The Robertson Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill covers tuition, room, board, mandatory fees, and a stipend. Beginning this year, the Robertson Scholarship at Duke, which previously covered tuition, will now also cover housing, board, and mandatory fees for all current and future scholars.

Twenty-six students have been awarded the scholarship at Duke and 24 at UNC-Chapel Hill. In addition, three students were offered the scholarship at both schools and have the option to be a Robertson Scholar at either school.

The recipients were chosen from more than 20,000 admission applicants at UNC-Chapel Hill and more than 20,000 at Duke. After a selection process that included application review and phone interviews, committees at both universities invited 100 finalists to Durham and Chapel Hill for interviews March 29-April 1.

“The Robertson Scholars are selected from among the very best students who apply to Duke and UNC,” Brodhead said. “They are chosen not just for their intelligence and creativity, but for their leadership strengths and will to use their gifts in service to the broader society. We look forward to welcoming the new Robertson Scholars and working with them as they develop as students, citizens and leaders.”

Robertson Scholars come together for special seminars taught by faculty of both universities, research projects and service-learning programs. The program runs a free express bus between the two campuses and offers collaboration grants to faculty and students at each university to support joint programs. Julian and Josie Robertson of New York founded the Robertson program in June 2000 with a $24 million endowment gift.

“I am thrilled to see the outstanding array of talented students selected to be Robertson Scholars,” Moeser said. “This program brings great rewards for the students, who get the educational experience of two campuses, Carolina and Duke. We benefit as well from their energy and talent, which adds to our communities in countless ways. We look forward to welcoming all of them in the fall.”

In 2005, the Robertson family established a separate scholarship opportunity for students from New Zealand, where the couple resides for part of each year. Two students were chosen this year. Amir Malek of Hamilton and Oliver Wilson of Dunedin will both attend Duke this fall.

“I was inspired by the young people I met through our selection process,” said Brown, the president of the program. “They are bright, passionate and eager, and will make meaningful contributions to every community they touch.”

Recipients at Duke University:

Arkansas
Brent Charles Sodman, Little Rock, Little Rock Central High School
Cameron Tucker Zohoori, Little Rock, Little Rock Central High School

California
Erica Lauren Schild, Rancho Santa Fe, Francis W. Parker High School

Colorado
Hilary Elise Henry, Eagle, Eagle Valley High School

Connecticut
Taylor Elizabeth Clarke, New Canaan, New Canaan High School

Florida
Emma Doull Miller, Village of Palmetto Bay, Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Georgia
Joshua Inman Evans, Suwanee, South Forsyth High School
Kanya Manoj, Duluth, Woodward Academy

Idaho
Caroline Francis Fairchild, Sun Valley, Community School

Indiana
Harrison Glenn Hines, Carmel, Carmel High School

Jamaica
Kimberley Lumsden Goffe, Kingston, Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts

Maryland
Nina Anne Woolley, Chevy Chase, National Cathedral School

Massachusetts
Lina Avancini Colucci, Lexington, Lexington High School

Missouri
Stella Rose Dee, Saint Louis, John Burroughs School
Michael Bryan Schoenleber, Columbia, Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong

New Jersey
Eric William Baum, Wayne, Wayne Hills High School

New York
Jennifer Erin Zwilling, Brookville, Jericho Senior High School

New Zealand
Amir Malek, Hamilton
Oliver Wilson, Dunedin

North Carolina
Seth Bachman Crabtree, Gastonia, Forestview High School
Alison Hall Kibbe, Carrboro, Carolina Friends School

Ohio
Braveen Ragunanthan, Canton, Glen Oak High School

Oregon
Michael James Bernert, West Linn, West Linn High School

Texas
Matthew Graham Clayton, Shavano Park, St. Mary’s Hall

Virginia
Erin Lee Convery, Virginia Beach, Frank W. Cox High School

Wisconsin
Daniel William Ewert, Germantown, Germantown High School

Recipients at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:

Alabama
Tess Maria Tidwell, Birmingham, Homewood High School

Arizona
Nari Erica Ely, Scottsdale, Horizon High School

California
Matthew Samuel Coe-Odess, Los Angeles, Brentwood School

Colorado
Kenneth Jason Haisfield, Longmont, Niwot High School

District of Columbia
Caitlin Elise Nettleton, Washington, Washington International School
Eli John Pollak, Washington, Sidwell Friends School

Georgia
Andrew Gregory Sugrue, Atlanta, The Westminster Schools

Kenya
Paul Nambwaya Byatta, Kisumu, Deerfield Academy of Massachusetts

Louisiana
Konstance Leanne Brown, Monroe, West Monroe High School

Maryland
Benjamin M. Elkind, Silver Spring, Richard Montgomery High School

Michigan
Jennifer Nicole Paxton, Southfield, Mercy High School

New Jersey
Caitlin Rain Williams, South Orange, Columbia High School

New York
Jiakun James Ding, Rego Park, Hunter College High School
John Anthony Marzulli, New York, Collegiate School
Ronald Rojas, New York, New York City Lab School

North Carolina
Jessica Celeste Adams, North Wilkesboro, West Wilkes High School
Vivek Bhattacharya, Cary, William G. Enloe High School
John Everette Harris, Charlotte, McCallie School of Chattanooga, Tennessee
John Spencer Kuzmier, Greensboro, Greensboro Day School
Mitchell Christopher Long, Carrboro, St. David’s School
Austin Jude Stanion, Carrboro, East Chapel Hill High School

Ohio
Angela Damia Primbas, Fairport Harbor, Hawken School

South Korea
Jung-Yi Yoo, Seoul, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy

Texas
Kenneth Gregory Barshop, San Antonio, St. Mary’s Hall

Winners at both universities:

California
Megan Keiko Morikawa, Rancho Santa Fe, High Tech High School

Ohio
Margo Binder Werner, Cincinnati, Seven Hills Upper School

Tennessee
Jennifer Ruth Guyton, Memphis, St. Mary’s Episcopal School