Florida National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners

MIAMI, FL — One hundred thirteen Florida students have been named winners of the 2019 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship. The merit scholar winners, announced Wednesday, were among 2,500 winners nationwide and were selected from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists.

Wednesday’s announcement is the second group of winners to be announced this year. In April, more than 1,000 recipients of the corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship were named.

A panel of college admissions officers and high school counselors judged the students based on their accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college courses, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation said in a release. The judges looked at grades, difficulty of courses, standardized test scores, contributions and leadership both in school and in the community, an essay and a recommendation from a high school official.

The number of winners in each state was proportional to the state’s share of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. Additional winners will be named in June and July. By the end of the year, about 7,600 students will have won merit scholarships totaling more than $31 million. The money can be put toward any regionally accredited college or university in America.

Here are the winners from Florida by community:

AVENTURA

Jacqueline A. Hatch AVENTURA 33180
Probable career field: Finance
DR. MICHAEL M. KROP H. S., MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

BARTOW

Alvin Thomas BARTOW 33830
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL, BARTOW
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

BEVERLY HILLS

Jason M. Sevilla BEVERLY HILLS 34465
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
LECANTO H. S., LECANTO
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

BOCA RATON

Jack T. Leland BOCA RATON 33428
Probable career field: Investment Banking
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY H. S.,
BOCA RATON
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Samuel R. Lewittes BOCA RATON 33428
Probable career field: Computer Science
NORTH BROWARD PREPARATORY
SCHOOL, COCONUT CREEK
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Madelyn Wilson BOCA RATON 33431
Probable career field: Environmental Engineering
NORTH BROWARD PREPARATORY
SCHOOL, COCONUT CREEK
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

BONITA SPRINGS

Wyatt Focht BONITA SPRINGS 34134
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering
GULF COAST H. S., NAPLES
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Claire E. Sattler BONITA SPRINGS 34135
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
BISHOP VEROT H. S., FORT MYERS
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

BOYNTON BEACH

Clara V. Nguyen BOYNTON BEACH 33473
Probable career field: Linguistics
PINE CREST SCHOOL, FORT LAUDERDALE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

CLEARWATER

Charlie Vu Nguyen CLEARWATER 33759
Probable career field: Economics
COUNTRYSIDE H. S., CLEARWATER
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

COCONUT CREEK

Rodrigo J. Castellon COCONUT CREEK 33073
Probable career field: Computer Science
PINE CREST SCHOOL, FORT LAUDERDALE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

COOPER CITY

Mikhal K. Ben-Joseph COOPER CITY 33328
Probable career field: Public Policy
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Lauren K. Gillet COOPER CITY 33026
Probable career field: Economics
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL,
PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

CORAL GABLES

Anna E. Mistele CORAL GABLES 33156
Probable career field: Computer Science
RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Isabella M. Siu CORAL GABLES 33146
Probable career field: Electrical Engineering
RIVIERA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.
The merit scholarship program was created in 1955. Students in grades nine through 12 vie for academic recognition and financial support. About 1.6 million students take the qualifying test every year and about 50,000 of the highest scorers have the chance to be considered.

CORAL SPRINGS

Pavan R. Gudoor CORAL SPRINGS 33076
Probable career field: Neuroscience
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, DELRAY BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Svetoslav L. Karagueorguiev CORAL SPRINGS 33071
Probable career field: Law
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
HONORARY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
An Honorary Merit Scholarship award signifies that the Scholar's educational plans or other awards preclude receipt of a monetary scholarship. The student's name is included in the public announcement in recognition of distinguished performance in the competition.

