Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists
April 2006
Candidates are grouped by their legal place of residence; state abbreviation listed, if different, may indicate where the candidate attends school.
* An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist.
Alabama
AL - Anniston - Amanda R. Long, Oxford High School
AL - Birmingham - * Sarah C. Campbell, Alabama School of Fine Arts
AL - Birmingham - * Morgan T. Long, Alabama School of Fine Arts
AL - Birmingham - Shahein H. Tajmir, Hoover High School
AL - Birmingham - Adam M. Trettel, Briarwood Christian High School
AL - Florence - Jennifer A. Taylor, Florence High School
AL - Huntsville - Kelly M. McConnaughey, Virgil I. Grissom High School
AL - Huntsville - Carter A. Pelham, Covenant Christian Academy
AL - Huntsville - James W. Plunkett, Randolph School
AL - Madison - Anne E. Philip, Bob Jones High School
Alaska
AK - Anchorage - Jennifer M. Blankenship, A. J. Dimond High School
AK - Anchorage - Daniel A. Gillespie, Robert Service High School
AK - Anchorage - Scott A. Mahar, A. J. Dimond High School
AK - Chugiak - Matthew N. Smith, Chugiak High School
AK - Delta Junction - Michele A. Helkenn, Delta Junction School
AK - Haines - Iris A. Kemp, Haines High School
Americans Abroad
AE - APO - John M. Schrader, Aviano High School
AE - FPO - Brendan D. O'Callaghan, Naples American High School
AE - FPO - Lillian R. Pecoraro, London Central High School
DC - Washington - Nicholas P. Martin, Northstar Academy
Japan - Tokyo - Mia M. Kanak, Phillips Academy
VA - Dulles - Sarah E. Zimmerman, International School of Beijing
Arizona
AZ - Chandler - Michael A. Fan, Dobson High School
AZ - Paradise Valley - Judith E. Fan, Chaparral High School
AZ - Phoenix - Leigh K. Harris, Xavier College Preparatory
AZ - Tucson - Arshed F. Al-Obeidi, Canyon del Oro High School
AZ - Tucson - James C. Liu, University High School
AZ - Tucson - Ke Wu, University High School
Arkansas
AR - Batesville - Tice P. Brown, Batesville High School
AR - Fayetteville - Anne G. Montgomery, Fayetteville High School East Campus
AR - Forrest City - Frederick N. McCollum, Forrest City High School
AR - Harrison - Rachel L. Newberry, Harrison High School
AR - Little Rock - Faye Zhao, Central High School
AR - Morrilton - Johnathan W. Conley, Morrilton High School
California
CA - Arroyo Grande - Sahand Moarefy, Arroyo Grande High School
CA - Berkeley - * Russell Billy Buss, Berkeley High School
CA - Davis - Cynthia X. He, Davis Senior High School
CA - Fremont - George J. Xu, Mission San Jose High School
CA - Garden Grove - Arpad Kovacs, Santiago High School
CA - Irvine - Kai Qiu, University High School
CA - Irvine - Kavita Renduchintala, University High School
CA - La Canada - Kyle G. Chen, La Canada High School
CA - Lafayette - * David C. Baird, Acalanes High School
CA - Lakewood - Justine S. Chow, Whitney High School
CA - Los Angeles - Riley L. Franks, Santa Monica High School
CA - Menlo Park - Adam M. Rhine, Sacred Heart Preparatory
CA - Oak Park - * Sean Chen, Oak Park High School
CA - Oceanside - Kevin E. Verbael, Saint Margaret's Episcopal School
CA - Palm Desert - Austin H. Weiss, Palm Desert High School
CA - Palo Alto - Alana C. Ju, Henry M. Gunn High School
CA - Pleasanton - Jay C. Wang, Foothill High School
CA - Salinas - Phoebe R. Jin, Monterey High School
CA - San Jose - Aileen Chen, Lynbrook High School
CA - San Jose - Prajakta D. Jaju, Lynbrook High School
CA - San Marino - Christopher T. Chen, Polytechnic School
CA - San Marino - Thomas H. Wu, Polytechnic School
CA - Solvang - * Steven Wilson, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
CA - Sunnyvale - * Samantha T. Fang, Harker School
CA - Thousand Oaks - Steven Y. Sun, Thousand Oaks High School
Colorado
CO - Boulder - Samuel M. Bosley, Fairview High School
CO - Boulder - Margo C. Irvin, Fairview High School
CO - Boulder - Daniel E. Leifer, Fairview High School
CO - Centennial - Christine M. Levy, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Colorado Springs - Brede H. Eschliman, Cheyenne Mountain High School
CO - Colorado Springs - Joel L. Nikolaus, Pine Creek High School
CO - Colorado Springs - * Blake L. Pfeil, Rampart High School
CO - Denver - Conan Liang, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Denver - Kira L. Newman, George Washington High School
