Twelve recent high school graduates with Arkansas ties are among 550 newly named winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.
The college-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
The Arkansas students, their high schools, their probable career fields and the institutions providing their scholarships follow.
BENTONVILLE
Emily Snyder, Bentonville High, medical research, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Tanvi Sunkireddy, Bentonville, High, international business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
CONWAY
Tanner D. Ruth, Conway High, civil engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE
Emily L. Jackson, Fayetteville High, chemical engineering, Texas Christian University.
FORT SMITH
Alex M. Siebenmorgen, Fort Smith Southside High, astrophysics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
HOT SPRINGS
Luke R. Long, Lakeside High in Garland County, physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
LITTLE ROCK
Spencer T. Davis, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, computer science, University of Southern California at Los Angeles.
Rafael L. Estrella, Little Rock Central High, mechanical engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Brooks McKay Walton, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
MARION
Sydney E. Nichols, St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, activism, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
ROGERS
Ryan B. Cranna, Bentonville High, medicine, University of Oklahoma.
STUTTGART
Devin Sha, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts in Hot Springs, biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Metro on 07/19/2018