Community Director Rachel Caine, cainer@wfu.edu Efird Hall is named after J.B. Efird, the founder of the Efird department store chain. The residence hall was made possible through a gift of $100,000 from the Efird Foundation. The Hall Office for the Taylor/Efird community is located […]
The leaves on the crest are inspired by the former corporate logo of Drexel Furniture Company, the family business that Huffman served as president. Drexel ran three major plants and spawned several additional brands during its century-long operation. Huffman died in 1935 at the age […]
Hopkins Residence Hall, formerly known as South was re-christened in 2025 in honor of one of Wake Forest’s most distinguished, trailblazing families, the husband and wife team of Dr. Larry Hopkins (’72, MD ’77) and Beth Hopkins […]
Luter Residence Hall is named for Joseph Williamson Luter III (’61). Known for Smithfield Foods, the sausage company his family has owned since 1936. The boar’s profile in the building crest represents the company. Mr. Luter is an esteemed University supporter who served on the […]
Johnson Residence Hall, an original Reynolda Campus building, is named for Lois Johnson, Dean of Women from 1942-62. She presided over the arrival of women students in 1942 and defended their rights to equality with men. Dean Johnson retired in 1962. Although known for her […]
Collins Residence Hall is named for William A. Collins Jr. (’61), a major University benefactor. Collins competed in track and field and played in the band. In 1994, he established a $2.1 million scholarship fund for students from his native Virginia. The dragon on the […]
Bostwick Residence Hall, an original Reynolda Campus building, is named for Jabez Abel Bostwick, a New York City benefactor known as the father of the Wake Forest endowment. A business partner of the Rockefellers, Bostwick was the Treasurer of the Standard Oil Trust and CEO […]
Babcock Residence Hall is named in honor of one of the University’s most generous benefactors, Mary Reynolds Babcock. With her husband, Charles Babcock, she donated over 300 acres to Wake Forest College as the site of the new campus. In addition, the Mary Reynolds Babcock […]
The offices for Residence Life and Housing, along with Deacon One, are located on the ground floor of Angelou Hall. Maya Angelou Residence Hall, named after the poet, actress, author and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou, completes the neighborhood of first-year residence halls on the […]