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Seven Parkway students awarded college-sponsored National Merit scholarships
6/15/2017 -- Seven Parkway seniors were awarded National Merit scholarships. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. The Parkway students are:
Central High
James Kim, Jr.
University of Missouri-Columbia
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering
Emily Kang
University of Chicago
Probable career field: English Literature
North High
Jillian Day
University of Southern California
Probable career field: Medicine
Aditya Gokhale
Vanderbilt University
Probable career field: Computer Science
South High
Nabeel Sait
Saint Louis University
Probable career field: Law
West High
Gregory Shank
University of Alabama
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
Angela Lily Tsao
University of Georgia
Probable career field: Environmental Policy
The students join more than 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among finalists in the National Merit Scholarship program who plan to attend their institution. This year, 182 higher education institutions are underwriting scholarship awards through the National Merit program. Sponsor colleges and universities include 103 private and 79 public institutions located in 44 states and the District of Columbia.