2017 California National Merit Scholarship Winners

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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

May 10, 2017 Announcement
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Advance: For release on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Note to editors: Merit Scholarship winners in your state are listed
alphabetically by city following this press release. News media are encouraged
to contact high school principals for additional information about these
outstanding students.
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Scholar designees; its use for any other purpose is prohibited.
Todays release is the second announcement of winners in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship
Program. On April 19, more than 1,000 recipients of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship
awards were named, and on June 7 and July 17, some 4,000 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship
winners will be announced. By the conclusion of this years competition, about 7,500 academic
champions will have won National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million.
National Merit $2500 Scholarship Winners
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced

this years National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were
chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2017 National Merit
Scholarship Program.
National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the Finalists in each state judged to have
the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college
studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the states percentage of the
nations graduating high school seniors.
These Scholars were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high
school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the
Finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied
and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and
community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high
school official.
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National Merit $2500 Scholarship Winners
NMSC finances most of these single-payment National Merit $2500 Scholarships.

Corporations and company foundations that sponsor awards through NMSC also help underwrite
these scholarships with grants they provide in lieu of paying administrative fees. Scholars may
use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.
2017 National Merit Scholarship Competition
This years National Merit Scholarship Program began in October 2015 when over
1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program
entrants. Last fall, the highest-scoring participants in each state, representing less than one percent
of the nations high school seniors, were named Semifinalists on a state-representational basis.
Only these 16,000 Semifinalists had an opportunity to continue in the competition.
From the Semifinalist group, some 15,000 students met the very high academic standards
and other requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. By the conclusion of
the 2017 program, about 7,500 Finalists will have earned the Merit Scholar title and received a
total of over $32 million in college scholarships.
NMSC, a not-for-profit corporation that operates without government assistance, was

founded in 1955 specifically to conduct the National Merit Scholarship Program. The majority
of scholarships offered each year are underwritten by approximately 420 independent corporate
and college sponsors that share NMSCs goals of honoring scholastically talented youth and
encouraging academic excellence at all levels of education.
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Scholarship winners will lead to erroneous and unsound conclusions. The National Merit
Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and
potential for success in rigorous college studies. The program does not measure the quality or
effectiveness of education within a school, system, or state.
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the College Board.
CALIFORNIA -3- 2017 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners
Stan S. Liao AGOURA HILLS 91301 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE

Probable career field: Engineering
NATIONAL MERIT $2500 SCHOLARSHIP
This award is supported by National Merit Scholarship Corporation's own funds.
Catherine L. Ruan AGOURA HILLS 91301 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Probable career field: Biology
Ryan M. Purpura ANAHEIM 92807 TROY H. S., FULLERTON
Probable career field: Computer Science
Chuyin Wen ANAHEIM 92808 CANYON H. S., ANAHEIM
Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
Stanley Yu ARCADIA 91007 ARCADIA H. S., ARCADIA
Probable career field: Astrophysics
Sienna Santer ARROYO GRANDE 93421 HOMESCHOOL
Probable career field: Writing
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.
Jasper Wallace Fu ATHERTON 94027 MENLO- ATHERTON H. S., ATHERTON
Griffin H. Kardos ATHERTON 94027 MENLO- ATHERTON H. S., ATHERTON
Jennifer Pusavat BAKERSFIELD 93311 STOCKDALE H. S., BAKERSFIELD
Probable career field: Medicine
Abhishek Srinivas BAKERSFIELD 93311 STOCKDALE H. S., BAKERSFIELD
Probable career field: Biochemistry
Maya A. Sun BELMONT 94002 CARLMONT H. S., BELMONT
Ana M. Tudor BELMONT 94002 CARLMONT H. S., BELMONT
Charlotte G. Peale BERKELEY 94707 COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Engineering OAKLAND
Jordan A. Grode BEVERLY HILLS 90212 BEVERLY HILLS H. S., BEVERLY HILLS
Probable career field: Law
Ellen Lee BONITA 91902 BONITA VISTA H. S., CHULA VISTA
California (continued) -4- 2017 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners
Shayan Rauf BREA 92823 TROY H. S., FULLERTON

