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

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…

Kunal Khaware
Campus: UNC Hometown: Dublin, CA Pronouns: he/his/him What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I was drawn to the Robertson program because of a lifelong commitment to public service. The Robertson…

Mercy Jones
Campus: Duke Hometown: New Plymouth, New Zealand Pronouns: she/her/hers What drew you to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program? I am drawn to the tight community of scholars who are full of hope for…

Palak Jolly
Campus: Duke Hometown: Gurugram, Haryana, India Pronouns: she/her/hers What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore as a Scholar? How is it that we have managed to modify what…

Maria Hromcenco
Campus: UNC Hometown: West Chester, PA Pronouns: she/her/hers What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? I love nearly all fields of study,…

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…

Jothi Gupta
Campus: Duke Hometown: Dallas, TX Pronouns: she/her/hers What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? Each moment of our lives shapes us into…

Hannah Groos
Campus: Duke Hometown: Norwalk, IA Pronouns: she/her/hers What are you curious about and what do you hope to explore during your time as a Scholar? I hope to explore how I can better…
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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,…