Current Scholars

So who exactly is a Reginaldo Howard scholar?  Every scholar comes from a diverse background, possessing a wide variety of academic interests and participating in a variety of extracurricular activities.  Despite the unique aspirations of each individual, they have all distinguished themselves as leaders at Duke and their home communities.

Simply click on the profiles below to read the stories of each scholar.  Feel free to contact them in order to get a better sense of their experiences at Duke as well as an understanding of how the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship has touched each of their lives. 

  • Maria Daudji, T'09

    Maria Daudji is a senior majoring in Biology and receiving an Early Childhood Education Certificate.

  • Leah Hill, T'09

    Leah Hill is a senior majoring in Public Policy and minoring in Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies.

  • Marcus Parker, P'09

    Marcus Parker is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Economics.

  • Brandon Roane, T'09

    Brandon Roane is a senior majoring in Mathematics.

  • Esi Waters, T'09

    Esi Waters is a senior majoring in Environmental Sciences with a focus on Environmental Sociology and Anthropology and minoring in Cultural Anthropology.

  • Ayrenne Adams, T'10

    Ayrenne Adams is a junior majoring in History with a minor in Chemistry.

  • Corinne Charity, T'10

    Corinne Charity is a junior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Economics.

  • Isabelle Figaro, T'10

    Isabelle Figaro is a junior majoring in International Comparative Studies (ICS) and Arabic.

  • Courtney Jamison, T'10

    Courtney Jamison is a junior majoring in International Comparative Studies with a focus in Western Europe and in History with a focus on Eastern Asia in addition to a French minor.

  • Patrick Messac, T'10

    Patrick Messac is a junior double majoring in History and Public Policy and obtaining a Children in Contemporary Society certificate.

  • Leigh Soares, T'10

    Leigh Soares is a junior majoring in History.

  • Shame Chikoro, P'11

    Shame Chikoro is a sophomore double majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science.

  • Jeff Gamble, T'11

    Jeff Gamble is a sophomore majoring in Biomedical Engineering.

  • Lucas Lallinger, T'11

    Lucas Lallinger is a sophomore double majoring in Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies.

  • Bright Mazibuko, P'11

    Bright Mazibuko is a sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

  • Nikia McFadden, T'11

    Nikia is a sophomore majoring in Environmental Science and Policy, with a focus on environmental and international health. She is also pursuing minors in Biology and Chemistry.

  • Beth Morton, T'11

    Beth Morton is a sophomore majoring in Chemistry.

  • Gechi Nzewi, T'11

    Gechi Nzewi is a sophomore majoring in Public Policy.

  • Jawara Allen, T'12

    Jawara Allen is a freshman planning to major in Biology and earn a Certificate in Genome Sciences and Policy.

  • Maab Ibrahim, T'12

    Maab Ibrahim is a freshman planning to major in Public Policy and receive a Global Health Certificate.

  • Braxton Shelley, T'12

    Braxton Shelley is a freshman considering a major in Public Policy and a minor in Music Theory and Composition.

  • Youmna Sherif, T'12

    Youmna Sherif is a freshman hoping to design her own major related to biopsychosocial development in the brain.