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The School of Medicine, a critical part ofDuke's medical community, opened in 1930 under the leadership ofWilbertDavison.
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Steve Veres
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An 11-word informal contract set into motion the future
of Duke Medicine. ‘You have been elected." Delighted with prospect of working with you,” stated a telegram sent by former President William Few Jan. 21,1927, to Dr. Wilbert Davison, the first dean of Duke Hospital and the School ofMedicine. Although several of the details of Davis’ hiring—a salary of $ll,OOO per year and a starting date in September 1927, among
others—were decided upon in a previous meeting between the two
correspondents, University
lore holds that this was the extent of the formal contract. “To those who insist on contracts and written terms, this informality may seem amazing,” Davison wrote in Davison of Duke: His Reminiscences. “But I found that they were superfluous when dealing with the administration ofDuke University.” The Duke University Health System celebrates the 75th anniversary of Duke Medicine
of medical center this year, and the institution has experienced a long journey since 1927, when Davison had just three short years to SEE 75 YEARS ON PAGE 6
BTOSnHfFH This story about the foundations of the University's medical community is the second in an occasional series commemorating the 75th anniversary of medicine at Duke. The Chronicle will run the series throughout the year.
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Former Duke President Nan Keohane was widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading university presidents. She was also among the top-50 highest-paid university executives in Fiscal Year 2004, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The publication released a database this week detailing the compensations of the top officials at institutions of higher learning. According to the database, Keohane earned $555,613 in total compensation during FY 2004. Her total pay included $45,613 in benefits and $2,786 in expense reimbursements. Five other university presidents were paid more than $1 million in earnings during FY 2004. Donald Ross —the retired president of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. —topped the list with more than $5 million in total compensation, $4.5 million of which came from deferred compensation accrued over a year. John Bumess, senior vice president for public and government relations, said he recognizes the challenges posed by running a university and said manyof the officials’ compensations are consistent with the expected responsibilities associated with the post. “The president of a university
Early applications hit Students survive all-time peak of 1,500 by
like Duke is equivalent to being the mayor of a city,” he said. “It’s a 24-7 job.” • Keohane oversaw a period of tremendous growth for Duke, including the construction of approximately 40 facilities, several diversity initiatives and the Campaign for Duke —which raised more than $2.36 billion in capital assets over a sevenyear period. In her final year as president, however, Keohane was the University’s fifth highest-paid official. Men’s head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski topped the list in FY 2004, netting more than $1.48 million. Burness said Keohane could have argued for a much higher salary but opted to self-impose a cap on her annual earnings—often going against tfm views of several members of the Board of Trustees. The Board analyzes and compares the compensations of“likeminded officials in similar institutions” when deciding what to pay an employee, Bumess explained. Keohane believed that there should be a reasonable ratio between the lowest-paid employee at Duke and the highest, he said. “Nan actually didn’t know what she was paid,” he said. Burness explained that he SEE PRESIDENTS ON PAGE 7
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A record 1,500 high school seniors have submitted early-decision applications to become members of the Class of 2010. The initial number is up from the 1,482 high school seniors who applied early last year, admissions officials said. This year, 1,291 students applied to the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, and 209 applied to the Pratt School of Engineering. “We are content with the SEE EARLY DECISION ON PAGE
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To many Duke students, however, the mere thought of living without immediate access to communication via Instant Messenger or facebook.com seems like a crazy notion. But is it possible to live at Duke without a computer? Caitlin Howe, a senior, thinks so. After living for the past three years without a computer, Howe does not believe her experience at Duke has been adversely affected. SEE COMPUTERS ON PAGE 7
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Senior Caitlin Howe is one of a handful of students without personal computers. Howe uses public computer clustersand says not having her own machine has few drawbacks.