Workers build Lilly Library in 1926. Image courtesy of Duke University Archives.
Celebrating Duke's Centennial Year
Celebrating Duke's Centennial Year
As part of Duke's Centennial celebration in 2024, Working@Duke will highlight historical workforce moments and issues and showcase staff and faculty who shaped Duke during its first century. Additionally, we will feature present-day colleagues who are actively contributing to a bold and visionary path for Duke's future.
From left to right: Former Duke surgeon and president of Duke University from 1960-63. J. Deryl Hart, Duke immunologist and Professor of Surgery Smita Nair, Duke Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Terrie Moffitt and Duke Professor in Pathology Soman Abraham. Photos courtesy of Duke Medical Archives and by Travis Stanley.
Duke retirees and alumni gather at Croasdaile Village to recount their experiences
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Julia Grout, left, Alice Baldwin and Katherine Gilbert were three women instrumental in the development of Duke's Woman's College, which opened in 1930.
For some families, contributions to Duke’s workforce span generations
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Bill Jones was the affable head of banquet services at Duke, and the university's first Black supervisor. Photos courtesy of Mary Duke Trent Jones and Duke Archives
Sixty years after her wedding date, as Duke celebrates its Centennial, Mary Duke Trent Jones realized she had a photo of Bill Jones not shared before in public
Staff, faculty and retirees gather to mark Duke’s first century
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Since 1972, Celenzy Chavis has been a fixture among the Duke staff. She currently is a Senior Staff and Labor Relations Consultant. Photo by Travis Stanley
Long-lived oaks, magnolias and cedars offer tangible connection to Duke’s beginnings
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Clockwise from top left, Ana Anderson, Arthur Huang, Summer Granger, Steven Henson, Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, Jen Ricano and Jasmine Hughes shared their thoughts on Duke's future.
Staff, faculty and retirees share their vision for Duke's next century
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Duke community members listen to Duke University Chancellor for Health Affairs and Duke University Health System Chief Executive Officer Dr. Eugene Washington speak after a solidarity walk in June 2020. Photo courtesy of Duke Health.
Duke Professor of Zoology Arthur Pearse, left, collects specimens with a graduate student at the Duke University Marine Lab in the 1930s. Photo: Duke University Archives.
Since its beginning, Duke proves to be a place where faculty can thrive
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One of Duke's remote workers, Stephen Peterson of the Office of Research Administration, captured this scene from his remote workspace in the North Carolina mountains. Photo courtesy of Stephen Peterson.
Post-pandemic work landscape creates new realities for many Duke employees
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When Duke University Health System discharged its 1,000th COVID-19 patient in August 2000, the milestone encompassed the work of all Duke Health team members on the front lines. The appreciation message on the Duke Medicine Circle lawn was painted in 2020. Photo: University Marketing & Communications.
J. Oliver Harvey fought for desegregation, better pay during his 23 years at Duke
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Construction of Duke Hospital reaches its final stage in 1929. Construction was supported by trains that brought supplies to campus. Photo: Duke Medical Center Archives.
Founding of Duke Hospital and Schools of Medicine and Nursing turn Duke into medical powerhouse
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A payroll log from September 1927 shows names, hours and wages of employees who built and maintained Duke's campus. Image courtesy of Duke University Archives.
Tremendous growth and fight for change mark early decades
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University leaders and workers watch Sybil Flowers, at right in white dress, mark the groundbreaking of Duke’s new campus on Aug. 7, 1925. Photo: Duke University Archives.
