Park Ridge Student Awarded College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships

PARK RIDGE, IL — Two Park Ridge students were named among 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities Wednesday.

By the time the final list of winners is announced next month, a total of about 7,500 high school seniors will have received more than $32 million in scholarships to pursue undergraduate education, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Winners are chosen by each of the sponsoring colleges from among finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship program who planned to attend the schools. The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years.

The latest Park Ridge students to be awarded scholarships are:

Maura K. Lally, Maine South High School
Probable career field: Undecided
Lally was awarded the National Merit Northwestern University Scholarship.

Wednesday's announcement was the third so far this year. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) previously announced winners of corporate-sponsored awards and National Merit $2,5000 scholarships. The final announcement of college-sponsored awards has been scheduled for July 17.

Previously announced Park Ridge winners include the following students:

Anastasia R. Dalianis, Maine South High School
Probable career field: Political Science
Dalianis was awarded who $2,500 from the NMSC's own funds.

The following students were awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships.

Wesley A. Dziedzic, Maine South High School
Probable career field: Music
Dziedzic was awarded a $2,5000 scholarship underwritten by the UPS Foundation.

Katherine R. Daehler, Maine South High School
Probable career field: Sociology
Daehler was awarded the National Merit Motorola Solutions Scholarship.

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