Devin R. Katz CORAL SPRINGS 33071
Probable career field: Finance
CORAL GLADES H. S., CORAL SPRINGS
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Steven W. Phang CORAL SPRINGS 33065
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
DEERFIELD BEACH H. S.,
DEERFIELD BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Bowen Wu CORAL SPRINGS 33071
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
J. P. TARAVELLA H. S., CORAL SPRINGS
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

DAVIE

Rishab K. Jain DAVIE 33330
Probable career field: Business Administration
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL,
PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Hoang C. Le DAVIE 33325
Probable career field: Neuroscience
WESTERN H. S., DAVIE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Matthew Moy DAVIE 33314
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
NOVA H. S., DAVIE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

DELRAY BEACH

Winston Z. Cheung DELRAY BEACH 33446
Probable career field: Computer Science
ATLANTIC COMMUNITY H. S., DELRAY BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Noah L. Towbin DELRAY BEACH 33446
Probable career field: Pediatrics
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY H. S., BOCA RATON
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

DELTONA

Ashley K. Davis DELTONA 32738
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
DELTONA H. S., DELTONA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

FORT LAUDERDALE

Mason D. Berger FORT LAUDERDALE 33301
Probable career field: Broadcast Journalism
PINE CREST SCHOOL, FORT LAUDERDALE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Megan A. Tirrell FORT LAUDERDALE 33334
Probable career field: Dentistry
POMPANO BEACH H. S., POMPANO BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

FORT MYERS

Dahlia L. Dry FORT MYERS 33919
Probable career field: Astrophysics
FORT MYERS H. S., FORT MYERS
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Ryan C. Schmelzle FORT MYERS 33912
Probable career field: Computer Science
FORT MYERS H. S., FORT MYERS
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

LARGO

Eoin R. Olswold LARGO 33773
Probable career field: Music Composition
DIXIE HOLLINS H. S., KENNETH CITY
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

LECANTO

Kyra L. Hornbuckle LECANTO 34461
Probable career field: Biochemistry
LECANTO H. S., LECANTO
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

LONGWOOD

Carson N. Miller LONGWOOD 32779
Probable career field: Electrical Engineering
LAKE MARY H. S., LAKE MARY
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

LOXAHATCHEE

Aneeshea E. Cason LOXAHATCHEE 33470
Probable career field: Surgical Medicine
SEMINOLE RIDGE H. S., LOXAHATCHEE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

LUTZ

Andrew Hanna LUTZ 33549
Probable career field: Molecular Biology
JESUIT H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Roshan Warman LUTZ 33558
Probable career field: Mathematics
ACADEMY AT THE LAKES, LAND O' LAKES
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

MARGATE

Shannon N. Vogel MARGATE 33063
Probable career field: Computer Science
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, DELRAY BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

MELBOURNE

Janet C. Lu MELBOURNE 32904
Probable career field: Materials Engineering
WEST SHORE H. S., MELBOURNE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

MERRITT ISLAND

Gabrielle F. Russo MERRITT ISLAND 32953
Probable career field: Biology
MERRITT ISLAND H. S., MERRITT ISLAND
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

MIAMI

Adam C. Blahnik MIAMI 33173
Probable career field: Medicine
TERRA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHINSTITUTE, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Angelo G. Coelho MIAMI 33190
Probable career field: Biochemistry
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Olivia L. Gottlieb MIAMI 33180
Probable career field: Bioengineering
DR. MICHAEL M. KROP H. S., MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Christian A. Hidalgo MIAMI 33170
Probable career field: Entrepreneurship
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES, HOMESTEAD
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Makenzie R. Love MIAMI 33143
Probable career field: Undecided
RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

John C. Malloy MIAMI 33156
Probable career field: Engineering
PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Kiran Masroor MIAMI 33156
Probable career field: Biology
GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

MIAMI BEACH

Margo E. Squire MIAMI BEACH 33141
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

MIRAMAR

Trishala Kumar MIRAMAR 33029
Probable career field: Physics
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Andrew L. Ma MIRAMAR 33029
Probable career field: Computer Science
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

NAPLES

Michael D. Mizell NAPLES 34119
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
GULF COAST H. S., NAPLES
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Michael J. Moll NAPLES 34103
Probable career field: Finance
NAPLES H. S., NAPLES
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

NICEVILLE

Indira S. Mishra NICEVILLE 32578
Probable career field: Mathematics
NICEVILLE H. S., NICEVILLE
HONORARY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
An Honorary Merit Scholarship award signifies that the Scholar's educational plans or other awards preclude receipt of a monetary scholarship. The student's name is included in the public announcement in recognition of distinguished performance in the competition.

