NSCS Announces 2011 Merit Award Recipients

Oct. 5, 2011 - PRLog -- The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is pleased to announce the 52 recipients of the 2011 NSCS Merit Award scholarship.

Merit Award recipients are selected based on how they honor and inspire academic excellence and engaged citizenship for a lifetime on their campus throughout their undergraduate experience.

Congratulations to:

•   Abdullahi Giwa, Wayne State University
•   Alora Sansola, University at Albany
•   Angela Claeys, University of Tennessee
•   Atanas Kirilov, University of Washington
•   Barbara Nichols, Columbia College
•   Brittany Johnston, Central Michigan University
•   Brooke Schwartzman, University of Florida
•   Caitlin Gibson, Willamette University
•   Chidera Okafor, University of Delaware
•   Christopher DeMarco, Saint Louis University
•   Daniel Chacko, Texas A&M University
•   Emilia Gyork, University of South Florida
•   Emma Alley, Florida State University
•   Erin Whitbread, Washington State University
•   Frederick Ikpatt, Stony Brook University
•   Gregory Dalfonzo, Virginia Tech
•   Hasabie Kidanu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
•   Heather Wehrle, University of Maryland College Park
•   Jaclyn M Willner, Columbia University
•   Janita Williams, Central Michigan University
•   Janki Patel, University of South Carolina
•   Jeanette Martinez, University of Puerto Rico
•   Jessica Mangin, University of Pennsylvania
•   Katherine Kroll, Colorado State University
•   Kausar Mohammed, University of California, Los Angeles
•   Kelly Griffith, University of Mary Washington
•   Kia Byrd, Howard University
•   Kirstie Senese, Montclair State University
•   Kyle Tolliver, Ohio State University
•   Laura Lundstrom, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
•   Macy Warburton, Kansas State University
•   Madeline Walkner, University of Iowa
•   Marguerite Bonadies, Montclair State University
•   Mariam Saifee, Hillsborough Community College
•   Mary Anne Obrien, University of Texas at Austin
•   Meghan Dougherty, Montclair State University
•   Nancy Delgado, Baker University
•   Nicole Ankenbrandt, Boise State University
•   Olivia Larson, University of Central Florida
•   Olivia Thomas, University of Washington- Seattle
•   Patrick O'Keeffe, North Dakota State University
•   Reed Hanson, University of Vermont
•   Rose O'Connell Marion, Boston University
•   Sally Chen, Stony Brook University
•   Sara Schmidt, Northern Virginia Community College
•   Shae Bonita-Geri Martinez, Stephen F. Austin State University
•   Sophia Claire Kanno, Rhode Island College
•   Teiah Cook, University of Mississippi
•   Tori Braudaway, Northern Arizona University
•   Vadim Pigrish, Loyola Marymount University
•   Wassi Shaikh, Wayne State University
•   Xiao Wang, University of Michigan

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The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization committed to recognizing and elevating high achievers. NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and Membership is by invitation only, to eligible first and second year college students based on grade point average and class standing. NSCS awards more than a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships every year. NSCS offers members exclusive access to scholarships, career resources, and leadership and networking opportunities and has more than 800,000 lifetime members and more than 300 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Learn more about NSCS at www.nscs.org or the NSCS Facebook page www.facebook.com/nscs94