Presidential Scholars Program SemifinalistsApril 2003
Note: Asterisks (*) denote Presidential Scholars in the Arts Semifinalists
Alaska
AK - Anchorage - Noah C. Schoenberg, Robert Service High School
AK - Anchorage - Michelle T. Steffens, Bartlett High School
AK - Anchorage - Richard D. Wilson, A. J. Dimond High School
AK - Eagle River - Bjorn K. Watsjold, Armand Hammer United World College
AK - Fairbanks - Claire E. Matthews, Austin E Lathrop High School
AK - Juneau - Karl Twelker, Juneau-Douglas High School
Alabama
AL - Birmingham - Michael E. Burns, Oak Mountain High School
AL - Birmingham - Helen L. Eckinger, Indian Springs School
AL - Birmingham - Grace S. Hwang, Vestavia Hills High School
AL - Cullman - Sarah K. Reichwein, Cullman High School
AL - Huntsville - Jacquelyn W. Zimmerman, Virgil I. Grissom High School
AL - Madison - Neel B. Srikishen, Bob Jones High School
*AL - Montgomery - Matthew P. Austin, Montgomery Academy
AL - Muscle Shoals - Andrew B. Newman, Muscle Shoals High School
AL - Muscle Shoals - Clinton A. Patterson, Shoals Christian School
Americans Abroad/U.S. Territories
AE - APO - Brendan J. Corcoran, SHAPE American High School
AE - APO - Amelia R. Lohrenz, Bamberg American High School
AP - FPO - Lauren A. Girard, Kubasaki High School
AP - FPO - Brian P. Manley, Jakarta International School
GU - Mangilao - Rosy Priya L. Kodiyanplakkal, Saint Johns School
VI - St Thomas - Lane D. Sell, Antilles School
Arkansas
AR - Fayetteville - Martin W. Miller, Fayetteville High School-East Campus
AR - Little Rock - Angela M. Simmen, Choate Rosemary Hall
AR - Little Rock - Robin M. Singh, Pulaski Academy
AR - Little Rock - Andrew P. Spann, Arkansas School for Mathematics & Sciences
AR - Mountain Home - Caroline A. Toole, Mountain Home High School
*AR - Russellville - William G. Hamilton, Russellville High School
Arizona
AZ - Gilbert - Mina M. Kimes, Mesquite High School
AZ - Mesa - Carl H. Brinton, Mountain View High School
AZ - Paradise Valley - John S. Haddock, Phoenix Country Day School
AZ - Phoenix - Jacob L. Coleman, North Canyon High School
AZ - Scottsdale - Stephanie F. Cheng, North Canyon High School
AZ - Tucson - Jaime E. Settle, Catalina Foothills High School
California
CA - Anaheim - Marcel T. Przymusinski, Troy High School
CA - Arcadia - Daniel E. Choi, Arcadia High School
CA - Bakersfield - Lauren N. Schenkman, Bakersfield High School
CA - Cerritos - Kevin D. Ma, Whitney High School
CA - Culver City - Jadie A. Rendon, Notre Dame Academy
CA - Irvine - Sabrina L. Duim-Quirk, Saint Margaret's Episcopal School
*CA - Los Angeles - Lily S. Kerrigan, Marlborough School
CA - Los Angeles - Ramanujan D. Nadadur, Harvard-Westlake School
*CA - Los Angeles - Jacobo C. Walker, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
CA - Northridge - Valerie H. Lau, Harvard-Westlake School
CA - Palo Alto - Cynthia M. So, Henry M Gunn High School
CA - Palos Verdes - Vijay Yanamadala, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
CA - Pasadena - Michelle Rengarajan, Westridge School for Girls
CA - Piedmont - Grant E. Strother, The College Preparatory School
CA - San Diego - Shayak Sarkar, Rancho Bernardo High School
*CA - Santa Ana - Jackson C. Tobiska, Orange County High School of the Arts
CA - Saratoga - Allan Chu, Saratoga High School
CA - Sunnyvale - Daniel N. Nguyen, Saint Francis High School
CA - Torrance - Mary Y. Oh, South High School
CA - Torrance - Cathy Zhou, South High School
CA - Union City - Andrew C. Fong, James Logan High School
CA - Westlake Village - Chalmers E. Wang, Westlake High School
CA - Yorba Linda - Nancy Chen, Troy High School
Colorado
CO - Aurora - Joseph M. Chan, Kent Denver School
CO - Boulder - Jonathan B. Beall, Boulder High School
CO - Boulder - Jennifer E. Rood, Fairview High School
CO - Boulder - Steven J. Wyckoff, The Alexander Dawson School
CO - Colorado Springs - Monica L. Sawyer, Cheyenne Mountain High School
CO - Denver - Debbie A. Darrow, John F Kennedy High School
CO - Durango - Jared W. Brown, Durango High School
CO - Englander - Joel I. Englander, Denver Academy
CO - Englewood - Jeffrey J. Marlow, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Fort Collins - Shelby F. Blessing, Rocky Mountain High School
CO - Fort Collins - Sarah K. Matthews, Poudre High School
CO - Golden - Shannon M. Kelly, Lakewood Senior High School
CO - Greenwood Village - Ryan S. Propper, Kent Denver School
CO - Longmont - Nicole C. Doheny, The Alexander Dawson School
Connecticut
CT - Cos Cob - Erika G. Kaneko, Greenwich High School Sheldon
CT - Greenwich - Jeremiah L. Lowin, Greenwich High School Sheldon
CT - Monroe - Katherine B. Okon, Academy of Our Lady of Mercy
CT - N Granby - Robert M. Nichols, Granby Memorial High School
CT - New Canaan - John F. O'Leary, New Canaan High School
CT - Ridgefield - Beverly N. Rich, Ridgefield High School
CT - Riverside - Bara L. Lane, Hopkins School
CT - Trumbull - Russell D. Berg, Trumbull High School
*CT - Washington - Timothy H. Andres, Connecticut Conservatory
District of Columbia
DC - Washington - William T. Gaybrick, Saint Albans School
DC - Washington - Joshua C. Goodstein, The Field School
DC - Washington - Katherine A. Jones, Holton-Arms School
DC - Washington - Julianna M. Price, Maret School
DC - Washington - Elliot B. Quick, Sidwell Friends School
DC - Washington - Allison J. Stern, Georgetown Day School
Delaware
DE - Bear - Brigitte L. Eichner, Archmere Academy
DE - Hockessin - Anusha K. Gopalratnam, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Hockessin - Oludamini D. Ogunnaike, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Hockessin - Justin L. Quon, Salesianum School
DE - Wilmington - Kimberly C. Hsu, Brandywine High School
DE - Wilmington - Thomas R. Quisel, Charter School of Wilmington
Florida
FL - Boca Raton - Rachel S. Berkowitz, Pine Crest School
FL - Boca Raton - Kelly L. Gordon, Spanish River Community High School
FL - Cooper City - Derric G. Tay, Nova Center For Applied Research
FL - Gainesville - Jeffrey L. Boe, Buchholz High School
*FL - Jacksonville - Samantha M. Romage, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
FL - Jacksonville - Jeffrey G. Swindling, Stanton College Prep School
FL - Jupiter - Elisabeth E. Streit, Suncoast Community High School
FL - Jupiter - Rebecca L. Streit, Suncoast Community High School
FL - Miami - Austin M. Soto, Ransom Everglades School
*FL - Miami - Chat Travieso, New World School of the Arts
FL - Orlando - Yi Ding Yu, Cypress Creek High School
FL - Palm Bay - Ronald Hsu, West Shore Jr-Sr High School
FL - Palm Beach - Catherine C. Rampell, Phillips Academy
FL - Palm Harbor - Victoria M. Nece, Countryside High School
FL - Palm Harbor - Anjali Srinivasan, Palm Harbor University High School
FL - Sea Ranch Lakes - Allison E. Walker, Pine Crest School
FL - Tampa - Betsy R. Scherzer, H B Plant High School
FL - Tampa - Iden Sinai, C Leon King High School
Georgia
GA - Atlanta - Edward R. Baird, Phillips Exeter Academy
GA - Atlanta - Claire E. Graves, Pace Academy
GA - Atlanta - Ny-Ying Lam, The Westminster Schools
GA - Atlanta - Amelia O. Rawls, The Westminster Schools
GA - Augusta - Kara M. Downey, Westminster Preparatory School
GA - Bonaire - Christopher J. Lynn, Warner Robins High School
GA - Calhoun - Melissa M. Amyx, Gordon Central High School
GA - Carrollton - Logan M. Leslie, Carrollton High School
GA - Doraville - Jacob K. First, Lakeside High School
GA - Duluth - Li-Wen Huang, The Westminster Schools
GA - Marietta - Evan P. Graybill, The Walker School
GA - Marietta - Julie Y. Zhou, The Westminster Schools
GA - Martinez - Ashwin E. Rajendra, Augusta Preparatory Day School
GA - Snellville - Logan L. Christensen, South Gwinnett High School
GA - Suwanee - Erin M. Duncan, Woodward Academy
GA - Suwanee - Matthew W. Hollar, South Forsyth High School
Hawaii
HI - Aiea - Adam K. Maruyama, Iolani School
HI - Hilo - Blake M. Kurisu, Waiakea High School
HI - Honolulu - Kiani A. Arkus, The Kamehameha Secondary School
