10 Hudson Valley Seniors Win College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Ten local students were among the more than 3,000 winners announced Wednesdayof National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities.

Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

An additional group of Scholars will be announced in July, bringing the total number of college-sponsored Merit Scholarship recipients in the 2023 competition to more than 3,800.
They are a part of the distinguished group of more than 7,140 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth nearly $28 million. Earlier this spring, NMSC announced winners of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards and National Merit $2500 Scholarships.

The local recipients in the first round of college-sponsored awards:

• Clara S. Weil of Armonk. Byram Hills High School. Probable career field: Computer Programming. NATIONAL MERIT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP
• Dylan R. Filmer of Brewster. Brewster High School. Probable career field: Computer Engineering. NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOLARSHIP
• Andrew M. Swenson of Eastchester. Tuckahoe High School. Probable career field: Applied Mathematics. NATIONAL MERIT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
• Zarni K. Win of Hartsdale. Ardsley High School. Probable career field: Engineering. NATIONAL MERIT PURDUE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
• Michael W. O'Donnell of Katonah. John Jay High School. Probable career field: Finance. NATIONAL MERIT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
• Eleanor E. O'Dwyer of Kingston. Kingston High School. Probable career field: Economics. NATIONAL MERIT BOWDOIN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
• Momir I. Petrovic of New Rochelle. New Rochelle High School. Probable career field: Computer Science. NATIONAL MERIT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP
• Archer P. Pil of Purchase. Rye Country Day School. Probable career field: Finance. NATIONAL MERIT CARLETON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
• Caterina M. O'Keefe of Tappan. Tappan Zee High School. Probable career field: Engineering. NATIONAL MERIT BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
• Spencer E. Kitts of Yorktown Heights. Yorktown High School. Probable career field: Computer science. NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOLARSHIP

SEE ALSO:

• 3 HV Seniors Named National Merit Scholars In 1st Round
• 30 Hudson Valley Seniors Win 2023 National Merit Scholarships