Applegate
Lambeth
Leadership team
takes shape at
Baptist Medical
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Tuesday, Dr. William
B. Applegate was named
president of Wake Forest
University Health Sciences,
and Donny C. Lambeth was
named president of North
Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Dr. John D. McConnell,
chief executive officer of
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center, also
announced that Douglas L.
Edgeton has been named
executive vice president for
Medical Center administra
tion. All the appointments
were effective Dec. 1.
Both Applegate and
Lambeth have served as
interim presidents of their
respective organizations
since the retirement of Dr.
Richard H. Dean, as ""presi
dent of Health Sciences and
Len B. Preslar Jr. as presi
dent of Baptist Hospital in
June of 2007.
In addition to serving as
president of Health Sciences,
Applegate will continue to
serve as dean of Wake Forest
University School of
Medicine, a position he has
held since 2002. His
appointment was made joint
ly by McConnell and Wake
Forest University President
Nathan O. Hatch, to whom
Applegate will also report on
university-related issues.
For the time being,
Lambeth, who is also chair
man of the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Board of Education, will
continue to serve as chief
operating officer of Baptist
Hospital, a position he has
held since 1999. McConnell
said the process has begun,
which will include a national
search, to name a successor
to Lambeth as COO for the
hospital.
Edgeton will continue to
serve as executive vice pres
iaent tor" administration ot
Health Sciences and as pres
ident of Piedmont Triad
Research Park, but take on
an expanded Medical
Center-wide role leading a
number of administrative
areas that will be consolidat
ed between Health Sciences
and Baptist Hospital.
"We are extremely fortu
nate here at Wake Forest
Baptist to ha\e the high cal
iber of leadership represent
ed in Bill Applegate, Donny
Lambeth and Doug
Edgeton," McConnell said.
"It is very reassuring for me
to come into an institution
that has been so well man
aged, with a new organiza
tional structure that is
already well underway."
Photo provided by C. Orrin
Chevara Orrin ( center ) with sisters Bacardi Jackson and
Bonny Shellman.
Bevel
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even though he sexually
molested me.'*
Bevel's name has been
synonymous with social
change and racial equality
since the Civil Rights
Movement of the 1960's.
Though he is often touted as
one of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.'s "right hand men,"
Bevel was a force in his own
right. As the director of
direct action and nonviolent
education of the Southern
Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC), he led
some of the most important
campaigns of the era, includ
ing the 1963 Birmingham
Children's Crusade and the
1965 Selma Right to Vote
Movement.
But Bevel was no champi
on when it came to his own
family. He has fathered more
than a dozen children by var
ious women. And many of
them say that Bevel sexually
abused them.
Orrin was 12 when she
says her father stole her inno
cence. Since that time, she
has embarked upon a journey
she has yet to complete: a
quest for understanding, for
peace, for closure.
"It has just been a roller
coaster ride," said of her
father's trial. "It's been sur
real. On one hand, I've been
dealing with this since I was
12; on the other hand, it's all
brand new."
James Bevel with Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Orrin, Mills and other
Bevel children gave testimo
ny at their father's trial. Their
words helped to send him to
prison.
Though she says she has
forgiven her father for his
sins against her, Orrin was
hopeful she could gain some
closure during the sentencing
period, when her father was
directed to apologize to those
he victimized. But his 'I'm
sorry' never materialized.
"He took the stand and
was defiant; he was arrogant;
he made a mockery of the
apology," Orrin said.? "That
was very painful to me."
Ever optimistic, Orrin has
managed to find a silver lin
ing in all of this.
"The beautiful aspect of
this has been getting to know
my siblings," she declared.
"I don't think the universe
makes mistakes. It's nice to
know that we have each
other."
I Wake offers virtual admissions interviews
SPECIAL TO THE C HRONICLE
Using a webcam, a micro
phone and the Internet, some
students applying to Wake
Forest University can now sit
in their living rooms at home
and have a "face-to-face"
conversation with an admis
sions counselor at the univer
sity.
Wake Forest began offer
ing virtual interviews on a
limited basis to early decision
applicants in October and
about 30 students have cho
sen the new option. In
December, virtual interviews
will be available to other
applicants.
"While a personal visit is
the first choice, the virtual
interview is an innovative
way to use technology to con
nect individually with those
who, because of financial or
other reasons, cannot come to
campus," said Martha
Allman, director of admis
sions at Wake Forest. "This
combines Wake Forest's his
toric commitment to personal
attention with our emphasis
on technological innovation."
Wake Forest began
strongly recommending per
sonal interviews for all appli
cants in May after it became
the first top 30 national uni
versity to drop the SAT/ACT
requirement for undergradu
WFl Ph4M?
Nelson Brunsting, an admissions counselor, demonstrates
the new technique.
ate admissions. The
Admissions Office has con
ducted nearly 3,000 inter
views, in-person and via the
Web, since last spring. Most
of those interviews were con
ducted on campus or by
admissions counselors travel
ing around the country. But,
the virtual interview with
two-way video and audio has
become an attractive option
for some students.
Wake Forest's
Information Systems
Department worked with the
Admissions Office on the
technical aspects of the proj
ect and helped train admis
sions staff to use the technol
ogy
Virtual interviews last 20
to 30 minutes, the same time
allocated for in-person inter
views. And, the interviews
(real or virtual) are treated the
same in the evaluative
process. Except for the occa
sional pet wandering through
the room or a doorbell ring
ing in the background, the
online interviews are similar
to what would take place if
the student were sitting in the
admissions office.
Wake Forest offers the
virtual interview option to
prospective students who
have submitted applications
to the university, but have not
been interviewed
Admissions counselors con
tact students by e-mail to
explain the technical require
ments and arrange a time.
This fall, admissions coun
selors are offering virtual
interviews to early decision
applicants only. In January,
they will extend invitations to
regular decision candidates
who have not been able to
talk in person with an admis
sions counselor. The admis
sions office is currently using
Skype software for the inter
views. Prospective students
will soon have the option of
using Adobe Connect soft
ware for Web-based inter
views that will not require a
Skype account. This will
allow students to choose
which technology they prefer
to use for the interview.
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