cal Park Hospital and served great-grandchild. pitals. He was a staff surgeon Holden Beach, NC. He served on the board of the Piedmont in Charleston and later a naval in the U.S. Navy and practiced Opera. He loved to travel and James Granbery Ward Jr. surgeon in Vietnam during law in Lumberton, NC. He spent the last few years in (’57), May 28, 2009, Mount the war. He was a surgeon in retired to Holden Beach in Egypt, Norway, Italy, France Pleasant, SC. He earned a Burke County and was instru- 2004. He served on the N.C. and Hawaii. He is survived by MT/ASCP from Phillips Uni- mental in bringing a World Bar Disciplinary Hearing his wife of 38 years, Sue Ellen versity in Oklahoma, a MS in War II memorial to downtown Commission and was a coun- Fagg McNeil (’64), and two microbiology and genetics Morganton. He served on the selor for the Bar. daughters, Mary Margaret from the University of New boards of Blue Ridge Health and Sarah Wilson. Hampshire, an MD from the Care, Mimosa Hills Country Karen Kaenzig Vernon (’68), Medical University of South Club and the National Charo- April 30, 2009, Cologne, NJ. John Erwin Paxton (’70), Carolina, an MS in counseling lais Association. He worked She was a teacher in Fairfax July 7, 2009, Florence, SC. psychology from Southern Il- with a half-way house, Flynn County, VA. She translated He served in the U.S. Air linois University and an MAEd Christian Home. He is survived French newspapers and jour- Force in communications in special education from the by his wife, Ann; four children, nals into English in Washing- intelligence and was with Citadel in Charleston. He was Mary Ellen Clark, Stephen ton, D.C. For 15 years she McLeod Health for more than a physician and educator. He Bierce Giles (MBA ’99), traveled with her husband, 22 years. He was the retired had a family/pediatric prac- John Keith Giles, and Kelly Walter, while he was in the dealer principal of Horne Ford tice in Mount Pleasant and Giles Crawley (MA ’94); ten U.S. Army. She taught at Co- Lincoln Mercury Hyundai. He teaching appointments at the grandchildren, and one great- logne School for 19 years and was a member of the McLeod University of New Hampshire, grandson. earned her MAEd from St. Health Foundation Board of Furman University, Anderson Mary’s College before retiring Trustees and chairman from College, Anderson Memorial Winfred Wayne Welborn in 2004. She was a volunteer 1994 to 2002. He was chair- Hospital, East Cooper School, (’64), April 27, 2009, Wake at the food bank and a mem- man of the board of trustees the College of Charleston, Forest, NC. He was in the ber of the Moravian Church in of McLeod Health from 2002 the Citadel, and was a clinical ROTC and on the football Egg Harbor City. to 2008. He was a member assistant professor at MUSC. team. He served in the U.S. and served as chairman of He published several articles Army and Reserves and was a Jeanne Stott Jolly (’69), the area commission for the on ADHA/Dyslexia and was on captain and Medivac helicop- April 16, 2009, Raleigh, NC. Florence-Darlington Technical the national board of directors ter pilot during the Vietnam She loved the outdoors and College. He served Florence of the International Dyslexia War, receiving the Purple was a volunteer for the Girl County through the United Association. He served in the Heart and Distinguished Fly- Scouts, the Natural Museum Way, Rotary Club, YMCA, U.S. Air Force as chief of pedi- ing Cross. He was a sales of Science and the Junior Boys and Girls Club, Economic atrics and chief of professional representative and district League of Raleigh. She was a Progress and Downtown De- services and completed resi- manager for Pfizer, serving guidance assistant at Daniels velopment Corp. dencies in pediatrics, pathol- the pharmaceutical industry Middle School and director ogy and pediatric hematology for almost 30 years. of savings and loans for the Myra Engleman Clein (’72), and oncology. He was a staff College Foundation of North July 16, 2009, Winston-Salem, physician with Student Health Clyde Douglas Aycock (’66), Carolina. She is survived by NC. She was the public rela- Services at the College of April 28, 2009, West End, NC. her husband, Frank; daughter, tions director and director Charleston and served the Mt. He served in the U.S. Army Jeanne; and son, Frank. of the volunteer program at Pleasant CARES Clinic and during the Vietnam War and the Blumenthal Jewish Home PedsPlus. He was preceded received the Bronze Star, Quincy Albert McNeil Jr. for the Aged in Clemmons, in death by his wife, Louise Army Commendation and (MD ’69, MBA ’93), May 17, NC. She was a docent at the McIlwain (’57). He is survived National Defense Service 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. Reynolda House Museum of by four children and three Medals. His career began in He attended University Col- American Art. grandchildren. the textile industry in 1972. He lege Hospital in London for was at Fieldcrest Canon, Kara- his internship and residency James R. Tiffany Jr. (MS ’72) Gary Frank Daniel (’58), stan Bigelow, Mohawk Indus- in Ob-Gyn at N.C. Baptist May 27, 2009, Leesburg, VA. April 15, 2009, Tryon, NC. He tries and was vice president Hospital. He served in the He was a professor of health graduated from the Virginia of manufacturing at Gulistan U.S. Army during the Vietnam and physical education on the Commonwealth University Carpet in Aberdeen, NC. He War in Ob-Gyn at Fort Rucker, Loudoun Campus of Northern School of Dentistry. He had is survived by his mother; his AL, Tripler Army Medical Virginia Community College. a general dental practice in wife, Linda; two sons, Gary Center, HI, and Fort Jackson, He taught elementary educa-

