Forty-three members of the Arkansas high school Class of 2015 are among about 2,200 new graduates nationally to be named this week as winners of National Merit Scholarships that are financed by colleges and universities.
Sixteen of the recipients are from Northwest Arkansas.
The awards range from $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of study at the campusES funding the scholarships.
The recipients named this week are the third group of high school seniors to be named National Merit Scholarship winners. Other recipients were named April 22 and May 6. Another group will be announced on July 13.
The 16 recipients from Northwest Arkansas, their hometowns, high schools, the colleges or universities where they plan to attend and their intended field of study are:
• Joshua T. Coppick of Bella Vista, Bentonville High, Oklahoma State University; architecture.
• Helen L. Hammond of Bella Vista, Bentonville High, University of Oklahoma; pharmacy.
• Tyler M. Wilson of Bentonville, Bentonville High, University of Oklahoma; business.
• Savannah E. Cookson of Farmington, Farmington High, University of Arkansas; education.
• Olga V. Brazhkina of Fayetteville, Fayetteville High, University of Arkansas; biomedical engineering.
• Matthew N. Parisi of Fayetteville, Fayetteville High, Texas A&M University; engineering.
• Jacob B. Reindl of Fayetteville, Shiloh Christian School, University of Arkansas; business.
• Fiona D. Slaughter of Fayetteville, Springdale High, University of Arkansas; music.
• Olivia M. Stiegman of Fayetteville, Fayetteville High, University of Arkansas; economics.
• Sarah C. Sullivan of Fayetteville, Fayetteville High, University of Tulsa; biochemistry.
• Chase M. Green of Fort Smith, Southside High, University of Oklahoma; aerospace engineering.
• Blake F. Larkin of Fort Smith, Southside High, Harvey Mudd College; computer engineering.
• Alvaro E. Aldana Jr. of Lowell, Rogers High, University of Arkansas; healthcare.
• Sophie N. Crafton of Rogers, Rogers High, University of Arkansas; mathematics.
• Timothy David Stout of Springdale, Har-Ber High, University of Arkansas; chemical engineering.
• Jackson A. Strouse of Springdale. Har-Ber High, University of Arkansas; video game design.
The students from the rest of Arkansas are:
• Sooyoung C. Matthews of Austin, Cabot High, Baylor University; psychology.
• Sarah E. Shepard of Benton, Bryant High, Ouachita Baptist University; ministry.
• Grant A. Moen of Bryant, Harmony Grove High, Arizona State University; sports medicine.
• Robert L. Andrews of Cabot, Cabot High, University of Arkansas; engineering.
• Maxim A. Applegate of Cabot, Cabot High, Hendrix College; environmental policy.
• Olivia M. Fredricks of Cabot, Cabot High, University of Arkansas; fine arts.
• Annalise R. Jirik of Cabot, Cabot High, Vanderbilt University; business management.
• Alexis A. Weeks of Cabot, Cabot High, University of Arkansas; pharmacy
• Vanessa S. Weidling of Cabot, Cabot High, University of Arkansas; undecided.
• Wesley M. Oliver of Conway, Conway Christian High, Ouachita Baptist University; history.
• Zachary Allen Powers of Conway, Conway High, Hendrix College; politics.
• Jolli Khoo of Jacksonville, Central High, Hendrix College; actuarial science.
• David R. Bartholomew of Little Rock, Pulaski Academy, University of Oklahoma; religious service.
• Mara J. Campbell of Little Rock, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Hendrix College; molecular biology.
• Chen-Bo Fang of Little Rock, Central High, University of Arkansas; medicine.
• Audrey A. Glover of Little Rock, Central High, Vanderbilt University; economics.
• Therese M. Janosky of Little Rock, Episcopal Collegiate School, Northwestern University; writing.
• David J. Moix of Little Rock, Catholic High, Southern Methodist University; finance.
• Gee-Yong Sung of Little Rock, Central High, University of Arkansas; engineering.
• Margaret E. Bayer of Lonoke, Lonoke High, Ouachita Baptist; applied mathematics.
• David W. Gilson of North Little Rock, Central High, University of Arkansas; biology.
• Graydon D. Carter of Pocahontas, Pocahontas High, Hendrix College; political science.
• Crystal D. Neill of Searcy, Searcy High, University of Oklahoma; secondary education.
• Jonathan A. Walls of Searcy, Searcy High, University of Oklahoma; foreign language.
• Matthew G. Ponder of Sherwood, Central High, University of Kentucky; undecided.
• Connor J. Mayes of Texarkana, Trinity Christian School, Oklahoma State University; medicine.
• Charity O. Wagnon of Texarkana, Veritas Academy, Baylor University; law.
NW News on 05/30/2015