Sixty-three members of the Arkansas high school Class of 2016 are among about 3,000 new graduates nationally to be named as winners of National Merit Scholarships that are financed by colleges and universities.
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 last week are the third group of high school seniors to be named National Merit Scholarship winners. Other recipients were named April 20 and May 11. Another group will be announced July 18.
The list, by hometown, shows the name of the students, high schools, intended field of study, and the colleges or universities where they plan to attend:
AUGUSTA
• Ryan Grisham, Augusta High, mathematics, Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship.
AUSTIN
• Mirenda Mason, Cabot High, advertising, University of Kentucky Scholarship.
BENTON
• Hannah Carr, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts at Hot Springs, radiology, University of Chicago Scholarship.
• Rex Hearn, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts at Hot Springs, neuroscience, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Alexis Lorio, Bryant High, surgical medicine, Baylor University Scholarship.
• Caleb Webb, Benton High, mathematics, Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship.
BENTONVILLE
• Janae Brown, Bentonville High, food science, Kansas State University Scholarship.
• Nathan Clark, Bentonville High, industrial engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Zachary Hutchins, Bentonville High, engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Delaney Pollard, home-school, education, Baylor University Scholarship.
• Kyle Watson, Bentonville High, mechanical engineering, Harding University Scholarship.
• Sairi Zhang, Bentonville High, surgical medicine, University of Oklahoma Scholarship.
CABOT
• Emily Bowie, Cabot High, undecided, Hendrix College Scholarship.
• Brenna Frandson, Cabot High, health care, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Aric Grunwald, Cabot High, meteorology, University of Oklahoma Scholarship.
• Emily McGee, Cabot High, English literature, Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship.
• Madison Shaddox, Cabot High, law, Hendrix College Scholarship.
• Sydney Spillane, Cabot High, civil engineering, Oklahoma State University Scholarship.
• Kelsey Wexler, Cabot High, communications, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
CONWAY
• Samuel Cloyd, Conway High, medicine, Rhodes College Scholarship.
• David Desrochers, Conway High, electrical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Allison Dombek, Conway High, video game design, University of Texas at Dallas Schollarship.
FAYETTEVILLE
• Jordan Davis, Fayetteville High, medicine, Vanderbilt University Scholarship.
• Cannon Kern, Fayetteville High, chemical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Treyton Langston, Fayetteville High, industrial engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Aidan McGinn, Fayetteville High, undecided, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Abigail Pickhardt, Fayetteville High, medicine, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Clayton Pruitt, home-school, computer programming, Rochester Institute of Technology Scholarship.
• Faith Schrader, Haas Hall Academy, biomedical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
FORT SMITH
• Gavin Clark, Southside High, mechanical engineering, University of Tulsa Scholarship.
• Donhy Mai, Southside High, chemical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Cara Shipley, Southside High, economics, Baylor University Scholarship.
HACKETT
• Stephen McDonald, home-school, finance, University of Tulsa Scholarship.
HAMBURG
• Cheyenne Lowrey, Hamburg High, civil engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
HOT SPRINGS
• Samuel Carroll, Lakeside High, undecided, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
LITTLE ROCK
• Sarah Dreher, Little Rock Christian Academy, biology, Baylor University Scholarship.
• Chloe Elkins, Little Rock Christian Academy, engineering, University of Oklahoma Scholarship.
• Casey Labbate, Central High, social science, Oberlin College Scholarship.
• Eamon Lauster, Central High, public health, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Katherine McDonald, Little Rock Christian Academy, nonprofit management, TCU Scholarship.
• Nikhil Nair, Central High, medicine, Hendrix College Scholarship.
• Rachel Van Namen, Baptist Preparatory School, mechanical engineering, Mississippi State University Scholarship.
LONOKE
• Danielle O'Shields, Cabot High, corporate finance, Harding University Scholarship.
MALVERN
• Anne Paul, Malvern High, undecided, Hendrix College Scholarship.
MAMMOTH SPRING
• Alec Johnson, Mammoth Spring High, psychiatry, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
• William Baker, Episcopal Collegiate School, chemical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Jennie Finch, Lisa Academy North, medicine, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
PINE BLUFF
• Caitlin McGough, Ridgway Christian School, speech/language pathology, Harding University Scholarship.
RISON
• Calie Morrison, Woodlawn High, biomedicine, Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship.
ROGERS
• Bailey Brya, Rogers Heritage High, undecided, Hendrix College Scholarship.
• Hollyn Karounos, Bentonville High, psychiatry, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Lisa Lauschke, Rogers High, mathematics, W. Harold Otto Scholarship.
• Sidney Wilson, Rogers High, applied mathematics, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
RUSSELLVILLE
• Katherine Skartvedt, Russellville High, neuroscience, Hendrix College Scholarship.
SEARCY
• Allyson Davis, Harding Academy, nursing, Harding University Scholarship.
• Micah Stewart, Harding Academy, computer science, Harding University Scholarship.
• Brian Yates, home-school, medicine, Harding University Scholarship.
SILOAM SPRINGS
• John Lavey, Siloam Springs High, software engineering, Iowa State University Scholarship.
• Abigail Thurstenson, Siloam Springs High, mathematics, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
SPRINGDALE
• Srusti Maddala, Har-Ber High, biochemistry, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Garrett Story, Springdale High, engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
• Joshua White, Haas Hall Academy, biomedical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
VAN BUREN
• Christian Dye, Van Buren High, mechanical engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Scholarship.
Metro on 06/05/2016