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  • Warren Bishop ('83)
    Warren Bishop ('83)
    It wasn't supposed to work out precisely like this. At least not at first. "It was 1979. And I wasn't from a military family," retired U.S. Army Captain Warren Bishop...
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  • Bob and Stephany Alphin ('59)
    Bob and Stephany Alphin ('59)
    More than 60 years ago, we did a bold thing.
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  • BRAD (JD '78) AND CAROLE WILSON (P '08)
    BRAD (JD '78) AND CAROLE WILSON (P '08)
    As Carole and I have reflected on life's path, we recognize that but for family, friends, educational experiences...
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  • DAVID ZACKS ('64)
    DAVID ZACKS ('64)
    The course of my life and that of my future family changed with an unintended meeting in my high school days.
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  • SUSAN STEPHENSON ('69)
    SUSAN STEPHENSON ('69)
    The idea of a planned gift immediately resonated with our family.
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  • WENDY CLARK EAVENSON ('74)
    WENDY CLARK EAVENSON ('74)
    There are, of course, many reasons to give to Wake Forest in general and to designate a planned gift in particular.
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  • JACK LOWDEN ('79)
    JACK LOWDEN ('79)
    As I get older, I find joy and meaning in reflecting on my life and most importantly the experiences, people...
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  • JOEL AND SHIRENE GENTRY ('84, P'17)
    JOEL AND SHIRENE GENTRY ('84, P'17)
    All Wake Foresters seem to have a favorite campus place.
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  • Marvin Carter ('74*)
    Marvin Carter ('74*)
    Thanks in large part to 14 years in the United States Marine Corps, I have had the opportunity to see more than 100...
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  • MICHELLE PIERCE ('89)
    MICHELLE PIERCE ('89)
    Wake Forest changed my life. I am not exaggerating here.
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  • Rick Gentry ('70)
    Rick Gentry ('70)
    As the chief administrator of the San Diego Housing Commission, I am constantly called to plan for the future.
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  • Sam Gladding ('67, MAED '71, P '07*, P '09, P '14)
    Sam Gladding ('67, MAED '71, P '07*, P '09, P '14)
    Thanks in part to the many good things I received from Wake Forest as a student, I knew years ago that I wanted to...
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  • Barbara Whiteman ('58)
    Barbara Whiteman ('58)
    When you're married to an engineer you tend to plan things in an orderly fashion.
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  • MARTY RICHWINE ('63, P '92, P '93)
    MARTY RICHWINE ('63, P '92, P '93)
    When Wake Forest representatives encouraged me to consider a planned gift, they didn't have to ask a second time.
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  • ALFRED ADAMS ('68, JD '73)
    ALFRED ADAMS ('68, JD '73)
    My philanthropic commitment to Wake Forest has its roots in the example set by my dad, Carlton Adams Sr.
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  • NANCY KUHN ('73)
    NANCY KUHN ('73)
    For me, giving back is a habit of mind. And so it has been in my relationship to Wake Forest.
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  • PENNY PARKS ('83)
    PENNY PARKS ('83)
    Whether with Wake Forest, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Humane Society or a Tampa soup kitchen...
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  • Gifts Honor Couple's Wake Experience
    Gifts Honor Couple's Wake Experience
    John Cooper ('72, MA '73) and Lynne Eickholt ('74) say the Wake experience changed their lives, and they wanted to fund the things...
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  • Destiny Fulfilled at School of Divinity
    Destiny Fulfilled at School of Divinity
    Like other Wake Forest University college alumni who became ministers before the School of Divinity opened, the Rev. Dr. David Hirano ('57)...
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  • Wake Forest Graduates Give Back to Law School
    Wake Forest Graduates Give Back to Law School
    Shana Hurt ('95, JD '99) was still in law school-and her seventh year at Wake Forest-when the real world called. When she didn't...
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  • Joe Jones Supports Wake Forest to Benefit Future Generations of Students
    Joe Jones Supports Wake Forest to Benefit Future Generations of Students
    Joe Jones ('61) has always taken care of business.
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  • A Gift to Wake Forest Is Like Remembering Part of the Family
    A Gift to Wake Forest Is Like Remembering Part of the Family
    For Clara Cottrell (JD '07), Wake Forest Law became...
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  • Alum Expresses Gratitude by Funding Scholarship with a Charitable Gift Annuity
    Alum Expresses Gratitude by Funding Scholarship with a Charitable Gift Annuity
    In both his working life and his retirement life, Vaughn...
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  • Co-Chairs of the Samuel Wait Legacy Society Give Back to Wake Forest...
    Co-Chairs of the Samuel Wait Legacy Society Give Back to Wake Forest...
    Watching their son Robert ('13) enjoy his Wake Forest
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  • Mike Rubin (MALS '13) and Debbie Rubin (MAED '83, MALS '05)
    Mike Rubin (MALS '13) and Debbie Rubin (MAED '83, MALS '05)
    As a young couple, Mike and Debbie Rubin lived just across the woods from the Wake Forest campus. They took advantage...
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  • A Volunteer at Heart
    A Volunteer at Heart
    "Of all the investments I have ever made, my investment in Wake Forest University has been the most profitable..."
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  • Life Insurance Gift to Benefit Scholarship
    Life Insurance Gift to Benefit Scholarship
    During her application process, freshman Jaymee Williamson ('13*) knew the tuition at Wake Forest would stretch her...
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  • Generous Gift Helps Student Gain Scholarship, Appreciation
    Generous Gift Helps Student Gain Scholarship, Appreciation
    "It pretty much blindsided me," says sophomore Bradley Howard ('12) of his...
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  • Student Owes Her Wake Forest Experience to One Donor's Gift
    Student Owes Her Wake Forest Experience to One Donor's Gift
    When you ask senior Casey Melton ('09) how she came to...
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  • Scholarships Help
    Scholarships Help "Pay Back" Wake Forest for Its Influence on Life
    John Wagster ('57) was raised in a small southern town...
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  • IRA Gift from Wake Forest Graduate and Wife Helps North Carolina Residents
    IRA Gift from Wake Forest Graduate and Wife Helps North Carolina Residents
    Charles H. Duckett '54, MD '57 and his wife Carolyn...
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