National Merit Scholars From Alabama Announced

Birmingham AL

02 June, 2021

10:26 AM

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BIRMINGHAM, AL — The next group of 2021 National Merit Scholarship winners includes 85 high school students from Alabama. The National Merit winners from Alabama are among the more than 3,100 announced nationally this year to receive between $500 and $2,000 scholarships from colleges and universities across the country, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. said in a news release Wednesday. National Merit Scholarship winners from Alabama in 2021 include: John B. Bowman; Arab High SchoolCaroline B. Chesnut; Athens High SchoolHaeun Kim; Auburn High SchoolPierson A. Black; Westminster School at Oak MountainWilliam M. Holland; Alabama School of Fine ArtsBenjamin C. Johnson; Sardis High SchoolElizabeth B. Shannon; Randolph SchoolJoshua T. Strobel; Fairhope High SchoolVeda N. Joshi; Alabama School of Math and ScienceGeorge W. VanVeckhoven; Florence High SchoolLauren Ann Taylor; Westbrook Christian SchoolAnna Claire Tumlin; Gadsden City High SchoolTyler L. Cravey; Gardendale High SchoolTaylor N. McAlister; Alabama School of Fine ArtsGenevieve O'Shea; Athens Renaissance SchoolAlexandra E. Zannis; Helena High SchoolReed E. Jeffries; Homewood High SchoolJonathan R. Parris; Homewood High SchoolAyona Roychowdhury; Homewood High SchoolDaniel Z. Wiesen; Homewood High SchoolMatthew C. WilliamsHomewood High SchoolJane E. Wilson; Homewood High SchoolPatrick T. Harris; Homewood High SchoolMegan E. Amrine; Spain Park High SchoolBenjamin W. Deas; Spain Park High SchoolAnna K. Morris; Spain Park High SchoolCullen M. Blanton; Hoover High SchoolLuke J. Clark; Hoover High SchoolKatelyn Mae Heglas; Hoover High SchoolNathan A. Williams; Hoover High SchoolTyler M. Wittmann; John Carrol Catholic High SchoolSamantha Abercrombie; Grissom High SchoolAlexander K. Cheng; Homeschool (Huntsville)John D. Johnson; Randolph SchoolIan S. Mackenzie; Grissom High SchoolAnna R. Sims; Providence Classical SchoolIsaac J. Martin; Providence Classical SchoolJessica G. Smith; Grissom High SchoolJonathan L. Biffle; Rogers High SchoolGrayson C. Funderburk; Mortimer Jordan High SchoolElizabeth C. Congo; James Clemens High SchoolLogan F. Cook; James Clemens High SchoolSamuel M. Pratt; James Clemens High SchoolJustin J. Yoon; James Clemens High SchoolAlexander E. Covert; Randolph SchoolJake A. Elliott; Athens Renaissance SchoolMatthew E. Johnson; Westminster Christian AcademyOlivia D. Jones; Bob Jones High SchoolRichard R. Kulbacki; Sparkman High SchoolJoseph R. Nance; Homeschool (Madison)Nicole R. Stark; Homeschool (Madison)Carol He; Alabama School of Fine ArtsJoseph C. Hulcher; Alabama School of Math and ScienceMarshall K. Walker; McGill-Toolen Catholic High SchoolVishnu S. Gunda; Loveless AcademyShannon Kim; Loveless AcademyOdeth J. Leal; Loveless AcademyHayoung Lee; Loveless AcademyJosiah J. Wong; Loveless AcademyZachary E. Ohliger; St. James SchoolHarry Ashton Evans; Mountain Brook High SchoolLaurel K. Hand; Mountain Brook High SchoolAnn C. Keller; Mountain Brook High SchoolCatherine R. Taylor; Mountain Brook High SchoolLaura G. Knox; Homeschool (Opelika)Savannah H. Eberly; Satsuma High SchoolBrannan C. Tisdale; Saraland High SchoolAbby E. Carroll; Homeschool (Section)Hasten K. Bridges; Morgan AcademyKatherine E. Clemmons; Spanish Fort High SchoolRichard R. Fang; Spanish Fort High SchoolCarolina Triboni; Spanish Fort High SchoolJohn P. Campbell; Hewitt-Trussville High SchoolZachary W. Stutsman; Hewitt-Trussville High SchoolAnnamarie L. Thompson; Briarwood Christian SchoolArden Q. Markin; Homeschool (Tuscaloosa)Lane D. Marshall; Tuscaloosa AcademySarah K. Gray; Vestavia Hills High SchoolCecilia L. Kong; Vestavia Hills High SchoolEsther Y. Lee; Vestavia Hills High SchoolLeighton R. Reese; Vestavia Hills High SchoolAlex Michael Stern; Vestavia Hills High SchoolTabitha C. Watson; Alabama School of Math and ScienceLucas David Caudle; Hayden High SchoolHarrison Skala; Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School 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."