HI - Honolulu - Kelly M. Karns, Punahou School
HI - Honolulu - Laura L. Quek, Hawaii Baptist Academy
HI - Pukalani - Matthew D. Jachowski, Maui High School
Iowa
IA - Cedar Rapids - Krystal K. Garringer, George Washington High School
IA - Grinnell - Nathan L. Chenette, Grinnell Community Senior High School
IA - Huxley - Matthew E. Spencer, Ames High School
IA - Iowa City - Joshua L. Boehm, City High School
IA - Iowa City - Kristin T. Lee, City High School
IA - Johnston - Elizabeth A. Gulleen, Home School
Idaho
ID - Boise - Christopher D. Hoeger, Centennial High School
ID - Ketchum - Ryan L. McCarthy, Community School
ID - McCall - Tara E. Van Velzen, McCall-Donnelly High School
ID - Moscow - Jonathan M. Gaffney, Moscow High School
ID - St Maries - Allison N. Petrie, St Marie's High School
ID - Sun Valley - Pia Shivdasani, Wood River High School
Illinois
IL - Barrington - Michelle Wu, Barrington Community High School
IL - Carol Stream - Nasser A. Khan, Glenbard North High School
IL - Champaign - Daniel R. Thies, Champaign Central High School
IL - Crystal Lake - Kathleen J. Ossman, Crystal Lake Central High School
IL - Danville - Julie M. LeCleir, Danville High School
IL - Darien - Song Jiang, Hinsdale South High School
IL - Evanston - Allison E. Becker, Evanston Township High School
IL - Flossmoor - Judith Z. Herbstman, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School
IL - Kildeer - Anne S. Hammond, Adlai E Stevenson High School
IL - La Grange - Chandler A. Hatch, Lyons Township High School North Campus
IL - Naperville - Richa S. Bhala, Naperville Central High School
IL - Naperville - Neal L. Liu, Naperville North High School
IL - Naperville - Neelima Vidula, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
IL - Oak Park - Lea M. Krivchenia, Oak Park & River Forest High School
IL - Schaumburg - Joan E. Lee, J B Conant High School
IL - Wheaton - Rebecca D. Wolf, Wheaton North High School
Indiana
IN - Bloomington - Kiran A. Parkhe, Bloomington High School North
IN - Carmel - Emma M. Bourdillon, Park Tudor School
IN - Columbus - Phillip A. Milroy, Columbus North High School
IN - Decatur - Jason C. Brune, Bellmont High School
IN - Fort Wayne - Kate E. Arata, Canterbury School
IN - Granger - MaryKate Hanlon, The Indiana Academy for Science, Math, and Humanities
IN - Granger - Rachel T. Jacobs, Saint Joseph's High School
IN - Indianapolis - Andrew S. Koivuniemi, Park Tudor School
IN - Indianapolis - Anne E. Smith, North Central High School
IN - Knox - Sarah A. Hall, Home School
*IN - Lafayette - John P. Koppes, Jefferson High School
IN - Valparaiso - Morgan J. Tilleman, Valparaiso High School
IN - Zionsville - Christopher M. Pochon, Park Tudor School
Kansas
KS - Lawrence - Lia R. DeRoin, Lawrence High School
KS - Lenexa - Parmita P. Dalal, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
KS - Lenexa - Amar Gupta, Shawnee Mission South High School
KS - Overland Park - Kayla R. Schleicher, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
KS - Sabetha - Jonathan M. Grimm, Sabetha High School
KS - Wichita - Allen B. Chao, Wichita High School East
Kentucky
KY - E Bernstadt - Elizabeth A. Scoville, North Laurel High School
KY - Louisville - Emily S. Clausen, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Louisville - Stephen F. DeSanto, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Morehead - Virginia G. Weaver, Rowan County Senior High School
*KY - Owensboro - Stephen C. Cabell, Interlochen Arts Academy
KY - Pikeville - Donnie K. Starnes, Pikeville High School
KY - Richmond - Leslie C. Bogie, Madison Central High School
KY - Somerset - Melody K. Morris, Somerset High School
KY - Versailles - Daniel C. Bach, Woodford County High School
Louisiana
LA - Baton Rouge - Amanda L. Exner, University Laboratory School
LA - Baton Rouge - Alison R. Landry, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
LA - Baton Rouge - Kimberly G. Meador, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
