5 Wisconsin Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships

WAUKESHA, WI — Five high school students in Wisconsin joined 540 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities in receiving college scholarships.

These students have now joined more than 3,500 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in June.

Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program who will attend their institution.

College-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of
undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

This year, 173 colleges and universities are sponsoring about 4,100 Merit Scholarship awards. Sponsor colleges include 95 private and 78 public institutions located in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

Here are the 5 honorees from Wisconsin

Brookfield

Guilherme M. Galhardo, Brookfield East High School
Probable career field: Neurobiology

NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOLARSHIP
The University of Chicago is small, private, coeducational, and residential; it has an international reputation for distinction. The college (3,425 undergraduate students) offers liberal arts training in over 60 areas; 3,100 students are enrolled in 4 graduate divisions and about 3,000 in 7 graduate professional schools. Since 1892, Chicago has drawn gifted students from around the world to its beautiful 165-acre campus and has offered unexcelled teaching and extensive library and research facilities.

Fitchburg

Grace A. Flynn , Madison Edgewood High School
Probable career field: Dentistry

NATIONAL MERIT MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Since 1881, Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, has offered a well-rounded curriculum in the Jesuit tradition of emphasis on the liberal arts, Christian ideals, and humanistic concern for others. Fifty undergraduate majors, 30 master's degrees, 12 doctorates, and law and dental degrees are offered through its twelve colleges, programs, and schools. Nearly 90% of the faculty hold the Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree. The student/faculty ratio is 15:1.

Fox Point

Claudia J. Schneider, Nicolet High School
Probable career field: Neuroscience

NATIONAL MERIT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Fordham, New York City's Jesuit University, offers a distinctive educational experience, characterized by the rich Jesuit tradition of education, in the 'capital of the world.' Fordham has three residential campuses: green and Gothic Rose Hill; Lincoln Center, in the cultural heart of Manhattan; and Marymount, in historic Tarrytown, NY. The distinguished faculty is committed to challenging each student to excel, and the low student-faculty ratio of 11:1 ensures individual attention. Fordham offers more than 65 majors.

Oregon

Marissa A. Zintel, Oregon High School
Probable career field: Undecided

NATIONAL MERIT LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Lawrence University is a nationally recognized undergraduate college of liberal arts and sciences and conservatory of music. Chartered in 1847, Lawrence was among the first colleges in the United States to be founded co-educationally. The university emphasizes individualized learning through a rich set of small group or single-student tutorial courses, independent study projects, studio work, and faculty-student research collaborations, all of which take advantage of a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio.

Waukesha

Aidan J. Tegge, Milwaukee Marquette University High School
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering

NATIONAL MERIT BRADLEY UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Bradley is one of the nation's outstanding medium-sized, private, independent universities. It maintains a national enrollment of 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students who study in over 65 fields. The university has colleges of Business, Communications and Fine Arts, Education, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the graduate school.
Special programs include Co-op Education, Study Abroad, Independent Study, Internships and Research.