First Years
Alex Hermoso
Home Campus: Duke Hometown: Northridge, CA Intended Major: Sociology and Computer Science What are you curious about and hope to explore as a Scholar? I’m determined to explore the many ways…
Alexis Magnano
Home Campus: UNC Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Intended Major: Public Policy What is something you care deeply about and hope to transform? I am passionate about engaging with and advocating…
Anish Aradhey
Home Campus: UNC Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA Intended Major: Astrophysics What’s something you’re curious about? I curious about science both on the smallest scales (microorganisms and particle physics) and the largest scales (evolution…
Anna McPherson
Home Campus: Duke Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Intended Major: Biology and Global Health What’s something you care deeply about and hope to transform? Self-efficacy within the healthcare sector is immensely important to me.…
Annabel Tang
Home Campus: Duke Hometown: Richmond, VA Intended Major: English and Neuroscience What are you curious about and hope to explore as a Scholar? Something I hope to explore further as a scholar…
Ayush Khanna
Home Campus: UNC Hometown: Greensboro, NC Intended Major: Health Policy and Management What are you curious about and hope to explore as a Scholar? Throughout high school, I’ve grown really interested in…
Bhumika Bhadriraju
Home Campus: UNC Hometown: Cary, NC Intended Major: Public Health What is something you care deeply about and hope to transform? One thing I care about deeply is the state of public health…
Caspar Tyser
Home Campus: Duke Hometown: London, UK Intended Major: Economics & Political Science What are you curious about and hope to explore as a Scholar? I am curious about all that life, in…
Sophomores
Lev Cohen
Campus: UNC Hometown: Raleigh, NC What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? The Robertson is a community of change makers, I am honored to be a part of a community…
Aditya Raj
Campus: Duke Hometown: Bangalore, Karnataka, India What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I firmly believe that building a community around a purpose creates a force that exceeds a…
Matthew Xu
Campus: Duke Hometown: West Windsor, NJ Pronouns: he/him/his What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? I want to explore the intersection between…
Jonathan Walker
Campus: Duke Hometown: Panama City, FL Pronouns: he/him/his What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? I’m super interested in the intersection of…
Shivani Vyas
Campus: Duke Hometown: Atlanta, GA Pronouns: she/her/hers What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I was inspired by the four pillars of the program: Purposeful Leadership, Intellectual Curiosity, Strength of Character,…
Sierra Stubbs
Campus: UNC Hometown: Rockville, MD Pronouns: she/her/hers What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? The Robertson Program was a unique opportunity that I couldn’t find anywhere else. The first thing that…
Maxwell Simbuwa
Campus: UNC Hometown: Lusaka, Zambia Pronouns: he/him/his What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I have a deep yearning and value for community. A Supportive and diverse and beautiful community. I…
Rohan Shreenath
Campus: Duke Hometown: Goldsboro, NC Pronouns: he/him/his What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I was inspired by their commitment to the community. Growing up in a small, rural area, I’ve…
Juniors
Skylar Hughes
Campus: Duke Pronouns: she/her/hers Hometown: Loganville, GA How do you believe you’ll create transformational change in your community? I believe that leadership should be measured in the form of impact,…
Davina Boison
Campus: UNC Pronouns: she/her/hers Hometown: Glen Allen, VA What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? Not many are able to fully explore the breadth of their leadership capabilities…
Andrew Sun
Campus: Duke Pronouns: he/him/his Hometown: San Jose, CA What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time in the program? I’m really curious about the…
Avery Smedley
Campus: Duke Pronouns: she/her/hers Hometown: Silver Spring, MD What value of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program resonates with you the most and why? The tenets of purposeful leadership and collaborative…
Katie Chai
Campus: UNC Pronouns: she/her/hers Hometown: Charlotte, NC What drew you the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? Throughout my first semester of college, I was able to rediscover passions that spanned further than UNC…
Jillian Vordick
Campus: UNC Pronouns: she/her/hers Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time in the program? I’ve always been fascinated by how…
Jenna Smith
Campus: Duke Hometown: Scotch Plains, New Jersey Which value of the program resonates the most with you, and why? As a person who hopes to pursue a career in public…
Durga Sreenivasan
Campus: Duke Hometown: New York, New York What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? After engaging in advocacy throughout high school around inclusion and representation, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program…
Seniors
Karen Gonzalez-Palomo
Campus: UNC Hometown: Durham, NC What drew you to the Robertson Program? As a first-generation student, I was drawn to the Robertson program because I wanted to make the most out of…
Mark Kabai
Campus: Duke Hometown: Brooklyn, New York What drew you to the Robertson Program? What really drew me to the Robertson was the community. I’ve always been a big believer in working on…
Tarun Amasa
Campus: Duke Hometown: Boulder, Colorado What drew you to the Robertson Program? I was inspired by the diverse and passionate backgrounds of all the scholars in the Robertson Community. It was evident…
Andrew Qin
Campus: Duke Hometown: Houston, Texas What drew you to the Robertson Program? I was drawn by the unparalleled academic and leadership opportunities provided by the program. Rather than imposing a particular…
Campbell Lindquist
Campus: UNC Hometown: Morganton, North Carolina What drew you to the Robertson Program? Growing up in a house divided—especially during March Madness—I learned to be very diplomatic about which shade of…
Mackenzie Warren
Campus: Duke Hometown: Houston, Texas What drew you to the Robertson Program? The reason I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Program was because I wanted the opportunity to enhance my leadership…
Lydia Rowen
Campus: UNC Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado Pronouns: She/Her How has the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program impacted your personal, professional, or leadership growth? In my short time with the program, I have already…
Johnathan Brown
Campus: UNC Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina Pronouns: He/Him How do you believe you’ll create transformational change? Too often, voices go unheard as livelihoods suffer. In arenas such as housing and food insecurity,…