LA - Baton Rouge - Rick A. Nugent, McKinley Senior High School
LA - Baton Rouge - Karen E. Rhorer, Redemptorist High School
LA - Metairie - Hani N. Nakhoul, Metairie Park Country Day School
LA - Metairie - Amy M. Schellhaas, Mount Carmel Academy
LA - Metairie - Perry M. Tsai, Jesuit High School
LA - New Orleans - Jeffrey T. Pinner, Metairie Park Country Day School
LA - New Orleans - Eric J. Suh, Isidore Newman School
Massachusetts
MA - Belmont - Amy G. Zhou, Belmont High School
MA - Boxborough - Jennifer J. Wolahan, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
MA - Boxford - Julijs J. Liepins, Phillips Exeter Academy
MA - Cambridge - Emily V. Eames, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
MA - Hopkinton - Adrian W. Wong, Hopkinton High School
MA - Hyde Park - Caitlin Gillooly, Boston Latin School
MA - Lanesborough - Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo, Concord Academy
MA - Lexington - Nikhil S. Nadkarni, Lexington High School
MA - North Andover - Benjamin S. Lu, North Andover High School
MA - Sharon - Michael K. Waldman, The Roxbury Latin School
MA - South Hadley - Jennifer L. Barry, South Hadley High School
MA - Sudbury - Kelsey J. Byers, Minuteman Regional Vocational-Technical School
MA - Sudbury - Janine H. Mandel, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
MA - Wellesley - Andrew T. Brown, Wellesley High School
Maryland
*MD - Baltimore - Christina M. Rotondi, Carver Center for Arts and Technology
MD - Baltimore - Tyler A. Woulfe, Towson High School
MD - Bethesda - Anushka M. Sunder, Walt Whitman High School
MD - Boyds - Christina Feng, Montgomery Blair High School
*MD - Chevy Chase - Rukmini Giridharadas, Holton-Arms School
MD - Chevy Chase - Raleigh L. Martin, Landon School
MD - Ellicott - Hajin Kim, Howard High School
MD - Lutherville - Amol K. Narang, Gilman School
MD - North Potomac - Samantha N. Hong, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - North Potomac - Lisa Leung, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - Rockville - Eugene Gokhvat, Landon School
MD - Rockville - Carolyn A. Murphy, Richard Montgomery High School
*MD - Silver Spring - Leslie J. Smith, Albert Einstein Sr. High School
*MD - Towson - Janine A. D'Agati, Towson High School
Maine
ME - Falmouth - Jasmine M. Hanifi, Falmouth High School
ME - Hampden - Jarred D. Brown, Hampden Academy
ME - Houlton - Daniel M. Sussman, Houlton High School
ME - New Gloucester - Alexander R. Fiorentino, Gray New Gloucester High School
ME - S Paris - Shelby D. Stevens, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
ME - Sebago Lake - Janet M. Mosley, Bonny Eagle High School
Michigan
MI - Allen Park - Peter G. Troyan, Detroit Catholic Central High School
MI - Ann Arbor - Jennifer X. Cai, Ann Arbor-Huron High School
MI - Ann Arbor - Simon D. Roberts, Saline High School
MI - Bloomfield - Karen C. Spangler, Lahser High School
MI - Bloomfield Hills - Patricia Yu, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
MI - Clarkston - Benjamin D. Kosbab, Clarkston Senior High School
MI - Farmington Hill - Devin R. Sullivan, Walled Lake Western High School
MI - Farmington Hills - Julie A. Swerdlow, North Farmington High School
MI - Grosse Pointe Woods - Andrea J. Hawksley, Grosse Pointe North High School
MI - Holland - Erica M. Wade, Hamilton High School
MI - Okemos - Eunice Yu, Okemos High School
MI - Okemos - Yan Zhao, Okemos High School
MI - Rockford - Zachory K. Berta, Rockford Senior High School
MI - Southfield - Deborah E. Rose, International Academy
MI - Williamston - Erik G. Schultink, Williamston High School
Minnesota
MN - Edina - Eric S. Fish, Edina High School
MN - Edina - Nicholas R. Green, Edina High School
MN - Fergus Falls - Jon A. Hjelle, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
MN - Long Lake - Thomas L. Scherer, Orono High School
MN - Mahtomedi - Rose M. Eckhardt, Mahtomedi Senior High School
MN - Minneapolis - Colin J. Hall, Southwest High School
MN - Plymouth - Jean T. Yin, Wayzata High School
