7 Brookfield Students Named National Merit Scholars In June

BROOKFIELD, WI — Seven students at Brookfield high schools will receive scholarships in June, the National Merit Scholarship Program announced on Wednesday.

The students will receive between $500 and $2,000 every year for four years while they pursue their undergraduate study, the scholarship program said in a statement. When all scholarships are disbursed to 7,500 high school seniors, they will add up to $28 million in total.

High school students earned their scholarship by submitting a detailed application, writing an essay and providing information about their extracurricular activities, awards and leadership positions, the program said.

Students in this list include both students from Brookfield and students who went to Brookfield high schools.

Here are the National Merit scholars in June.

• Manal Nazir, Brookfield East High School, who may pursue a career in dentistry
• Nathan Petrucci, Marquette University High School, who may pursue a career in biomedical engineering
• Pranoy Sangowdar, Brookfield Academy, who may pursue a career in neurosurgery
• Owen Tan, Brookfield Central High School, who may pursue a career in medicine
• Reina Zhou, Brookfield East High School, who may pursue a career in accounting
• Alina Stuleanu, Brookfield East High School, who may pursue a career in aerospace engineering
• Anna Marshall, Brookfield Academy, who may pursue a career in finance

Another round of scholars will be announced in July, the program said. By then, 4,000 high school students will receive the Merit Scholarship.