National Achievement Scholarship Winner Named

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the name of some 800 outstanding Black American high school seniors who have won Achievement Scholarship® awards through the National Achievement Scholarship Program. These awards totaling over $2 million dollars are being financed by grants from approximately 30 corporate organizations and professional associations, and by National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Northeast Cobb resident Brianna M. Chambers was named a winner of the National Achievement $2500 Scholarship. Chambers is a senior at Campbell High School in Smyrna. Her probable career field is Broadcast Journalism. This award is supported by NMSC, which conducts the National Achievement Scholarship Program.

The National Achievement Scholarship Program is a privately financed academic competition established in 1964 specifically to honor scholastically talented Black American youth, and to provide scholarships to a substantial number of the most outstanding participants in each annual competition. By the conclusion of the 2011 program, marking the 47th annual competition, more than 31,000 participants will have received scholarships for undergraduate study worth about $98 million. The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance.