Gwinnett National Merit Corporate Scholarship Winners Announced

Nine Gwinnett County seniors, including eight from Gwinnett County Public Schools, were selected as 2015 National Merit Scholars, earning corporate-sponsored scholarships to help fund their college education.

Two of the scholarship winners are from Buford, according to a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Gwinnett’s National Merit corporate scholarship winners:

• Brookwood High School

Kwadwo Korang Obeng-Marnu, Lawrenceville

Probable career field: Physics

Honorary Merit Scholarship

An Honorary Merit Scholarship award signifies that the Scholar’s educational plans or other awards preclude receipt of a monetary scholarship. The student’s name is included in the public announcement in recognition of distinguished performance in the competition.

• Duluth High School

Vikram S. Varadarajan, Suwanee

Probable career field: Medicine

National Merit Norfolk Southern Scholarship

Norfolk Southern has an educational aid program which furthers educational opportunities by supporting higher learning. In addition to these scholarships which are supported by Norfolk Southern Foundation, Norfolk Southern has an employee tuition assistance program and a matching gifts program.

Michael Xu, Duluth

Probable career field: Materials Engineering

National Merit Cardinal Health Foundation Scholarship

The Cardinal Health Foundation annually supports Merit Scholarship awards for the sons and daughters of Cardinal Health employees to recognize their academic excellence and assist in their pursuit of higher education.

• Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology:

Mitesh D. Bhalani, Lawrenceville

Probable career field: Bioengineering

National Merit James E. Casey Scholarship

National Merit James E. Casey Scholarships and James E. Casey Scholarships for children of United Parcel Service employees are supported by the UPS Foundation, in honor of the founder of United Parcel Service.

Artur D. Tarasenko, Buford

Probable career field: Computer Science

National Merit Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Henry Taub Memorial Scholarship

Merit Scholarship awards are funded by the ADP Foundation for the children of ADP employees.

• Norcross High School

Matthew Gary Chen, Peachtree Corners

Probable career field: Finance

National Merit Southern Company Scholarship

The Atlanta based Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

• North Gwinnett High School

Hasib Muhammad, Suwanee

Probable career field: Statistics

National Merit Norfolk Southern Scholarship

Norfolk Southern has an educational aid program which furthers educational opportunities by supporting higher learning. In addition to these scholarships which are supported by Norfolk Southern Foundation, Norfolk Southern has an employee tuition assistance program and a matching gifts program.

• Peachtree Ridge High School

Blake T. Best, Duluth

Probable career field: Economics

National Merit Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation supports Merit Scholarship awards for sons and daughters of employees of Georgia-Pacific Corporation and its subsidiary companies.

• Homeschool

Stephen C. Spivey, Buford

Probable career field: Medicine

National Merit Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship

The State Farm Companies Foundation believes in developing visionary youth through the power of education. Each spring, the Foundation awards 100 scholarships to legal dependents of employees, agents, and retirees of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. State Farm Companies Foundation is a tax-exempt private foundation funded by State Farm, the largest auto insurer in the U.S.