2019 National Merit Scholarship List: Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WI — Nearly 50 Wisconsin students will receive $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. They were chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.

They were judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state's percentage of the nation's graduating high school seniors, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

List of 2019 Wisconsin winners, $2500 National Merit Scholarships:

Sakar Gupta
Probable career field: Biology
APPLETON NORTH H. S., APPLETON

Anthony R. Holmes
Probable career field: Physics
LAKELAND UNION H. S., MINOCQUA

Namitha A. Alexander
Probable career field: Neuroscience
BROOKFIELD EAST H. S., BROOKFIELD

Emily Chu
Probable career field: Medicine
ARROWHEAD H. S., HARTLAND

Michelle C. Li
Probable career field: Medicine
BROOKFIELD EAST H. S., BROOKFIELD

Ray Joseph Mielke
Probable career field: Corporate Finance
MUKWONAGO H. S., MUKWONAGO

Avery L. Mitchell
Probable career field: Entrepreneurship
NICOLET H. S., GLENDALE

Josiah Z. Misplon
Probable career field: Undecided
WHITNALL H. S., GREENFIELD

Joshua K. Anumolu
Probable career field: Undecided
HOMESCHOOL, GLENDALE

Sebastian Guo
Probable career field: Environmental Science
PREBLE H. S., GREEN BAY

Joel X. Kiernan
Probable career field: Engineering
EAST H. S., GREEN BAY

Maria N. Grenyo
Probable career field: Journalism
WESTOSHA CENTRAL H. S., SALEM

James Alvin
Probable career field: Writing
WEST H. S., MADISON

Felix M. Beilin
Probable career field: Journalism
WEST H. S., MADISON

Spencer E. Harrison
Probable career field: Law
WEST H. S., MADISON

Haley M. James
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
WEST H. S., MADISON

Nathaniel R. Johnson
Probable career field: Environmental Science
WEST H. S., MADISON

Zoe Charlotte P. Johnson
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
WEST H. S., MADISON

Mary E. Kaldor
Probable career field: Astrophysics
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,MADISON

Jiu Lee
Probable career field: Medicine
WEST H. S., MADISON

Megan Li
Probable career field: Computer Science
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,MADISON

Maxwell J. Loetscher
Probable career field: Computer Science
EAST H. S., MADISON

Langston G. Nashold
Probable career field: Computer Science
WEST H. S., MADISON

Geoffrey M. Pomraning
Probable career field: Physics
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,MADISON

Liam R. Tsao
Probable career field: History
WEST H. S., MADISON

Amma Otchere
Probable career field: Healthcare
MENOMONEE FALLS H. S.,MENOMONEE FALLS

Abby Frenkel
Probable career field: Medical Research
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, MILWAUKEE

Grace Petzold
Probable career field: Medicine
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, MILWAUKEE

Pierce A. Stastney
Probable career field: Physics
HOMESTEAD H. S., MEQUON

Morten J. Lee
Probable career field: Academia
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,MADISON

Marilla M. Smith
Probable career field: Environmental Science
MILTON H. S., MILTON

Anna M. Brown
Probable career field: Economics
MONONA GROVE H. S., MONONA

Lucas J. Boebel
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
ONALASKA H. S., ONALASKA

Yining Zhou
Probable career field: Environmental Policy
ONALASKA H. S., ONALASKA

Grace P. Haugstad
Probable career field: Chemistry
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY,KENOSHA

Benjamin M. Kramer
Probable career field: Music Composition
NICOLET H. S., GLENDALE

Joseph R. Gammon
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
SUN PRAIRIE H. S., SUN PRAIRIE

Abhinav Janamanchi
Probable career field: Finance
SUN PRAIRIE H. S., SUN PRAIRIE

Emily K. Elfner
Probable career field: Pediatrics
ARROWHEAD H. S., HARTLAND

Meghna Datta
Probable career field: Neurobiology
MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON

Anusha V. Sahai
Probable career field: Medicine
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,MADISON

Amanda R. Yao
Probable career field: Psychiatry
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,MADISON

Genevieve N. Grade
Probable career field: Social Science
WAUNAKEE H. S., WAUNAKEE

Joseph M. Webb
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY H. S.,

Marcus G. Ellinas
Probable career field: Education (College Professor)
WHITEFISH BAY H. S., WHITEFISH BAY

Alexander G. Fasseas
Probable career field: Law
WHITEFISH BAY H. S., WHITEFISH BAY

Nicholas D. Kuzoff
Probable career field: Computer Science
WHITEWATER H. S., WHITEWATER