Probable career field: Economics
Joyce D. Seok CAMARILLO 93012 ADOLFO CAMARILLO H. S., CAMARILLO
Gabriel L. Salazar CANOGA PARK 91303 EL CAMINO REAL CHARTER H. S.,
Probable career field: Law WOODLAND HILLS
Noah S. Kuo CARLSBAD 92009 PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL, CARLSBAD
Julia N. Wagner CARLSBAD 92009 LA COSTA CANYON H. S., CARLSBAD
Probable career field: Science/Research
Simon Yei CARLSBAD 92009 LA COSTA CANYON H. S., CARLSBAD
Probable career field: Computer Programming
Patrick T. Caslin CARMICHAEL 95608 JESUIT H. S., CARMICHAEL
Probable career field: Undecided
Shefali Bhatia CASTRO VALLEY 94552 CASTRO VALLEY H. S., CASTRO VALLEY
Probable career field: Software Engineering
Palmer S. Manes CATHEDRAL CITY 92234 RANCHO MIRAGE H. S., RANCHO MIRAGE
Probable career field: Academia
Peyrin Y. Kao CHINO HILLS 91709 DIAMOND BAR H. S., DIAMOND BAR
Thomas B. Andrews CLAREMONT 91711 HOMESCHOOL
Ian R. Yu CLAREMONT 91711 CLAREMONT H. S., CLAREMONT
Vivek Kumar CLOVIS 93619 FLOYD B. BUCHANAN H. S., CLOVIS
Probable career field: Computer Engineering
Vaibhavi B. Shah CORONA 92881 CENTENNIAL H. S., CORONA
Steven Cao CUPERTINO 95014 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE
Probable career field: Education (College Professor)
Nikhil Cheerla CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO

Alexander K. Erf CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Rionna Flynn CUPERTINO 95014 HOMESCHOOL
Probable career field: Theoretical Physics
Megha Ilango CUPERTINO 95014 CUPERTINO H. S., CUPERTINO
Kevin T. Li CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Sanika S. Mahajan CUPERTINO 95014 CUPERTINO H. S., CUPERTINO
Mahesh M. Murag CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Shuheng Niu CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Probable career field: Mathematics
Neil M. Palleti CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Divya Rajasekharan CUPERTINO 95014 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE
Krishna Sunder CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Ron Talmor CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Carol Wang CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO
Daniel Hyunchul Cho CYPRESS 90630 OXFORD ACADEMY, CYPRESS
Probable career field: Entrepreneurship
Jennifer Choi CYPRESS 90630 OXFORD ACADEMY, CYPRESS
Anna J. Lou CYPRESS 90630 OXFORD ACADEMY, CYPRESS

Kailas Pillai CYPRESS 90630 OXFORD ACADEMY, CYPRESS
Probable career field: Media
Claire K. Bekker DANVILLE 94526 MONTE VISTA H. S., DANVILLE
Alexander M. Zlokapa DANVILLE 94506 HOMESCHOOL
Probable career field: Physics
Isabella J. Ainsworth DAVIS 95616 DAVIS H. S., DAVIS
Probable career field: Writing
Jesse A. Brandt DAVIS 95618 DAVIS H. S., DAVIS
Joshua D. Lara DAVIS 95618 DAVIS H. S., DAVIS
Arielle Tovah Algaze DEL MAR 92014 LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Academia LA JOLLA
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Kevin T. Lin DEL MAR 92014 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Lydia J. Lin DIAMOND BAR 91765 TROY H. S., FULLERTON
Sabrina Tseng DIAMOND BAR 91765 DIAMOND BAR H. S., DIAMOND BAR
Bradley D. Immel DIXON 95620 DIXON H. S., DIXON
Gavin I. Kliger DOVE CANYON 92679 TESORO H. S., RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
Dong Hui Kim DUBLIN 94568 DUBLIN H. S., DUBLIN
Sophia G. Kazmierowicz ENCINITAS 92024 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Maria-Therese Aglialoro ESCONDIDO 92027 ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY, SAN MARCOS

Jessalyn N. Sebastian ESCONDIDO 92027 SAN PASQUAL H. S., ESCONDIDO
Robb A. Viens FAIR OAKS 95628 BELLA VISTA H. S., FAIR OAKS
Probable career field: Microbiology/Immunology
Saibhavesh Dhanireddy FOLSOM 95630 MIRA LOMA H. S., SACRAMENTO
Elizabeth M. Swanson FOLSOM 95630 FOLSOM H. S., FOLSOM
Probable career field: Linguistics
Kush Attal FOOTHILL RANCH 92610 TRABUCO HILLS H. S., MISSION VIEJO
Margaret Dong FOSTER CITY 94404 SAN MATEO H. S., SAN MATEO
Lily Bhattacharjee FREMONT 94555 AMERICAN H. S., FREMONT
Mark S. Choi FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Yunfeng Gao FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Probable career field: Consulting
Anup A. Hiremath FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Shayna Y. Kothari FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Jeffrey Liu FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Sandip Nirmel FREMONT 94539 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE
Lucille Njoo FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Shray Pungaliya FREMONT 94539 BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY,

