Six National Merit Finalists
Earn TI's Junkins Scholarships
June 19, 2008
Six Plano ISD National Merit Finalists were each presented with $4,000 Texas Instruments (TI) Junkins Scholarships at a recent luncheon held at TI's Dallas headquarters.
Texas Instruments Chairman, President and CEO Rich Templeton presented the scholarships to 21 students from Texas, Arizona and Minnesota.
Plano ISD students represented the largest group to earn the scholarships. Congratulations are extended to these students.
Plano East Senior High School - Helen C. Kerwin
Plano Senior High School - Wilson W. Gu, Aasheesh Kanwar, Theresa R. Lii and Sandhya Ramesh
Plano West Senior High School - Michael Z. Yu
The Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Merit Scholarships, named in honor of TI’s former chairman, president and CEO, are awarded to National Merit Program finalists who are sons or daughters of active, retired or deceased TI employees.
“The academic achievements of the Junkins Scholarship winners will lead them to great success in college and beyond. And their intelligence, energy and sense of goodwill give us great hope for the future of our industry, nation and society as a whole,” said Mr. Templeton.
“This year’s Junkins Scholarship winners are truly remarkable,” Templeton continued. “One has filed a patent and another started his own business. Another has been published. Several are multilingual, and all are active in their schools and communities.
"They plan to study fields as varied as engineering, biochemistry, international relations and economics. They will be our future physicians, scientists and leaders.”
TI funds the scholarships in partnership with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a private, not-for-profit organization. Each year, less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide achieve the status of National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist.
Students are selected for the awards based on their scores on the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), grades, leadership abilities, writing skills, extracurricular activities and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
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