CO - Englewood - Nicholas S. Golinvaux, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Golden - Daniel R. Fletcher, Ralston Valley High School
CO - Littleton - Lee M. Christoffersen, Littleton High School
CO - Louisville - Dorota M. Grabowska, Monarch High School
Connecticut
CT - East Lyme - Raj G. Ranade, East Lyme High School
CT - Enfield - Susan E. Scanlon, Loomis Chaffee
CT - Greenwich - Ami A. Nash, Greenwich High School Sheldon
CT - North Haven - Peter X. Wang, North Haven High School
CT - Simsbury - Kristen L. Layden, Simsbury High School
CT - South Glastonbury - Kiran R. Pendri, Choate Rosemary Hall
CT - Stamford - Steven J. Menking, King & Low-Heywood Thomas School
CT - Stonington - * Douglas Williams, Stonington High School
CT - Woodbridge - Amy G. Steinmetz, Amity Regional Senior High School
Delaware
DE - Hockessin - Irene Lee, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Hockessin - Kyle H. Srivastava, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Hockessin - Michael Yuan, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Newark - Anna L. Peng, Newark High School
DE - Newark - Eliot D. Sun, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Wilmington - Anne A. Yoncha, Brandywine High School
District of Columbia
DC - Washington - Thomas J. Blemaster, St. Alban's School
DC - Washington - James C. Downie, St. Alban's School
DC - Washington - Lauren A. Gaston-Hawkins, Sidwell Friends School
DC - Washington - Mark Iscoe, Sidwell Friends School
DC - Washington - Rebecca A. Summer, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
DC - Washington - Hallie C. Trauger, Sidwell Friends School
DC - Washington - Laura A. Zax, Georgetown Day School
Florida
FL - Boca Raton - Eric N. Mills, The North Broward Preparatory Schools
FL - Coral Gables - Marianne Eagan, Ransom Everglades School
FL - Gainesville - Renwei Peir, Eastside High School
FL - Hollywood - * Krista Ettlinger, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
FL - Jacksonville - * James L. Boyd, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
FL - Longwood - Michael P. Ryan, Lake Mary High School
FL - Longwood - Megan E. Ward, Lake Mary High School
FL - Melbourne Beach - Shiv M. Gaglani, West Shore Junior/Senior High School
FL - Miami - Julio D. Egusquiza, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
FL - Miami - * Andrea Murillo, New World School of the Arts
FL - Miami - Alexandra C. Villasante, Carrollton Sacred Heart
FL - Miami - Raye M. Zhu, Miami Palmetto Senior High School
FL - Naples - Stephanie J. Spielman, Community School of Naples
FL - Orlando - Benjamin Choo, Trinity Preparatory School
FL - St. Petersburg - Theodore N. Riquelme, Lakewood Senior High School
FL - Tallahassee - Erin E. Burnside, Leon High School
FL - Tampa - Steven L. Robertson, Vivian Gaither High School
FL - Vero Beach - Angela C. Voyles, Saint Edward's School
FL - Winter Park - * Caitlin Kimball, Bishop Moore Catholic High School
FL - Winter Springs - Nimish P. Ramanlal, Seminole High School
Georgia
GA - Albany - Tamesha S. Derico, Westover High School
GA - Alpharetta - Jing Yi Huang, Northview High School
GA - Alpharetta - Sherry M. Wang, Chattahoochee High School
GA - Atlanta - Nicholas T. Faulkner, The Westminster Schools
GA - Atlanta - James A. Getzendanner, The Westminster Schools
GA - Atlanta - Lara C. Tumeh, The Westminster Schools
GA - Blairsville - Jason W. Gilliland, Fannin County Composite High School
GA - College Park - * Tiffany Oglesby, Tri-Cities High School
GA - Decatur - Tyler J. Gleason, Saint Pius X Catholic High School
GA - Evans - Rachel R. Marks, Augusta Preparatory Day School
GA - Evans - Joy Zhang, Lakeside High School
GA - Fayetteville - Benjamin H. Loeffler, Fayette County High School
GA - Macon - Sameer G. Gupta, Central High School
GA - Marietta - Michael C. Clark, Lassiter High School
GA - Marietta - Joshua I. McLaurin, The Westminster Schools
GA - Marietta - Yujing Xue, George Walton High School
GA - Norcross - Carmen I. Rodriguez, Norcross High School
Hawaii
HI - Aiea - Austin T. Barnes, Iolani School
HI - Honolulu - Shelby L. Gai, Iolani School
HI - Honolulu - Bruna Rieder, Iolani School
HI - Honolulu - Scott M. Seki, Punahou School
HI - Keaau - Jonathan J. Paranada, Waiakea High School
HI - Kula - Tiffany L. Yee, Kamehameha Secondary School-Maui
Idaho
