Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 32 faculty and will recognize them in a ceremony at the Washington Duke Inn on May 23.
“I am very pleased to honor these faculty members with distinguished professorships,” said President Vincent Price. “Their outstanding scholarship has advanced knowledge across a wide variety of fields and made a positive impact on society, and I am proud to have them as colleagues.”
Distinguished professorships honor faculty who are well-established members of the Duke academic community and have also achieved distinction as creative scholars in their field or in their ability to transcend disciplines.
“I congratulate my colleagues on receiving distinguished professorships recognizing their impressive scholarly achievements and leadership in our academic community and beyond,” said Provost Alec D. Gallimore. “Duke is tremendously fortunate to count these bold thinkers among its faculty.”
During its February meeting, Duke’s Board of Trustees approved the awarding of 32 Distinguished Professorships, effective July 1, 2024. These include four CFAR investigators. Please join us in congratulating:
Chris Beyrer (School of Medicine)
Gary Hock Distinguished Professor in Global Health
Michael Relf (School of Nursing)
Mary T. Champagne Distinguished Professor
Kevin Saunders (Department of Surgery)
Norman L. Letvin M.D. Distinguished Professor in Surgery and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Georgia Tomaras (Department of Surgery)
A. Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Immunology