7 Glenbrook North Students Awarded College-Sponsored Scholarships

NORTHBROOK, IL — Seven Glenbrook North 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.

Matthew Chertok, who has a probable career field of chemical engineering, was awarded a scholarship to the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Leah Gentner, who has a probable career field of medicine, was awarded a scholarship to Northwestern University.

Alex Guman, with a probable career field of medicine, was awarded a scholarship to the University of Chicago.

Beatrice Katsnelson, who has a probable career field of medicine, was awarded a scholarship to the University of Chicago.

Elise Katsnelson, with a probable career field of medicine, was awarded a scholarship to the University of Chicago.

Gabrielle Morrison, who has a probable career field of linguistics, was awarded a scholarship to Indiana University Bloomington.

Casey Mutchnik, with a probable career field of applied mathematics, 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 15 Glenbrook North 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 a pair of GBN students. The nonprofit plans to announce a second group of winners of college-sponsored scholarships in July.