Ellicott City Students Win $2,500 National Merit Scholarships For 2024

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Another round of 2024 National Merit Scholars have been announced, including 12 students from Howard County.

On April 24, around 770 recipients of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards were named, then on June 5 and July 15, another 3,600 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners will be announced. By the end of this year’s competition, more than 6,870 students will have won National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $26 million.

The May 8 announcement recognizes National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. Those from Howard County are:

• Shreeya A. Chand, Clarksville, probable career field - computer science, River Hill High School
• Jonathan Y. Li, Clarksville, computer science, River Hill High School
• Naomi Y. Ling, Columbia, probable career field - business management, River Hill High School
• Ethan H. Yan, Columbia, probable career field - neuroscience, Gilman School
• Livia S. Zhao, Columbia, probable career field - biology, Atholton High School
• Lamia Amal Ayaz, Ellicott City, probable career field - public health, Howard High School
• Anlan Lin, Ellicott City, probable career field - medicine, Centennial High School
• Anurag Sodhi, Ellicott City, probable career field - chemistry, Centennial High School
• Jason J. Wang, West Friendship, probable career field - biotechnology, Marriotts Ridge High School
• Jianxiang Peng, Woodbine, probable career field - biomedicine, Glenelg High School
• Victoria H. Yi, Woodstock, probably career field - materials engineering, Marriotts Ridge High School