The scientific community is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Jeffry Madura, professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences of Duquesne University. He was 59. He is survived by his wife Colleen and sons Brandon and Peyton.
Jeffry Madura first joined Duquesne in 1998 and served as chemistry and biochemistry chair from 2000-2010. He was well known among his students and highly respected by his colleagues. "Jeff Madura was a talented teacher, mentor and scholar, and-first and foremost-a consummate professional in every sense of the word," said BSNES Dean Dr. Philip Reeder. "He will be deeply missed, but his legacy will live on through his students."
Some of Jeffry Madura's various honors include the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award in 1997; the 2002 BSNES award for Excellence in Service; the 2007 BSNES Award for Excellence in Scholarship; and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2007. In 2013, he was selected as Duquesne's inaugural Lambert F. Minucci Endowed Chair in Engineering and Computational Sciences.