Probable career field: Computer Science SAN JOSE
Howard Shan FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Abhishek Sharma FREMONT 94536 WASHINGTON H. S., FREMONT
Kathryn A. Tarver FREMONT 94555 AMERICAN H. S., FREMONT
Probable career field: Green Technology
Stephen Tian FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Amanda X. Wang FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Ellie Wang FREMONT 94555 ST. FRANCIS H. S., MOUNTAIN VIEW
Catherine Zeng FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
William L. Zeng FREMONT 94539 MISSION SAN JOSE H. S., FREMONT
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
Mizna Akbar FRESNO 93720 CLOVIS NORTH H. S., FRESNO
Madeline M. Liao FRESNO 93720 FLOYD B. BUCHANAN H. S., CLOVIS
Lynn V. Nguyen FRESNO 93711 CLOVIS WEST H. S., FRESNO
Probable career field: History
Ejay Cho FULLERTON 92833 FAIRMONT PREPARATORY ACADEMY,
Probable career field: Undecided ANAHEIM
Hye Bin Kang FULLERTON 92833 TROY H. S., FULLERTON
Robert Kim FULLERTON 92833 SUNNY HILLS H. S., FULLERTON
Sarah Lee FULLERTON 92833 TROY H. S., FULLERTON

Probable career field: Healthcare
Eric R. Heiser GILROY 95020 GILROY H. S., GILROY
Probable career field: Public Service
Bhavin T. Shah GLENDALE 91208 CLARK MAGNET H. S., LA CRESCENTA
Katherine E. Shade GLENDORA 91741 GLENDORA H. S., GLENDORA
Jeffrey S. Pimenta GOLD RIVER 95670 MIRA LOMA H. S., SACRAMENTO
Probable career field: Electrical Engineering
Justin Yu GOLD RIVER 95670 MIRA LOMA H. S., SACRAMENTO
Rebecca H. Baron GRANADA HILLS 91344 BUCKLEY SCHOOL, SHERMAN OAKS
Probable career field: International Development
Leon Z. Wu HAYWARD 94544 FREMONT CHRISTIAN H. S., FREMONT
Jeremy A. Huang HILLSBOROUGH 94010 CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Bioengineering HILLSBOROUGH
Ryan O. Kearns HILLSBOROUGH 94010 LICK- WILMERDING H. S., SAN FRANCISCO
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
Vicki M. Chen IRVINE 92603 UNIVERSITY H. S., IRVINE
Probable career field: Finance
Ethan R. Davis IRVINE 92603 CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Academia BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI
Richard A. Grannis-Vu IRVINE 92620 HOMESCHOOL
Hemal Madaan IRVINE 92618 WOODBRIDGE H. S., IRVINE
Probable career field: Business Management
Shilpa Rajagopal IRVINE 92620 NORTHWOOD H. S., IRVINE
California (continued) - 10 - 2017 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners
Akanksha Sah IRVINE 92603 UNIVERSITY H. S., IRVINE

Phillip H. Seo IRVINE 92614 UNIVERSITY H. S., IRVINE
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.
Alan B. Shi IRVINE 92620 NORTHWOOD H. S., IRVINE
Probable career field: Healthcare
Younjin Song IRVINE 92602 ARNOLD O. BECKMAN H. S., IRVINE
Probable career field: Business
Vicki Wang IRVINE 92606 IRVINE H. S., IRVINE
Nancy Wu IRVINE 92612 UNIVERSITY H. S., IRVINE
Probable career field: Design
Kamala A. Durairaj LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 91011 HARVARD- WESTLAKE SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Law STUDIO CITY
Ankur Jain LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 91011 FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Computer Engineering LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE
William A. McConnell LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 91011 POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL, PASADENA
Probable career field: Quantitative Analysis
Brendan Caver LA CRESCENTA 91214 CRESCENTA VALLEY H. S., LA CRESCENTA
Probable career field: Medical Research
Jonathan S. Kim LAGUNA NIGUEL 92677 SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC H. S.,
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
Taylor M. Plett LAGUNA NIGUEL 92677 DANA HILLS H. S., DANA POINT
Probable career field: Journalism
Heloise Carion LA JOLLA 92037 LA JOLLA H. S., LA JOLLA
Kevin Chen LA JOLLA 92037 THE BISHOP'S SCHOOL, LA JOLLA
Haoran Guo LA JOLLA 92037 LA JOLLA H. S., LA JOLLA
Bonnie Huang LAKE FOREST 92630 EL TORO H. S., LAKE FOREST

Molly E. Pinder LODI 95242 LODI H. S., LODI
Probable career field: Anthropology
Andrea L. Noronha LOMA LINDA 92354 REDLANDS H. S., REDLANDS
Margaret A. Redfield LOS ALTOS 94022 HENRY M. GUNN H. S., PALO ALTO
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
William C. Scott LOS ALTOS 94024 HOMESTEAD H. S., CUPERTINO
Derek H. Zhang LOS ALTOS 94024 MOUNTAIN VIEW H. S., MOUNTAIN VIEW
Probable career field: Politics
Andrew J. Lee LOS ALTOS HILLS 94024 LOS ALTOS H. S., LOS ALTOS
Ginger J. Schmidt LOS ALTOS HILLS 94024 LOS ALTOS H. S., LOS ALTOS
Julian D. Beckman LOS ANGELES 90066 CAMPBELL HALL, NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Rachel G. Formaker LOS ANGELES 90066 ALEXANDER HAMILTON H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine LOS ANGELES
Oliver B. Friedman LOS ANGELES 90024 HARVARD- WESTLAKE SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Business STUDIO CITY
Gabriel L. Fuligni LOS ANGELES 90025 PALISADES CHARTER H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine PACIFIC PALISADES
Shana Hadi LOS ANGELES 90045 NOTRE DAME ACADEMY, LOS ANGELES
Probable career field: Neuroscience
Sophie L. Hall-Mochkatel LOS ANGELES 90004 MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES
Matthew J. Jeon LOS ANGELES 90004 LOYOLA H. S., LOS ANGELES
Hojoon Kim LOS ANGELES 90020 PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY, EXETER, NH

Probable career field: Politics
Brennan W. Lee LOS ANGELES 90005 HARVARD- WESTLAKE SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Medicine STUDIO CITY
Lindsey McAllister LOS ANGELES 90077 MARYMOUNT H. S., LOS ANGELES
Mason M. Sakamoto LOS ANGELES 90066 WINDWARD SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES
Noah Simon LOS ANGELES 90077 CROSSROADS SCHOOL, SANTA MONICA
Probable career field: Music
Miana M. Smith LOS ANGELES 90066 WILDWOOD SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES
Benjamin M. Tzudiker LOS ANGELES 90046 OAKWOOD SCHOOL, NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Kevin Wesel LOS ANGELES 90049 HARVARD- WESTLAKE SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Medical Research STUDIO CITY
Terrance Wang LOS GATOS 95032 LOS GATOS H. S., LOS GATOS
Jamie L. Cleron MENLO PARK 94025 CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Chemistry HILLSBOROUGH
Nikhil M. Singhal MENLO PARK 94025 MENLO SCHOOL, ATHERTON
Michael Y. Chang MILLBRAE 94030 MILLS H. S., MILLBRAE
Kinbert Chou MILPITAS 95035 MILPITAS H. S., MILPITAS
Justin L. Tso MILPITAS 95035 MILPITAS H. S., MILPITAS
Emily H. Hong MISSION VIEJO 92692 CAPISTRANO VALLEY H. S., MISSION VIEJO
Harrison E. Holmlund MONTARA 94037 HOMESCHOOL

