2nd Round Of National Merit Scholarships: 47 Students Are Winners

Milwaukee WI

12 May, 2021

10:19 AM

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WISCONSIN— Forty-seven students from Wisconsin are winners of the second round of the National Merit Scholarship, which awards $2500 to recipients. The first round of corporate-sponsored scholarships were announced April 21 and included 14 students from Wisconsin. For each state, the number of winners is proportional to the state's percentage of the nation's graduating high school seniors. The program says the winners are the finalists "judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies." More than 1.5 million students applied for the highly competitive scholarship and the program says that around 7,500 students will go on to win scholarships in 2021 that total $30 million. Winners of the college-sponsored scholarship will be announced in June and July. Here are the Wisconsin winners of the $2,500 scholarships: Phoebe Kay Jerome BARRON AREA H. S., BARRON Probable career field: Chemical Engineering Sneha Sil BROOKFIELD CENTRAL H. S., BROOKFIELD Probable career field: Biochemistry Ali W. Warraich BROOKFIELD ACADEMY, BROOKFIELD Probable career field: Medicine Ashley R. Zhu BROOKFIELD ACADEMY, BROOKFIELD Ellie J. Ertl CEDARBURG H. S., CEDARBURG Probable career field: Computer Science Elliott M. Fairchild CEDARBURG H. S., CEDARBURG Probable career field: Mathematics Dalena J. Young MEMORIAL H. S., EAU CLAIRE Probable career field: Bioengineering Jackson L. Hitzeman GIBRALTAR H. S., FISH CREEK Probable career field: Computer Science Rishav Kumar BROOKFIELD EAST H. S., BROOKFIELD Probable career field: Business Administration Akshay K. Joshi WEST H. S., MADISON Probable career field: Healthcare ThomasEthan A. Kaji WEST H. S., MADISON Probable career field: Medicine Benjamin G. Wellnitz VERONA AREA H. S., VERONA Probable career field: Physics Damian A. Jilk FOUNTAIN CITY 54629 COCHRANE FOUNTAIN CITY H. S., Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering FOUNTAIN CITY Parth S. Amrute FRANKLIN 53132 FRANKLIN H. S., FRANKLIN Probable career field: Actuarial Science Naveen Balu GREEN BAY 54313 ASHWAUBENON H. S., GREEN BAY Probable career field: Computer Science Andrew Muehr GREENDALE 53129 GREENDALE H. S., GREENDALE Probable career field: Meteorology Kathryn Anne Harvat HARTLAND 53029 ARROWHEAD H. S., HARTLAND Probable career field: Orthopedics Tanner J. Zagrodnik HARTLAND 53029 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY H. S., Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering MILWAUKEE Joseph E. Murphy LAKE GENEVA 53147 BADGER H. S., LAKE GENEVA Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering Joseph B. Cai MADISON 53705 WEST H. S., MADISON Probable career field: Science/Research Jessica L. Jiang MADISON 53719 JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S., Probable career field: Law MADISON Mina T. Linsenmayer MADISON 53716 ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE H. S., MADISON Probable career field: Undecided Jessica Liu MADISON 53705 WEST H. S., MADISON Probable career field: Psychiatry Sherrie Y. Wu MARINETTE 54143 MARINETTE H. S., MARINETTE Probable career field: Medicine Tara M. Bhat MARSHFIELD 54449 MARSHFIELD H. S., MARSHFIELD Probable career field: Biochemistry NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP UNDERWRITTEN BY MEAD WITTER FOUNDATION, INC. Veronica A. Goveas MENOMONEE FALLS 53051 MENOMONEE FALLS H. S., Probable career field: Medicine MENOMONEE FALLS Neil Dogra MEQUON 53092 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, MILWAUKEE Probable career field: Medicine Anna S. Fitzsimmons MEQUON 53092 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, MILWAUKEE Probable career field: Medicine Grace K. Franks MEQUON 53092 HOMESTEAD H. S., MEQUON Probable career field: Writing Samuel C. Eggert MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON Probable career field: Finance Emery E. Engling MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON Probable career field: Economics Geneghee Kim MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON Probable career field: Medicine Akshita Pattnaik MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON Probable career field: Neuroscience Naisha Bepar NEW BERLIN 53151 EISENHOWER H. S., NEW BERLIN Probable career field: Computer Science Lydia Jean Buxa OCONOMOWOC 53066 LAKESIDE LUTHERAN H. S., LAKE MILLS Probable career field: Nursing Ethan J. Jochims PEWAUKEE 53072 ARROWHEAD H. S., HARTLAND Probable career field: Neuroscience Tyler J. Thomas SEYMOUR 54165 SEYMOUR H. S., SEYMOUR Probable career field: Astrophysics Lauren S. Armstrong SUN PRAIRIE 53590 DE FOREST AREA H. S., DE FOREST Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering Allison C. Gundrum VERONA 53593 MOUNT HOREB H. S., MOUNT HOREB Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering Sanil S. Partha VERONA 53793 JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S., Probable career field: Medicine MADISON Alec R. Boland WAUKESHA 53188 WAUKESHA WEST H. S., WAUKESHA Probable career field: Business Siya Verma WAUKESHA 53186 WAUKESHA SOUTH H. S., WAUKESHA Probable career field: Molecular Biology Benton L. Edmondson WAUSAU 54401 WAUSAU WEST H. S., WAUSAU Probable career field: Industrial Engineering Connor W. Knezic WAUSAU 54401 WAUSAU WEST H. S., WAUSAU Probable career field: Engineering Elise M. Raschke WAUSAU 54401 NEWMAN H. S., WAUSAU Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering Adhyan Prasad WHITEFISH BAY 53211 WHITEFISH BAY H. S., WHITEFISH BAY Probable career field: Chemical Engineering David J. Regan WHITEFISH BAY 53217 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY H. S., Probable career field: Medicine MILWAUKEE A total of 16,000 students were selected as finalists for the scholarships and the final winners are candidates "judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies."