National Merit: 96 Alabama students from 43 high schools honored
Nearly 100 students from across Alabama have been honored with National Merit scholarships that provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
To compete, each semifinalist was asked to submit a detailed scholarship application and had to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official and earn qualifying SAT or ACT scores.
From the semifinalist group, over 15,000 met requirements for finalist standing and only 3,800 honorees were named nationwide in 2023.
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National Merit Scholars are typically announced by the organization in three batches throughout the spring.
Honorees from Alabama include:
Natasha E. Roden, Marshall Christian Academy
Meleah M. Treadaway, Andalusia High School
Asa H. Savoie, Athens High School
William P. Duke, Auburn High School
Michelle L. Schindler, Auburn High School
James C. Anthony, Jr, Vestavia Hills High School
Justin C. Ferreiro, Oak Mountain High School
Dexter L. Gard, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Lillian W. Odom, Mountain Brook High School
Walker B. Stephenson, Westminster School at Oak Mountain
Lily B. Watts, John Carroll Catholic High School
Adit N. Patel, Boaz High School
Denisen B. Justice, Shelby County High School
Josiah P. Butler, Daphne High School
Tyler Postle, Bayside Academy
Thomas M. Walding, Daphne High School
Parker Stewart, Hartselle High School
Everett H. Rob, Gadsden City High School
Evan B. Hill, Guntersville High School
Brody Trey Boster, Hartselle High School
Jacob E. Bowling, Hartselle High School
Edward Reid Ellis, Hartselle High School
Eli B. Moore, Hartselle High School
Regan A. Beavers, Sparkman High School
Sydney P. Risch, Helena High School
James Whitfield Bird IV, Homewood High School
Richard T. Reed, Homewood High School
Thomas K. Gullahorn, Hoover High School
Dylan D. Haigler, Hoover High School
Thomas S. Hao, Hoover High School
Dominic C. Renda, Hoover High School
Samuel Joseph Olsen, Briarwood Christian High School
Benjamin L. Roberts, Spain Park High School
Matthew D. Shen, Hoover High School
Nicholas O. Stefanov, Spain Park High School
Jacob T. Upton, Hoover High School
Rati H. Venkatesan, Hoover High School
Liz Wang, Hoover High School
Ian Burch, Huntsville High School
Daniel J. Coffman, Huntsville High School
Finlay S. Dwyer, Randolph School
Luke Fowler, Westminster Christian Academy
Erin F. Howard, Virgil I. Grissom High School
Hannah K. Lemons, Virgil I. Grissom High School
Sawyer B. Smith, Whitesburg Christian Academy
Pong Somboon, Randolph School
Sohail Mohiddin Baig, James Clemens High School
Emily R. Centamore, Sparkman High School
Anna E. Digges, Bob Jones High School
Vincent T. Dinh, Bob Jones High School
Sherwood Dong, James Clemens High School
Zoe E. Johnson, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Punarvi S. Mandadapu, James Clemens High School
Zoe Mae Molloy, Homeschool
Tevin Park, James Clemens High School
Craig H. Stephenson, Bob Jones High School
Alexander M. Stern, Bob Jones High School
Marianne C. Taylor, Providence Classical School
Jeremiah J. Yang, James Clemens High School
Macy E. Browning, St. Paul’s Episcopal School
Matthew J. Galvin, McGill-Toolen Catholic School
Nicolas E. Hewitt, McGill-Toolen Catholic School
Ethan Monson, UMS Wright Preparatory School
Shawn M. Mullen, W.P. Davidson High School
Lily G. Stubblefield, W.P. Davidson High School
Annabel C. Baker, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Jim Cha, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Hyun Min I. Choi, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Kincade L. Corbin, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School
Anmol P. Guard, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Pia Jung, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Jordan Y. Lee, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Kendal M. Wright, St. James School
James H. Eldridge, Jr., Mountain Brook High School
James T. Stoddard III, Muscle Shoals High School
Henry E. Waldrop, Muscle Shoals High School
William W. Bittner, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Joseph McCallion III, Huntsville High School
Thomas J. Schultz, Baldwin County Virtual School
Parker Hull, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Jones R. Preg, Hewitt- Trussville High School
Mallory L. Whitt, Jefferson County IB School
Elliot J. Bolton, Northridge High School
Arnav Gupta, Northridge High School
Henry J. Halgren, Homeschool
Hudson N. Markin, Homeschool
Golden Junjian Zhang, Northridge High School
Jaxon D. Dunlevy, Vestavia Hills High School
Jamie X. Casey, Vestavia Hills High School
Haojun S. Chen, Vestavia Hills High School
Arman Dolatabadi, Vestavia Hills High School
Zain Farooqui, Vestavia Hills High School
Isabella C. Gentry, Vestavia Hills High School
Jonathan E. Gidley, Jr., Vestavia Hills High School
Kate E. Kaiser, Vestavia Hills High School
Alice H. Sun, Vestavia Hills High School