46 wake forest magazine tion in Fairfax County, Poe Peter James Heath (MBA Friends, Faculty, survived by his wife, Gaynell; Intermediate School in Annan- ’83), July 15, 2009, Cary, NC. two children, Jonathan and dale and in 1974 in the pro- He was a finance executive Staff, Students Emily Kirby (’96); and one gram at NVCC. He coached and chief financial officer for Victor Apanius, April 12, grandchild. recreational basketball and several biotechnology firms in 2009, Winston-Salem, NC. Robert Petrilli (P ’09) soccer and was a skier and the Research Triangle Park. He was an adjunct professor , July 2, golfer. He was founder and of biology. He earned a 2009, Charlotte, NC. He was Catherine Clark Huber president of Exer-Trail, an out- bachelor’s degree from the an instructor and assistant (MAEd ’84) door fitness system, and the Jan. 22, 2009, University of Wisconsin and and associate professor at the author of “The Exer-Trail Way Winston-Salem, NC. After a PhD from the University of Bowman Gray School of Medi- to Total Fitness.” As a long- graduating from Wake Forest, Pennsylvania. Among his many cine from 1985 until 1996. distance runner and triathlete, she began a counseling career wildlife accomplishments were After leaving the medical he finished the Boston Mara- at Step One, a drug abuse a study of raptors in northeast school, he joined Mid-Atlantic thon in 1967, the Marine Corps agency. She later joined a Ohio; playing important roles Emergency Medical Associ- Marathon in 1980, and won private practice and retired in the earliest conservation ates in Charlotte. A graduate the East Coast Triathlon which in 2006. She was a court- efforts for peregrine falcons of the University of South qualified him for the National appointed Guardian ad Litem, and California condors; initiat- Florida College of Medicine, Triathlon Championship. He supervising foster children ing a management program he completed his residency served on the Young Life Board for the Department of Social for American kestrals at Hawk in emergency medicine at of Directors, founded and Services. She was preceded Mountain Sanctuary in Penn- Bowman Gray. He is survived directed the Loudoun Memo- in death by her first husband, sylvania; and collaborating on by his wife, Sherri, and three Andrew (’09) rial 10-mile race, served the Paul Montague Jr., and is sur- bird research in the Galapagos children, , Al- Lincoln community league and vived by her husband, Bob, Islands. He is survived by his lison and Audrey. Memorials was a lay Eucharistic minister. and their children. She is also parents and a brother and may be made to the Robert survived by a nephew, sister. Petrilli Endowment Fund for Gary Malcolm Mallette (’73), McKenzie L.M. Clark (‘07). Emergency Medicine Resi- May 7, 2009, Hermosa Beach, Samantha Suzanne Hege, dent Education, Wake Forest Henry Sebron Dale Jr. (’92, CA. He graduated from Mars June 27, 2009, Winston-Salem, University Baptist Medical PA ’94) Hill College. He worked with , May 9, 2009, East NC. She was a graduate of Center, Medical Center Blvd., Milliken, a textile company Bend, NC. He worked at N.C. R.J. Reynolds High School and Winston-Salem, NC 27157. based in South Carolina, in Baptist Hospital, was a physi- a Wake Forest junior. She was New York City, Spartanburg, cian assistant with Piedmont in the marching band and a SC, and Los Angeles. In 2008 Psychiatric Associates and a volunteer at Ronald McDonald he retired as senior account 10-year E.M.T. volunteer. He is House. She was preceded in manager. He is survived by survived by his wife, Elizabeth; death by her father, Keith H. Henry his mother, Eleanor, and two his parents, Kathi and Hege (PA ’86). She is survived Bruce Sebron Dale Sr. (’67) brothers, David and ; and a by her mother, a brother and (’75, MAEd ’77) . sister, Ashley. two sisters.

