Duke Awards 29 University Distinguished Professorships
Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 29 faculty members from eight Duke colleges and schools. While the annual University Distinguished Professors dinner will be postponed until social gathering restrictions are lifted, Provost Sally Kornbluth is ready to congratulate this year’s recipients now.
“I am thrilled to honor this wonderful cohort of scholars, teachers, and members of the Duke community,” Kornbluth said. “Becoming a distinguished professor at Duke is a great achievement, and one that is richly deserved by these outstanding colleagues. I look forward to being able to congratulate them in person!”
2020 recipients include:
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Steffen Bass, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics, effective July 1, 2020.
Matthew Becker, Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, effective September 1, 2020
Paula McClain, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science, effective July 1, 2020
Felwine Sarr, Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies, effective July 1, 2020. Sarr will be joining Trinity from his current position at Gaston Berger University in Senegal.
Georg Vanberg, Ernestine Friedl Distinguished Professor of Political Science, effective August 1, 2020
Jennifer Nash, Jean Fox O'Barr Women's Studies Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020. Nash will be joining Trinity College from her current position at Northwestern University.
Divinity School
Luke Bretherton, Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology, effective July 1, 2020
Xi Lian, David C. Steinmetz Distinguished Professor of World Christianity, effective July 1, 2020
C. Kavin Rowe, George Washington Ivey Distinguished Professor of New Testament, effective July 1, 2020
Fuqua School of Business
Aaron Chatterji, Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Grainne Fitzsimons, James L. Vincent Distinguished Professor of Leadership, effective July 1, 2020
Kevin Shang, Joseph J. Ruvane, Jr. Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Nicholas School of the Environment
Lisa Campbell, Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy, effective July 1, 2020
Brian Silliman, Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Conservation Biology, effective July 1, 2020
Heather Stapleton, Ronie-Richele Garcia-Johnson Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Pratt School of Engineering
Michael Rubinstein, Aleksander S. Vesic Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, effective July 1, 2020
School of Law
Nita Farahany, Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law, effective July 1, 2020
Michael Frakes, A. Kenneth Pye Distinguished Professor of Law, effective July 1, 2020
Stephen Sachs, Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of Law, effective July 1, 2020
School of Medicine
Nicole Calakos, Lincoln Financial Group Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Biology, effective July 1, 2020
Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Kathleen Cooney, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Medicine, effective July 1, 2020
Steven George, Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, effective July 1, 2020
Sue Jinks-Robertson, Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Manesh Patel, Richard Sean Stack Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Sallie Permar, Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Ponugoti Rao, Richard and Kit Barkhouser Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2020
Scott Soderling, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology, effective July 1, 2020
School of Nursing
Xiao Hu, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor of Nursing, effective July 1, 2020
In addition, three other professors will be honored at the later ceremony, after receiving distinguished professor appointments in 2019 but after last year's dinner.
David Ashley, Rory David Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Oncology
Albert La Spada, The Lincoln Financial Group Distinguished Professor in Neurobiology
Vance Fowler, Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine