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

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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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,…