8 Lower Merion-Area Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — Eight students in Lower Merion Township have been named National Merit Scholarship winners.

These students won $2,500 scholarships.

They are among 2,500 Merit Scholar designees who were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Below are local winners:

Hannah Gao, Wynnewood
Harriton High School
Probable career field: Academia

Zibei Pang, Wynnewood
Baldwin School
Probable career field: Medicine

Nathan S. Yu, Wynnewood
Lower Merion High School
Probable career field: Law

Clara Yilin Zhu, Wynnewood
Harriton High School
Probable career field: Biology

Stoyan R. Angelov, Narberth
Lower Merion High School
Probable career field: Quantitative Analysis

Amy Huang, Havertown
Lower Merion High School
Probable career field: Public Health

Kevin J. Shen, Gladwyne
Harriton High School
Probable career field: Medicine

Srijan S. Velamuri, Devon
The Shipley School
Probable career field: Neuroscience

These students were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high
school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the
finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.