Item Details

creator

Beverly, Parker

Perko, Amy

date

2021-12-08

2022-09-13T16:21:30Z

2022-09-13T16:21:30Z

2022-09-13 (issued)

description

Amy Privette Perko is a 1987 graduate of Wake Forest University majoring in History. Perko was a member of the women's basketball team from 1984-1987 and was the school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. While basketball was a large part of her college experience, Perko was also a member of the Fideles society. Since graduating Wake, Perko has worked for various athletic groups including the NCAA and most recently became the Executive Director of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2000, Amy Privette Perko was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. In this interview, Perko speaks about her time at Wake Forest, recalling some of her favorite sports memories and how this shaped her career trajectory. One story centers on the ACC Tournament. She also talks about her involvement in Fideles and the experience of living on the society hall her junior and senior years.

format

video/mp4

18:56 minutes

oral histories (document genres)

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/101227

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

History of Wake Forest University Oral histories (RG53.1.2 )

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subject

Expanded Wake Voices

ACC tournament

Women's athletics

Women's history

Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame

Knight Commission

Inclusive Student Life Collection

Women basketball players--United States

Basketball--Tournaments--United States

title

Perko, Amy (Video Interview)

type

Moving Image