Austen Lin Li MORAGA 94556 CAMPOLINDO H. S., MORAGA
Kye W. Shi NEWARK 94560 MONTE VISTA CHRISTIAN H. S.,
Probable career field: Mathematics WATSONVILLE
Victoria S. Juan NEWBURY PARK 91320 NEWBURY PARK H. S., NEWBURY PARK
Jeffrey Y. Sun NEWBURY PARK 91320 NEWBURY PARK H. S., NEWBURY PARK
Leon Xu NEWBURY PARK 91320 NEWBURY PARK H. S., NEWBURY PARK
Evan M. Krum NEWPORT COAST 92657 ORANGE LUTHERAN H. S., ORANGE
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering
Talya Kathryn Klinger NOVATO 94949 HOMESCHOOL
Kelly J. Zhou ORANGE 92869 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS,
Probable career field: Computer Science SANTA ANA
Spencer B. Pugh ORINDA 94563 MIRAMONTE H. S., ORINDA
Probable career field: Computer Programming
Marcello L. Ma OXNARD 93035 ADOLFO CAMARILLO H. S., CAMARILLO
Probable career field: Surgical Medicine
Jun Ru Anderson PALO ALTO 94306 MENLO SCHOOL, ATHERTON
Kartik Chandra PALO ALTO 94303 HENRY M. GUNN H. S., PALO ALTO
Naveen V. Pai PALO ALTO 94303 PALO ALTO H. S., PALO ALTO
Akshay Srivatsan PALO ALTO 94306 MENLO SCHOOL, ATHERTON
Vivian A. Tong PALO ALTO 94306 PALO ALTO H. S., PALO ALTO
Galilea B. von Ruden PALO ALTO 94301 PALO ALTO H. S., PALO ALTO
Mira K. Chatterjee PALOS VERDES ESTATES 90274 PALOS VERDES H. S.,
Probable career field: Engineering PALOS VERDES ESTATES
Christian V. Tran PASADENA 91104 JOHN MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Medicine PASADENA
Chang Wu PASADENA 91107 SAN MARINO H. S., SAN MARINO
Probable career field: Finance
Ellie C. Packard PETALUMA 94952 BRANSON SCHOOL, ROSS
Jae-An J. Wang PITTSBURG 94565 EL CERRITO H. S., EL CERRITO
Kelly J. Chen PLEASANTON 94588 AMADOR VALLEY H. S., PLEASANTON
Tejasvi K. Desai PLEASANTON 94588 AMADOR VALLEY H. S., PLEASANTON
Kriti Jain PLEASANTON 94588 AMADOR VALLEY H. S., PLEASANTON
Angeline A. Truong PLEASANTON 94566 ST. FRANCIS H. S., MOUNTAIN VIEW
Andrew J. Herbelin RANCHO CUCAMONGA 91739 DAMIEN H. S., LA VERNE
Andrew J. Arrieta RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275 PALOS VERDES PENINSULA H. S.,
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
Caroline H. Kim RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275 PALOS VERDES PENINSULA H. S.,
Probable career field: Renewable Energy ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
Eric N. Nguyen RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275 PALOS VERDES PENINSULA H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
Julianna G. Yonis RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275 PALOS VERDES PENINSULA H. S.,
Probable career field: Politics ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
Jefferson Y. Mach ROWLAND HEIGHTS 91748 JOHN A. ROWLAND H. S.,
Probable career field: Industrial Engineering ROWLAND HEIGHTS
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Ryan D. Chapman SAN BRUNO 94066 CAPUCHINO H. S., SAN BRUNO
Matthew L. Feldmann SAN CLEMENTE 92673 J SERRA CATHOLIC H. S.,
Probable career field: Medicine SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Varkey T. Alumootil SAN DIEGO 92130 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Emily Bi SAN DIEGO 92130 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Lillian Bu SAN DIEGO 92127 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Dominic H. Catanzaro SAN DIEGO 92109 CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC H. S., SAN DIEGO
Kaumron K. Eidgahy SAN DIEGO 92128 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Ryan T. Feng SAN DIEGO 92128 THE BISHOP'S SCHOOL, LA JOLLA
Alexander V. Hong SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Rachel Y. Hong SAN DIEGO 92037 THE BISHOP'S SCHOOL, LA JOLLA
Emily Hou SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Probable career field: Statistics
Michael T. Huang SAN DIEGO 92131 SCRIPPS RANCH H. S., SAN DIEGO
Brian Sanyu Huo SAN DIEGO 92127 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Probable career field: Bioengineering
Amy K. Jeon SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Qixuan Jin SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Andrew D. Kim SAN DIEGO 92130 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Probable career field: Corporate Finance
Katie H. Lam SAN DIEGO 92127 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Probable career field: Microbiology/Immunology
Albert J. Lee SAN DIEGO 92127 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Hyunjae Lee SAN DIEGO 92127 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Joyce Li SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Zoe R. Li SAN DIEGO 92128 MOUNT CARMEL H. S., SAN DIEGO
Catherine X. Lu SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Probable career field: Pediatrics
Andrew J. Nathenson SAN DIEGO 92104 SAN DIEGO H. S. OF INTERNATIONAL
Probable career field: Film Production STUDIES, SAN DIEGO
Kalyani Ramadurgam SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Vivian W. Shing SAN DIEGO 92130 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Dimei M. Wu SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Brian S. Xia SAN DIEGO 92130 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
April L. Xie SAN DIEGO 92127 DEL NORTE H. S., SAN DIEGO
Chelsea Xu SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO

