JUNE 2004 The Quarterly Magazine of Wake Forest University EDITOR Cherin C. Poovey, [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kerry M. King (’85), [email protected] DESIGN / ART DIRECTION Urena Design, [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHER Ken Bennett, [email protected] CLASSNOTES EDITOR Janet Williamson, [email protected] SENIOR WRITER David Fyten, [email protected] DEVELOPMENT WRITER Michael Strysick, [email protected] 2 A ROUND THE Q U AD PRINTING 58 C LASS N OTES The Lane Press, Inc. Wake Forest Magazine (USPS 664-520 ISSN 0279-3946) is published four times a year in 62 Up to the challenge September, December, March, and June by the By Ellen Dockham Office of Creative Services, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7205, Trish Jensen (’78) gives help, and hope, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7205. to people with disabilities. It is sent to alumni, donors, and friends of the University. Periodicals postage paid at 64 Bat man Winston-Salem, NC 27109, By Bruce Buchanan (’93) and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to For John Hillerich (’85), baseball is Wake Forest Magazine Alumni Records more than just a pastime. P.O. Box 7227 Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7227. Volume 51, Number 4 June 2004 Copyright 2004 WWW.WFU.EDU F EATURES 20 Reynolda Does Research By David Fyten What goes on behind the doors of Reynolda Campus labs and classrooms? Discovery aplenty. 34 Community of Innovation By Greg Brownstein The Piedmont Triad Research Park is positioning itself to be a factor in the future of biotechnology, and in the future of the city. 40 The Journey, Part 3 By Kerry M. King (’85) Sophomore year is a time of discovery and renewed focus for the eight students we’re following on “The Journey.” P ROFILE P ROFILE S PORTS 44 Southern Accent 50 Pro Humanitate 56 Going for the Save By Kerry M. King (’85) By David Fyten By Gary Libman Students can recite Driven by the highest After a traumatic Michele Gillespie’s standards of scholarship injury, pitcher Mike philosophy in unison: and service, historian MacDougal (’01) history is about what James Wilson leads struggles to regain people remember— by example. control of his fast and how. ball and his career. ETTERS To the Editor: L I just want to thank the Wake Forest Magazine for the wonderful article about my husband, Wiley A president returns Warren (“Heavy Hitter”) in the March issue. It is greatly appreci- Hearn resumes duties, announces ated by our family and will be June 2005 retirement. something for my children and grandchildren to save and cher- RESIDENT THOMAS K. ish for years to come! I have also PHEARN JR. returned to his thanked Leo Derrick (’50) for office full time in mid-April while writing the article. Wake Forest announcing that he will retire meant so much to Wiley (’52), next summer, as he had originally and we have many friends in planned before becoming ill last the Wake Forest family. The fall. Hearn was diagnosed with University will always hold a a brain tumor in October and special place in our hearts! spent much of the fall undergoing treatment. Shortly before having Della Warren surgery in December, he appoint- Raleigh, North Carolina ed Provost William C. Gordon (’68, MA ’70) to serve as acting To the Editor: president while he recovered. He is continuing to undergo oral I enjoyed the piece about chemotherapy. Rick Miners (’68) and his wife “It is wonderful to be able to (“Retiring and Rewiring”) in come back, and I look forward to the March issue. Nice to see the resuming the responsibilities of notion of not retiring getting this position,”Hearn told a gath- thoughtful attention. On the ering of news media, faculty, staff, other hand, I was startled to see and students on April 19. “There outgoing and sociable people will be other times and occasions referred to as “extraverts”rather for me to tell you what Wake than “extroverts”(“Positive Forest means to me. I have over Connections”). Looks like the these twenty years said what a spell-check let somebody down. unique place Wake Forest occu- pies in American higher educa- John Christensen (’67) tion. But I do want to say what a Atlanta, Georgia privilege and pleasure it has been to serve this great school during Editor’s note: “Extravert” is the its recent period of evolution.” spelling preferred by the faculty In announcing his retirement, scholars conducting the research. Hearn, 66, said he had discussed 2WAKE FOREST MAGAZINE QUAD THE his plans with Chairman of the two other major institutional Board of Trustees Murray C. efforts in the next year. Greason Jr. (’59, JD ’62) in recent At his news conference, Hearn years as he approached his twen- thanked the “absolutely superb AROUND tieth anniversary as president last medical team from the Wake fall. “It was my intent to announce Forest University Baptist Medical my retirement in the spring of Center who have attended to me 2004 and to make it effective in with candor, compassion, and June, 2005, allowing adequate time above all, remarkable skill. After for a new president to be found,” personal experience, I can assure he said. “It was no surprise that you that no better treatment, no after more than two decades of more informed level of care is to President Hearn: ‘My gratitude…is immeasurable.’ service, it was time for new lead- be found anywhere. My family and ership. All these plans were made I are deeply grateful. I am still All of us expect the implementa- over the last months and years, under their care, and am grateful tion of this initiative to position long before my illness intervened for their training and attention.” Wake Forest well, academically … I want to emphasize that this Hearn also praised Gordon’s and fiscally, going forward.” announcement is not the result of work as acting president and said Greason, who will assemble my illness.” he had asked him to continue to a presidential search committee, When he retires next summer, work on the University’s budget. promised that the committee will Hearn will have served as pres- In early April, Wake Forest be representative of and seek ident for twenty-two years, the announced an $812 million budget input from faculty, staff, students, longest tenure of any Wake Forest for fiscal year 2004-2005 that will alumni, and friends. “Wake Forest president except Washington include increases on the Reynolda has only had twelve presidents Manly Wingate, who served from Campus only for rising health in our 170-year history, so I am 1854 to 1879. care costs and substantially higher mindful of the import of this For the remainder of his presi- property/casualty insurance rates. task,”he said. dency, Hearn said he will focus The University also announced a Hearn thanked the many on completing the Honoring the multi-point initiative to address alumni and others who have Promise capital campaign, which financial issues. written him or e-mailed him has raised $505 million toward “(Bill Gordon) has been espe- and his wife, Laura, during his the $600 million goal for the Rey- cially central in addressing the illness.“Your words of encour- nolda and Bowman Gray cam- budget issues that Wake Forest, agement and comfort and your puses. He also mentioned the along with others in higher prayers have been essential to development of the Piedmont education, have had to confront,” the progress I have made during Triad Research Park (see related Hearn said. “As he turns his full- these difficult months. We want story, page 34) by Wake Forest time attention now back to the you to know just how important University Health Sciences and job of being our provost, I have your support is to us. My grati- the University’s new collabora- asked Dr. Gordon to lead and tude to the Wake Forest commu- tion with Reynolda House, supervise the budgetary steps nity is immeasurable.” Museum of American Art, as outlined to you earlier this month. www.wfu.edu/wowf JUNE 2004 3 QUAD THE AROUND Commencement 2004 ‘Do the right thing’ N HIS FIRST Commencement Iaddress as U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell told approxi- mately 1,600 graduates on May 17 to “do the right thing,” a concept that applies to their personal lives as well as the challenges facing the country. “To deal with the troubles and confu- sion life can bring, we all need to be morally well armed,” Powell said at Wake Forest’s 162nd grad- uation exercises. (above) Secretary of State Colin Powell shakes the hand of a graduate. “Moral clarity is a (at left) Graduate Sana Ashraf sits with her niece, Anushe, during the ceremony. necessary first step in dealing with com- Speaking to an mankind.Your motto,‘Pro Human- plexity. Neither indi- estimated crowd itate,’ says it all. Never forget the viduals nor nations of 15,000 on the obligation those two words place can fight something with nothing. University Plaza, Powell told the upon you and upon your heart.” We can only defeat evil if we have graduates that “Wake Forest has Following his address,Powell the capacity to build more power- prepared you with a quality edu- received an honorary doctor of ful good. We have to know what cation … that will never be lost, laws degree. He remained on we are for. We have to know and and taught you the value of serv- stage to shake the hand of each to do, always, what’s right.” ice to others.You've been taught undergraduate as they received (The full text of his speech is at to work for goals that transcend their diplomas, and he partici- www.wfu.edu/wfunews/2004/ the individual: service to commu- pated in the ROTC commission- 051704transcript.html).