SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 7 STUDENTS IN NM

Seven New Mexico seniors have won collegesponsored awards, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. and College Board announced.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. and College Board on Tuesday announced winners of its college-sponsored awards, including seven students from New Mexico.

The winners are part of a group of about 7,600 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth over $30 million. More than 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools across the country entered the 2020 program.

The area students and associated schools are:

Josiah M. Rose of Albuquerque, home schooled, University of Texas at Dallas, probable career field: mechanical engineering.

Karenna N. Sandoval of Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, Arizona State University, probable field: medicine.

Natalie D. Rychener of Grants High School, Texas Tech, probable field: chemical engineering.

Daniel M. Newsom of High Rolls, Imago Dei Academy in Alamogordo, Texas A&M, probable field: aerospace engineering.

Malea B. Joyce of Los Alamos High School, University of Florida, probable field: neurosurgery.

Tyler M. Johnston of Placitas, St. Pius High School in Albuquerque, Arizona State University, probable field: biochemistry.

Trevor J. Erramouspe of Santa Teresa High School, University of Oklahoma, probable field: aerospace engineering.

The organization previously announced recipients of corporatesponsored awards in April and winners of National Merit $2,500 Scholarships in May.