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
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