Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. was the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. for 20 years. He also served as a trustee of Duke University from 1977 to 1988, and is the namesake of Duke's Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering. A magna cum laude graduate of Duke - who relied on a U.S. Navy scholarship to fund his education - Pratt donated $35 million to the university in 1999. Pratt died of cancer on September 5, 2002 at the age of 75. Pfizer, Incorporated (NYSE: PFE), is a global pharmaceutical company, with headquarters in New York City. ... Duke University is a private university located in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. ... Duke University is a private university located in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. ... The Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering is one of two undergraduate schools at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Spain and France (in Italy, principe... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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