College-Sponsored National Merit Scholars From Colorado Announced

COLORADO — The latest group of 2021 National Merit Scholarship winners include 22 high school students from Colorado.

The winners in our state are among thousands announced nationally this year to receive between $500 and $2,000 scholarships from colleges and universities across the country.

The latest round of National Merit Scholarship winners from Colorado in 2021 include:

• Mark E. Worden, Arvada West High School: Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Scholarship
• Noah A. Fulton, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village: Embry-Riddle Scholarship
• Carter L. Larsen, Cherokee Trail High School, Aurora: Brigham Young University Scholarship
• Samuel W. Haggans, Fairview High School, Boulder: Northeastern University Scholarship
• Noah R. Mollerstuen, Boulder High School: Case Western Reserve University Scholarship
• Chloe E. Voss, Rock Canyon High School, Littleton: University of Utah Scholarship
• Eric C. Bauman, The Classical Academy, Colorado Springs: Texas A&M University Scholarship
• Arthur R. Knize, Discovery Canyon Campus, Colorado Springs: University of Florida Scholarship
• Sophia L. Dinn, East High School, Denver: Tufts University Scholarship
• Braedon A. Guenther, Thomas Jefferson High School, Denver: Brandeis University Scholarship
• Isaac O. Stilwell, East High School, Denver: University of Chicago Scholarship
• Emily L. Lai, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village: University of Southern California Scholarship
• Tucker R. Berg, Summit County High School, Breckenridge: Colorado State University Scholarship
• Audre K. Banfe, Resurrection Christian School, Loveland: Liberty University Scholarship
• Logan J. Boyle, Littleton High School: Emory University Scholarship
• Josephine K. Dinan, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village: University of Miami Scholarship
• Roshan S. Kern, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village: Case Western Reserve University Scholarship
• Garrett A. Lail, Rock Canyon High School, Littleton: Purdue University Scholarship
• Kyle B. Mullins, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch: Texas Tech University Scholarship
• Cole H. Christie, D'Evelyn High School, Denver: University of Alabama Scholarship
• Emma R. Knezevic, Highlands Ranch High School: University of Nebraska - Lincoln Scholarship
• Kaylee L Wu: Fairview High School, Boulder: Northeastern University Scholarship

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National Merit scholarships via corporate-sponsored awards and the corporation's own $2,500 scholarships were announced earlier in the spring.

More than 1.5 million juniors nationally entered the 2021 National Merit scholarship program when they took the 2019 preliminary SAT/National Merit scholarship qualifying test, the corporation said. About 17,000 semifinalists, fewer than 1 percent of the country's high school seniors, were announced last fall.

Semifinalists had to write an essay and detail their extracurricular activities, awards and leadership positions to become a finalist. About half of the 16,000 finalists will be merit scholars by the end of the year, the corporation said.