Caroline C. Zhang SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Yue Jia Zhang SAN DIEGO 92130 CANYON CREST ACADEMY, SAN DIEGO
Julia J. Zhou SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO
Jonathan L. Chu SAN FRANCISCO 94122 LOWELL H. S., SAN FRANCISCO
Christopher J. D. Dowd SAN FRANCISCO 94121 SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY H. S.,
Probable career field: Mathematics SAN FRANCISCO
Maxwell K. Ho SAN FRANCISCO 94112 LOWELL H. S., SAN FRANCISCO
Darren Wong SAN FRANCISCO 94121 LOWELL H. S., SAN FRANCISCO
Probable career field: Business Administration
Katherine Chen SAN GABRIEL 91775 SAN MARINO H. S., SAN MARINO
Sanjaye N. Narayan SAN GABRIEL 91775 GABRIELINO H. S., SAN GABRIEL
Probable career field: Corporate Finance
Zoe N. Adams SAN JOSE 95132 PIEDMONT HILLS H. S., SAN JOSE
Anton Cao SAN JOSE 95135 EVERGREEN VALLEY H. S., SAN JOSE
Kevin Chang SAN JOSE 95135 BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREPARATORY,
Probable career field: Mathematics SAN JOSE
Kristine L. Chang SAN JOSE 95129 ARCHBISHOP MITTY H. S., SAN JOSE
Amanda V. Chen SAN JOSE 95120 LELAND H. S., SAN JOSE
Christine S. Cho SAN JOSE 95120 CASTILLEJA SCHOOL, PALO ALTO

Probable career field: Software Engineering
Lilly M. Hackworth SAN JOSE 95112 NOTRE DAME H. S., SAN JOSE
Sahil Hegde SAN JOSE 95129 PROSPECT H. S., SARATOGA
Jenna M. Himawan SAN JOSE 95138 CAMBRIAN ACADEMY, SAN JOSE
Angela E. Kim SAN JOSE 95124 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE
Christina L. Lau SAN JOSE 95135 UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY,
Probable career field: Engineering SAN JOSE
Erica V. Lin SAN JOSE 95135 EVERGREEN VALLEY H. S., SAN JOSE
Asma Mammootty SAN JOSE 95129 LYNBROOK H. S., SAN JOSE
Kathleen Navas SAN JOSE 95131 HOMESCHOOL
Ethan Ordentlich SAN JOSE 95125 WILLOW GLEN H. S., SAN JOSE
Andrew Y. Rao SAN JOSE 95120 VALLEY CHRISTIAN H. S., SAN JOSE
Probable career field: Psychology
Andrew B. Rule SAN JOSE 95124 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE
Probable career field: Comparative Literature
Poojan D. Shukla SAN JOSE 95148 EVERGREEN VALLEY H. S., SAN JOSE
Anika L. Sinha SAN JOSE 95120 BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY,
Probable career field: Medicine SAN JOSE
Stephanie S. Sun SAN JOSE 95120 LELAND H. S., SAN JOSE
Probable career field: Oncology
Teresa Yang SAN JOSE 95129 LYNBROOK H. S., SAN JOSE

