Presidential Scholars Announcement of the Selection of 141 Students as Presidential Scholars of 1980.

The President today announced the Presidential Scholars for 1980. They are 141 graduating high school seniors, chosen on the basis of academic achievement, leadership, community involvement, and demonstrated excellence in the areas of visual and performing arts or creative writing. The Scholars will visit Washington from June 29 to July 2, 1980, as guests of the White House and the Department of Education.

The Presidential Scholars program, established by Executive order in 1964, annually honors one boy and one girl from each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Americans living abroad, and 35 students selected at large.

The students, from both public and private schools, are initially identified through scores on precollege examinations nationally administered in secondary schools. The scholars are selected by the Commission on Presidential Scholars, a panel of private citizens from a variety of fields, who serve without compensation.

During their visit to Washington, the Scholars will receive Presidential Scholars medallions in a White House ceremony. They will also attend seminars with authorities in many fields, meet with their elected officials, and visit historic sites. The Scholars receive no financial award.

The 1980 Presidential Scholars are:

Alabama

WILLIAM S. Lucas, Grissom High School, Huntsville

FRANK H. MCFADDEN, JR., the Altamont School, Birmingham

ROBIN K. JOHNSON, Muscle Shoals High School, Muscle Shoals

KATHLEEN A. MOORE (of Huntsville), Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham Alaska

CLINTON L. MCDADE, East Anchorage High School, Anchorage

ELIZABETH S. ARGETSINGER, Dimond Mears High School, Anchorage

Arizona

PAUL W. DAVIS, Rincon High School, Tucson

MARK TEMPLER, Tempe High School, Tempe

MARTHA A. MATTHEWS, Special Projects High School, Tucson

Arkansas

HENRY G. COOK, Alma High School, Alma

ROOSEVELT L. THOMPSON, Central High School, Little Rock

ELIZABETH A. LEVY, Northeast Senior High School, N. Little Rock

California

KENNETH H. BOOKSTEIN, La Jolla High School, La Jolla

CHRISTOPHER T. MASON, Phineas Banning High School, Wilmington

NED S. WINGREEN (of Studio City), Oakwood School, N. Hollywood

JOAN P. HOTELLING, Adolfo Camarillo High School, Camarillo

Colorado

TODD C. CARPENTER, Cherry Creek Senior High School, Englewood

SUSAN G. STEADE, Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins

Connecticut

ADAM J. TELLER, Bolton High School, Bolton

EVE M. KAHN, Westhill High School, Stamford

Delaware

MICHAEL C. JOHNSON, Salesianum School for Boys, Wilmington

DINA M. HAINES, St. Marks High School, Wilmington

District of Columbia

MICHAEL A. HELLER, Sidwell Friends School

JEAN S. FRASER, Georgetown Day High School

Florida

JEFFREY W. DAVIS, Miami Killian Senior High School, Miami

JIMMY L. MORALES, Miami Beach Senior High School, Miami Beach

ELIZABETH A. LINDLEY, Tampa Preparatory School, Tampa

SHARI K. RAYNOR, Chamberlain High School, Tampa

CAROLYN S. REISER, The Bolles School, Jacksonville

JUDITH A. SHULEVITZ (of Miami), Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Mich.

Georgia

ERIC A. SCHOENBERG, Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody

MICHAEL H. WING, Savannah County Day School, Savannah

SYLVIA L. CEREL (of Dunwoody), Westminster School for Girls, Atlanta

Hawaii

LAWRENCE G. TANIMOTO, Iolani School, Honolulu

SHARI H. YOKOTA, Roosevelt High School, Honolulu

Idaho

LARRY W. HUNTER, MOSCOW Senior High School, Moscow

DIANA S. MURELAGA, Capital High School, Boise

Illinois

STEPHEN A. VAVASIS, Arlington High School, Arlington Heights

HILARY H. GETIS, Urbana High School, Urbana

Indiana

PAUL R. GEYER, Carmel High School, Carmel

ELENA A. SALIJ, Paul Harding High School, Fort Wayne

Iowa

MARK D. KLINE, Urbandale High School, Urbandale

CINDY M. SCHEIDT, T. Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids

Kansas

BRIAN R. BENNETT (of Overland Park), Shawnee Mission West High School, Shawnee Mission

