6 New Trier Area Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships

WINNETKA, IL — Six high school seniors from New Trier Township communities were recently named winners of college scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They include five New Trier High School students and one from Loyola Academy.

Half of the winners were awarded $2,500 cash scholarships, while the rest were awarded college-sponsored scholarships to schools in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. A final group of about 900 winners of college-sponsored scholarships is due to be announced next month.

Out of the 1.5 million students who applied for the scholarship nationwide through the 2019 preliminary SAT and the 16,000 who qualified as finalists, about 7,500 will receive scholarships for their undergraduate education from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the Evanston-based nonprofit that established the program in 1955.

James F. Donnelly, of Winnetka and New Trier High School, has a probable career in scientific research and was awarded a scholarship sponsored by Grinnell College.

Jacob F. Hahn, of Glencoe and New Trier High School, has a probable career field of sports management and was awarded a $2,500 cash scholarship to the institution of his choice.

Alexander E. Gordon, of Glencoe and New Trier High School, has a probable career field in academia and was awarded a scholarship sponsored by the University of Chicago.

Christina R. Fahmy, of Wilmette and New Trier High School, has a probable career field of medicine and was awarded a $2,500 cash scholarship to the institution of her choice.

Charles Radtke, of Wilmette and Loyola Academy, has a probable career field in finance and was awarded a scholarship sponsored by Indiana University.

Eleanor A. Winkler, of Winnetka and New Trier High School, has a probable career field of astrophysics and was awarded a $2,500 cash scholarship to the institution of her choice.

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