Rachel Ye SAN JOSE 95120 LOS GATOS H. S., LOS GATOS
Tyler J. Ashman SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 92675 ST. MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Theater SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Serena C. Wang SAN MARINO 91108 SAN MARINO H. S., SAN MARINO
Probable career field: Public Health
Joshua N. DeWitt SAN MATEO 94402 ARAGON H. S., SAN MATEO
Sagrika Sri Jawadi SAN MATEO 94403 ARAGON H. S., SAN MATEO
Probable career field: Psychiatry
Juliet A. Lee SAN MATEO 94403 HILLSDALE H. S., SAN MATEO
Victoria E. Talvola SAN MATEO 94403 NUEVA SCHOOL, SAN MATEO
Kelvin Yang SAN MATEO 94402 ARAGON H. S., SAN MATEO
Kyle C. Rachman SAN PEDRO 90732 AMBASSADOR H. S., TORRANCE
Probable career field: Secondary Education
Justin R. Neal SAN RAFAEL 94903 SAN RAFAEL H. S., SAN RAFAEL
Jiayi Dong SAN RAMON 94582 CALIFORNIA H. S., SAN RAMON
Eric L. Gan SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Kristen Y. Gao SAN RAMON 94583 CALIFORNIA H. S., SAN RAMON
Probable career field: Business Administration
Jacquelin W. Ho SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Natalie L. Kim SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Probable career field: Environmental Science
Siddharth Kotapati SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Emily Lai SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
John R. Lamb SAN RAMON 94583 COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering OAKLAND
Vincent J. Liu SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Michael S. Yao SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Probable career field: Biochemistry
Ray X. Yuan SAN RAMON 94582 DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S., SAN RAMON
Nibha Akireddy SANTA CLARA 95051 ST. FRANCIS H. S., MOUNTAIN VIEW
Nikhil Gupta SANTA CLARA 95054 ADRIAN C. WILCOX H. S., SANTA CLARA
Caleb D. Groen SANTA ROSA VALLEY 93012 OAKS CHRISTIAN H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Probable career field: Political Science
Kai-Siang M. Ang SARATOGA 95070 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE
Austin S. Cai SARATOGA 95070 SARATOGA H. S., SARATOGA
Karena Y. Chow SARATOGA 95070 SARATOGA H. S., SARATOGA
Mason C. Tian SARATOGA 95070 SARATOGA H. S., SARATOGA
Alex M. Xu SARATOGA 95070 LYNBROOK H. S., SAN JOSE
David Zhu SARATOGA 95070 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE

Justin A. Gerwien SIMI VALLEY 93065 OAKS CHRISTIAN H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Jerry Song SIMI VALLEY 93065 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Jaehyung Choi SOUTH PASADENA 91030 SOUTH PASADENA H. S.,
Probable career field: Physical Therapy SOUTH PASADENA
Eden A. McEwen SOUTH PASADENA 91030 GEORGE SCHOOL, NEWTOWN, PA
Probable career field: Sustainable Energy
Kendrick Shen SOUTH PASADENA 91030 SOUTH PASADENA H. S.,
Probable career field: Surgical Medicine SOUTH PASADENA
Leslie Kim STEVENSON RANCH 91381 TRINITY CLASSICAL ACADEMY, VALENCIA
Ryan Yoo STEVENSON RANCH 91381 WEST RANCH H. S., VALENCIA
Kari H. Bergstedt SUNNYVALE 94087 THE KING'S ACADEMY, SUNNYVALE
Probable career field: User Experience Designer
Spencer W. Dembner SUNNYVALE 94087 LOS ALTOS H. S., LOS ALTOS
Cynthia D. Huang SUNNYVALE 94086 HOMESTEAD H. S., CUPERTINO
Shaunak Modak SUNNYVALE 94087 HOMESTEAD H. S., CUPERTINO
Meiqi Wu SUNNYVALE 94087 HOMESTEAD H. S., CUPERTINO
Probable career field: Actuarial Science
Zoe Cindy Beckman THOUSAND OAKS 91320 VIEWPOINT SCHOOL, CALABASAS
Kristen D. Enriquez THOUSAND OAKS 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Matthew King THOUSAND OAKS 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE

Probable career field: Medical Research
Melaina P. Leung THOUSAND OAKS 91361 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Cody J. Lin THOUSAND OAKS 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Merzia Subhan THOUSAND OAKS 91320 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Megan Y. Wu THOUSAND OAKS 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Constance Ye THOUSAND OAKS 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Julia Y. Han TORRANCE 90501 SOUTH H. S., TORRANCE
Probable career field: Business Management
Michelle W. Chiu UNION CITY 94587 JAMES LOGAN H. S., UNION CITY
Probable career field: Genetics
Karthik H. Kalyanaraman UNION CITY 94587 MOREAU CATHOLIC H. S., HAYWARD
Vincent I. Peng UNION CITY 94587 JAMES LOGAN H. S., UNION CITY
Kameswari Potharaju UNION CITY 94587 ST. FRANCIS H. S., MOUNTAIN VIEW
Probable career field: Public Health
Nicole M. Benz VALENCIA 91355 WILLIAM S. HART H. S., NEWHALL
Probable career field: Journalism
Jean W. Mok VALENCIA 91381 WEST RANCH H. S., VALENCIA
Probable career field: Neurosurgery
Jong Hak Won VALENCIA 91381 WEST RANCH H. S., VALENCIA
Probable career field: Diplomatic Service
Brandon A. Yu VALENCIA 91381 WEST RANCH H. S., VALENCIA
Brian Chou VALLEJO 94591 BENICIA H. S., BENICIA

