NEWS RELEASE: 17 New Mexico seniors receive National Merit $2,500 Scholarship
For Immediate Release
Contact: Janelle Taylor Garcia, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of Communications
New Mexico Public Education Department
505-709-5543
janelle.garcia@ped.nm.gov
May 10, 2024
17 New Mexico seniors receive National Merit $2,500 Scholarship
SANTA FE, N.M. – Earlier this week, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of 17 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners from New Mexico.
"Congratulations to these exceptional seniors for securing the $2,500 scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation,” said New Mexico Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero. “It is especially exciting to see so many award recipients interested in STEM career fields. I salute their innovative spirit and unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Their journey ahead promises to be one of groundbreaking discoveries and transformative impact."
Selected as winners of the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship are:
Benjamin C. Bandy
Probable career field: Entrepreneurship
Next Gen Academy, Albuquerque
Tiffany L. Tausch
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque
Iris M. Eisenman
Probable career field: Academia
Eldorado H. S., Albuquerque
Ariana C. Thiel-Hadjilambrinos
Probable career field: Biophysics
La Cueva H. S., Albuquerque
Alexander S. Goss
Probable career field: Medicine
Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque
Aileen A. Ukwuoma
Probable career field: Pediatric Neurosurgery
Early College Academy, Albuquerque
Uzair Hammad
Probable career field: Computer Science
Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque
Michael S. Dryga
Probable career field: Medicine
V. Sue Cleveland H. S., Rio Rancho
Seth A. Klein
Probable career field: Civil Engineering
Hope Christian School, Albuquerque
Paige M. Nitti
Probable career field: International Law
Explore Academy, Albuquerque
Aimee Denelle Linebarger
Probable career field: Electrical Engineering
Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science, Albuquerque
Graciela A. Rodriguez
Probable career field: Physics
V. Sue Cleveland H. S., Rio Rancho
Akansha Nanda
Probable career field: Medicine
Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science, Albuquerque
Annalee E. Auer
Probable career field: Undecided
Santa Fe H. S., Santa Fe
Abhishek Narahari
Probable career field: Diplomatic Service
Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque
Natalia Sabato
Probable career field: Diplomatic Service
Academy For Technology and the Classics, Santa Fe
Shayan N. Tarefder
Probable career field: Electrical Engineering
La Cueva H. S., Albuquerque
Last month, eight New Mexico seniors received corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards.
By the conclusion of the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program competition, more than 6,870 finalists will have been selected to receive National Merit Scholarships totaling nearly $26 million.
2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit $2,500 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 state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.
NMSC, a not-for-profit organization 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 320 independent corporate and college sponsors that share NMSC’s goals of honoring scholastically talented youth and encouraging academic excellence at all levels of education.
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