NORTH MIAMI

Victoria G. Heijn NORTH MIAMI 33181
Probable career field: Veterinary Medicine
MARITIME AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, MIAMI NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP UNDERWRITTEN BY THE UPS FOUNDATION
This award is part of The UPS Foundation's program of aid to education through which it has also made direct grants and endowments to a wide variety of educational institutions throughout the U.S.

OCOEE

Jonathan Richardson OCOEE 34761
Probable career field: Law
FOUNDATION ACADEMY, WINTER GARDEN
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ORLANDO

Alexandria L. Bias ORLANDO 32832
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
LAKE NONA H. S., ORLANDO
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Raven J. Devore ORLANDO 32825
Probable career field: Computer Science
EDGEWATER H. S., ORLANDO
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ORMOND BEACH

Grace Liu ORMOND BEACH 32174
Probable career field: Renewable Energy
SPRUCE CREEK H. S., PORT ORANGE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

OSPREY

Winnie Lu OSPREY 34229
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
PINE VIEW SCHOOL, OSPREY
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

OVIEDO

Caitlin K. Chen OVIEDO 32765
Probable career field: Environmental Engineering
SEMINOLE H. S., SANFORD
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PALM BEACH GARDENS

Jennifer L. Secrest PALM BEACH GARDENS 33418
Probable career field: Computer Science
OXBRIDGE ACADEMY, WEST PALM BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PALM COAST

Roberto A. Carrascosa PALM COAST 32137
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
FLAGLER PALM COAST H. S., PALM COAST
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PALM HARBOR

Ashwin Ganesh PALM HARBOR 34685
Probable career field: Computer Science
EAST LAKE H. S., TARPON SPRINGS
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Kyle D. Nguyen PALM HARBOR 34683
Probable career field: Computer Science
PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY H. S., PALM HARBOR
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PARKLAND

Nathaniel S. Mann PARKLAND 33076
Probable career field: Education (College Professor)
NORTH BROWARD PREPARATORY
SCHOOL, COCONUT CREEK
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PEMBROKE PINES

Luis Garcia PEMBROKE PINES 33028
Probable career field: Computer Science
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Sofia Godoy PEMBROKE PINES 33027
Probable career field: International Relations
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Saaketh Vedantam PEMBROKE PINES 33028
Probable career field: Computer Science
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PINECREST

Nicole D. Nixon PINECREST 33156
Probable career field: Actuarial Science
GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL, MIAMI
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PONTE VEDRA

Adam R. Nasir PONTE VEDRA 32082
Probable career field: Academia
PONTE VEDRA H. S., PONTE VEDRA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

PORT ST. LUCIE

Omar Shareef PORT ST. LUCIE 34986
Probable career field: Computer Science
ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL, VERO BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ROYAL PALM BEACH

Dustin C. Karp ROYAL PALM BEACH 33411
Probable career field: Computer Science
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY H. S., BOCA RATON
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SAFETY HARBOR

Alexandra Shanabrook SAFETY HARBOR 34695
Probable career field: Law
PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY H. S., PALM HARBOR
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SANFORD

Cyriac Manjaly SANFORD 32771
Probable career field: Medicine
SEMINOLE H. S., SANFORD
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SARASOTA

Kaitlyn M. King SARASOTA 34232
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
SARASOTA H. S., SARASOTA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SEFFNER

Gabriel James R. Brosula SEFFNER 33584
Probable career field: Medicine
STRAWBERRY CREST H. S., DOVER
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SEMINOLE

Randolph J. Ayers, Jr. SEMINOLE 33776
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
SHORECREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
ST. PETERSBURG
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Isabel L. Rask SEMINOLE 33776
Probable career field: Undecided
LAKEWOOD H. S., ST. PETERSBURG
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ST. AUGUSTINE

Tushaar S. Kamat ST. AUGUSTINE 32092
Probable career field: Computer Science
ALLEN D. NEASE H. S., PONTE VEDRA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Geethika Kataru ST. AUGUSTINE 32092
Probable career field: Biology
BARTRAM TRAIL H. S., JACKSONVILLE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Henry J. Keating ST. AUGUSTINE 32086
Probable career field: Computer Science
HOMESCHOOL
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ST. CLOUD

Angel Javier Martinez Acevedo ST. CLOUD 34772
Probable career field: International Relations
GATEWAY H. S., KISSIMMEE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ST. JOHNS

