18 Puget Sound Students Get National Merit Corporate Scholarships

MERCER ISLAND, WA — Eighteen students from across Puget Sound have earned National Merit scholarships given out by corporations. The local students were among about 1,000 nationwide who got scholarships worth between $500 and $10,000.

Here are the winners, including where they go to school and where they live:

Cole Mitchell Hahn, Arlington High School

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Charlotte E. Ishikawa, Newport High School, Bellevue

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Zack Dooley, North Creek High School, Bothell

NATIONAL MERIT AEROJET ROCKETDYNE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation considers education to be its highest priority, and thus provides awards for children of Aerojet Rocketdyne employees who meet the requirements for Merit Scholarship awards or Special Scholarship awards. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems, with a real estate business segment.

Alyssa Kuraishi, Juanita High School, Kirkland

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Benjamin Brusniak, Lakeside School, Seattle

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Alan K. Bi, Mercer Island High School

NATIONAL MERIT LIBERTY MUTUAL SCHOLARSHIP
Founded in 1912 in Massachusetts to coincide with the enactment of the workers' compensation law, Liberty Mutual is now the largest underwriter of that type of insurance in addition to insuring all other forms of coverage, including life insurance, international insurance, and financial services.

Sean Murray, Archbishop Murphy High School, Mill Creek

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Matthew F. Jurenka, Mount Vernon High School

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Stacy V. Jong, Kamiak High School, Mukilteo

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Jonathan A. Ke, Kamiak High School, Mukilteo

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Christine Lee, Nikola Tesla STEM High School, Redmond

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Rachael M. Goodwin, Eastside Catholic, Sammamish

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

April G. Huang, Skyline High School, Sammamish

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Lauren E. Kim, Nikola Tesla High School, Sammamish

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Alexander G. Park, Skyline High School, Sammamish

NATIONAL MERIT BOEING SCHOLARSHIP
The Boeing Company supports Merit Scholarship awards annually for children of employees. The Merit Scholarship awards are a part of the Boeing Company's comprehensive aid to education program.

Magdalena L. Phillips, Garfield High School, Seattle

NATIONAL MERIT - THE PWC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc., a section 501(c)(3) organization, is powered by the knowledge, interests and goodwill of our people. It supports our people when in need and invests in emerging solutions to society's greatest challenges in education and humanitarianism.

Svend L. Phillips, Garfield High School, Seattle

NATIONAL MERIT - THE PWC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc., a section 501(c)(3) organization, is powered by the knowledge, interests and goodwill of our people. It supports our people when in need and invests in emerging solutions to society's greatest challenges in education and humanitarianism.

Fletcher P. Weld, Seattle Preparatory School

NATIONAL MERIT ALFRED A. DAVIS/ASC PARTNERS, LLC SCHOLARSHIP
ASC Partners creates and distributes digital content, including government and financial information. One of its principals, Stephen Carr Davis, is the grandson of Alfred A. Davis, a creator of the National Distillers Distributors Foundation, one of the earliest providers of National Merit Scholarships. ASC is proud to continue the tradition of corporate sponsorship of some of our nation's most worthy scholars.