Eighty-nine Illinois students are among 1,800 high school seniors selected nationwide to receive $2,000 scholarships, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced Wednesday.
Sixty-seven winners are from the Chicago area. Four Northwest Indiana students also are among the recipients, who will each receive a single, $2,000 payment when they enter the college of their choice.
The 1,800 Merit Scholars are among more than 6,000 high school seniors in this year`s competition who are being awarded scholarships worth more than $23 million for undergraduate study. On April 7, nearly 1,400 students were awarded corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarships. About 2,800 winners of college-sponsored scholarships, which must be used at the colleges financing them, will be announced in May.
The Chicago-area winners, hometowns and high schools, are:
Illinois
Arlington Heights-Mark B. Mycyk and Andrew J. Witter, St. Viator.
Berwyn-Anne M. Willmore, Morton West.
Bloomingdale-Ralph A. Neff, Lake Park West.
Buffalo Grove-Jeffrey D. Kurtzman, Stevenson.
Burr Ridge-Andrew M. Bahn, Lyons Township.
Carol Stream-James M. Douglass, Glenbard North.
Chicago-John P. Ito and Deeling L. Teng, University of Chicago Lab;
Christina S. Merrill, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; David A. Oesterreich, Luther South; Tomohiko Oshikawa, Lane Tech; Natalia T. Sorgente, Lincoln Park; Natanya M. Zehnle, Kenwood Academy.
Deerfield-Amy L. Zimmerman, Deerfield.
Des Plaines-Michael Y. Kim, Maine East.
Downers Grove-William W. Fick, Downers Grove South; Kristine L. Haugen, Downers Grove North.
Elmhurst-William R. Stott, York Community.
Evanston-Isaac K. Kato, Erica B. Michael and Paul A. Silverstein, Evanston Township.
Frankfort-David S. Roberts, Lincoln-Way Community.
Genoa-Andrew J. Rathmann, Genoa-Kingston.
Glen Ellyn-Benedict R. Dugan and Kristin A. Yarema, Glenbard West.
Glenview-Gregory R. Hammack, Glenbrook South; Matthew S. Hedstrom, Maine East
Hanover Park-Kyne Wang, Streamwood.
Highland Park-Jason C. Fargo, Paul R. Goldstein and Joshua B. Kotzin, Highland Park.
Hinsdale-Cristina M. Martonffy, Hinsdale Central.
Inverness-James E. Bjork, Fremd.
Joliet-Dwight R. Stone, Plainfield.
La Grange Park-Christopher W. Brown, Lyons Township.
Lake Forest-Vincent E. Larson, Lake Forest.
Lincolnshire-Thomas M. Ostrom, Loyola Academy.
Morton Grove-Jeff E. Liang, Niles North; David J. Zubkoff, Maine East.
Mt. Prospect-Andrea V. Skowron, Prospect.
Naperville-Marie C. Maughan, Naperville North; Eric A. Wenner, Naperville Central.
Northbrook-Jay L. Koh, Glenbrook North.
Northfield-Yuka C. Sugiura, North Shore Country Day.
Oak Brook-Paul H. Chen, Hinsdale Central.
Oak Park-Matthew J. Marjanovic and Judd D. Stitziel, Oak Park-River Forest.
Oswego-Dulcy Anderson, Oswego Community; Ronald C. May, Marmion Military Academy.
Palatine-Kathryn L. Stilwell, Fremd.
Palos Hills-Judith Y. Lin, Stagg.
River Grove-Scott V. Rozmus, Fenwick.
Riverwoods-Tobias Chun and Roberto E. Giori, Deerfield.
Roselle-Brett A. Janis, Lake Park West.
Schaumburg-Kelly S. Besecke, Schaumburg.
Skokie-Hsien-Ta Fang, David M. Feinberg and Hyung S. Kang, Niles North.
Wheaton-Emily C. McEwan, Wheaton Central.
Wilmette-Jennifer L. Horney, Kurt H. Huang, Jeeyeun E. Lee and Paul W. Vandermarck, New Trier.
Winnetka-Matthew L. Dearth and Daniel D. Gordon, New Trier.
Indiana
Chesterton-Benjamin T. Cox, Chesterton.
Crown Point-Kathlyn E. Fletcher, Crown Point.
Munster-Elizabeth C. Stover, Munster.
Valparaiso-Heidi L. Kellogg, Valparaiso.
