Presidential Scholars Announcement of the Selection of 121 Students as Presidential Scholars of 1977, With a Message From the President.

The President has sent mailgrams to 121 graduating high school seniors from every part of the country, naming them Presidential Scholars of 1977.

The group includes a girl and a boy from each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Americans living .abroad, and 15 chosen at large.

The students were selected by the Commission for Presidential Scholars for exceptional achievement in intellectual excellence, coupled with leadership and other evidence of superior attainments.

The Scholars receive no monetary award, but will .be brought to Washington June 6 to 9 for a program during which they will receive the 1977 Presidential Scholar Medallions. The visit will include special interest seminars led by authorities in various fields, appointments with Congressmen and Senators, a reception at the State Department, and other events.

The text of the President's mailgram follows:

"I am very pleased to inform you that today I am naming you a Presidential Scholar of 1977. Mrs. Carter and I join in expressing to you our congratulations and our pride in your outstanding academic achievements and those of the other 120 Presidential Scholars. You represent the finest of this country's education efforts and will receive the Presidential Scholar Medallion, the only national award for intellectual excellence, scholarship and leadership for graduating high school seniors."

1977 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

Alabama

SHARON D. MALONE, Mobile

ALICIA L. SMITH, Fairfield

RHETT J. THOMPSON, Birmingham

Alaska

RICHARD H. BEAN, Anchorage

LISA L. CORTHELL, Anchorage

Arizona

ELIZABETH L. AGUILAR, Phoenix

ALAN J. MILLER, Phoenix

JODI B. POOLE, Scottsdale

Arkansas

CHARLES A. FINNELL, Little Rock

KATHERINE A. STATON, Fort Smith

California

JONATHAN BAND, Beverly Hills

JESSICA J. KANDEL, Beverly Hills

JOYCE SHOW, Los Angeles

Colorado

FARYL M. REINGOLD, Denver

CHRISTOPHER G. WENGER, Yuma

Connecticut

DANA B. BIRKBY, Stamford

SUSAN J. LAUNI, Manchester

Delaware

LOUIS J. HOFFMAN, Wilmington

NORA E. LEWIS, Wilmington

District of Columbia

CHRISTINE A. DESAN, Washington

STEPHEN L. HAYES, Washington

Florida

LAURIE J. BUTLER, Largo

JAMES S. DINGLE, Pensacola

Georgia

PETER L. PATRICK, Athens

SUSAN M. PERKINS, Macon

Hawaii

MAILE J. APAU, Honolulu

MARK M. MUGIISHI, Honolulu

Idaho

PAUL G. CASSELL, Caldwell

MONICA C. SMITH, Mountain Home

Illinois

DIANE F. CABRERA, Downers Grove

JOACHIM J. LI, Chicago

KEVIN E. NORTHRUP, Urbana

Indiana

DENISE C. BAKER, Rosedale

DAVID R. JACOBI, South Bend

Iowa

DAVID B. BASKERVILLE, Des Moines

RHEA J. HARVEY, Muscatine

Kansas

DAVID W. BOYD, Wakeeney

MIRIAM G. EDELMAN, Manhattan

Kentucky

JAMES M. HISLE, Lexington

SHERRI L. SON, Jeffersontown

Louisiana

ERIC W. HAMILTON, Baton Rouge

DONNA J. RUSHING, Shreveport

Maine

LYNN M. SAWLIVICH, Waterville

COLETTE M. SIROIS, Waterville

Maryland

ELANA B. BLUM, Lutherville

STEVEN C. REBER, Rockville

Massachusetts

STEVEN KAREL Newton

ROBIN J. NAKKULA, North Dartmouth

Michigan

SABRA M. FELDMAN, Ann Arbor

STEWART HENDERSON, Farmington Hills

Minnesota

KATHRYN R. BENGTSON, Breckenridge

THOMAS J. GAZZOLA, North Mankato

Mississippi

CARL C. AWH, Starkville

GWYN D. RUWE, Brandon

Missouri

ROBIN B. GOLDMAN, Ballwin

RANDOLPH L. KIRK, University City

Montana

TIMOTHY J. CLINCH, Helena

KAREN REEDER, Billings

Nebraska

KENNETH A. ALLEN, Omaha

KIM K. BALS, Loup City

Nevada

DEBRA L. BAYLES, East Ely

MILAN NJEGOMIR II, Las Vegas

New Hampshire

KIMBERLY J. CORRETTE, Meredith GEORGE L. FISHER, Nashua

SARA H. FISCHER, Exeter

New Jersey

DIANE E. BENNETT, Stanhope

MITCHELL L. EDWARDS, Short Hills

VERNON P. NICKERSON, Paterson

LEONARD H. SHEN, Westfield

New Mexico

CHARLES K. PURCELL, Socorro

SARAN A. WIDER, Albuquerque

New York

NANCY J. COOPER, New York

LAWRENCE T. GRESSER, Douglaston

JAMES G. PROPP, Great Neck

North Carolina

GEORGE G. GREENE, Raleigh

GORDON E. ROBINSON, Jacksonville

KARI SHAW, Durham

North Dakota

MARLYNNE B. FISHER, Fargo

COLLEEN M. PUTNAM, Fort Yates

DAVID J. THEIGE, Minor

Ohio

LAURA L. DUGAN, North Canton

NANCY L. KENNEL, Middleburg Heights

DONALD A. SPECTOR, Mayfield Heights

Oklahoma

DOUGLAS D. MANN, Bethany

MARY KAY ZURAVLEFF, Oklahoma City

Oregon

WILLIAM V. HENNINGSGAAR, Astoria

ELIZABETH J. QUETHEM, Tillamook

Pennsylvania

KAREN L. ALSTON, Broomall

VIKRAM K. CHANDHOK, Pittsburgh

IRENE FANG, Media

Puerto Rico

MARIA S. RIVERA, Miramar

GUALBERT RUANOARROYO, Mayasuez

Rhode Island

BETSY A. COTTER, Providence

WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, Cranston

South Carolina

KAREN S. BIERBKAUER, Spartanburg

AUGUST H. KRICKEL, Columbia

South Dakota

NORMAN C. KLUKSDAHL, Woonsocket

MARY M. WEGNER, SIOUX Falls

Tennessee

LESLIE J. SONDER, Oak Ridge

CHARLES C. STEINHICE, Chattanooga

Texas

GREGORY A. MAGEL, Bellaire

JENNIFER K. ROBERTS, Euless

Utah

JAMES P. ALLEN, Ogden

PAMELA J. PEXTON, Salt Lake City

Vermont

BENNETT M. ROSE, Shelburne

PATTI A. SCRIZZI, Barre

Virginia

MONICA I. HALLE, Richmond

ROBERT A. HUTCHINSON, Charlottesville

LESSIE I. OLIVER, Crewe

Washington

STUART ANDERSON, Port Angeles

NANCY J. BROWN, Tacoma

West Virginia

LAURA J. ADKINS, Huntington

CHARLES V. GILMER, Institute

Wisconsin

JEFFREY C. WHITTLE, Milwaukee

MARINA E. WOLF, Wauwatosa

Wyoming

MONICA M. BERTAGNOLLI, Rock Springs

TOBY THREET, Moorcroft

RONALD C. TYLER, Cheyenne

Americans living abroad

LIZA A. BARTLETT, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

CAROLYN M. BENNETT, West Germany

MATTHEW J. ENGELSART, London, England