Photojournalist and Photographer: Ms. Cici Sternkopf
Pediatric Rheumatologist: Dr. Julia Harris
Interior Designer and Social Media Influencer: Dr. Kristie McGowan
Poet in Residence at The Field Museum, Chicago: Dr. Eric Elshtain
Marine Ecologist: Dr. John Bruno
CEO of The Christensen Fund: Ms. Carla Fredericks
Biomedical Engineer/International Business Expert: Matthew Harris
Radio Personality: Dr. Aaron Keck
Aaron Keck is the host of “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on 97.9 The Hill WCHL, keeping Chapel Hillians informed with the latest local news and music and chatting with our community’s biggest movers and shakers. He also hosts the station's local-music hour, "Live and Local," every weeknight at 6:00. He was recently named North Carolina Radio Personality of the Year for 2021 and 2022 by the NC Association of Broadcasters.
Born in Michigan, Aaron got a Ph.D in political science from Rutgers University and taught at Duke for two years before getting into radio. (He still occasionally teaches American government at Durham Tech.) Aaron also did improv comedy in Chapel Hill for eight years (that's actually how he got the radio job!), and he co-hosts a movie-history podcast, “The Moonlight Awards."
Venezuelan Cultural and Political Speaker: Ms. Dyana Noriega
Dr. Vail and Dr. Sayle: Professors of Anthropology at UNC and the Planetarium
Professional Development Educator of The Field Museum, Chicago: Christina Woods
Student Voice for Burmese/Myanmar Populations: Shun Le Win
UNC Professor of Southeast Asian Studies: Dr. Becky Butler