Wilkinson Building Architectural Features

Duke Bluestone

The most identifiable element in the architecture of Duke’s West Campus is the local stone used for the original Gothic, and many of the new, campus buildings. Quarried from nearby Hillsborough, NC, the stone displays a rich palette of blues, grays, tans and rust colors that give the buildings a richness and warmth that otherwise would have been difficult to achieve.

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Derrick Family Terrace

The open-air Derrick Family Terrace features sweeping views of Duke Chapel, the Harrington Engineering Quad and the Duke University Medical Center campus.

Bluestone pavers on the floor recognize every department chair who has served since the school’s founding in 1939:

  1. Samuel R. Schealer, EE Founding Chair, 1928–1934
  2. Harold C. Bird, CE Founding Chair, 1928–1953
  3. Walter J. Seeley, EE Chair, 1936–1956
  4. Ralph S. Wilbur, ME Founding Chair, 1936–1953
  5. Van L. Kenyon, ME Chair, 1953–1956, 1964–1966
  6. James W. Williams, CE Chair, 1953–1956
  7. John N. MacDuff, ME Chair, 1956–1964
  8. Robert S. Rowe, CE Chair, 1956–1960
  9. Charles R. Vail, EE Chair, 1956–1964
  10. Earl I Brown, CE Chair, 1960–1966
  11. Thomas G. Wilson, EE Chair, 1964–1968
  12. Jack B. Chaddock, ME/MEMS Chair, 1966–1986
  13. David Hill, CE Chair, 1966–1968
  14. Harry A. Owen, Jr., EE Chair, 1968–1974
  15. Aleksandar Vesic, CE Chair, 1968–1974
  16. Theo C. Pilkington, BME Founding Chair, 1971–1979
  17. Bruce J. Muga, CE Chair, 1974–1978
  18. Robert J. Melosh, CE/CEE Chair, 1978–1984
  19. H. Greg Casey, EE Chair, 1979–1994
  20. Howard G. Clark, III, BME Chair, 1979–1984
  21. James H. McElhaney, BME Chair, 1984–1995
  22. P. Aarne Vesilind, CEE Chair, 1984–1991
  23. Robert M. Hochmuth, MEMS Chair, 1986–1994
  24. Henry J. Petroski, CEE Chair, 1991–2000
  25. F. Hadley Cocks, MEMS Chair, 1994–2001, 2007–2008
  26. Erol Gelenbe, EE/ECE Chair, 1994–1998
  27. Roger C. Barr, BME Chair, 1995–2000
  28. Loren W. Nolte, ECE Chair, 1998–2001
  29. Miguel A. Medina, CEE Chair, 2000–2001, 2011–2012
  30. George A. Truskey, BME Chair, 2000–2001, 2003–2011
  31. Roni Avissar, CEE Chair, 2001–2006
  32. Morton H. Friedman, BME Chair, 2001–2003
  33. Kenneth C. Hall, MEMS Chair, 2001–2007
  34. Hisham Z. Massoud, ECE Chair, 2001–2002, 2006–2007
  35. April S. Brown, ECE Chair, 2002–2006
  36. Lawrence Virgin, CEE Chair, 2006–2009
  37. Leslie M. Collins, ECE Chair, 2007–2011
  38. Tod A. Laursen, MEMS Chair, 2008–2010
  39. John D. Albertson, CEE Chair, 2009–2011, 2012–2015
  40. Earl H. Dowell, MEMS Chair, 2010–2015
  41. Lawrence Carin, ECE Chair, 2011–2014
  42. Craig S. Henriquez, BME Chair, 2011–2014
  43. David R. Smith, ECE Chair, 2014–2017
  44. Kenneth A. Gall, MEMS Chair, 2015–2019