Cook Society to Honor Gov. Cooper, Four Campus Leaders

Awards honor university and community members who follow the example of Duke’s first Black faculty member

Samuel Dubois Cook Society banner plus photo of Cook

Former N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and four faculty, athletic and student leaders of the Duke community will be honored at the annual awards dinner of the Samuel DuBois Cook Society on Thursday, Feb. 13.

Each year, Cook Society honors Duke staff, administrators, faculty, and students and local community members whose work, research and service reflect Cook’s social activism and leadership.

The 2025 awards ceremony will take place on at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. Members of the Duke and surrounding community are invited to attend the awards ceremony. Registration is required to attend. Ticket pricing and more information can be found on our registration site. The deadline to register for the awards dinner is Friday, Feb. 7.

Cook Society winners: Jasmin Riley, Eni Owoeye, Marissa Young, Thavolia Glymph and Roy Cooper.
Cook Society winners: Jasmin Riley, Eni Owoeye, Marissa Young, Thavolia Glymph and Roy Cooper.

More information on the awardees will be forthcoming.  Here are this year’s winners:

  • Samuel DuBois Cook Society Undergraduate Student Award: Jasmin Riley
  • Samuel DuBois Cook Society Graduate Student Award: Eni Owoeye
  • Samuel DuBois Cook Society Staff Award: Marissa Young
  • Raymond Gavins Distinguished Faculty Award: Thavolia Glymph
  • Distinguished Service: Hon. Roy Cooper

The awards were named to honor the scholarship and activism of Samuel DuBois Cook, a renowned scholar and activist who was the university’s first Black faculty member. Cook, who also served as president of Dillard University from 1975 to 1997. He also was a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees.

For more information contact Amanda Gonzalez, amanda.gonzalez@duke.edu.