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Benjamin N. Duke Scholarships Awarded to Incoming Students from NC

Recipients demonstrate high academic achievement, a commitment to community service and potential for leadership

The Class of 2024 BN Duke Scholars, clockwise from top left: Nicole Bolton, Cordelia Hume, Rashad Rahman, McKenna Vernon and Oum Lahade.
The Class of 2024 BN Duke Scholars, clockwise from top left: Nicole Bolton, Cordelia Hume, Rashad Rahman, McKenna Vernon and Oum Lahade.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Five incoming first-year students from North Carolina have been awarded the Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Scholarship at Duke University.

The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition, room, board and mandatory fees for four years of undergraduate education. In addition, B.N. Duke scholars have access to funding for domestic and international experiences, including opportunities for independent research both in the summer and during the academic year. The full value of each scholarship is estimated at more than $315,000 over four years.

The award is given to students from the Carolinas who have demonstrated high academic achievement, a commitment to community service and potential for leadership.

The scholarships were established by The Duke Endowment to honor Benjamin Newton Duke, a member of the Duke family and noted philanthropist.

The Class of 2024 recipients are:

  • Nicole Bolton from Gastonia, North Carolina, a graduate of Forestview High School
     
  • Cordelia Hume from Durham, North Carolina, a graduate of Woods Charter School
     
  • Oum Lahade from Morrisville, North Carolina, a graduate of Research Triangle High School
     
  • Rashad Rahman from Fayetteville, North Carolina, a graduate of Terry Sanford High School
     
  • McKenna Vernon from Durham, North Carolina, a graduate of the Durham School of the Arts.

For more information about the incoming class of B.N. Duke Scholars, visit the scholarship's website at https://www.ousf.duke.edu/page/BNDuke.

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