From the Duke News Service

May 3, 2001

Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 18 current faculty members. The newly named professors were recognized at a dinner April 26 at the Durham Hilton with other university distinguished professors - current and emeritus.

University-wide appointments were made as follows:

• Garnett H. Kelsoe, professor of immunology, was named James B. Duke Professor of Immunology, effective July 1.

The recipients of chairs established within specific schools and departments were as follows:

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences:

• Caroline Bruzelius, professor of art and art history, was named Anne Murnick Cogan Professor of Art and Art History, effective July 1.
• James S. Clark, professor of biology, was named Hugo L. Blomquist Professor of Biology, effective July 1.
• Alexander Keyssar, professor of history, was named William K. Boyd Professor of History, effective July 1.
• Gregory Lawler, professor of math, was named A. Hollis Edens Professor of Mathematics, effective July 1, 2001
• Philip Stewart, professor of romance studies, was named Benjamin E. Powell Professor of Romance Studies, effective July 1.

Divinity School:

• Richard Hays, professor, was named George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, effective Jan. 1, 2002.

Fuqua School of Business:

• Gerardine DeSanctis, professor, was named Thomas F. Keller Professor of Business Administration, effective July 1.

Law School:

• Sara Sun Beale, professor of law, was named Charles L. B. Lowndes Professor of Law, effective July 1.
• Robert P. Mosteller, professor of law, was named Harry R. Chadwick Sr. Professor of Law, effective July 1.
• Christopher H. Schroeder, professor of law, was named Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law, effective July 1.

Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Studies:

• Thomas Crowley was named Nicholas Professor of Earth Systems Science, effective July 1.
• David Hinton, professor, had been named Nicholas Professor of Environmental Quality, effective Sept. 1, 2000.

School of Medicine:

• Andrew Berchuck, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was named F. Bayard Carter Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective July 1.
• Allan Howard Friedman, professor of neurosurgery, was named Guy L. Odom Professor of Neurological Surgery, effective July 1.
• Pascal J. Goldschmidt, professor of cardiology, was named Edward S. Orgain Professor of Cardiology, effective July 1.
• David A. Schwartz, professor of pulmonary medicine, was named Walter Kempner Professor of Medicine, effective July 1.
• Marilyn J. Telen, professor of hematology, was named Wellcome Clinical Professor of Medicine in honor of Dr. R. Wayne Rundles, effective July 1.

Two faculty members who last year received distinguished chairs were also honored at the April 26 dinner. They were:

• Bruce Lawrence, who was named Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor of Religion, effective July 1, 2000.
• Jean O'Barr, director of the Women's Studies Program at Duke, who was named University Distinguished Service Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies. The chair was effective July 1, 2000.

In addition, four new inductees in the Bass Society of Fellows for Excellence in Teaching and Research were honored at the dinner. They were:

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences:

• Malachi H. Hacohen, Fred W. Shaffer Associate Professor of History, effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006;
• Charles D. Piot, Creed C. Black Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006;

• Robert L. Clark, Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006;
• Craig Henriquez, W. H. Gardner, Jr. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006.

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