2nd Round Of National Merit Scholarships: 47 Students Are Winners

WISCONSIN— Forty-seven students from Wisconsin are winners of the second round of the National Merit Scholarship, which awards $2500 to recipients.

The first round of corporate-sponsored scholarships were announced April 21 and included 14 students from Wisconsin.

For each state, the number of winners is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. The program says the winners are the finalists “judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies.”

More than 1.5 million students applied for the highly competitive scholarship and the program says that around 7,500 students will go on to win scholarships in 2021 that total $30 million. Winners of the college-sponsored scholarship will be announced in June and July.

Here are the Wisconsin winners of the $2,500 scholarships:

Phoebe Kay Jerome

BARRON AREA H. S., BARRON

Probable career field: Chemical Engineering

Sneha Sil

BROOKFIELD CENTRAL H. S., BROOKFIELD
Probable career field: Biochemistry

Ali W. Warraich

BROOKFIELD ACADEMY, BROOKFIELD
Probable career field: Medicine

Ashley R. Zhu

BROOKFIELD ACADEMY, BROOKFIELD

Ellie J. Ertl

CEDARBURG H. S., CEDARBURG
Probable career field: Computer Science

Elliott M. Fairchild

CEDARBURG H. S., CEDARBURG
Probable career field: Mathematics

Dalena J. Young

MEMORIAL H. S., EAU CLAIRE
Probable career field: Bioengineering

Jackson L. Hitzeman

GIBRALTAR H. S., FISH CREEK
Probable career field: Computer Science

Rishav Kumar

BROOKFIELD EAST H. S., BROOKFIELD
Probable career field: Business Administration

Akshay K. Joshi

WEST H. S., MADISON
Probable career field: Healthcare

ThomasEthan A. Kaji

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

Benjamin G. Wellnitz

VERONA AREA H. S., VERONA
Probable career field: Physics

Damian A. Jilk FOUNTAIN CITY 54629 COCHRANE FOUNTAIN CITY H. S.,
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering FOUNTAIN CITY

Parth S. Amrute FRANKLIN 53132 FRANKLIN H. S., FRANKLIN
Probable career field: Actuarial Science

Naveen Balu GREEN BAY 54313 ASHWAUBENON H. S., GREEN BAY
Probable career field: Computer Science

Andrew Muehr GREENDALE 53129 GREENDALE H. S., GREENDALE

Probable career field: Meteorology

Kathryn Anne Harvat HARTLAND 53029 ARROWHEAD H. S., HARTLAND
Probable career field: Orthopedics

Tanner J. Zagrodnik HARTLAND 53029 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY H. S.,
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering MILWAUKEE

Joseph E. Murphy LAKE GENEVA 53147 BADGER H. S., LAKE GENEVA
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering

Joseph B. Cai MADISON 53705 WEST H. S., MADISON
Probable career field: Science/Research

Jessica L. Jiang MADISON 53719 JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,
Probable career field: Law MADISON

Mina T. Linsenmayer MADISON 53716 ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE H. S., MADISON
Probable career field: Undecided

Jessica Liu MADISON 53705 WEST H. S., MADISON
Probable career field: Psychiatry

Sherrie Y. Wu MARINETTE 54143 MARINETTE H. S., MARINETTE
Probable career field: Medicine

Tara M. Bhat MARSHFIELD 54449 MARSHFIELD H. S., MARSHFIELD
Probable career field: Biochemistry
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Veronica A. Goveas MENOMONEE FALLS 53051 MENOMONEE FALLS H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine MENOMONEE FALLS

Neil Dogra MEQUON 53092 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, MILWAUKEE
Probable career field: Medicine

Anna S. Fitzsimmons MEQUON 53092 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, MILWAUKEE
Probable career field: Medicine

Grace K. Franks MEQUON 53092 HOMESTEAD H. S., MEQUON
Probable career field: Writing

Samuel C. Eggert MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON
Probable career field: Finance

Emery E. Engling MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON

Probable career field: Economics

Geneghee Kim MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON
Probable career field: Medicine

Akshita Pattnaik MIDDLETON 53562 MIDDLETON H. S., MIDDLETON
Probable career field: Neuroscience

Naisha Bepar NEW BERLIN 53151 EISENHOWER H. S., NEW BERLIN
Probable career field: Computer Science

Lydia Jean Buxa OCONOMOWOC 53066 LAKESIDE LUTHERAN H. S., LAKE MILLS
Probable career field: Nursing

Ethan J. Jochims PEWAUKEE 53072 ARROWHEAD H. S., HARTLAND
Probable career field: Neuroscience

Tyler J. Thomas SEYMOUR 54165 SEYMOUR H. S., SEYMOUR
Probable career field: Astrophysics

Lauren S. Armstrong SUN PRAIRIE 53590 DE FOREST AREA H. S., DE FOREST
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering

Allison C. Gundrum VERONA 53593 MOUNT HOREB H. S., MOUNT HOREB
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering

Sanil S. Partha VERONA 53793 JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine MADISON

Alec R. Boland WAUKESHA 53188 WAUKESHA WEST H. S., WAUKESHA
Probable career field: Business

Siya Verma WAUKESHA 53186 WAUKESHA SOUTH H. S., WAUKESHA
Probable career field: Molecular Biology

Benton L. Edmondson WAUSAU 54401 WAUSAU WEST H. S., WAUSAU
Probable career field: Industrial Engineering

Connor W. Knezic WAUSAU 54401 WAUSAU WEST H. S., WAUSAU
Probable career field: Engineering

Elise M. Raschke WAUSAU 54401 NEWMAN H. S., WAUSAU
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering

Adhyan Prasad WHITEFISH BAY 53211 WHITEFISH BAY H. S., WHITEFISH BAY

Probable career field: Chemical Engineering

David J. Regan WHITEFISH BAY 53217 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine MILWAUKEE

A total of 16,000 students were selected as finalists for the scholarships and the final winners are candidates “judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.”