Senior Anna Seaman selected as Luce scholar
This nationally competitive fellowship provides emerging leaders professional experiences in Asia.
Senior Anna Seaman has been selected as a Luce scholar for the 2025-26 year. She is Carolina’s 41st Luce scholar and one of only 16 scholars chosen from a rigorous nationwide selection process.
The Luce Scholars Program was created by the Henry Luce Foundation in 1974 to develop emerging leaders through immersive professional experiences in Asia.
Seaman is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in public health in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and a minor in chemistry in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. She is a Robertson scholar and Honors Carolina student. She has worked at the Duke Wellness Center, been a doula at N.C. Women’s Hospital, interned for Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado and conducted research for the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy.
“At UNC, I am grateful to have been a member of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program and a student at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, both of which place significant importance on intentional engagement beyond one’s immediate community,” said Seaman. “The Luce Scholars Program has a similar emphasis, focusing on relationships and community-building as catalysts for meaningful change.”
As a Luce scholar, Seaman will work on reducing global health disparities through an immersive professional experience in Asia with a focus on the intersection of public health, primary care and community health networks.
Andrew Lakis, executive director of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, sees the Luce Scholar Program as a direct continuation of Seaman’s undergraduate work.
“As a Robertson scholar, Anna has dedicated herself to examining the systems impacting health care and continues living her commitment to make positive contributions to the field of medicine. I am confident the opportunity to be a Luce scholar will further catapult her in this effort, and we can’t wait to see how it amplifies Anna’s impact as a transformational leader,” said Lakis.
