Collins Residence Hall
Collins Residence Hall, first occupied in 1985, is named for William Avery Collins (’61), a major University benefactor. While a student, Mr. Collins was pledge master at Delta Sigma Pi fraternity, in which his brothers included All-American and future NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Norm Snead (’62). Collins also 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 dorm logo is in honor of the Collins family crest, which features a dragon of its own. To learn more about this hall, click here.
Famous Alumni: Tim Duncan (’97), multiple NBA All-Star and Olympic medalist, and Bill Haas (’04), winner of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup in 2011, are on the Collins all-time roster.
FACULTY FELLOWS
Nikki Elston
Senior Faculty Fellow
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Counseling
Nikki (she/her) loves her dogs, tacos, and coffee, and above all, working with college students. As a faculty member in the Counseling Department, she teaches undergraduate students in the health and human services minor and the counseling master’s program with teaching and research interest in suicide intervention.
Rebekah Morris Associate Faculty Fellow
Professor of the Practice, Department of Spanish
Rebekah (she/her) is a WFU alumna excited to meet new Deacs. She is passionate about study abroad because seeing the world from a different perspective is essential for a complete education. She enjoys random trips to offbeat places (ask her road trips to see sights such as the world’s tallest fork), paint-by-number (new pandemic hobby), cheese dip, dark chocolate in any form, and playing with her cat.
Véronique McNelly
Associate Faculty Fellow
Professor of the Practice, Department of French Studies
Bienvenue à Wake! As a college graduate, Véronique taught English in Togo and France. At WFU, she enjoys leading study-abroad programs in Tours and Dijon, France. Her scholarly interests include African and Caribbean literature in French. She loves botanical gardens, old trees, open-air markets, ancient spaces, and French grammar.
A computational biophysicist, Fred (he/him) grew up in many different places as an Army brat. He enjoys playing trivia games — though he is not the go-to guy for pop culture or sports. He also enjoys the world and wordle-variants craze. At home, he enjoys cooking and experimenting in the kitchen.