LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- National Merit Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday, including 20 from the Louisville area.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced more than 2,900 winners. The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study. High school juniors entered the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program when they took the 2023Â Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, according to a news release.
Last fall, more than 16,000 semifinalists were named on a state-representational basis. Semifinalists were the highest-scoring program entrants in each state. Semifinalists had to advance to the finalist level of competition by fulfilling additional requirements, like submitting a detailed scholarship application, including a written essay and providing extracurricular activities, awards and leadership positions. Semifinalists also had to have an outstanding academic record, according to a news release.Â
Some of the National Merit Scholarship winners include:
Kentucky
- Addison Thurman - Meade County High School, who plans to attend University of Nebraska with a probable career field of medicine
- Ethan Raque -Â South Oldham High School, who plans to attend University of Kentucky with pathology as a probable career field
- Nicholas Fiorini - North Oldham High School, who plans to attend University of Tulsa with a probable career field in medicine
- Madelyn Evans - Oldham County High School, who plans to attend University of Kentucky with a probable career field in biomedical engineering
- Liam Amick - Trinity High School, who plans to attend University of South Carolina with a probable career field of political science
- Ryan Britz - Holy Cross High School, who plans to attend Auburn University with a probable career field of architecture
- Alexander Craddock - St. Xavier High School, who plans to attend Tulane University with a probable career field of mechanical engineering
- Jackson Duthie - St. Xavier High School, who plans to attend University of Alabama with a probable career field in mechanical engineering
- Alissa Gates - Assumption High School, who plans to attend Auburn University with a probable career field in nursing
- Nathaniel Ice -Â duPont Manual High School, who plans to attend University of Kentucky with a probable career field in materials engineering
- Chadwick McTighe -Â St. Xavier High School, who plans to attend University of Kentucky with a probable career field of law
- John Meiners -Â Trinity High School, who plans to attend University of Alabama with a probable career field of chemical engineering
- Mia Nguyen - duPont Manual High School, who plans to attend University of Kentucky with a probable career field of digital art
- Aidan Romero - Collegiate School, who plans to attend University of Tulsa with a probable career field of electrical engineering
- William Spohn - St. Xavier High School, who plans to attend University of Alabama with a probable career field of aerospace engineering
- Lincoln Staab -Â St. Xavier High School, who plans to attend University of Alabama with a probable career in chemical engineering
- Hayden Vermost, St. Xavier High School, who plans to attend University of Alabama with a probable career field of mechanical engineering
- Charlie Dugan -Â North Oldham High School, who plans to attend University of Alabama with a probable career field of engineering
To see the complete list of Kentucky students who were National Merit Scholarship winners this year, click here:
Indiana
- Rishabh Rajesh, Columbus North High School, who plans to attend Indiana University Bloomington scholarship and anesthesiology as a probable career field
- Alexander Joseph Clements -Â Jeffersonville High School, who plans to attend Purdue University with a probable career field in nuclear engineering
To see the complete list of Indiana students who were National Merit Scholarship winners this year, click here:
To learn more about National Merit Scholarship Corporation, click here.Â
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