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

Akiya Dillon
Campus: Duke Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada What drew you to the Robertson Program? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Program due to it’s culture of community, leadership, and contribution. In high…

Will Monahan
Campus: Duke Hometown: Washington D.C. What drew you to the Robertson Program? I was drawn to the program’s emphasis on service, learning, and leadership development. The Robertson Scholars program provides…

Sam Rappaport
Campus: UNC Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina What do you hope to gain from your Robertson experience? I hope to use my experiences through the Robertson to create a more diverse, inclusive…

Haley Cush
Campus: Duke Hometown: Naperville, Illinois What drew you to the Robertson Program? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Program because of the commitments to creating an environment in which…

Simone McFarlane
Campus: UNC Hometown: Concord, North Carolina What drew you to the Robertson Program? The emphasis on community, collaboration, and introspection drew me to this program. I knew that by joining the…

Felipe Yanaga
Campus: UNC Hometown: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil What drew you to the Robertson Program? The ability to design your own experience is definitely something that drew me to the Robertson. The…

Juniper Rakhman Gerardi
Campus: UNC Hometown: Fayetteville, New York Pronouns: They/Them What do you hope to accomplish in your time with the Program? I hope to use my time as a Robertson to combine…

Van Adamson-Thompson
Campus: UNC Hometown: Lyman, South Carolina What drew you to the Robertson Program? I have always had a passion for service-oriented leadership and impacting the lives of others. The Robertson Program’s ability…
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