Week 12 Open the Gate Honoree: Dr. Cecil Price
11/15/2022 5:47:00 PM | Football
Wake Forest Alum has been serving his Alma Mater for over 25 years
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dr. Cecil Price, a Wake Forest graduate and Fellow of the American College Health Association (ACHA), will lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons onto the field this Saturday, Nov. 19, against the Syracuse Orange. The game is set for a 8 p.m. kickoff.
Price has been a supporting and contributing member of ACHA since beginning his college health career as an assistant director with Duke University Student Health in 1988. In 1991, he returned to his alma mater to serve as the director of the student health service.
For the past 31 years, Dr. Price has been the inspiration and the guiding force behind the design, direction, and culture at Wake Forest University student health service. He has built a solid foundation with a mission of promoting and advancing the health and well-being of Wake Forest University students. Wake Forest University student health is one of a handful of campus health centers that is open and accessible 24 hours during the academic year. He is also a member of the senior leadership team with the Division of Campus Life at WFU.
For almost three decades, Dr. Price has exhibited leadership and dedication to the many lives he has touched. He has spearheaded numerous initiatives over the years. In 1992, he was at the forefront of developing peer-led sexual education programs inspired by the growing epidemic of HIV and new understandings of its epidemiology.
In 2009, he created the university's first Substance Abuse and Prevention Office to support administrative efforts to reduce alcohol related events. In 2012, he helped establish and create the first sexual and relationship violence advocacy program on campus. In 2015, he was instrumental in developing the Office of Wellbeing at Wake Forest University, a proactive and holistic approach to promoting health that dovetails with his ongoing care for students in the clinic on a day-to-day basis.
On May 29, 2019, he was named Fellow of the ACHA. The Fellow designation is awarded annually to a select few professionals demonstrating outstanding service to ACHA.
Open the Gate Information & 2022 Honorees
The Open the Gate tradition has been an important and unique aspect of football games since its inception in 2008. This allows Wake Forest to honor individuals that make its University and Winston-Salem community so special. Honorees ride on the back of the motorcycle with the Demon Deacon mascot and lead the football team onto Truist Field. The first ever honoree was Wake Forest and Winston-Salem legend, Chris Paul.
Week One vs. VMI: Dr. Caryl Guth
Week Three vs. Liberty: Matt James
Week Four vs. Clemson: Quintin Williams
Week Six vs. Army: Major General Brian Mennes
Week Eight vs. Boston College: Megan Gebbia
Week 11 vs. North Carolina: Larry Russell
Week 12 vs. Syracuse: Dr. Cecil Price
Price has been a supporting and contributing member of ACHA since beginning his college health career as an assistant director with Duke University Student Health in 1988. In 1991, he returned to his alma mater to serve as the director of the student health service.
For the past 31 years, Dr. Price has been the inspiration and the guiding force behind the design, direction, and culture at Wake Forest University student health service. He has built a solid foundation with a mission of promoting and advancing the health and well-being of Wake Forest University students. Wake Forest University student health is one of a handful of campus health centers that is open and accessible 24 hours during the academic year. He is also a member of the senior leadership team with the Division of Campus Life at WFU.
For almost three decades, Dr. Price has exhibited leadership and dedication to the many lives he has touched. He has spearheaded numerous initiatives over the years. In 1992, he was at the forefront of developing peer-led sexual education programs inspired by the growing epidemic of HIV and new understandings of its epidemiology.
In 2009, he created the university's first Substance Abuse and Prevention Office to support administrative efforts to reduce alcohol related events. In 2012, he helped establish and create the first sexual and relationship violence advocacy program on campus. In 2015, he was instrumental in developing the Office of Wellbeing at Wake Forest University, a proactive and holistic approach to promoting health that dovetails with his ongoing care for students in the clinic on a day-to-day basis.
On May 29, 2019, he was named Fellow of the ACHA. The Fellow designation is awarded annually to a select few professionals demonstrating outstanding service to ACHA.
Open the Gate Information & 2022 Honorees
The Open the Gate tradition has been an important and unique aspect of football games since its inception in 2008. This allows Wake Forest to honor individuals that make its University and Winston-Salem community so special. Honorees ride on the back of the motorcycle with the Demon Deacon mascot and lead the football team onto Truist Field. The first ever honoree was Wake Forest and Winston-Salem legend, Chris Paul.
Week One vs. VMI: Dr. Caryl Guth
Week Three vs. Liberty: Matt James
Week Four vs. Clemson: Quintin Williams
Week Six vs. Army: Major General Brian Mennes
Week Eight vs. Boston College: Megan Gebbia
Week 11 vs. North Carolina: Larry Russell
Week 12 vs. Syracuse: Dr. Cecil Price
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