People (List)

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Duke University alumni ranked fourth in giving rate among U.S. colleges and universities in the 2004-2005 fiscal year.[1] Famous alumni include President Richard Nixon, former cabinet member and current Senator Elizabeth Dole, philanthropist Melinda French Gates, and the chief executive officers of General Motors Corporation (Rick Wagoner), Morgan Stanley (John J. Mack), and Pfizer (Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.). Notable alumni media personalities include Dan Abrams, the General Manager of MSNBC, Jay Bilas, a commentator on ESPN, Sean McManus, the President of CBS News and CBS Sports, Charlie Rose, the host of Charlie Rose and a 60 Minutes contributor, and Judy Woodruff, an anchor at CNN. William DeVries (GME 1971-1979), was the first doctor to perform a successful permanent artificial heart implantation, and appeared on the cover of Time in 1984.

Current notable faculty include Peter Agre, the winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Manny Azenberg, who has won 40 Tony Awards, Adrian Bejan, inventor of the constructal theory and namesake of the Bejan number, and David Brooks, a columnist for the New York Times. Walter E. Dellinger III, formerly the United States Solicitor General, Assistant Attorney General, and head of the Office of Legal Counsel under Bill Clinton serves as a law professor. Ariel Dorfman, a novelist and playwright won the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award, while Peter Feaver was a member of the National Security Council under Clinton and George W. Bush. David Gergen served as an advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton. John Hope Franklin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton, while William Raspberry, a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994.


Contents



[edit] Alumni

  • NOTE: The Duke University Alumni Association considers anyone who has attended Duke for two consecutive semesters and left the University in good standing to be considered an alumnus.

[edit] Nobel laureates

[edit] Government, Law, and Public Policy

[edit] Heads of State

[edit] Cabinet Members and White House Staff

[edit] Members of Congress

[edit] Diplomats

  • George Venebale Allen (B.A. 1920), U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1946-1948; Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1948-1949; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1949-1953.
  • Jack Gosnell (B.A. 1966), former US Consul General to St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Elizabeth Verville (B.A. 1961), Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs

[edit] Military

[edit] Law

[edit] Public Policy

[edit] Others

[edit] Business

[edit] Education

[edit] Medicine, science and technology

[edit] Literature

[edit] Fine arts

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Journalism and Media

[edit] Athletics

(See also men's basketball players, women's basketball players, and football players.)

[edit] American football

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Other

[edit] Faculty

[edit] Current

[edit] Former

[edit] Men's basketball head coaches

[edit] Football head coaches

[edit] University Presidents

President Tenure
Brantley York1838–1842
Braxton Craven1842–1863
William Trigg Gannaway1863–1865
Braxton Craven1866–1882
Marquis Lafayette Wood1883–1886
John Franklin Crowell1887–1894
John Carlisle Kilgo1894–1910
William Preston Few1910–1924
University officially established as Duke University in 1924
William Preston Few1924–1940
Robert Lee Flowers1941–1948
Arthur Hollis Edens1949–1960
Julian Deryl Hart1960–1963
Douglas Knight1963–1969
Terry Sanford1969–1985
H. Keith H. Brodie1985–1993
Nannerl O. Keohane1993–2004
Richard H. Brodhead2004–present

[edit] Major philanthropists

Donors who have contributed at least $20 million to the university or founding donors:


Donor Total Amount Year Purpose
James B. Duke $40 million
($434 million in 2005 dollars) 		1924 For endowment; established The Duke Endowment later that year
The Duke Endowment $390+ million[2][3] 1924-
2006 		Various
Peter and Ginny Nicholas $130 million 1999-
2004 		$100 million for the School of the Environment and Earth Sciences [4]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $35 million 2002 $30 million for a new science facility and $5 million for student life initiatives [5]
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. $35 million 1999 To endow the School of Engineering[6]
Disque D. Deane $20 million
($34 million in 2005 dollars) 		1986 To "establish a research institute on the human future"[7]
Michael J. and Patty Fitzpatrick $25 million 2000 For a center for advanced photonics and communications[8]
William and Sue Gross $23 million 2005 $15 million for undergraduate scholarships, $5 million for medical students' scholarships, and $3 million to support faculty members of the Fuqua School of Business[9]
Bill and Melinda Gates $20 million 1998 For undergraduate scholarships[10]
Washington Duke $385,000
($7.9 million in 2005 dollars) 		1892 For original endowment and construction
Julian S. Carr N/A 1892 Donated site of East Campus

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Alumni Giving Rates. U.S. News & World Report. Accessed on 5 July 2006.
  2. ↑ Duke Endowment Awards More Than $20 Million to Duke University for Nursing School, Library, Other Priorities. DukeMed News. 27 Jan 2004.
  3. ↑ Duke Endowment Gives Record $75 Million for Financial Aid
  4. ↑ Largest Gift In Duke History Closes Campaign At Record $2.36 Billion. Duke News and Communication. 8 Jan 2004.
  5. ↑ Duke Receives $35 Million From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Duke News & Communication. 9 May 2002.
  6. ↑ The Pratt Gift. Pratt School of Engineering. Accessed on 25 June 2006.
  7. ↑ Articles About Duke University. New York Times. 12 Dec 1986.
  8. ↑ The Fitzpatrick Gift. Pratt School of Engineering. Accessed on 25 June 2006.
  9. ↑ Sue and William Gross Donate $23 Million
  10. ↑ Sue and William Gross Donate $23 Million

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