Madeline R. Stophel ST. JOHNS 32259
Probable career field: Engineering
BARTRAM TRAIL H. S., JACKSONVILLE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

ST. PETERSBURG

William D. Kline ST. PETERSBURG 33702
Probable career field: Mathematics
LAKEWOOD H. S., ST. PETERSBURG
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Erin A. Murphy ST. PETERSBURG 33707
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE H. S.,
ST. PETERSBURG
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SUNNY ISLES

Shayaan S. Subzwari SUNNY ISLES 33160
Probable career field: Physics
AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, PLANTATION
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

SUNRISE

Raphael S. Cheng SUNRISE 33326
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
WESTERN H. S., DAVIE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

TALLAHASSEE

Joshua C. Kim TALLAHASSEE 32301
Probable career field: Engineering
JAMES S. RICKARDS H. S., TALLAHASSEE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Venkat N. Kommu TALLAHASSEE 32311
Probable career field: Computer Science
JAMES S. RICKARDS H. S., TALLAHASSEE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Mallika Misra TALLAHASSEE 32312
Probable career field: Medicine
LAWTON CHILES H. S., TALLAHASSEE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

TAMPA

Alexandra J. Bennion TAMPA 33626
Probable career field: Oncology
WALTER L. SICKLES H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Ishan Chillikatil TAMPA 33647
Probable career field: Medicine
C. LEON KING H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Dean Asher Criser TAMPA 33629
Probable career field: Writing
H. B. PLANT H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Isha C. Harshe TAMPA 33647
Probable career field: Genetics
C. LEON KING H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Raelyn D. Hoskinson TAMPA 33611
Probable career field: Medicine
H. B. PLANT H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Carly E. Long TAMPA 33629
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
T. R. ROBINSON H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Kegan Lovell TAMPA 33624
Probable career field: Mathematics
JESUIT H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Nicholas Muir TAMPA 33606
Probable career field: Business
JESUIT H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Olivia C. Ratliff TAMPA 33618
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
VIVIAN GAITHER H. S., TAMPA
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

UMATILLA

Taylor Nicole Belyeu UMATILLA 32784
Probable career field: Computer Science
VERITAS ACADEMY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, WINTER PARK
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

VERO BEACH

Andrew Keller VERO BEACH 32963
Probable career field: Bioengineering
VERO BEACH H. S., VERO BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Cody P. Lanier VERO BEACH 32963
Probable career field: Civil Engineering
VERO BEACH H. S., VERO BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

WELLINGTON

Eric D. Burchill WELLINGTON 33414
Probable career field: Neuroscience
WELLINGTON H. S., WELLINGTON
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Nikita Thomas WELLINGTON 33414
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
SUNCOAST COMMUNITY H. S.,
RIVIERA BEACH
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

WESTON

Sofia del Rio WESTON 33327
Probable career field: Biochemistry
HOMESCHOOL
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Lauren J. Fromkin WESTON 33327
Probable career field: Journalism
PINE CREST SCHOOL, FORT LAUDERDALE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Viraj A. Maddur WESTON 33331
Probable career field: Computer Science
CYPRESS BAY H. S., WESTON
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Skylar B. Ronkin WESTON 33331
Probable career field: Computer Science
N. S. U. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, DAVIE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

WEST PALM BEACH

Daniela Maria Garcia WEST PALM BEACH 33405
Probable career field: Economics
ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL, BOCA RATON
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

WINTER GARDEN

George B. Tomecek WINTER GARDEN 34787
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
WEST ORANGE H. S., WINTER GARDEN
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Griffin H. Willman WINTER GARDEN 34787
Probable career field: Anesthesiology
WINDERMERE H. S., WINDERMERE
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

WINTER PARK

Olivia J. Demetriades WINTER PARK 32789
Probable career field: Journalism
TRINITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL, WINTER PARK
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Matthew Ryan Castro WINTER SPRINGS 32708
Probable career field: Finance
TRINITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL, WINTER PARK
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Jared J. Diaz WINTER SPRINGS 32708
Probable career field: Civil Engineering
LYMAN H. S., LONGWOOD
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.