Presidential Scholars Announcement of the Selection of 121 Students as Presidential Scholars of 1979.

The President today announced the Presidential Scholars for 1979. They are 121 graduating high school seniors, chosen on the basis of academic excellence, leadership, and accomplishment in other areas such as the visual and performing arts. The scholars will visit Washington from June 17 to 20 as the guests of the White House and the U.S. Office 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, Americans living abroad, and 15 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.

1979 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

Alabama

GORDON A. TURNBULL, Mobile

BRENDA J. SWAIN, Anniston

Alaska

PHILIP R. ROBISON, Anchorage

DOUOLAS R. FRANKLIN, Anchorage

CHARLOTTE A. HAMMOND, Eagle River

Arizona

BRIAN L. JARVIS, Phoenix

KAREN A. CUROSH, Phoenix

Arkansas

BRENT A. RICHERT, Texarkana

ELIZABETH A. THIELE, Fort Smith

California

JAMES S. McGUIRE, Palo Alto

SCOTT A. LAPE, Chico

SARAH L. GIBBONS, Palo Alto

Colorado

WILLIAM P. MACKENDRICK, Hotchkiss

SUSAN P. MIZNER, Englewood

Connecticut

JAMES P. CRIMMINS, Wilton

FRANCESCA A. HAYSLETT, Woodbridge

Delaware

ANTHONY DEH-CHUEN So, Wilmington

PHILIPPA J. WEBSTER, Wilmington

District of Columbia

JAMIN B. RASKIN

MARIA A. SULLIVAN

JACQUELINE A. BERRIEN

Florida

TODD G. KOCOUREK, Tampa

TERRI M. WILLIAMSON, Ft. Myers

Georgia

BROOKS R. BURDETTE, Hogansville

JAMES H. GILLAND, Atlanta

LLOYD S. HAWK, Atlanta

MARY W. MCCARTHY, Decatur

Hawaii

JONATHAN V. SELINGER, Honolulu

SHEILA, LI TIEN LING, Honolulu

Idaho

KARY D. SMOUT, Pocatello

ANNA J. JOHNSON, Eden

Illinois

CARL A. HESS, Northfield

CRAIG F. PRESTON, E. St. Louis

SUSAN H. ROSENBERG, Evanston

Indiana

JOHN E. BERNERS, South Bend

LAURA J. RIGGS, Danville

Iowa

DUFFY CRAVEN, West Des Moines

LLOYD K. MITCHELL, Des Moines

BARBARA A. KNAPP, Council Bluffs

Kansas

DAVID S. CUNNINGHAM, Salina

LESLIE J. MAY, Oskaloosa

Kentucky

GAGE R. JOHNSON, Bowling Green

LISA C. CANNON, Eddyville

Louisiana

MICHAEL T. ANDERSON, New Orleans

LOULAN J. PITRE, JR., Galliano

DEBORAH L. THURBER, New Orleans

PHOEBE E. BRIAN, Alexandria

Maine

THOMAS E. MELENDY, Rockland

MYRNA L. KOONCE, Oakland

Maryland

DAVID F. INNIS, Hyattsville

SHARON L. GRAY, Rockville

Massachusetts

JEFFREY J. LOBO, Westford

LAWRENCE J. HOBBIE, Falmouth

CATHERINE DURSO, South Hadley

Michigan

RONALD E. ELLIS, Okemos

MARY G. ARMSTRONG, Grand Blanc

Minnesota

THOMAS J. LENK, Aurora

ARTURO C. MADRID, Minneapolis

JACQUELINE K. GIROUX, St. Cloud

Mississippi

GEORGE F. RICE, Vicksburg

LAURIE I. HAMILTON, Pascagoula

Missouri

STEVE S. GOLSTON, Camdenton

CORNELIA A. HECKER, St. Joseph

Montana

MICHAEL J. ROAM, Billings

ARDIS A. MOE, Billings

Nebraska

JOHN R. WILSON, Hastings

KRISTINE L. PETERSEN, Omaha

Nevada

ROGER V. VOGELER, Elko

REBECCA F. HAAG, Boulder City

New Hampshire

PANG-YEN FAN, Exeter

ANDREA FINK, Durham

New Jersey

STEVEN RAPKIN, Millburn

SIMINA M. FARCASIU, Princeton

New Mexico

CHRISTOPHER A. SHERA, Los Alamos

CAROL J. O'ROURKE, Los Alamos

New York

THEODORE E. SPERLING, Bronx

WILLIAM D. URQUHART, North Babylon

ARI M. LIEMAN, New York City

ANNALIESE S. KAMBOUR, Schenectady

North Carolina

JEEN KIM, Greenville

DAGMAR HERZOG, Durham

North Dakota

GARRETT J. STUCK, Minor

CHRISTINE M. EVANS, Grand Forks

Ohio

ROBERT E. WENZ, North Royalton

JULIE E. JACOBS, Columbus

Oklahoma

DWIGHT N. PETERSON, Edmond

CARY L. STANFORD, Tulsa

Oregon

PHILLIP D. BROWN, JR., Lake Oswego

MARION S. BRET-HARTE, Hillsboro

Pennsylvania

SCOTT B. SMITH, Fairless Hills

ANN F. MOHRBACHER, Flourtown

Puerto Rico

EDUARDO R. JUNCOSA, Rio Piedras

CARMEN M. ARIAS, Miramar

Rhode Island

MARK J. WEGNER, Providence

SHANNON L. REAGAN, Middletown

South Carolina

CHRISTOPHER J. FALTER, Columbia

MARGARET J. GREEN, Charleston

South Dakota

BRILSFORD B. FLINT, Rapid City

PAMELA R. RASMUSSON, Dell Rapids

Tennessee

ALAN L. HALBERT, Oak Ridge

ANNE-ALISON G. BURTON, Memphis

Texas

WILLIAM N. CREAGER, Midland

VICTORIA L. EASTUS, Dallas

Utah

DOUGLAS P. HANSEN, Provo

WENDY L. MATIS, Ogden

Vermont

JAMES C. LINDNER, Burlington

EILEEN A. McARDLE, Rutland

Virginia

MURRAY D. TANZER, Arlington

JAMES T. HAMILTON, Alexandria

ELIZABETH E. KISS, Alexandria

KAREN WHITING, Richmond

Washington

PAUL F. SJOHOLM, Everett

DEBORAH K. UNDERWOOD, Walla Walla

West Virginia

JEFFREY D. ADKINS, Beckley

MARY E. CONNELLY, Charleston

Wisconsin

MARTIN E. POITZSCH, Eau Claire

ANNE E. BECKER, Whitefish Bay

Wyoming

MIKE F. DUNLEAVY, Powell

PATRICIA S. HOLLAND, Worland

Virgin Islands

GREGORY V. SMITH, St. Thomas

Canal Zone

CATHERINE A. CIEPIELA, Balboa