First Years

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…

Adom Appiah
Campus: Duke Hometown: Spartanburg, SC Pronouns: he/him/his What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? The opportunity to grow and serve as a student of two world-class institutions drew me to the…

Alyssa Ho
Campus: Duke Hometown: Pasadena, CA Pronouns: she/her/hers What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? I’d love to become a better public speaker…

Austin Layton
Campus: UNC Hometown: Louisberg, NC Pronouns: he/him/his What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program’s investment in their scholars and their free rein to invite creativity in…

Bunmi Omisore
Campus: Duke Hometown: Gambrills, MD Pronouns: she/her/hers What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? When thinking about the next four years, I constantly worried about finding a place where I belonged.…

Caleb Dalgetty
Campus: Duke Hometown: Englewood, NJ Pronouns: he/him/his What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program because of its dedication to supporting aspiring leaders…

Carolina Mendez
Campus: UNC Hometown: Rockingham, NC Pronouns: she/her/hers What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? I currently aspire to immerse myself in the…

Chloe McGeehan
Campus: Duke Hometown: Ellicott City, MD Pronouns: she/her/hers What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program because its four pillars (purposeful leadership, intellectual…
Sophomores

Emilio Abelmann
Campus: Duke Hometown: Washington, District of Columbia What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? After spending hours reading through the website’s Scholar Profiles, it was clear to me that the…

Melat Woldetensae
Campus: Duke Hometown: Seattle, Washington How do you think you’ll create transformational change in your community? My focus is on global health. Of course many societal factors affect health outcomes,…

Atharva Vispute
Campus: UNC Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? The first aspect of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program that really caught my eye was that the…

Matthew Tweden
Campus: UNC Hometown: Round Rock, Texas Which value of the program resonates the most with you and why? Purposeful Leadership – The cornerstone of leadership is fixity of purpose, shaped…

Rebecca Stern
Campus: UNC Hometown: Malvern, Pennsylvania Pronouns: She/Her How do you believe you’ll create transformational change? I hope to create transformational change in my communities by leading with listening and empathy.…

Shristi Sharma
Campus: UNC Hometown: Fairfield, Iowa What strengths and passions are you bringing to our Robertson community and our campuses? As a student who has been fortunate enough to be immersed in…

Anna Seaman
Campus: UNC Hometown: Littleton, Colorado What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program because it offers both the opportunity to improve my…

Jordana Rockley
Campus: UNC Hometown: Weston, Florida How do you think you’ll create transformational change in your community? As a native South Floridian I have experienced the direct impact of global warming…
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Juniors

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,…