Meet some of the alumni who benefited from financial aid at Duke.

"Part of why I’m able to support a Duke scholarship is because I received one myself."
- Randy Peeler T'87

"I owe a great debt to this place. I learned a lot about what I wanted to do in life here."
- Paul Farmer T'82
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Joe and John Payne both received financial aid as Duke undergrads, and Joe attended Fuqua on scholarship as well. When the brothers bring their families to campus to cheer on the Blue Devils, they’re mindful of what Duke did for them years ago.

Len Simon L’73 and Candace Carroll L’74 believe that “Duke is at its strongest, whether it’s the undergraduate school or the Law School, when it can accept the very best class possible…and can provide financial support for those who couldn’t otherwise come.”

"What better thing can you do for people than give them the education that allows them to reach their potential?"
-Bob E'61 and Annie Lewis W'61 Garda

"Now I have a balance sheet with Duke that can never be repaid."
-Ann Curry W'65

"It makes sense for me to give back to the Law School in a way that recognizes all the things [Professor Jerome Culp] did for me."
- Bruce Rogers L'87

Carlos Bagley T'96, M'00, who attended Duke on a football scholarship, became interested in how the brain works during an undergraduate neuroscience class.

"The one thing no one can ever take away from you is a great education."
- Suzanne Wasiolek T'76, G'78, L'93

"To us, Duke was almost like a fairy tale."
- Ana-Maria Benitez Graham M'04

"At Duke, I had a sort of epiphany of what the world was about."
- Daniel Blue L'73