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Friends, Colleagues Remember Chemistry Professor James Bonk

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Stephen Craig, chair of Duke's chemistry department, shares his remembrances of longtime colleague James Bonk during a public memorial service Thursday in Duke Chapel. During his 53 years as a professor at Duke, Bonk taught chemistry to an estimated 30,000 students, which they affectionately referred to as "Bonkistry." Bonk passed away March 15 at age 82.