4 Glenbrook South Students Awarded College-Sponsored Scholarships

GLENVIEW, IL — Four Glenbrook South High School students were named winners of college-sponsored National Merit scholarships Wednesday. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the first group of about 4,100 recipients of the scholarships, which are selected by sponsor colleges from among 2019 National Merit finalists who plan to attend the schools.

Gabriel Augustynowicz, who has a probable career field of physics, was awarded a scholarship to Northwestern University.

Anthony Kang, with a probable career field of engineering, was awarded a scholarship to Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.

Ahmed Malik, who has a probable career field of physics, was awarded a scholarship to the University of Chicago.

Michael Polinski, with a probable career field of engineering, was awarded a scholarship to Northwestern University.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation is an Evanston-based nonprofit established in 1955. Most of its scholarship funding is provided by about 400 college and corporate sponsors. The college-sponsored scholarships provide between $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.

This year, National Merit expects to award more than $31 million to about 7,600 high school seniors. Last fall, it announced a group of 12 Glenbrook South students qualified as semifinalists in the program.

Earlier this spring, National Merit announced the winners of corporate-sponsored scholarships and $2,500 scholarships from its own funds, which included three Glenbrook South students. The nonprofit plans to announce a second group of winners of college-sponsored scholarships in July.