Dear Colleagues —
I am pleased to share news that the Department has announced the 52nd class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing their accomplishments in academic, the arts, and, for the first time, career and technical education.
Below is the list of the inaugural 20 CTE scholars by State, name, and high school. The full list of scholars is available on the Department’s Website at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html. The Department's Press Release about the scholars is found at: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/160-students-across-country-named-2016-us-presidential-scholars.
The scholars will be recognized in a ceremony on June 19th in Washington, DC, with each honoree receiving a Presidential Scholar Medallion. We extend congratulations to each of these students for their incredible leadership, service, and accomplishments and wish them continued success in their future endeavors!
Best —
Sharon Lee Miller
Director, Division of Academic and Technical Education
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Arkansas
AR - Jonesboro - [**] Jordan Lee, Nettleton High School
Connecticut
CT - Stamford - [**] Tanusri V Balla, Academy of Information Technology
Georgia
GA - Roswell - [**] Jose L Espinel, Alan C. Pope High School
Hawaii
HI - Mililani - [**] Joseph A Fujinami, Mililani High School
Illinois
IL - Cerro Gordo - [**] Sierra R Day, Cerro Gordo High School
IL - Chicago - [**] Madeline P Poole, Chicago HS Agricultural Science
Maryland
MD - Fulton - [**] Meghna S Sreenivas, Reservoir High School
MD - Severna Park - [**] Norman Xiong, Severna Park Senior High School
MD - Woodstock - [**] Nicholas M Santangelo, Marriotts Ridge High School
Massachusetts
MA - North Adams - [**] Samantha N Dorwin, Charles H Mccann Technical School
Michigan
MI - Coldwater - [**] Mindy S Young, Coldwater Senior High School
Nebraska
NE - Lyons - [**] Brent R Miller, Lyons-Decatur Northeast School
Nevada
NV - Las Vegas - [**] Mackenzie R Wooten, Northwest Career and Tech Academy
North Carolina
NC - Mount Olive - [**] Carter M Jones, Southern Wayne High School
Tennessee
TN - McMinnville - [**] Marlie A Montandon, Warren County High School
Texas
TX - Spring - [**] Mohammad H Rahim, Carl Wunsche Sr. High School
Utah
UT - Bountiful - [**] Makayla Hendricks, Bountiful High School
Washington
WA - Silverdale - [**] Madison Largey, Central Kitsap High School
WA - Sumner - [**] Alyssa M McGee, Sumner High School
Wisconsin
WI - Cambridge - [**] Kendra L Spier, Cambridge Senior High School