Bostwick Residence Hall
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 of two major railroads in New England, which are represented on the building crest by the locomotive. He was drawn to Wake Forest College by its Baptist affiliation and by the personal appeal of President Charles Elisha Taylor. In 1885, Taylor cold-called New York’s elite and found an attentive ear in Bostwick, who left $1.5 million to the school in his will in 1923. Learn more about the hall here.
Famous Alumni: Michelle Sikes (’07), an All-American distance runner and a Rhodes Scholar.
FACULTY FELLOWS
Silvia Tiboni-Craft
Senior Faculty Fellow
Associate Teaching Professor, Italian Studies Program
Born and raised in Italy, Silvia (she/her) teaches Italian language and cultural classes and a First-Year Seminar. She loves good food, traveling, reading, flowers, and living a healthy life.
Will (he/him) is faculty in the Department of Engineering, where he teaches Capstone Design, Automotive Engineering, and Electrical Engineering courses. Will loves to tinker with a wide variety of things, from boats to cars to remote sensing systems. His other passions include cooking (he was a BBQ Pitmaster in a previous life), racing cars, disc golf, drones, coffee, and playing with his dogs.
A WFU alumna and former Bostwick 1B resident, Jennifer (she/her) transitioned into her current position as an accounting professor over 15 years ago. She is married to a double Deac and has two daughters (a singer and a dancer) and a yellow lab. She enjoys traveling, reading, and Wake Forest sports.
Frank (he/him) teaches introductory and advanced courses in mathematics, with an emphasis on courses related to linear and abstract algebra. He also frequently mentors students on research projects. He enjoys playing games, disc golf, eating and cooking interesting food, and spending time with his wife and their two kids.