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Portraits of Leaders

Portraits of Leaders

Six Wake Forest leaders and the moments that shaped  them

Forest Faison
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Forrest Faison

A medical mystery.
No time. Fewer resources.
A life-or-death decision. »
Melissa Proctor
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Melissa Proctor

Hoop dreams. Roadblocks.
Kobe Bryant. A detour
forged by tenacity. »
Elliot Berke
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Elliot Berke

Cancer.
A Rock ’n’ Roll army.
Left and right together. »
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
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Daveed
Gartenstein-Ross

Terrorism.
An interview with the FBI.
A bold move. »
Hunter Kemper
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Hunter Kemper

Four Olympics. Father time.
13 screws and a metal plate.
Never quit. »
Evelyn “Pat” Foote
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Evelyn “Pat” Foote

Many glass ceilings.
Vietnam without a gun.
Don’t mess with Pat. »

Forrest Faison Speaks to Wake Washington Students Melissa Proctor’s Journey from Ball Girl to CMO

Elliott Berke Talks Trump Transition Gartenstein-Ross and the War on Terrorism

Hunter Kemper – Inside the Heart of an Olympian (TEDxWakeForestU) Wake Forest Olympians

Pat Foote on Women in Combat Wake Will Lead: Year Five [pdf]

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