september 2007 GREAT GAME, COACH The Quarterly Magazine of Wake Forest University F EATURES E DITOR Cherin C. Poovey (P ’08),
[email protected] A SSOCIATE E DITOR Kerry M. King (’85),
[email protected] D ESIGN / A RT D IRECTION Sherry Simmons,
[email protected] P HOTOGRAPHER Ken Bennett,
[email protected] C LASSNOTES E DITOR Janet Williamson (P ’00, ’03),
[email protected] S ENIOR W RITER David Fyten,
[email protected] 12 Coach, Teacher, Friend P RINTING The Lane Press, Inc. By Dan Collins Burlington, Vermont The untimely loss of men’s basketball Head Coach Wake Forest Magazine (USPS 664-520 ISSN Skip Prosser leaves the Wake Forest Nation crying 0279-3946) is published four times a year in tie-dyed tears. September, December, March, and June by the Office of Creative Services, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7205, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7205. It is sent to alumni, donors, and friends of the University. Periodicals postage paid at 2 A ROUND THE Q UAD Winston-Salem, NC 27109, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 38 C LASSNOTES Wake Forest Magazine Alumni Records P.O. Box 7227 Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227. On the Cover: Skip Prosser greets students after a game last season. Volume 55, Number 1 Photo by Brian Westerholt. September 2007 Copyright 2007 WWW.WFU.EDU {Skip- 20 Skip’sisms} Wit By Lenox Rawlings Skip Prosser left behind enough recorded quotations and unforgettable rejoinders to fill a memory bank, or tickle a sad heart. 26 Capital Ideas By David Fyten Translational research—converting inventions and discoveries to commercially viable products—has translated into important money for Wake Forest, with promise of 32 Finding Family in Vietnam even more in the future.