For 30 years, Valerie Broadie J.D. ’79, P ’10 has used the skills she acquired at Duke to do two things: Be a successful non-profit fundraiser and give back to the community. Broadie is a life member of the Duke Law Board of Visitors and also a 2014 Alumni Award winner.  Although her volunteer activities […]

Ray Tysor ’21 is remembered as a people person and a natural leader.  He was an Eagle Scout who continued to support the Boy Scouts as an adult.  He was a devoted member of his Methodist church, inspiring the congregation through his tithes and his teaching.  He was a lifelong fan of Duke, a place […]

Their love story began at a football game with a scream. The setting was Wallace Wade Stadium on a sunny Saturday, September 19, 1970.  Duke was playing Maryland. Jan Tore Hall, a bespectacled rising sophomore, sat next to Ruthann Huling, a sports-loving freshman with golden blonde hair who was spending her first weekend on campus.  […]

Ron Nicol M.B.A. ’86 knows the value of a financial helping hand. Having grown up in a family of modest means, he paid for his undergraduate degree at the U.S. Naval Academy with a promise of five years of active duty.  (He actually served seven.) Later, as a young father working in Lynchburg, Virginia, he […]

You may have read the recent blog post by Phil Buchanan referencing the record highs our market indexes have hit this year.  These economic trends make it a great time to consider establishing a life income gift like a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) with Duke. To better illustrate how a CRUT could work for you, […]

Here’s the biggest lesson Terry T. Tucker M.B.A. ’98, J.D. ’04 took away from Duke: Live life to the fullest—and live it in the most meaningful way possible. “For a long time, I had this gnawing feeling that there was something bigger and more impactful I could be doing in my life, that I could […]

One thing I have noticed during my near 20-year career at Duke is that we can never say “Thank You” enough to our donors.  It’s important to remind our supporters how grateful we are for their generosity because all gifts – no matter the amount – are significant to Duke. Each year, we invite our […]

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 […]

Judy Thorpe B.S.N. ’77 always knew that nursing was her calling. Following graduation from Duke’s School of Nursing, she launched her career as a staff nurse at nearby North Carolina Memorial Hospital. Judy worked as a nurse manager in the Boston area for nearly 20 years, and now serves as associate chief nursing officer at […]

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 […]