MN - Saint Paul - Henry M. Huberty, Saint Thomas Academy
MN - Shoreview - Nan Lin, Mounds View High School
MN - St. Louis Park - Sophie F. Rapoport, Saint Louis Park High School
MN - St Paul - Kerry J. Brennan, Cretin-Derham Hall
MN - Wayzata - Kelsey A. Johnson, The Blake School
Missouri
MO - Ballwin - Karthikeyan E. Ponnusamy, Parkway South High School
MO - Chesterfield - Caitlin G. Stevenson, John Burroughs School
MO - Columbia - Doris Lin, David H Hickman High School
MO - Columbia - Elise B. Peterson, David H Hickman High School
MO - Dexter - Bailey D. Cato, Dexter Senior High School
MO - Kansas City - Edward E. Keenan, Rockhurst High School
MO - Kearney - Wesley H. Greenblatt, Kearney R-1 Senior High School
MO - Lees Summit - Michael C. Roach, Archbishop O'Hara High School
MO - St Louis - George H. Capps, Saint Louis Priory School
MO - Wildwood - Wenlan W. Zhang, Lafayette Senior High School
Mississippi
MS - Greenville - Ron Ron Cheng, Washington School
MS - Jackson - Catherine A. Carter, Jackson Preparatory School
MS - Jackson - Robert B. Lindell, Jackson Preparatory School
MS - Jackson - Mandy L. Wallace, Terry High School
MS - Madison - Hayley E. Smith, Madison Central High School
MS - Meridian - Dave C. Hicks, Lamar Foundation High School
Montana
MT - Baker - Nicholas A. Beck, Baker High School
MT - Billings - Adam C. Cabrera, Billings West High School
MT - Broadus - Jody M. Gay, Powder River County District High School
MT - Fortine - Chelsea G. Zarnowski, Lincoln County High School
MT - Havre - Matthew T. Welch, Havre Public High School
MT - Victor - Erin L. Keskeny, Corvallis High School
North Carolina
NC - Belmont - Laura N. Boyce, South Point Senior High School
NC - Belmont - William H. Stancil, South Point Senior High School
NC - Carrboro - Sakura M. Christmas, Chapel Hill High School
NC - Cary - Nan Yang, William G Enloe Gifted & Talented Magnet High School
NC - Chapel Hill - Christine E. Bookhout, East Chapel Hill High School
NC - Chapel Hill - Daniel K. Potter, East Chapel Hill High School
NC - Charlotte - John A. Starks, Providence High School
NC - Charlotte - Courtney L. Tighe, Charlotte Catholic High School
*NC - Durham - Uma S. Tadepalli, Charles E Jordan Senior High School
NC - High Point - Brian I. Wright, Westchester Academy
NC - Jamestown - David A. Boy, The Early College at Guilford
NC - Oak Island - Matthew J. Furlow, South Brunswick High School
NC - Raleigh - Shannon E. Fyfe, William G Enloe Gifted & Talented Magnet High School
NC - Raleigh - Meredith A. Gilliam, William G. Enloe Gifted & Talented Magnet High School
NC - Wanchese - Richard B. Gray, Manteo High School
North Dakota
ND - Fargo - Andrew S. Berg, North High School
ND - Fargo - Anita R. Kalra, South High School
ND - Minot - Stephen C. Hovda, Minot High School Magic City Campus
ND - Minot - Adam R. Wohl, Minot High School Magic City Campus
ND - Rugby - Kara M. Axvig, Rugby High School
ND - Thompson - Stephanie N. Brockman, Red River High School
Nebraska
NE - Kearney - Nathaniel T. Sorensen, Kearney Catholic High School
NE - Lincoln - Sophia M. Dahab, Lincoln Southeast High School
NE - Lincoln - Adam D. Hilkemann, Pius X High School
NE - Omaha - Adam D. Grieser, Creighton Preparatory School
NE - Omaha - Daniel A. Morris, Millard North High School
NE - Omaha - Kathryn A. Zukaitis, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
New Hampshire
NH - Dover - Bethany J. Tung, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
NH - Etna - Wuan-Chwin J. Yeo, Hanover High School
NH - Hudson - Mark D. Mascaro, Alvirne High School
NH - Lebanon - Annelise M. Hansen, Lebanon High School
NH - Mont Vernon - Jesse M. Baver, Souhegan High School
NH - Nashua - Karthik R. Sridharan, Nashua Senior High School
New Jersey
NJ - Belle Mead - Gloria B. Ho, Montgomery High School
*NJ - Bridgewater - Jeannette H. Fang, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School
NJ - Bridgewater - Corey M. Grigg, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School