Duke Announces Winners of Reginaldo Howard Scholarships

Seven high school graduates have been selected for this year's Reginaldo Howard Scholarships at Duke University.

The Howard undergraduate scholarship is named for the first black student body president at Duke, who died in a car accident in 1976.

The awards are presented annually by a faculty committee to first-year students of African heritage who demonstrate outstanding leadership ability, scholastic achievement, community involvement and evidence of serious commitment to a life of service to others.

The scholarships cover full tuition and up to $5,000 for research or summer study. Based on estimated tuition rates, this scholarship is worth more than $130,000 to a student enrolled for four years.

This year's recipients are:

-- Shame Chikoro of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe, a graduate of Hippo Valley High School and the son of Chitopota Angeline and Chikwadze Claudius.

-- Jeffrey Robert Gamble of O'Fallon, Ill., a graduate of O'Fallon Township High School and the son of Donna and Col. Robert Gamble.

-- Lucas Wilhelm Lallinger of Chapel Hill, N.C., a graduate of East Chapel Hill High School and the son of Dr. Rupa Redding-Lallinger and Dr. Gunther Lallinger.

-- Mthokozisi Bright Mazibuko of Durban, South Africa, a graduate of Nqabakazulu High School and the son of Nombyso Mazibuko and Dumisani Mngeni.

-- Nikia Rosa McFadden of Newtown, Ct., a graduate of Newton High School and the daughter of Betty and Bernard McFadden.

-- Elizabeth Marie Morton of North Royalton, Ohio, a graduate of Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio, and the daughter of Josefina Aponte and John Morton.

-- Ogechi Peace Nzewi of Kernersville, N.C., a graduate of N.C. School of Science and Math in Durham, N.C., and the daughter of Sochi and Emmanuel Nzewi.