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EVANSTON, Ill.? Eight Norman students are winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities announced today by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among finalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution.
The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.
Each student is listed below with the name of the high school they attend and the college the person received the scholarship from.
Nicole M. Bladow, Norman North High School, University of Maine
Cara L. Bothamley, Norman North High School, University of Oklahoma
Kathleen M. Burns, Norman High School, OU
Stanley G. Caddell, Norman North High School, David A. Burr Scholarship, OU
Joel M. Gaylord, Norman High School, David A. Burr Scholarship, OU
Shane M. Kelleher, Norman North High School, Baylor University
Joaquin Resasco, Norman North High School, OU
Joshua J. Wegemer, Norman High School, OU
Ami L. Bassett, Westmoore High School, OU
Stuart L. Downey, Westmoore High School, OU
Joshua R. Dreessen, Westmoore High School, David A. Burr Scholarship, OU
Rebecca M. Lessmann, Westmoore High School, OU
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