Anne Benson Eller (MAEd Christopher August Philip- J. Dennis Hoban, Oct. 21, ’79) part (MD ’94) , April 26, 2009, Statesville, , April 19, 2009, 2008, Charlotte, NC. He was NC. She was a psychologist New Bern, NC. He was a director of the Office of with the Iredell-Statesville radiation oncologist. He in- Educational Research and Ser- schools and retired in 2001. troduced new techniques for vices at the School of Medicine She was a member of Trinity treating cancer patients and from 1978 until 1998. Most Episcopal Church and the started Crystal Coast Radia- recently, he was director of Vestry, serving on the Alter tion Oncology in New Bern in education research at the Guild and Outreach Committee. 1999. Medical College of Virginia. A native of Pennsylvania, he Julia Waddell Nales (’80) , served in the U.S. Marine April 16, 2009, McGee’s Corps during the Vietnam Crossroads, NC. She was a War and received two Purple chemistry and science teacher Hearts. He helped develop with the Johnston County the N.C. Vietnam Veterans public schools, most recently Memorial Park and was a at West Johnston High founding member and presi- School. She is survived by her dent of the Triad Vietnam Jack Allen Nales Jr. husband, Veterans Association. Prior (’79) ; a daughter, Rachel; and to joining the medical school a son, Robert Allen. faculty he taught at Michi- gan State University and the University of Cincinnati. He is

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c o n s t a n t As it Turns Out, He Could Play Golf By Tucker Mitchell

he “official” version is that it was all just a twist of following him across courses nationwide in throngs Tfate. Wake Forest College had landed a big recruit so large they were often referred to as “Arnie’s Army.” for what was, at the time, a very small intercollegiate golf (Palmer helped start one of Wake Forest’s earliest gift program. Buddy Worsham, whose older brother Lew had clubs by the same name.) won the U.S. Open, was coming to Wake Forest on an Today, he is as active as ever, heading up a number athletic scholarship. But before the pact could be finalized, of charities and supporting dozens more. But nowhere Worsham had one final request. Could a good friend come have his ties been stronger than with his alma mater. He with him? “Can he play golf?” asked Jim Weaver, the has served on the Board of Trustees, and has been Wake Deacons’ athletic director at the time. As it turns out, Forest’s unofficial ambassador around the world. When Arnold Palmer could. Wake Forest needed someone Palmer turns 80 this to face off with Louisville’s month (September 10), honorary captain, boxing legend and his ties to Wake Forest Muhammad Ali, at the 2007 couldn’t be stronger. Orange Bowl, Palmer was the “I have had a love affair obvious choice (and he delivered with Wake Forest since my the pre-game pep talk). undergraduate days, but I He co-chaired the University’s didn’t realize until many Heritage and Promise campaign years later what I had truly in the 1990s and recently learned at Wake Forest, both teamed with another Wake in and out of the classroom, Forest legend, Ed Wilson (’43), about the meaning of a to lead a new initiative to productive and meaningful raise scholarship funds for life,” Palmer said in his Wake Forest. Palmer himself commencement address established the first golf to Wake Forest graduates Arnold Palmer (left) and his best friend, Buddy Worsham scholarship at Wake Forest in in 2004. (right), under the watchful eyes of their coach, Johnny Johnston. the 1960s, in honor of Buddy When he arrived on the Worsham, after his good friend Old Campus in the fall of 1948, Palmer simultaneously was killed in a car accident while they were both still launched a collegiate golf dynasty at Wake Forest and one students. It’s all part of giving back, repaying a debt, as of the greatest careers the game has ever known. he explained in a speech to alumni last summer. His dazzling arc across golf’s tradition-soaked sky was “Jim Weaver made a commitment to me, to play golf more than a career. It was a full-fledged phenomenon. Yes, at Wake Forest on a full scholarship—at the time I had he was a terrific player, good enough to win ninety-two no idea what that meant,” he said. “Today, I know what times worldwide in a professional career now in its fifty- that means.” fifth year (He still plays a tournament or two). But what Palmer grew up in western Pennsylvania’s Laurel made him unusual is that he wasn’t just a good golfer; he Highlands, the son of a golf course superintendent/golf transcended the game to become an iconic figure. pro named Milfred Palmer. Even in bygone days, when Golf fans and non-golf fans alike were captivated by his names were a little different, Milfred was a tough handle aggressive style of play, his gracious personality, and his to handle. Thus, early on he picked up a nickname. “common touch.” He was also, as it happened, a caring and His friends called him “Deacon.” thoughtful person, whose acts of random kindness were Naturally, his son became one. so numerous that at some point they no longer seemed random at all. He came from a working class family and Tucker Mitchell is a writer in Huntersville, North Carolina. never forgot his roots. People admired and adored him,

48 wake forest magazine Homecoming & Reunions 2009

October 9-10

Friday, October 9 • Habitat For Humanity Volunteering • Under- Come back to campus for a graduate Admissions Open House • Half Century Club Gathering weekend of fun and memories and Luncheon • Back to the Classroom • Alumni in Admissions with friends and classmates! • • Training Fine Arts Departmental Reception President’s Ball Special reunion events are planned for the Classes of 1949, 1954, Saturday, October 10 • Wake the Library 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and • Alumni and Faculty Coffee • Service of Remembrance • Festival 2004—as well as Young Alumni and Tailgate • Wake Forest vs. Maryland Football Game and Business, Divinity and Law Alumni!

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