Gentry and Dean receive Medallion of Merit

Published Feburary 26, 2009

Life trustee Marvin D. Gentry (â•™57) and Dr. Richard H. Dean, president emeritus of Wake Forest University Health Sciences, received Wake Forestâ•™s highest award for service, the Medallion of Merit, during Foundersâ•™ Day convocation on Feb. 26. The awards were presented by President Nathan O. Hatch.

President Nathan Hatch, Richard Dean Photo gallery: Founders' Day Convocation

Gentry, in addition to serving on the Wake Forest Board of Trustees, has served on the board of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center since 1987, and is a former chairman of that board. He is the former president, chief executive officer and chair of the board of Fortis Homes, one of the regionâ•™s largest home builders.

Deanâ•™s service to the University began more than 20 years ago. In 1986, he was named chair of the medical schoolâ•™s department of surgery and chief of surgery for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was named the Universityâ•™s senior vice president for health affairs in 1997, and the first president and chief executive officer of Wake Forest University Health Sciences in 2001. He retired in 2007.