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March 1, 2006 To the Wake Forest Community: Last Tuesday’s Founders’ Day convocation was a wonderful occasion for my family and me. I am honored to join the list of distinguished Wake Foresters who have been awarded the Medallion of Merit. I will cherish it […]

Freshman Orientation Remarks to Parents and Students August 19, 2004 Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President, Wake Forest University Several years ago I received letters from Wilmington, North Carolina, written by Robert Fales, an alumnus from the Class of 1930. Those of you from “Down East” […]

October 24, 2003 Dear Wake Forest Friends: The outpouring of friendship and support has overwhelmed Laura and me to the extent that even now I am not quite current with reading your wonderful messages. I will, however, read each one because they are powerful in […]

October 6, 2003 To the Wake Forest Community: Last week, after experiencing mild symptoms that were initially thought to be related to low blood pressure, I underwent a number of tests at the School of Medicine. On Thursday, I learned that I have a brain […]

CONFERENCE CLOSING REMARKS Wake Forest University Law Leadership Council Wake Forest University Board Of Trustees Summer Leadership Conference The Homestead July 31 – August 3, 2003 Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President, Wake Forest University As a once-upon-a-time professor of moral theory, the topic of […]

July 25, 2003 On June 30, the Atlantic Coast Conference voted to admit two new members—Virginia Tech and the University of Miami. For much of this summer, ACC expansion has been a frequently discussed topic among Wake Foresters, and it continues to capture space and […]

Remarks to the Southern Association of Independent Schools Atlanta, Georgia October 8, 2002 Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President, Wake Forest University Private education is, of course, a paradoxical enterprise. You and I charge a great deal of money for a credential that is provided free […]

Lilly Endowment, Inc. Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation Address to the Faculty, September 24, 2002 Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President Emeritus, Wake Forest University From the period when education at Wake Forest became an enterprise clearly distinct from evangelism — the work […]

ADDRESS TO THE ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNING BOARDS Boston, Massachusetts April 22, 2002 Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President, Wake Forest University INTRODUCTORY REMARKS It is an honor to appear before this distinguished assembly. I want to thank Tom Ingram for this invitation, and for his […]

REMARKS TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY Wait Chapel September 11, 2001 Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President, Wake Forest University Contrary to what you learn from the clock and calendar, our lives do not unfold hour-by-hour, day-by-day. Our lives rather are marked by events—of celebration and […]