Essay

"As the founding dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, Wilburt Davison was also a character. He loved to eat -- especially Turnage’s Barbecue. It was his main restaurant for entertaining visiting guests, fellow faculty, and graduating students. The combination on the menu included chopped barbecue, Brunswick stew, coleslaw, and hush puppies.

"One day in the 1950s, a visiting delegation of Egyptian physicians was to be entertained. Dave knew that I was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and included me on the guest list. My instructions indicated that I should accompany the visitors to Turnage’s for dinner. I had an uncomfortable feeling that the Dean’s office might have overlooked the fact that the visitors were Muslims and did not eat pork nor drink beer . . . ."

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• Phil Handler's input on key issues – from piano accompaniments to Capitol Hill commentary
• The legacy of Eugene Stead
• Terry Sanford lobbies for the Nixon Presidential Library at Duke University
• Stealth maneuvers lead to the recruitment of new department chairs
• Mary D.B.T. Semans: Philanthropist, trustee, matriarch, grande dame