Runbin Dong (Pratt) was born in Fujian, China, where he was raised by his grandparents until he joined his family in Nashville, Tennessee at age 11. With absolutely no English background, Runbin spent his elementary and middle school years catching up to his peers, as he eventually graduated from Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School with salutatory honor and as a National AP Scholar. During his years in high school, Runbin nurtured a wide range of interests through his involvement in Mu Alpha Theta and Student Government Association as Parliamentarian. His passion for science was answered thorugh his role in the school Science Olympiad club as president, as the newly-formed team successfully entered the Tennessee state tournament. His experience as a regular volunteer at a local science museum sparked his interests in the advancement of science learning for children. At Duke, Runbin continues to cultivate this interest through Duke's MUSIC and TECHTRONICS program that are dedicated to enhancing scientific learning and engineering principles for children through hands-on activities and self-developed modules. Runbin's enrollment in Duke's Prospective Health Care FOCUS program during his freshman year furthered his understanding and his interests in the future of health care in the U.S. He is currently a webmaster and an editorial board member for Prospective Health Care Club, an organization dedicated to advocating a more preventive, personal, patient-oriented, and prognostic model of health care, as well a general healthy living. During his free time, Runbin enjoys playing badminton and chess. He also freelances in web designing for some local restaurants. While at Duke, Runbin wishes to fulfill his childhood dream of piano playing as he is currently taking piano lessons from Dr. Susan Greenberg. A Biomedical Engineering and Economics double major, Runbin plans to pursue medical school upon graduation.

Denver Dunn (Trinity) is originally from North Carolina and graduated from Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he was a varsity swimmer and top policy debater. He is continuing his extracurricular passion for debate at Duke as a member of Duke Debate, which competes against other universities in parliamentary debate matches. Denver is planning to study history and economics at Duke and perhaps go to law school or work in politics after graduation.

Aubrey Frazzitta (Trinity) graduated salutatorian from Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. At Lakeridge, Aubrey was involved in both art and science. A Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Scholar, Aubrey won awards in Scholastic, Young Arts, OCAC, George Fox, and LOFA art competitions. She also won awards in OMTA Syllabus piano competitions. Following her interest in science, Aubrey completed research in embryological studies of the inner ear at OHSU as an ASE Scholar.  She was President of French Club and National Honors Society, a Link Crew Leader, and on student government. At PAWS Animal Shelter, Aubrey volunteered numerous hours caring for her favorite pets, cats. At Duke, Aubrey continues to follow her two passions. Through HANDS, Aubrey volunteers at Duke Hospital Pediatrics doing art with patients before their surgeries. She painted her selected mural design in Duke's Coffeehouse and is in the process of illustrating a children's book. Aubrey is on Sophomore Class Council and a First-Year Advisory Counselor. Recently back from studying in Italy, Aubrey hopes to keep traveling, especially to Africa and South America while working on her French and Italian. In her free time, Aubrey enjoys vegan cooking, cake decorating, unicycling, and cat fancying. Aubrey aims to attend medical school, while continuing to pursue art, following graduation.

Jenny Gu (Trinity) is from Chandler, Arizona. She attended McClintock High School, where she developed an interest in history and social sciences. At Duke, she plans to pursue a double major in Political Science and Economics. For extracurricular activities, Jenny is involved with Duke Chinacare as a mentor for an adopted Chinese girl. She is also the community fundraising chair with Duke's Millennium Villages Project and hopes to learn more about the functions of the nonprofit sector through this organization. Finally, she is giving the Consulting Club a try by serving on its research committee and writing articles for its monthly newsletter. Jenny is unsure where al l this will lead her, but is contemplating a summer of social science research and perhaps, for farther down the road, law school.

Jodi-Renee Hyman (Trinity) graduated from the Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology in Charlotte, NC. She was on the varsity tennis and swim teams, sang in the gospel choir, and served as treasurer and president of her high school student government. In her role as president of student government, she participated in Communities in Schools, a program that encourages under-resourced and low-income students to graduate high school. She is interested in studying Psychology and International Comparative Studies and hopes to study abroad during her undergraduate career.

Phyllis Mbewe (Pratt), was born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia. She did the most part of her high school at Kasisi Girls Secondary School in Zambia and the last two years of high school doing the IB Diploma at Hastings College in England. In high school, Phyllis was a very active member of the Junior Engineers Technicians and Scientists (JETS) club. Through this student organization, Phyllis took part in quizzes as well as Physics and Mathematics Olympiads in which she managed to get to the National level four times in five years. Her participation in the JETS club, as well as the poor infrastructure in most parts of Zambia sparked her interest in engineering, in particular Civil Engineering, which she is currently pursuing at Duke University. Phyllis hopes to get her BS in Civil Engineering as well an architecture certificate. While at Duke, Phyllis has been involved with the Engineers Without Borders, the Freshman Advising Counselors program as well as a representative for her residential quad. During her free time, Phyllis enjoys playing ping pong, listening to music as well as doing African dance with friends. Phyllis hopes to return to Zambia once she is done with her studies so as to use her skills to develop the infrastructure in her country.

Ece Ozalp (Trinity) was born in Istanbul, Turkey and graduated from Inanç High School in Kocaeli, the only school for talented and gifted children in Turkey with an International Baccalaureate diploma. Ece also spent a year of high school abroad in Italy, where she attended Liceo Classico Scientifico Statale Ariosto Spallanzani with AFS Intercultural programs. While in high school, Ece played harp at the Istanbul State Conservator, and was fortunate to continue playing harp at the Instituto Musicale Peri when she was in Italy. Ece was the president of the Model United Nations Club, a regular columnist in her school's newspaper "Ayakustu" and was the editor of the English monthly magazine "Nota Bene." She volunteered to teach English and Music to the neighboring village's teacher lacking school every weekend. At Duke, Ece is planning to major in Literature and Political Science along with a minor in Italian.