Cody David will be graduating with his PhD in May, 2022 after just five years in the Graduate Program in Religion studying Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. His academic career has been marked by excellence – valedictorian at Ave Maria University and very high grade-point averages at both the University of Notre Dame (Master of Theological Studies) and Duke University. His awards include the Saint Thomas Aquinas Award for Balance and Eutrapalia, the Classics Department Award at Ave Maria University and the 2020 SALAM Fellowship for Arabic Study in Oman with the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center. His ancient research languages include Akkadian, Ugaritic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek (Attic, Koine), and Latin and his modern languages are Arabic, German, French, Hebrew, Spanish, and Sinhala.
Cody was able to gain a fair amount of teaching experience during his academic career. He has served as a tutor at Ave Maria University and a Teaching Assistant at University of Notre Dame. At Duke University he has held the roles of Teaching Assistant, Preceptor, and Instructor of Record.
During his time at Duke, Cody became involved as a Consultant, Co-President, Case Competition Co-Chair and Executive Board Member of the Advanced Professional Degree Consulting Club. He has secured a position as an Associate with McKinsey & Company in Dallas, Texas, to begin in October of 2022.
Congratulations and best wishes to (soon-to-be) Dr. Cody David!