ID - Blackfoot - Rachel A. Esplin, Blackfoot High School
ID - Boise - Joshua R. Archibald-Seiffer, Timberline High School
ID - Boise - Deborah J. Stamm, Capital High School
ID - Eagle - Bing Mei Wang, Centennial High School
ID - Pocatello - Aman Prasad, Century High School
ID - Rexburg - Morgan S. Hardy, Madison Senior High School
Illinois
IL - Chicago - Alice L. Baumgartner, Latin School of Chicago
IL - Chicago - * Jacob R. Hoffman, Francis W. Parker School
IL - Deerfield - Andrew J. Stafman, Deerfield High School
IL - Glencoe - Samuel J. Stone, New Trier Township High School
IL - Libertyville - * Hanah E. Stuart, Libertyville High School
IL - Libertyville - Irvin D. Wang, Libertyville High School
IL - Lombard - Michael L. Foley, Glenbard East High School
IL - Lombard - David J. Luedtke, Glenbard East High School
IL - Long Grove - Michele D. Trickey, Adlai E. Stevenson High School
IL - Morton Grove - Alan H. Cherney, Niles North High School
IL - Naperville - Sarah E. Carden, Naperville North High School
IL - Naperville - Jason R. Prestinario, Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School
IL - Naperville - Nanditha K. Ramachandran, Naperville North High School
IL - Northbrook - Evan M. Greulich, Glenbrook North High School
IL - Palatine - Lawrence L. Chan, William Fremd High School
IL - Rockford - Tyler T. Kerr, Auburn High School
IL - Savoy - Katherine L. Carmody, University of Illinois Laboratory High School
Indiana
IN - Bloomington - Caitlin A. Sengelaub, Bloomington High School South
IN - Bloomington - Grady C. Wang, Bloomington High School North
IN - Carmel - Walter P. Bruen, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
IN - Carmel - Rickpaul S. Dhindsa, Park Tudor School
IN - Carmel - James G. Merchun, Cathedral High School
IN - Chesterton - Emilia J. Blaser, Chesterton High School
IN - Granger - Neehar N. Garg, Saint Joseph's High School
IN - Indianapolis - * Lucie N. Alig, Interlochen Arts Academy
IN - Indianapolis - Molly E. Jones, Pike High School
IN - Indianapolis - Laura B. Marcus, North Central High School
IN - Indianapolis - Neha Yakhmi, Park Tudor School
IN - Lafayette - * Benjamin A. Sunderlin, Jefferson High School
IN - South Bend - Jordan A. Hurwich, John Adams High School
IN - West Lafayette - Manoshi S. Datta, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School
Iowa
IA - Ames - Sarah J. Gidlewski, Ames High School
IA - Ames - Joshua E. Moloney, Ames High School
IA - Bettendorf - Greg M. Lammers, Assumption High School
IA - Dubuque - Stephen J. Longfield, Hempstead High School
IA - Prole - Isaac S. Shivvers, Norwalk Community High School
IA - West Des Moines - Tracey C. Shi, Valley High School
Kansas
KS - Leawood - John R. Blessing, Blue Valley North High School
KS - Manhattan - Sara C. Maatta, Manhattan High School
KS - Overland Park - Tianxiang Lu, Blue Valley North High School
KS - Prairie Village - Xu Xu, Shawnee Mission East High School
KS - Prairie Village - Robert M. Zahner, The Pembroke Hill School
KS - Topeka - Erin L. Risch, Shawnee Heights Senior High School
Kentucky
KY - Covington - Ashley N. Brisco, Covington Latin School
KY - Fort Mitchell - Rebecca P. Allen, Beechwood High School
KY - Lexington - Rebecca R. Gallt, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
KY - Lexington - Austin J. Tzou, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
KY - Lexington - Jason Wu, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
KY - Louisville - Rebecca J. Vitale, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Mayfield - Joseph D. Moore, Graves County High School
KY - Versailles - Leigh T. Phillips, Woodford County High School
Louisiana
LA - Kenner - Michael A. Puente, Jesuit High School
LA - Lake Charles - Jessie Liang, Alfred M. Barbe High School
LA - Metairie - Benjamin C. Bologna, St. Martin's Episcopal School
LA - Metairie - Jordan R. Katz, Metairie Park Country Day School
LA - New Orleans - Cindy C. Cheng, Bullis School
LA - New Orleans - Ernest K. Svenson, Jesuit High School
LA - Saint Gabriel - Julia A. Broussard, LA School for Math, Science, and the Arts
LA - Shreveport - Charles W. Dyer, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Maine
ME - Bradford - Daniel J. Kekacs, Central High School
ME - Brunswick - Matthew S. Lea, Brunswick High School
ME - Camden - Allyson K. Ettinger, Camden Hills Regional High School