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National Merit Scholars from schools throughout Oakland County were announced in three different categories for 2024.
Students were chosen for scholarships by college sponsors, corporate sponsors and national merit scholarships.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college scholarships that began in 1955. The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a non-profit organization operating without government assistance.
College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship
On June 4 over 2,900 winners of scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities were announced.
Meet the 2023-24 Top Scholars for Oakland County
Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.
This year’s students are a part of a group of more than 6,870 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth nearly $26 million.
Oakland County winners:
Leo F. Das
High School: Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills.
Probable career field: Medicine
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Finlay M. Sparby
High School: Birmingham Seaholm High School, Birmingham.
Probable career field: Chemistry
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University
Katherine E. Meyer
High School: Clarkston High School, Clarkston.
Probable career field: Medicine
Sponsor: University of Tulsa
Kyle A. Nord
High School: Clarkston High School, Clarkston.
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor: University of Alabama
Henry J. Majewski
High School: Brandon High School, Ortonville.
Probable career field: Law
Sponsor: University of South Alabama
Griffin E. Moore
High School: Rochester Adams High School, Rochester
Probable career field: Computer Science
Sponsor: Lehigh University
Kevin A. Hartwell
High School: Troy Athens High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Computer Science
Sponsor: Wayne State University
Brandon G. Mendoza
High School: Troy Athens High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Music
Sponsor: Wayne State University
Eric V. Wong
High School: Troy Athens High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Engineering
Sponsor: Wayne State University
Jack Henry Svoboda
High School: Troy High School, Troy
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship
Approximately 770 high school seniors won corporate-sponsored awards financed by 94 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations.
Corporate sponsors provide scholarships for students who are children of employees, who are residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.
Most of the awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year.
Oakland County winners:
Drew A. Dollins
High School: Clarkston High School, Clarkston.
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: Schneider Electric North America
Edwynn Wang
High School: Northville High School, Northville.
Probable career field: Biochemical Engineering
Sponsor: Ascension Healthcare
Trinity Hanna
High School: Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills.
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
Sponsor: Adient Foundation
Peter A. Santia
High School: Rochester High School, Rochester.
Probable career field: Engineering
Sponsor: General Dynamics
Kush V. Parikh
High School: Troy High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Medicine
Sponsor: Nvidia
National Merit $2500 Scholarship
The 2,500 National Merit Scholar designees were chosen from more than 15,000 finalists. Winnersm who receive $2,500, are 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.
The students were selected by a committee of admissions officers and high school counselors, who assessed academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the student; and a recommendation written by a high school official.
Oakland County winners:
Sreetarapriya Andra
High School: Birmingham Groves High School, Beverly Hills.
Probable career field: Neuroscience
Bailey Mingus
High School: Birmingham Groves High School, Beverly Hills.
Probable career field: Undecided
Anna Fischer
High School: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Electrical Engineering
Jaeha Jang
High School: Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills
Probable career field: Law
Sophie E. Mays
High School: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Architecture
Nisha A. Singhi
High School: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Political Science
Supratik D. Kuchibhatla
High School: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Meteorology
Patricio J. Ezdebski
High School: Detroit Catholic Central, Novi.
Probable career field: Computer Science
Johnathan D. Dinneweth
High School: Roeper School, Birmingham.
Probable career field: Industrial Engineering
Kyle Henry Brown
High School: Northville High School, Northville.
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering
Rishi Narendra Kumar
High School: Northville High School, Northville.
Probable career field: Economics
Sophia L. Alexander
High School: Northville High School, Northville.
Probable career field: Banking
Abhinav Gunturi
High School: Novi High School, Novi.
Probable career field: Computer Science
Abhay Kakarla
High School: Novi High School, Novi
Probable career field: Healthcare
Jaanvi Reddy Muchanthla
High School: Novi High School, Novi
Probable career field: Psychiatry
Srikar Nelakuditi
High School: Novi High School, Novi.
Probable career field: Undecided
Ruichen Pan
High School: Novi High School, Novi
Probable career field: Biology
Sanjith Udupa
High School: Novi High School, Novi.
Probable career field: Computer Science
Sean J. Wilson
High School: Oxford High School, Oxford
Probable career field: Physics
Claire Bokyung Bahk
High School: Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills.
Probable career field: Biomedical Engineering
Shifan Saeed
High School: Rochester Adams High School, Rochester.
Probable career field: Neurosurgery
Selena Marie Cooper
High School: Rochester Adams High School, Rochester.
Probable career field: Information Scienc
Isabella Q. Guthrie
High School: Rochester Adams High School, Rochester
Probable career field: Environmental Science
Natalie J. Forsyth
High School: Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak.
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
Agalya Ramkumar
High School: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills
Probable career field: Biochemistry
Vansh J. Baxi
High School: Troy Athens High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering
Lauren J. Kim
High School: Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills.
Probable career field: Finance
Ishani G. Modi
High School: Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Medicine
Ismail Ahmer Qamar
High School: Troy Athens High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Computer Science
Ishanya Saini
High School: Troy High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Healthcare
Karan Sharma
High School: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Business
Ananya Sri Raja Kalidindi
High School: Troy Athens High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Applied Mathematics
Claire J. Wu
High School: Troy High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Engineering
Julia Wu
High School: Troy High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Computer Science
Daniel L. Xiao
High School: Troy High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Business Management
Alan X. Zhang
High School: Troy High School, Troy.
Probable career field: Engineering
Naasih M. Delvi
High School: Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills.
Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering
Viraj Nautiyal
High School: Birmingham Seaholm High School, Birmingham.
Probable career field: Public Policy
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