During the 2008-2009 academic year, Robertson Scholars have started clubs, earned recognitions and held numerous campus leadership positions. Below is a excerpted listing of Scholar activities and accolades from the past year:
Organizations Founded or Co-founded
Guia Afterschool Program
Manna Project International
Duke Swing Dancing
Saint Bernard Project's Campus Initiative
OASIS (Outdoor Action for Social and Interpersonal Strength)
SEEDS
Friends of TROSA
Awards and Recognitions
Winner, Luce Scholarship
Winner, Fulbright Fellowship
Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship
Winner, National Award for Citizen Diplomacy, U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
Winner, UNC Entrepreneurial Public Service Fellowship
Winner, GLOBE (Global Learning Opportunities in Business Education) Scholarship
Finalist, SURGE Network Youth Leadership Award
Terry Sanford Best Thesis Award
People Magazine Hero Among Us Award
Finalist, Truman Scholarship
William J. Griffith University Service Award
Student Affairs Distinguished Leadership and Service Award
E. Eugene Jackson Award
Walter S. Spearman Award
Honor Organizations
Phi Beta Kappa
North Carolina Fellows
Order of the Bell Tower Honor Society
UNC Public Service Scholars
Leadership Positions
Presidents, Duke Union and Carolina Union
Editorial Board Members, The Daily Tar Heel and The Chronicle
President, Duke Mock Trial Team
President, UNC Senior Class
Candidate, UNC Student Body President
Co-President, Duke WISER
President, UNC Roosevelt Institute
Executive Board, Duke Honor Council
