Team: Duke Blue Devils
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Conference: ACC
Sport: College Football
Background: The university has two schools
for undergraduates: Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and
the Pratt School of Engineering.
Duke University also has several graduate and professional
schools: the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth
Sciences, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the
Fuqua School of Business, the School of Law, the Divinity
School, and the Graduate School. Some applicants to Duke can
enter the Robertson Scholarship program, which offers a tuition-free
education at both Duke and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Duke University's Talent Identification Program, or TIP, is
for seventh- through tenth-graders who have scored well on
the SAT or ACT. They can go to camps at Duke University East
or West campus and take a variety of classes. The TIP program
also includes a summer program for rising seniors who can
attend classes in Duke's "Pre-college" summer session.
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As of April 1, 2004, Duke has a total of six national championships;
three in Men's Basketball (1991, 1992, 2001), two in Women's
Golf (1999, 2002), and one in Men's Soccer (1986).
Duke is sometimes called "the Gothic Wonderland,"
a nickname referring to the Gothic revival architecture of
its main campus (West Campus). Much of the campus was designed
by Julian Abele, one of the first African-American architects.
Its freshman campus (East Campus) comprises of buildings of
the Georgian architecture.
The Duke Chapel stands at the heart of West Campus, and is
at the center of religion at Duke. Constructed in 1930 through
1935, the Chapel seats about 1,600 people. With its 210-foot
tower, it is one of the tallest buildings in Durham County,
North Carolina.
Famous and distinguished alumni:
Politics
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Richard Nixon, 37th president of the
United States (Law school) |
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Elizabeth Dole, United States Senator, North Carolina |
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Kenneth Starr, former United States Solicitor General,
former U.S. appeals court judge (Law school) |
Business
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G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., President
& CEO, General Motors Corporation |
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Edmund Pratt, former CEO of Pfizer, philanthropist
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John A. Allison IV, Chairman and CEO, BB&T Corporation |
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Rik Kirkland, S/B Managing Editor, Fortune Magazine |
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James L. Vincent, Chairman & CEO, Biogen, Inc. |
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Melinda Gates, Wife of Bill Gates, co-founder of the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
Academics
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Robert Richardson, Nobel Laureate
in physics, 1996 |
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Lee McGeorge Durrell, author, television presenter,
zookeeper |
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Reynolds Price, renowned author and professor |
Entertainment
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Annabeth Gish, actress, X-Files |
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Kelly Goldsmith, actress, Survivor |
Athletics
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Tommy Amaker, University of Michigan
head basketball coach |
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Shane Battier, professional basketball player (jersey
retired) |
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Alana Beard, professional basketball player (jersey
retired) |
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Jay Bilas, ESPN sports commentator |
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Carlos Boozer, professional basketball player |
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Elton Brand, professional basketball player |
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Jeff Capel, Virginia Commonwealth University head
basketball coach |
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Jenny Chuasiriporn, professional golf player |
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Johnny Dawkins, Duke University assistant basketball
coach (jersey retired) |
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Mike Dunleavy, Jr., professional basketball player |
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Danny Ferry, former professional basketball player,
member of 2003 National Champion San Antonio Spurs (jersey
retired) |
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Mike Gminski, ESPN sports commentator (jersey retired) |
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Grant Hill, professional basketball player (jersey
retired) |
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Nancy Hogshead, Olympic gold medal winner in swimming |
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Christian Laettner, professional basketball player
(jersey retired) |
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Corey Maggette, professional basketball player |
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Quinton McCracken, professional baseball player, member
of 2002 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks |
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Quin Snyder, University of Missouri basketball coach
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Jason Williams, professional basketball player (jersey
retired) |
News/Journalism
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Charlie Rose, Journalist, former CBS
News Anchor |
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Dan Abrahms, Abrahms Report on NBC |
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