18 Morris County Students Chosen As 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Candidates

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ— 18 Morris County students have been nominated as a US Presidential Scholar, a prestigious program that recognizing outstanding graduating high school students.

Over 4,000 students were nominated nationally in recognition of their academic or technical skill. That list will be narrowed down to 800 in April, and a maximum of 161 will be honored in a May ceremony in Washington, D.C.

You can see the full list of Morris County students, ordered alphabetically, here:

1. Isabelle L. Augensen, Morristown - Morristown High School
2. Norman Y. Chen Liaw, Morris Plains - Delbarton School
3. Kaitlyn A. Chiu, Morristown - Morristown High School
4. Teresa Clark, Chatham - Chatham High School
5. Daniel J. Connolly, Mendham - Delbarton School
6. Zachary T. Espiritu, East Hanover - Regis High School
7. Jessica A. Freund, Randolph - Randolph High School
8. Austin Kao, Morris Plains - Whippany Park High School
9. Stefan C. Knapik, Lake Hopatcong - Jefferson Township High School
10. Jonathan G. Kraft, Montville - Montville Township High School
11. Ray F. Lozano Jr, Florham Park - Seton Hall Preparatory School
12. Joe C. Oconnor, Madison - Madison High School
13. Jessica Pan, Morris Plains - The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering
14. Nikita M. Shah, Parsippany - Morris County School of Technology
15. Erik D. Szakiel, Chester - West Morris Mendham High School
16. Carolyn Wong, Morristown - Morristown High School
17. Terry Xu, Mendham - Delbarton School
18. Yulan Zhang, Chatham - Chatham High School

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