Katy-area students receive national awards for achievements

The following local students were named 2015 National Merit Scholars. They are among 2,500 winners nationwide selected from a pool of 15,000 finalists. Each receives a $2,500 award. Taylor High Leah E. Stevenson Seven Lakes High Deeksha S. Bidare

Laura Hu Cinco Ranch High Seo Yun Jang Jiwoo Lee Achievement Scholarships

The following local students were among about 800 outstanding black American high school seniors to receive Achievement Scholarship awards through the National Achievement Scholarship Program. Seven Lakes High Brianna L. Aheimer Oluwatofe T. Alimi Corporate Scholarships

The following local students are among more than 1,000 distinguished high school seniors who have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 200 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. Taylor High Jeremiah Coholich, Chevron Scholarship

Kevin Xu, BP Foundation Scholarship

Emily Zhang, Akzo Nobel

Scholarship Cinco Ranch High Sumeet K. Agarwal, BP Foundation Scholarship

John Larry Dial III, Sogeti USA Scholarship

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in Denton

Anushree Agrawal of Katy, BASF Corp. Scholarship Laura R. Pang of Katy, Chevron Scholarship Seven Lakes High Rohan D. Chakraborty, BP Foundation Scholarship Home school Jamie K. Wheeler of Katy, BMC Software Scholarship