Duke University has awarded 12 incoming freshmen from North and South Carolina with the prestigious Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Scholarship, which covers full tuition, room, board and mandatory fees for eight semesters.

The full value of each scholarship, created with funds from The Duke Endowment, is more than $200,000 over four years. The award is given to students from the two states that have a demonstrated potential for leadership and community service in addition to high academic achievement.
The scholarship also includes leadership development activities and two summer programs, one in the Carolinas and one abroad, during the recipients' undergraduate career at Duke.

The awardees were selected from 30 finalists who attended the scholarship finalist weekend at Duke in April.
The scholarships were established by The Duke Endowment to honor Benjamin N. Duke, one of the founders of Duke University.
For more information about the incoming class of B.N. Duke Scholars, visit the scholarship's website at www.bnduke.org.
This year's recipients are:

• Cory Kenneth Adkins of Pfafftown, N.C., a graduate of Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, N.C., and son of Jennifer and Ken Adkins.
• Casey Marie Edwards of Chapin, S.C., a graduate of Chapin High School in Chapin, S.C., and daughter of Julie and David Edwards.
• Erin Kelly Harrington of Chapel Hill, N.C., a graduate of Carrboro High School in Carrboro, N.C., and daughter of Mary and Sam Shaver, and Robert Harrington and Rhonda Larsen.
  David Hong of Raleigh, N.C., a graduate of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C., and son of Pauline and Hoon Hong.
• Hubert Tolison Humphrey of Charlotte, N.C., a graduate of Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C., and son of Dee and Hubert Humphrey.
• Lauren Paige Jamiolkowski of Cary, N.C., a graduate of Cary Academy in Cary, N.C., and daughter of Janet and Michael Jamiolkowski.
• Rebecca Callaway Jeffries of Charlotte, N.C., a graduate of Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C., and daughter of Dawn and Ross Jeffries.
• Sasha Amina McEwan of Charlotte, N.C., a graduate of Providence High School in Charlotte, N.C., and daughter of Romana and Robert McEwan.
• Allyson Laurén Santini of Raleigh, N.C., a graduate of Wakefield High School in Raleigh, N.C., and daughter of Kathy and John Santini.
• Jacqueline Tillar Stedman of Charlotte, N.C., a graduate of Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, N.C., and daughter of Julie and John Stedman.
• Benton Richard Wise of Marion, S.C., a graduate of West Florence High School in Florence, S.C., and son of Evita and Gerald Wise.
• Xiaoyang Zhuang of Matthews, N.C., a graduate of Providence High School in Charlotte, N.C., and son of Qing Yang and Yiping Zhuang.
  

"These 12 students have shown themselves to be superb both in and out of the classroom, embodying our core values of community, empathy, intentionality and imagination," said Donald Taylor, assistant professor of public policy and director of the Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship program. "We believe they will thrive at Duke, and help make our community a better one."