Duke Awards 44 Distinguished Professorships
Professorships recognize faculty advancing scholarship in a range of fields
Duke University has awarded Distinguished Professorships to 44 faculty members. The honorees were formally recognized by President Vincent Price and Interim Provost Jennifer Francis during a ceremony at the Washington Duke Inn Thursday evening.
Distinguished Professorships recognize faculty scholars who are well-established members of the Duke academic community who have also achieved distinction as creative scholars in their field or in their ability to transcend disciplines.
Price noted the broad influence the awardees have had through their scholarship, by “shaping our understanding of the world, and advancing opportunities, solutions, and inventions to improve the human condition.”
Francis celebrated the awardees’ commitment to continued scholarly excellence that includes mentoring the next generation of scholars. “We are very proud that you have chosen to conduct your work on Duke’s campus and are part of the Duke community,” she said.
Kerry Abrams
Distinguished Professor of Law
Peter Allen
David C. Sabiston, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Michel Bagnat
Nanaline Duke Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine
Richard Bedlack
Stewart, Hughes and Wendt Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine
Sharon Belenzon
Fundación Damm Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Michael Bolognesi
Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Christopher Buccafusco
Edward and Ellen Marie Schwarzman Distinguished Professor of Law
Yiran Chen
John Cocke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Louis DeFrate
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Cagla Eroglu
Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology
Daniel George
Eleanor Easley Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine
Christopher Granger
Donald F. Fortin, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Gerald Grant
Allan H. Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
Matthias Gromeier
Cless Family Distinguished Professor in Neuro-Oncology
Rana Gupta
W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine
Susan Halabi
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine
John Eric Jelovsek
F. Bayard Carter Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eric Laber
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
Jennifer E. Lansford
S. Malcolm Gillis Distinguished Research Professor of Public Policy
Hedwig Lee
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Sociology
Seok-Yong Lee
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology
Jennifer Lodge
John Strohbehn University Distinguished Professor
Jerome Lynch
Fitzpatrick Family University Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Timothy Meyer
Richard Allen/Cravath Distinguished Professor of International Business Law
Edward Miao
Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Immunology
Shu-Yi Oei
David T. Zhang Distinguished Professor of Law
David Page
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Steven Patierno
Charles D. Watts Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Jian Pei
Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Saša Pekeč
Peterjohn-Richards Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Jedediah Purdy
Raphael Lemkin Distinguished Professor of Law
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law
John Rawls
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Ashleigh Shelby Rosette
James L. Vincent Distinguished Professor of Leadership
Danny J. Schust
Edwin Crowell Hamblen Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Biology and Family Planning
Svati Shah
Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
Jack Soll
Gregory Mario and Jeremy Mario Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Beth Sullivan
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Shyni Varghese
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Anthony Viera
Leonard J. & Margaret Goldwater Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Julia K.L. Walker
Pauline Gratz Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Kevin Weinfurt
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Population Health Sciences
Gennifer Weisenfeld
Walter H. Annenberg Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History
Christopher Woods
Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor of Global Health