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Distinguished Alumni and Early Achievers

Each year, TIP honors alumni who have made significant contributions to their professional fields and to society.

Honorees are recognized at our Grand Recognition Ceremony at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina These honorees represent the level of excellence and ambition TIP strives to promote and serve as role models for our Talent Search and educational program participants. Qualifications for each of the awards are listed below:

Distinguished Alumni Award nominees must:

  • be at least thirty years old
  • have been a participant in Duke TIP’s Talent Search and/or program
  • have made a significant impact in the areas of professional success, community involvement, and/or Duke TIP engagement
  • must demonstrate a commitment to maintain a lifelong relationship with Duke TIP
  • serve as an outstanding role model for current and future Duke TIP students

Early Achievement Award nominees must:

  • be younger than thirty years old
  • have been a participant in Duke TIP’s Talent Search and/or program
  • have excelled early in life through significant professional contributions and/or community achievements
  • show potential for continued success by receiving recognition as an emerging leader through honors, awards, and/or media attention
  • must demonstrate a commitment to maintain a lifelong relationship with Duke TIP

Learn more about each of our past award winners below.

2020 Honorees

Mary Louise Kelly
David Meyers
Kinohi Nishikawa
Sahithi Pingali

2019 Honorees

Adriane Lentz-Smith
Matt Wisdom
Sue Yom
Joni Deutsch

2018 Honorees

Morgan Dameron
Derek Wallbank

2017 Honorees

Ian Clark
Ian Clark
Kiran Musunuru
Alison Stuebe

2016 Honorees

David Shaywitz
Andrew Samwick
Diane Tang

2015 Honorees

Alice Chen-Plotkin
Geoff Davis
Richard Hatchett

2014 Honorees

Anne Harkavy
Rachel Newcomb
Alex Rampell

2013 Honorees

Kimberly Garbett
John Green
David M. Smoot, IV

2012 Honorees

Douglas Arner
Stewart Coulter
Anu Kirk
David Kirsch

2011 Honorees

Bethany Rubin Henderson
Franklin Leonard
Sherry Ehrlich Rauh
Amy J. Wagers

2010 Honorees

Amy Pickar Abernethy
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
Peter Singer
Kentaro Toyama

2009 Honorees

Trey Ideker
Ananth Natarajan
Jane E. Willis

2008 Honorees

Stewart B. Davis
Anne E. Vivian Gorden
Ronald S. Temple
Karen Russell
David V. Wilson, II

2007 Honorees

Jocelyn Benson
Ben Greenman
Julie Martin

2006 Honorees

Karl Douglass
Dean Karlan
Jennifer Wiley

2005 Honorees

Rachael Goodhue
Stacy Klein-Gardner
Marc Starnes
Kevin Young

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