David Smoot, B.A. 1991

Self employed

1991 Major: History and Art History

How has being a History graduate from Duke helped shape you personally and/or professionally?

"Prepared me for law school and a career in investment banking and private equity"

What advice would you give students in Duke's History programs? 

"Your teachers will be memorable. In my day Professor Jack Cell taught World History in two semesters. Fantastic introduction. Professor Andrew Gordon taught me Japanese history, and Professor Lerner taught me Russian and Eastern European History. Finally, Professor Cal Davis taught a phenomenal course in US Diplomatic History. I still have my lecture notes."

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