Campus Roads & Streets

Aaron Lane

This street is one block long and named after W.C. Aaron and his wife, Rosa Anna. This couple purchased part of the Oak Crest No. 3 subdivision in the late 1940s and sold portions of it to the College for the use of faculty housing in the mid-1950s.

Allen Easley Drive

Dr. John Allen Easley was the Chairman of the Wake Forest College Religion Department from 1938-1963 as well as a North Carolina Baptist pastor, and an Army chaplain. This road runs past North Campus Apartments, Student Apartments, and ends in a loop by Martin and Polo Residence Halls.

Carroll Weathers Drive

The namesake of this campus road is Carroll Weathers (’22, JD ’23). He was Dean of the Law School from 1950-1970.

Crisp Lane

Connecting the athletic facilities to main campus, Crisp Lane was renamed after Marjorie Crisp who became the first female faculty member at the university in 1947. During her time at Wake Forest, Crisp worked as an Health and Exercise Science professor and promoted the development of both varsity and intramural women’s as the director of women’s athletics. For her contribution to campus culture, she was the first woman added to the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame.

Elizabeth Phillips Way

Elizabeth Phillips Way was renamed, as a part of the 2022 initiative, after Wake Forest’s first female professor (1963). Her work as an active member of the English faculty and Department Chair strengthened the university through increased diversity of thought and expertise. Through her leadership the Women and Gender Studies program was founded. This road spans from the Polo Road entrance to Carrol Weathers Drive.

Eure Drive

Through president Wente’s 2022 road renaming initiative, Eure Drive was named after Wake Forest alumnus, Biology professor, associate dean, and Board of Trustees member for life Dr. Herman Eure. Dr. Eure pursued and received his PhD at Wake Forest in 1974 through the Ford Foundation Fellowship. He importantly was the first black man to receive a tenured professorship in Wake Forest university history. His positive influence on the university, at both the student and institution level, is unquestionable and he helped to create the foundation for the Department of Diversity and Inclusion. Eure Drive spans from Scales Fine Arts Center to Reynolda Hall connecting visitors to the heart of campus.

Faculty Drive

As plans to move to Winston-Salem were finalized in the 1950s, professors made plans for housing arrangements. The location of these houses is known as Faculty Drive, similar to Faculty Avenue in Wake Forest, North Carolina which is now known as U.S. 1A North. The Winston-Salem counterpart of Faculty Drive road forms the southern border of campus.

Gulley Drive

This campus road is named in honor of Needham Yancey Gulley. He founded the Wake Forest Law School and served as Dean from 1905-1935 and had approximately 1700 students pass through his classroom in the 54 years that he taught. He married Alice Wingate, the daughter of President Wingate, in 1879.

Jasper Memory Lane

Named after Professor Jasper Memory, this road goes right through the heart of South Campus. Professor Memory worked for Wake Forest from 1929 to 1971. For a portion of those years, he was the Chair of the Department of Education.

McPherson Road

Renamed in 2022, McPherson road stretches from the Sutton Center to Maya Angelou Hall. It is now named after the exemplary Wake Forest English professor Dr. Dolly McPherson. During her time at Wake, Dr. McPherson made history as the university’s first black female professor and famously encouraged Dr. Maya Angelou to accept a teaching position here. Her speciality in Black literature, ability to encourage all students, and promotion of the development of the Department of Diversity and Inclusion have made a lasting impact on the integrity of our university.

Paschal Drive

This road is found in the northeast corner of campus. The land was purchased in 1984 for the purposes of building apartments for retired faculty, which were completed in 1985. The drive is named after George Washington Paschal Sr. (1869-1956) who taught Greek at Wake Forest College and wrote the first three volumes of the History of Wake Forest College.

Wake Forest Road

Aptly named after the University, Wake Forest Road is the primary path that navigates right through the heart of campus. Starting at the Reynolda entrance it meanders by Wait Chapel until culminating at the University Parkway entrance.

Wellman Way

Named after Director of Athletics Ron Wellman, Wellman Way connects Wake Forest Road to the Sutton Sports Performance Center and Shah Basketball Complex. This recognition was awarded for Wellman’s commitment to student athlete success and his contribution to the university.