At Duke University, the title of James B. Duke Distinguished Professor is given to a small number of the faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. At some universities, titles like "distinguished professor", "institute professor", or "regents professor" are counterparts of this title. Two Nobel laureates (Robert Lefkowitz and Paul L. Modrich) served as James B. Duke Professors, and another, Ingrid Daubechies received the National Medal of Science.
Current James B. Duke Distinguished Professors From the faculty listing available from the Duke University Office of the Provost. David Aers — English Huiman Xie Barnhart — biostatistics and bioinformatics Lorena S. Beese — biochemistry Emily Bernhardt — biology Eduardo Bonilla-Silva — sociology Richard Brennan — biochemistry Blanche Capel — cell biology Patrick J. Casey — pharmacology and cancer biology Bruce Donald — computer science Victor Dzau — medicine Erica Field — economics Susan Halabi — biostatistics and bioinformatics Mark B.N. Hansen — literature Joseph Heitman — molecular genetics and microbiology Homme Hellinga — biochemistry Jack D. Keene - molecular genetics and microbiology Garnett H. Kelsoe — immunology Rachel Kranton — economics Eric Laber — statistical science Hedwig Lee — sociology Jianfeng Lu — mathematics Douglas Marchuk — molecular genetics and microbiology Paula D. McClain — political science Toril Moi — literature Berndt Mueller — physics Mark Anthony Neal — African and African American Studies David Page — biostatistics and bioinformatics John R. Perfect — medicine Kenneth D. Poss — regenerative biology Sumathi Ramaswamy — history John F. Rawls — molecular genetics and microbiology Michael Reiter — computer science Jane S. Richardson — biochemistry Guillermo Sapiro — electrical and computer engineering David Smith — electrical and computer engineering Ralph Snyderman — medicine Beth Sullivan — molecular genetics and microbiology Warren S. Warren — chemistry Kevin Weinfurt — population health sciences Mark Wiesner — civil and environmental engineering Pei Zhou - biochemistry
Notable James B. Duke Distinguished Professors Emeriti Allen Buchanan (emeritus) — philosophyAllen Buchanan, Scholars@Duke Ingrid Daubechies (emeritus) — mathematicsIngrid Daubechies, Scholars@Duke Rick Durrett (emeritus) — mathematicsRichard Timothy Durrett, Scholars@Duke Owen Flanagan (emeritus) — philosophyOwen Flanagan Jr., Scholars@Duke Alan Enoch Gelfand (emeritus) — statistical scienceAlan E. Gelfand, Scholars@Duke Karla F.C. Holloway (emerita) — EnglishKarla Holloway, Scholars@Duke Donald L. Horowitz (emeritus) — law and political scienceDonald L. Horowitz, Scholars@Duke Paul L. Modrich (emeritus) — biochemistryPaul L. Modrich, Scholars@Duke Orrin H. Pilkey — Earth sciencesOrrin H. Pilkey, Nicholas School of the Environment. Anne E. Pusey (emerita) — evolutionary anthropologyAnne Pusey, Scholars@Duke J. E. R. Staddon (emeritus) — psychology and neuroscienceJohn E. R. Staddon, Scholars@Duke
Former notable James B. Duke Distinguished Professors Dan Ariely — behavioral economicsDan Ariely, The Fuqua School of Business. Robert BehringerRobert Behringer# - physicsRobert P. Behringer, Duke Physics. Ralph J. Braibanti — political scienceRalph Braibanti, Expert on Islamic-Western Relations, Dies , Duke Today. Louis J. Budd — English literatureLouis J. Bud, Faculty Database. Linda Burton — sociologyLinda Burton, Sociology at Duke. Leonard Carlitz — mathematics Marc G. Caron — cell biologyMarc Caron , Department of Cell Biology. John Shelton Curtiss — history Wallace Fowlie — French literature John Hope Franklin — historyBiography of John Hope Franklin , Duke University Libraries. Craufurd Goodwin — economicsEconomist Craufurd Goodwin, Former Graduate School Dean, Dies at Age 82. Jerry Hough — political scienceJerry Hough, Faculty Database. Allen C. Kelley — economicsAllen Kelley , Duke University Economics. Robert Keohane — political scienceRobert Keohane, Duke University Political Science. Sally Kornbluth — pharmacologySally Kornbluth , Duke University Medical Center. Paul J. Kramer — biologyInventory of the Paul Jackson Kramer Papers, 1856 - 1994 (bulk 1927-1974), Duke University Libraries. Robert Lefkowitz — biochemistryRobert Lefkowitz , Duke Medical Center Library & Archives. Sarah H. Lisanby — medicine David R. Morrison — mathematics David G. Schaeffer — mathematics Reynolds Price — English literatureReynolds Price, Faculty Database. Knut Schmidt-Nielsen — biologyAnimal Physiology Expert Knut Schmidt-Nielsen Dies , Duke Today. Joseph J. Spengler — economicsSpengler Recalled as Caring Teacher , Economics at Duke (Volume 14, No. 1, Winter 1991/1992). Lionel Stevenson — English literatureNew York Times obituary Steven Vogel — biologySteven Vogel, Biology Department.
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