Probable career field: Activism
Sandhya J. Rajkumar VICTORVILLE 92395 UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Medicine VICTORVILLE
Coral J. James VISTA 92083 CLASSICAL ACADEMY H. S., ESCONDIDO
Probable career field: Pediatrics
Stephanie J. Djajadi WALNUT 91789 WALNUT H. S., WALNUT
Jing Thong Hsiao WALNUT 91789 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS,
Probable career field: Writing SANTA ANA
Cynthia Lu WALNUT 91789 WALNUT H. S., WALNUT
Probable career field: Non-Profit Management
Noel F. Chou WALNUT CREEK 94597 ATHENIAN SCHOOL, DANVILLE
Devyn A. Fisher WALNUT CREEK 94597 LAS LOMAS H. S., WALNUT CREEK
Megan My Tran WEST COVINA 91791 WEST COVINA H. S., WEST COVINA
Emily Chou WESTLAKE VILLAGE 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE
STATE FARM COMPANIES FOUNDATION
The State Farm Companies Foundation believes in developing visionary youth through the power of education. The Foundation was
formed in 1963 and is a tax-exempt private foundation funded by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the largest
auto insurer in the U.S.
Andrew B. Law How Hung WESTLAKE VILLAGE 91361 AGOURA H. S., AGOURA HILLS
STATE FARM COMPANIES FOUNDATION
The State Farm Companies Foundation believes in developing visionary youth through the power of education. The Foundation was
formed in 1963 and is a tax-exempt private foundation funded by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the largest
auto insurer in the U.S.
Romy Dolgin WOODLAND HILLS 91364 DE TOLEDO H. S., WEST HILLS
Madison L. Goldberg WOODSIDE 94062 CASTILLEJA SCHOOL, PALO ALTO
Probable career field: Astronomy
Natalie Novitsky WOODSIDE 94062 SACRED HEART PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
Probable career field: Neuroscience ATHERTON
SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
Sony Electronics Inc. supports this scholarship as part of its commitment to higher education.
Aidan P. Crowley YORBA LINDA 92886 ROSARY ACADEMY, FULLERTON

Probable career field: Surgical Medicine
Naadir H. Jamal YORBA LINDA 92886 VALENCIA H. S., PLACENTIA

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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Contact: Eileen Artemakis or Matthew Budreau Phone: (847) 866-5100

Advance: For release on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

National Merit $2500 Scholarship Winners

(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced

NMSC finances most of these single-payment National Merit $2500 Scholarships.

NMSC, a not-for-profit corporation that operates without government assistance, was

Stan S. Liao AGOURA HILLS 91301 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE

Shayan Rauf BREA 92823 TROY H. S., FULLERTON

Nikhil Cheerla CUPERTINO 95014 MONTA VISTA H. S., CUPERTINO

Anna J. Lou CYPRESS 90630 OXFORD ACADEMY, CYPRESS

Maria-Therese Aglialoro ESCONDIDO 92027 ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY, SAN MARCOS

Shray Pungaliya FREMONT 94539 BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY,

Sarah Lee FULLERTON 92833 TROY H. S., FULLERTON

Akanksha Sah IRVINE 92603 UNIVERSITY H. S., IRVINE

Bonnie Huang LAKE FOREST 92630 EL TORO H. S., LAKE FOREST

Hojoon Kim LOS ANGELES 90020 PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY, EXETER, NH

Harrison E. Holmlund MONTARA 94037 HOMESCHOOL

Chelsea Xu SAN DIEGO 92130 TORREY PINES H. S., SAN DIEGO

Christine S. Cho SAN JOSE 95120 CASTILLEJA SCHOOL, PALO ALTO

Teresa Yang SAN JOSE 95129 LYNBROOK H. S., SAN JOSE

David Zhu SARATOGA 95070 HARKER SCHOOL, SAN JOSE

Matthew King THOUSAND OAKS 91362 WESTLAKE H. S., WESTLAKE VILLAGE

Brian Chou VALLEJO 94591 BENICIA H. S., BENICIA

Aidan P. Crowley YORBA LINDA 92886 ROSARY ACADEMY, FULLERTON

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