Presidential Scholars Announcement of the Selection of 121 Students as Presidential Scholars of 1978, 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 1978.

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

The students were selected by the Commission on Presidential Scholars in the only nationwide program for honoring academic excellence, leadership, other evidence of superior attainment and, for the first time this year, outstanding ability in the arts.

This is the 15th anniversary of the Presidential Scholars program, which was established by Executive order of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The Presidential Scholars receive no monetary award, but they will be brought to Washington May 21 to 25 for a program during which they will receive the 1978 Presidential Scholars medallions. The visit will include special interest seminars conducted by authorities in many fields, appointments with their Senators and Representatives, and forums, symposiums, and other events scheduled at the State Department, the Smithsonian Institution, and other agencies.

The text of the President's mailgram follows:

"What great pleasure it gives me to notify you of your selection as a 1978 Presidential Scholar! The members of the Commission on Presidential Scholars have made their difficult choices and the chairman informs me that you are one of 121 Presidential Scholars selected from across the nation on the basis of scholarship and leadership.

"Mrs. Carter and I are very proud of your achievements as well as your future promise. We hope you will be coming to Washington May 21st-25th, at which time you will receive the Presidential Scholars medallion."

1978 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

Alabama

CRYSTAL KAY FOWLER, Huntsville RICHARD KIP GORDON, Birmingham

Alaska

KENDRA A. CRAIG, Soldotna EMANUEL E. WASHINGTON, Elmendorf AFB

Arizona

SHIRLEY ANNE LEAVITT, Tucson Scot DAVID MUNROE, Tucson

Arkansas

STEVEN N. CONNELLY, Magnolia VALERIE K. LAMB, Little Rock

California

JOSEPH BARSUGLI, Los Angeles MARGUERITE SUI-LIN GONG, Palo Alto ALISON RUMPH, Piedmont

Colorado

DAVID M. HART, Littleton LOUIS T. SISNEROS, Littleton DIANNE ELISE THORPE, Golden

Connecticut

GREGORY W. FROEHLICH, W. Redding JOANNE M. KAROHL, Fairfield DIANE JOYCE SIEGEL, Stamford

Delaware

SHARI LYNN EMERSON, Wilmington MARK J. SHUKAITIS, Wilmington

District of Columbia

HILARY ANNE NELSON ANDREW M. FROOMKIN BRYAN H. FORTSON

Florida

JOYCE L. PHIPPS, Orlando JOHN A. RHODES, Tallahassee

Georgia

SCOTT H. JACOBS, Waleska CATHERINE ANNE LYNCH, Savannah

Hawaii

MARGARET J. GARTIES, Kailua JOHN J. LIE, Honolulu JUDI RAE LUM, Honolulu

Idaho

JULIE R. NEWELL, Boise BRUCE N. REED, Coeur d'Alene

Illinois

LOUISE M. O'BRIEN, Morton Grove JOSEPH SIKORSKI, River Forest

Indiana

BARBARA A. JONES, Indianapolis DAN G. WAHLMAN, Crown Point

Iowa

SCOT R. CHRISTIANSEN, Mt. Vernon CARRIE ANNE MINEART, Washington

Kansas

MICHAEL L. ANTHONY, Overland Park AMY T. MAR, Manhattan

Kentucky

CAROL ANN HAFFNER, Louisville ALLEN W. MEIER, Fort Knox

Louisiana

DONNA HUD^L, Lafayette JOHN O. LOVRETICH, New Orleans

Maine

MATTHEW F. MACCOBY, Bangor KATHLEEN STEARNS, Stillwater

Maryland

LINDA P. FALCAO, Silver Spring MAURY A. PEIPERL, Silver Spring DANIEL W. SMITH, Bethesda Massachusetts

STACEY H. HUNT, Belmont PAUL A. RASKAUSKAS, South Boston

Michigan

JAMES L. JACKSON, Midland MARY MARGARET JOHNSON, Lansing MARY MELISSA McBRIEN, Grosse Pointe

Minnesota

JOHN ARIMOND, Hopkins SUSAN HOUGH, Excelsior

Mississippi

JUDITH A. FORD, Mississippi State KEITH D. MITCHELL, Biloxi

Missouri

PATRICIA I. HANSEN, Ballwin MITCHELL E. WADE, Marshall

Montana

JOHN C. MAYBERRY, Great Falls MARIE E. MCALLISTER, Bozeman

Nebraska

ADAM H. BARON, Grand Island PATRICIA M. GIBSON, Omaha ROGER M. OBA, Scottsbluff

Nevada

JOYCE P. JACOBSEN, Reno DOUGLAS L. ULMER, Las Vegas

New Hampshire

JOAN V. LESMERISES, Manchester CRAIG C. SHELTON, Rye

New Jersey

NAOMI D. FISHER, Livingston SAMUEL D. SAMUELS, West Orange

New Mexico

TRAMMELL L. GUTIERREZ, Taos DEBRA J. HUTCHINS, Albuquerque RALPH C. WARD, JR., Los Alamos

New York

DEBRA ALLIGOOD, Hastings-on-Hudson ALLISON K. BALDWIN, Armonk MICHAEL MATTIS, Scarsdale

North Carolina

DEBORAH ANN COHEN, Chapel Hill WILLIAM P. HANEMAN, Wilmington

North Dakota

CYNTHIA M. ANDERSON, Pembina BYRON HERBEL, Hebron

Ohio

SCOTT L. MINNEMAN, Maumee GALE L. WARNER, Ashville

Oklahoma

COLETTE ROSE CARLE, Bartlesville DANIEL A. MILLIGAN, Edmond MOHIT NANDA, Norman

Oregon

CHRISTOPHER M. COFFIN, Portland CAROL A. GARBER, Salem JANINE A. VETTER, Salem

Pennsylvania

SCOTT A. FEESER, New Cumberland MARGARET L. FORCHHEIMER, York

Puerto Rico NATALIA MARTIN, Rio Piedras DANIEL E. RIVERA, Parkville Guaynabo

Rhode Island

JENNIFER ANN HANSON, Barrington TIMOTHY G. HOXIE, Lincoln EDWARD J. MARCACCIO, N. Providence EILEEN MULLEN, Cranston

South Carolina

MARCUS C. BETHEA III, Florence ANGELIA D. TURNER, Florence

South Dakota

JONATHAN PUPAS, Mitchell CYNTHIA M. SEHR, Sioux Falls

Tennessee

IANG YIEL JEON, Knoxville KATHY M. WILLIS, Hillsboro

Texas

ROBERT S. FREDELL, Spring MARINA CING HSIEH, Waco NANCY I. KALOW, Dallas

Utah

JOHN C. BECK, Provo NORA D. MOORE, Orem

Vermont

NANCY PAGE, Bennington CALL R. SPITZER, East Thetford

Virginia

KAREN C. LEE-THORP, McLean MICHAEL J. LEVITIN, Norfolk

Washington

GREGORY B. FRASER, Tacoma JOANNE G. LEOVY, Seattle

West Virginia

CARMEN R. REXRODE, Brandywine TERRENCE K. WOODS, Moundsville

Wisconsin

RITA L. PUTZ, Fond du Lac KEVIN J. ROESSELET, Greenfield

Wyoming

GEORGE ELIOPULOS, Cheyenne MARGARET MINER, Cheyenne

Americans living abroad

MARIE FRANCES DEER, APO New York GREGORY VANSUCH, APO New York