(Santa Fe,
NM)—The New Mexico State Department of Education (SDE) today announced that 50
New Mexico high school seniors have been selected as Robert C. Byrd Honors
Scholars for the 2002-2003 academic year.
The students will receive $1,500 annual scholarships, each year for up
to four years, to apply toward college or university expenses anywhere in the
United States.
The
students were selected from among 245 applicants in the state based on their
academic achievement and American College Test (ACT)/Scholastic Assessment Test
(SAT®) scores. Minimum
eligibility requirements were a 3.5 grade point average and either a score of
27 on the ACT or 1220 on the SAT. The
scholarships were awarded regionally throughout New Mexico to ensure equity of
access to all students.
“It is an honor to recognize these
outstanding students for their educational accomplishments. Being named a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar
is a tremendous achievement and reflects each student’s devotion to academic
excellence,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael J. Davis.
The 2002-2003 Robert C. Byrd
Honors Scholars are:
ALAMOGORDO
Alamogordo
High School: Jason Aragon
and Steven Hamilton
ALBUQUERQUE
Albuquerque
Academy: Erin Strange
Eldorado
High School: Alaina
Diehl, Amy Bishop, George Hagstrom and Benjamin Stern
Hope
Christian Schools: Sarah
Nimick and Adam Page
Manzano High
School: Sorrel LaVigne
Sandia
Preparatory School: Mary
Williamson
Valley High
School: Ariel
Bleicher and Edward Gentz
Victory
Christian School Steven
Grigsby
ARTESIA
Artesia High
School: Kolbyn Joy
CARLSBAD
Carlsbad
High School: Jilian
Lunardon
CLOVIS
Clovis
Christian School: David
Bolyard
COBRE
Cobre High
School: Aretha
Amundson
ESPANOLA
McCurdy High
School: Gretchen Ryan
FARMINGTON
Piedra Vista
High School: Alan Aldape and
Evan Lamoreux
GALLUP
Gallup High
School: Katie
Campbell, Tiffany DiGiacomo, Carly Foreback,
Cheyenne
Hollowthorn and Jennifer Mowrer
GADSDEN
Gadsden High
School: Carrie Martin
HOBBS
Hobbs High School: Brandon Lackey and
Amanda Millender
LAS CRUCES
Las Cruces
High School: Clare
Carrasco
Mayfield
High School: Annemarie
Steinhoff
Onate High
School: Jessica
Douglas, Joseph Flores and Anthony Marquez
LAS VEGAS CITY
Armand
Hammer United World: Ninya Loeppky
LOGAN
Logan High
School: Lindy Pate
LORDSBURG
Lordsburg
High School: Melissa
Smith
LOS ALAMOS
Los Alamos
High School: Milo Lin,
Deanna Oothoudt and Audrey Walstrom
LOVINGTON
Lovington
High School: Megan
Lester
ROSWELL
Goddard High
School: Karen Hartman
Roswell High
School: Jessica
Bennett
SANTA FE
Santa Fe
High School: Marita
Campos-Melady
St.
Michael’s High School: Daniel
Dennedy-Frank
SILVER CITY
Silver High
School: Rhiannon
Houch and Rita Shoup
Cliff High
School: Kyle
Skaggs
TAOS
Taos High
School: Katherine
Hohnholt
TUCUMCARI
Tucumcari
High School: Vineet Patel
The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships were first awarded in 1987 for the
first year of study. The program was
expanded for the 1993-94 academic year.
Last year, New Mexico announced 53 scholars. The program, administered by the SDE, is federally funded.
For more information on the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program,
please contact Ralph P. Paiz, the SDE’s program coordinator, or Jenna M.
Jaquez, assistant program coordinator, at (505) 827-6648.
