Dean of the College. Wake Forest Scholars Program Records
The Wake Forest Scholars Program was established over ten years ago. The mission of the Scholars Program is to identify and support high achieving undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds and academic interests. Materials in this collection include stickers, buttons, event fliers, and event programs.
Biographical and Historical Note
The Wake Forest Scholars Program wors to identify and support high achieving undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds and academic interests. The program offers merit-based scholarships and research opportunties for students.
The Scholars Program also supports students in the First in the Forest, Signature Scholars Program, and Magnolia Scholars. The Signature Scholars identifies exemplary high school seniors and provides them with support and resources to ensure their success at Wake Forest. The First in the Forest Program is a resource for all undergraduate students who are first in their families to attend an American college or university. Members of the Magnolia Scholars are first-generation domestic students who are accepted based on essays, recommendations, and interviews. The program benefits from philanthropy that offers several opportunities for students, such as scholarships, summer study grants, study abroad grants, and research opportunities.
The Scholars Program was previously led by Dr. Tom Phillips, class of 1974. Phillips began working with merit-based scholarships in 1982 and when the Scholars Program began around 2003, directed that until his retirement in 2020. In addition to his primary work, Phillips helped establish the WFU Writers Hall of Fame and led the planning of the "Words Awake" campus literary festival after its first few celebrations. Jackie Sheridan has led the program since 2020.
Sources:
- University websites.
- Leggett, Bethany. "Teacher-Scholar Legacies: Tom Phillips." Wake Forest College News. Accessed at https://college.wfu.edu/college-news/teacher-scholar-legacies/teacher-scholar-legacies-tom-phillips/
Collection Overview
This collection documents the Wake Forest Scholars Program. Materials in this collection include stickers, buttons, event fliers, and event programs.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Towne Moores and Stephanie Bennett, 2024
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open to researchers.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Wake Fores Scholars Program (RG 4.5), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.