W. Bissette

W. Bissette (Darden ’70 CM) has received the 2015 Wake Forest Distinguished Alumni Award for his exemplary service and leadership to Wake Forest University; he is now a university trustee. Mr. Bissette is an attorney with McGuire Wood & Bissette in Asheville, North Carolina. He practices in the areas of economic development, land use and zoning, serving clients ranging from individuals to large businesses and institutions. He is also involved in the community, having served two terms as mayor of Asheville, from 1985 to 1989, and eight years as a trustee of Western Carolina University and vice chairman of the UNC System Board of Governors.