The first house calls James R. “Jim” Urbaniak M.D.’62 made as a doctor were for Mary and Eddie Cameron. The last house calls he made were for Tom Butters. For more than half a century, Jim and his wife, Martha “Muff” Shawger Urbaniak B.S.N.’67, have been devoted to Duke blue. For those not familiar with […]

Much-loved Duke professor James F. Bonk was one of the longest-serving faculty members at Duke. He passed away in March 2013, but his love for his students lives on: Bonk’s enduring legacy at Duke is as the founding father of “Bonkistry”—the introductory chemistry class that he taught for more than four decades. During his long […]

Durham native Stuart Yarbrough ’72 attended his first Duke basketball camp when he was 10 years old. Just a few years later, he found himself running the floor at Cameron Indoor Stadium, battling UNC, N.C. State, and other foes as a member of the Blue Devil men’s basketball team. After leaving Duke as an ACC […]