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Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Administration Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. University President Birmingham-Southern College (1959) 22nd Year at Wake Forest Incoming students at Wake Forest Wake Forest has been cho- University quickly learn that their university sen to host two Presidential motto, Pro Humanitate, for the good of Debates during the past 12 humanity, is more than in ideal; it is a guiding years, including the 2000 principle for daily campus activity and a debate between then-Vice closely held belief of the University’s presi- President Al Gore and Texas dent, Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Governor George W. Bush in “The Wake Forest motto is no longer a Wait Chapel. Other highlights of human ideal,” says Hearn, who became the his tenure include the opening of institution’s 12th president in 1983 and is the Divinity School, the now in his final year at the helm, with plans University’s first new school to retire in June 2005. “It is a mandate-a since 1969; and the dedication practical imperative-for living in a world now of Flow House, the University’s comprised of a single human community on third overseas residential study an ever-smaller planet.” center, located in Vienna, “In the Wake Forest education, reason Austria. Both events took place must be enriched and guided by imagination, in 1999. faith and moral compassion if you are to live Hearn’s belief in the vitality Pro Humanitate,” he says. “With Pro of the Wake Forest motto goes Humanitate as our purpose, we remain com- beyond his role as University president; the Athletics, Hearn is recognized nationwide as mitted for the future, as we have been in the phrase also guides his personal life. His com- an advocate for collegiate athletic reform. past, to an ethically informed conception of munity involvement is both varied and wide- A native of Alabama, Hearn came to education and the educated person.” spread. He chairs the board of governors for Wake Forest in 1983 from the University of Hearn has served one of the longest the Center for Creative Leadership, a non- Alabama at Birmingham where he was sen- tenures in major American universities. Half profit educational institution that is interna- ior vice president. He is a graduate of of all Wake Forest alumni have graduated tionally recognized for expanding the leader- Birmingham-Southern College and Southern since he became president. ship capabilities of individuals and organiza- Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned his During his presidency, Wake Forest has tions. doctorate in philosophy from Vanderbilt evolved as a national university and is annu- Hearn is chairman of Idealliance, a com- University in 1965. He has also received ally recognized among the nation’s top uni- munity effort to bring technology-based honorary degrees from the University of versities. companies to Winston-Salem and the Triad, Alabama and Tokai University in Japan, and and has been instrumental in the was named an Honorary Citizen by the development of the downtown University of Vienna, Austria. He is married Dr. Hearn Notables Piedmont Triad Research Park, to Laura Walter Hearn. I Hearn is Wake Forest University’s 12th President and which attracts businesses that Hearn reminds students that the chal- has served in that capacity since 1983. complement the significant lenge of living Pro Humanitate does not end I Under Hearn’s leadership, Wake Forest has developed into research on Wake Forest’s when they leave the Wake Forest campus. and been recognized as one of the nation’s top universities. Reynolda and Bowman Gray cam- “Wake Forest today charges you to live I Hearn is a member of the originial Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and a nationally puses. Hearn has served as chair- Pro Humanitate, in service of humanity,” recognized advocate for collegiate athletic reform. man of the North Carolina Transit Hearn told recent graduates. “By this I Hearn is the senior member of the Atlantic Coast 2001 Commission the Piedmont requirement, you are not being called to Conference university presidents. Triad Development Corporation, adopt some lesser affection, some feeling, I Twice during Hearn’s tenure, Wake Forest has been and the board of directors of First toward humanity at large. Rather you are selected to host Presidential Debates, in 1988 and 2000. Wachovia Corporation. being given a summons to action, a call to I Hearn is the chairman of Idealliance, a community effort to The senior member of the arms, to do battle in your varied fields of con- bring technology-based compaines to Winston-Salem and Atlantic Coast Conference univer- quest against those ancient enemies that the Piedmont Triad. sity presidents and a member of prevent men and women, anywhere and I Half of all Wake Forest alumni have graduated since Hearn the original Knight Foundation everywhere, from achieving their rightful became president. Commission on Intercollegiate place in the commonwealth of love.” Wake Forest Football 115 2004 Media Guide Administration