New Trier High School Student Awarded National Merit Scholarship

WINNETKA, IL — A senior at New Trier Township High School is among the first group of winners of National Merit scholarships.

Patrick A. Jamieson, of Wilmette, was named one of about 1,000 winners of the corporate-sponsored scholarships offered by the Evanston-based nonprofit National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The scholarships are awarded to students who advanced to the finalist level of the National Merit competition and include annual stipends ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 or single payments ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, according to National Merit.

Jamieson, who plans to pursue a career in economics, was awarded the National Merit Old National Scholarship, which recognizes the families of employees at the Indiana-based financial services holding company Old National Bancorp.

Corporate-sponsored scholarships are reserved for children of workers at the approximately 136 sponsoring businesses, residents of areas the business operates or students who plan to pursue studies the sponsoring business seeks to promote.

According to National Merit, corporate sponsors have committed about $847 million to students during the scholarship's 67-year history.

Next month, the nonprofit is set to announce the winners of $2,500 cash scholarships. And in June and July announcements, National Merit will reveal the winners of college-sponsored scholarships.