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Three School of Business students named Richter Scholars 

Three seniors from the School of Business have received Richter Scholar awards, spending their summer on enriching projects. The Richter Scholar awards are the largest single awards at Wake Forest University for independent study projects.
2017 Richter scholars
2017 Richter scholars

Three seniors from the School of Business have received Richter Scholar awards, spending their summer on enriching projects. The Richter Scholar awards are the largest single awards at Wake Forest University for independent study projects. These life-changing research projects allow students to receive up to $6,000 to cover travel and living expenses.

  • Zack Chan (BS ‘18) is an accountancy major, who planned to spend six weeks in Johannesburg, South Africa, visiting a refugee camp to develop an anthology of biographical, bilingual poetry to show the movement of culture and language in the camp.
  • Yan Cheng (BS ‘18) is an accounting and studio art major who is reviving the sensation of beauty in traditional art works, and consolidating classic aesthetics into contemporary art. Cheng’s project involves travel to Italy, Switzerland, and France.
  • Iris Lin (BS ‘18) is a mathematical business major who planned a trip to Japan and China to explore the Japanese inspiration behind the art and explore the elements that influenced the growth of Japonism, as adopted by Impressionists from the 1870s.

Learn more about the Richter Scholars at Wake Forest University.