Athletic Administration Dr. Richard Carmichael I Board Of Trustees (july 1, 2003 - june 30, 2004) Faculty Athletic Representative Wake Forest (1964) Diana Adams Marvin Gentry Russell Meyer 22nd Year at Wake Forest Bartlesville, OK King, NC Wichita, KS Jerry Baker Murray Greason Kenneth Miller Dr. Richard Carmichael was appointed Marietta, GA Winston-Salem, NC Greensboro, NC Wake Forest’s Faculty Athletic representative in July of 2003. He succeeded Dr. Ed Wilson, W. Louis Bissette William Greene Barbara Millhouse who retired following over 50 years of service Asheville, NC Gray, TN New York, NY to the school, including 15 seasons as the Faculty Athletic Representative. Donna Boswell James Helvey L. Glenn Orr Dr. Carmichael brings long-time Wake Washington, DC Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC Forest ties to the post as well. A 1964 graduate of the University with a degree in mathematics, he is currently the Chair of the Department of Mathematics, a Simpson Brown Harvey Holding Celeste Mason Pittman post he has held since 1988. Winston-Salem, NC Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Rocky Mount, NC Born March 13, 1942 in High Point, N.C., Carmichael graduated from High Bobby Burchfield Lawrence Hopkins Andrew Schindler Point High in 1960 and attended Wake Forest on a basketball scholarship. Playing McLean, VA Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC under legendary coach Bones McKinney, Carmichael helped the Demon Deacons reach the Final Four in 1962, the only Wake Forest team to ever do so. Carmichael Jocelyn Burton Alice Kirby Horton Adelaide Sink played three seasons, from 1962-64, accumulating 584 career points and 340 Oakland, CA Hillsborough, NC Thonotosassa, FL rebounds. After graduating from Wake Forest, Carmichael went to graduate school at Jan Calloway Albert Hunt K. Wayne Smith Duke University, where he received his master’s degree in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Greenwich, CT Washington, DC Newton, NC mathematics in 1968. From there Carmichael took his first job as an assistant pro- fessor, teaching mathematics at Virginia Tech. In 1971, after three years in J. Donald Cowan Jeanette Wallace Hyde Janice Story Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC Atlanta, GA Blacksburg, Carmichael returned to his alma mater, and is now professor of math- ematics. Ronald Deal James Johnston Lloyd Tate Carmichael has held visiting positions at UC-Davis, Iowa State and New Hickory, NC Winston-Salem, NC Southern Pines, NC Mexico State throughout his career and has earned appointed or elected profes- sional positions in the Mathematical Association of America and the Society for James Dean James Judson J. Lanny Wadkins Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has served on numerous committees at Pickerington, OH Roswell, GA Dallas, TX Wake Forest. Carmichael has also published numerous mathematical works, including two books. Graham Denton Deborah Lambert James Williams An avid sports fan and devout follower of Demon Deacon athletics, Charlotte, NC Raleigh, NC Greensboro, NC Carmichael also enjoys helping the Wake Forest athletic media relations depart- Lisbeth Evans Dee Hughes LeRoy Charles Jeffrey ment in keeping statistics at home football and basketball games -- a service he Winston-Salem, NC Charleston, SC Young has provided since 1980. Winston-Salem, NC Lelia Farr Douglas Manchester Athletics Compliance Office St. Louis, MO La Jolla, CA Kyle Young As a member of the ACC and Greensboro, NC Martin Garcia William Marks NCAA, Wake Forest University is Wake Forest University Athletics Compliance Office Tampa, FL New Orleans, LA committed and obligated to the Manchester Athletics Center, Ste. 211 principle of institutional control and P. O. Box 7716 will maintain all aspects of its inter- Winston Salem, NC 27109 (336) 758-4620 collegiate athletics program in full I Life Trustees accordance with all University, ACC and NCAA rules. Bert Bennett Victor Flow, Jr. Frances Pugh The Wake Forest University Athletics Compliance Office is the entity with- Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC Raleigh, NC in the Athletics Department responsible to coordinate, administer, monitor and verify the accurate and timely completion of NCAA-required procedures and to Louise Broyhill Jean Gaskin Zachary Smith assist in maintaining institutional compliance with all NCAA, ACC and University Winston-Salem, NC Charlotte, NC Winston-Salem, NC rules, as well as to investigate any potential, and report all, violations of those rules. In addition, the Athletics Compliance Office provides C.C. Cameron Weston Hatfield D. E. Ward, Jr. educational programming and interpretive support to ensure Charlotte, NC Winston-Salem, NC Lumberton, NC that all individuals involved with the athletics program fully Charles Cheek James Johnson, Jr. Lonnie Williams understand the University’s compliance expectations. All Greensboro, NC Charlotte, NC Wilmington, NC facets of the Athletics Compliance Office are overseen and directed by the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance. Egbert Davis, Jr. Petro Kulynych J.