JOSEPH C. SHIELDS, El Dorado High School, El Dorado

KAREN L, SMITH (of Fort Riley), Senior High School, Junction City

Kentucky

SAM HIRSCH, Henry Clay High School, Lexington

JOAN L. CMARIK, St. Mary High School, Paducah

LISA A. PETRILLI, J. M. Atherton High School, Louisville

Louisiana

CHRISTOPHER D. HAMILTON, Robert E. Lee High School, Baton Rouge

LORILEE J. BIERNACKI (of Pearl River), Slidell High School, Slidell

Maine

ROGER A. DEFREITAS, Cony High School, Augusta

MARY E. SULLIVAN (of S. Harpswell), Mt. Ararat School, Topsham

Maryland

RICHARD A. REGISTER, Charles W. Woodward High School, Rockville

ANTOINETTE E. REED, Western High School, Baltimore

Massachusetts

MICHAEL P. ARNOWITT, Lexington High School, Lexington

JONATHAN D. CUTLER (of Milton), Commonwealth School, Boston

EUGENE H. LEE, Lexington High School, Lexington

JUN-CHING LIN (of Chestnut Hill), Newton North High School, Newtonville

VIIA E. VALGE, Chelmsford High School, North Chelmsford

Michigan

PAUL S. HSIEH, Kalamazoo Central High School, Kalamazoo

NICHOLAS S. THORNDIKE (of Alma), Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen

KARIS A. HASTINGS, Garber High School, Essexville

Minnesota

BENNET K. LANGLOTZ (of St. Paul), Breck School, Minneapolis

TAMARA R. FOUNTAIN, Edina-West Secondary School, Edina

Mississippi

MICHAEL E. JABALEY, William Murrah High School, Jackson

CATHERINE G. GRAY, St. Andrews Episcopal School, Jackson

Missouri

JOHN W. CUTHBERTSON, Liberty High School, Liberty

JOY A. GRAESSER, University City Senior High School, University City

BRIGITTE T. WAHWASSUCK, Waynesville Senior High School, Waynesville

Montana

MICHAEL W. BENDER, Billings West High School, Billings

JANA L. BRANCH (of Victor), Stevensville High School, Stevensville

Nebraska

DANIEL A. ZARISKI, Southeast High School, Lincoln

MARGARET Y. CHENG, Lincoln East High School, Lincoln

JENNIFER L. MEYER, Technical High School, Omaha

Nevada

ANDREW P. FLINT, Reno High School, Reno

VERONICA J. McCULLOUGH, Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas

New Hampshire

DAN P. HICKS, Colebrook Academy, Colebrook

THERESA A. WILSON (of Greenland), Senior High School, Portsmouth

New Jersey

STEVEN G. DICKMAN, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood

ELIZABETH A. GUERIN, Princeton High School, Princeton

CLAIRE F. ULLMAN, Princeton High School, Princeton

New Mexico

NELSON R. BEGAY (of Navajo), Window Rock High School, Fort Defiance, Ariz.

JOHN M. NORMS, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque

ANNA MAGNUSON, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos

New York

PATRICK J. CORLESS (of Pomona), Ramapo Senior High School, Spring Valley

RUSSELL M. HERSHOW, Hunter College High School, New York

GABRIELLE A. BROWN, Professional Children's School, New York

CELIA, P. JAFFE, Edgemont High School, Scarsdale

CATHERINE J. MAGNUSON, Shenendehowa Senior High School, Clifton Park

POLLY SHULMAN, Hunter College High School, New York

NASHA L. THOMAS (of St. Albans), Performing Arts, New York

North Carolina

ROGER G. BROOKS (of Chapel Hill), Durham Academy Upper School, Durham

CARL C. SPRINGS, Monroe High School, Monroe

North Dakota

WILLIAM C. OLSON (of Mooreton), Wahpeton High School, Wahpeton

LISA R. HEIDTKE, Valley City High School, Valley City

Ohio

BENJAMIN B. ROBINSON, Cleveland Hts. High School, Cleveland Hts.

