State Awards More Than $120,000
in Merit Scholarships to High School Seniors
Wilmington, Del. - June 9, 2006 The Delaware Higher Education Commission (DHEC) has announced the recipients of five state merit scholarship programs for the 2006-2007 academic year. Merit scholarships are competitive and awarded based on a student's academic performance, participation in school activities, and service to the community. Students can apply for Delaware merit scholarships in their senior year of high school and all five awards are renewable.
Three of the programs are memorial scholarships that honor state legislators and provide full tuition, fees, room, board, and books at the public colleges in Delaware.
- The B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the former Speaker of the State House of Representatives, is awarded to one student each year enrolling at the University of Delaware.
- The Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the first African-American State Senator in Delaware, is awarded to one student at Delaware State University.
- The Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the former Speaker of the State House of Representatives, is awarded to one student at each school who is majoring in the humanities or social sciences (preference is given to political science majors).
David P. Everhart of Smyrna High School is the recipient of the B. Bradford Barnes Scholarship while Mario Anthony Accumanno, Jr. of Kent Christian Academy received the Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. William J. Rivers of Salesianum School is the recipient of the Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship.
The Diamond State Scholarship and the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship assist students attending regionally accredited colleges in any state. Winners of the Diamond State Scholarship receive $1,250 per year while Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship recipients receive $1,500 per year (based upon funding from the U.S. Congress). For the 2006-07 academic year, 41 students were awarded Diamond State Scholarships and 17 students received the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship. A list of the winners for these awards follows.
"The students that compete for these scholarships have dedicated themselves to achieving a high standard of academic excellence," says Donna Myers, Program Administrator for DHEC. "There is a great deal of pride felt during the review process when you realize how committed these young people are to their education and communities." Added Myers, "The Commission wishes all of our recipients continued success in their future academic journeys."
Merit Scholarships Winners 2006-07| B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship | |
| Smyrna High School | David P. Everhart |
| Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship | |
| Salesianum School | William J. Rivers |
| Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship | |
| Kent Christian Academy | Mario Anthony Accumanno Jr. |
| Diamond State Scholarship | |
| Alexis I. duPont High School | Nicolas Edward Jenner; Renae Christine Patch; Grant Steven Russell |
| Archmere Academy | Megan Allison Lawless |
| Brandywine High School | Daniel R. Benevento; Jennifer Wingyee Chan; Rosa R. Cui; Sarah Flynn; Justin Phillip Mendelson; Marianne Nagengast; Anne A. Yoncha |
| Cab Calloway School of the Arts | John N. Lamedica; Hannah E. Starke |
| Caravel Academy | Jessica Lynn Wallace |
| Charter School of Wilmington | Mark Michael Barineau; Brenden M. Beatty; Christopher Thomas Carper; Shaun M. Kelly; Jessica Ann Rombach; Gregory H. Rybicki; Eliot Dee Sun; Elaine Yang |
| Christiana High School | Rebecca Sul Hee Brown |
| Concord High School | Andrew John Meyer; Gregory E. Yugov |
| Dover High School | Nicole M. Johnson |
| Indian River High School | Andrew Edwards Cordell Carey |
| John Dickinson High School | Steven Frank DeFroda; Scott Loughery |
| Middletown High School | Amy Lynne Sikes |
| Milford Senior High School | Erica Lynn Godwin |
| Newark High School | Elizabeth Nelson; Craig A. Nichols; Anna Peng; Jenna Rose Sablan; Laura Nicole Yarnall |
| Salesianum School | Tyler M. Emptage |
| William Penn High School | Bethany Anne Faline; Nadia Shobnam |
| Wilmington Christian School | Elizabeth Ann Deike; Priscilla A. Weaver |
| Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship | |
| Alexis I. duPont High School | Melissa Yu |
| Caesar Rodney High School | Kelley E. Barr; Britney A. Lewis |
| Charter School of Wilmington | Caroline Jane Huang; Katherine E. Roelofs; Kyle Harish Srivastava; Austin Zheng |
| Concord High School | Chantel Yeji Park |
| John Dickinson High School | Daniel J. Villarreal |
| Milford Senior High School | Amanda M. Currie |
| Newark High School | Emily Tompkins Maclary; Daniel Strouse |
| Salesianum School | Thomas Boyd Bounds; Joseph J. Oehmke |
| Sussex Central High School | Timothy J. Fike; Chelsea B. Leyh |
| Woodbridge High School | Kacie Sue Pinnock |
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Delaware's Department of Education is committed to promoting the highest quality education
for every Delaware student by providing visionary leadership and superior service.
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Contact Info.
Alison Kepner Delaware Department of Education 401 Federal Street, Suite #2 Dover, Delaware 19901 Phone: (302) 735-4035 Fax: (302) 739-4654 Email: akepner@doe.k12.de.us |
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