diff --git a/mpicms/personal/models.py b/mpicms/personal/models.py
index c1b12bd..64b9a47 100644
--- a/mpicms/personal/models.py
+++ b/mpicms/personal/models.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class Contact(index.Indexed, ClusterableModel):
     title = models.CharField(_("title"), max_length=5, blank=True)
     first_name = models.CharField(_("first name"), max_length=50, blank=True)
     last_name = models.CharField(_("last name"), max_length=50, blank=True)
+    academic_suffix = models.CharField(_("academic_suffix"), max_length=50, blank=True)
     email = models.EmailField(_("email"), blank=True)
     phone = models.CharField(_("phone number"), blank=True, max_length=50)
     room = models.CharField(_("room"), max_length=50, blank=True)
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ class Contact(index.Indexed, ClusterableModel):
             FieldPanel('title', classname=''),
             FieldPanel('first_name'),
             FieldPanel('last_name'),
+            FieldPanel('academic_suffix'),
         ], heading='Name'),
         InlinePanel(
             'positions', label="Positions",