PAULA J. VANLARE, Defiance Senior High School, Defiance

Oklahoma

DAVID A. MORAN, Seminole High School, Seminole

GREG W. THORNBURG, College High School, Bartlesville

DEANI L. COOPER (of Bethan), Putnam City West Senior High School, Oklahoma City

Oregon

PETER C. GABOR, Woodrow Wilson High School, Portland

DAVID G. LITT, Cleveland High School, Portland

KAREN L. RASMUSSEN (of Portland), Sunset High School, Beaverton

Pennsylvania

RICHARD S. ZEMEL, Mr. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh

LOUISE R. ROBERTS, Penncrest High School, Media

LINDA D. WHITE (of Philadelphia), Germantown Academy, Fort Washington

Puerto Rico

SALVADOR A. ACOSTA (of Rio Piedras), Commonwealth High School, Hato Rey

JOHN A. ZERBE (of San Juan), St. Johns School, Santurce

DAMARIS AYUSO-PLANES (of Guaynabo), Wesleyan Academy, Caparra Heights

Rhode Island

MICHAEL A. CONLEY (of East Greenwich), Bishop Thomas F. Hendricken High School, Warwick

CAROLINE B. REEVES, Lincoln School, Providence South Carolina

ROBERT E. SPIETH, Spartanburg High School, Spantanburg

MARCIA B. KUNTZ, Porter-Gaud School. Charleston

South Dakota

DAVID B. OPPEDAHL, Vermillion High School, Vermillion

LAURA L. HUBER, Menno High School, Menno

Tennessee

ROBERT L. KREIDLER, Morristown-Hamblen High School West, Morristown

MARY A. CROSSLEY, Webb School, Knoxville

ELLEN F. SCHREIBER, UN School of Nashville, Nashville

Texas

MICHAEL K. DISHART, Cypress Creek High School, Houston

JAMES H. HEIDT, L. C. Anderson High School, Austin

MILTUM T. TATUM, Arts Magnet High School, Dallas

KEREN K. WARE, Skyline High School, Dallas

SUSAN K. WILLIAMS, Ursuline Academy, Dallas

Utah

DALE C. HUNT, Bonneville High School, Ogden

CAROLE E. EDMUNDSON, Skyline High School, Salt Lake City

JULIA S. RUBIN, Ogden Senior High School, Ogden

Vermont

ERIC E. ANDERSON (of Castleton), Fair Haven High School, Fair Haven

SARAH J. ALBEE, South Burlington High School, South Burlington

Virginia

CHRISTOPHER R. STOVER, Wakefield High School, Arlington

KIRSTEN J. HUND, Portsmouth Catholic High School, Portsmouth

Washington

BLAKE D. HAMILTON, Issaquah High School, Issaquah

DEBORAH A. DOUGLAS, the Lakeside School, Seattle

West Virginia

ROBERT E. RICHARDSON, Greenbrier East High School, Lewisburg

KIMBERLY A. CASEY, St. Albans High School, St. Albans

Wisconsin

CHARLES C. HWANG (of Brookfield), Marquette University High School, Milwaukee

ANN E. CLASSEN, Horicon High School, Horicon

Wyoming

JAY R. FERRILL, Riverton High School, Riverton

KAREN SIGGARD, Cheyenne Central High School, Cheyenne

Virgin Islands

HAROLD G. THOMPSON (of Christiansted), St. Dunstans Episcopal School, St. Croix

Guam

SATSUKI YAMASHITA (of Sinajana), Academy Our Lady of Guam, Agana