Candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program January 2013 [*] An asterisk indicates a Candidate for Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Candidates are grouped by their legal place of residence; the state abbreviation listed, if different, may indicate where the candidate attends school. Alabama AL ‐ Alabaster ‐ Casey R. Crownhart, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School AL ‐ Alabaster ‐ Ellis A. Powell, The Altamont School AL ‐ Auburn ‐ Harrison R. Burch, Auburn High School AL ‐ Auburn ‐ Nancy Z. Fang, Auburn High School AL ‐ Auburn ‐ Irene J. Lee, Auburn High School AL ‐ Auburn ‐ Kaiyi Shen, Auburn High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Deanna M. Abrams, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Emily K. Causey, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Robert C. Crumbaugh, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Emma C. Jones, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Frances A. Jones, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Benjamin R. Kraft, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Amy X. Li, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Botong Ma, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Alexander C. Mccullumsmith, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Alexander S. Oser, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Ann A. Sisson, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Thomas M. Sisson, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Supraja R. Sridhar, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Paul J. Styslinger, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Meredith E. Thomley, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Sarah Grace M. Tucker, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Jacob D. Van Geffen, Oak Mountain High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Kevin D. Yang, Spain Park High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Irene P. Zhang, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Birmingham ‐ Jefferson Zou, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL ‐ Dothan ‐ Stephen W. Lafleur, Northview High School AL ‐ Fairhope ‐ Samuel A. Eberlein, Alabama School of Math & Science AL ‐ Fayette ‐ Carly C. Shipman, Fayette County High School AL ‐ Florence ‐ Roman J. Sherrod, Florence High School AL ‐ Hamilton ‐ Margaret E. Self, Alabama School of Math & Science AL ‐ Homewood ‐ Rebecca A. Riley, Homewood High School AL ‐ Hoover ‐ Camden C. Cutright, Spain Park High School AL ‐ Hoover ‐ Sushmitha R. Yarrabothula, Hoover High School AL ‐ Huntsville ‐ Lawrence H. Arney, Randolph School AL ‐ Huntsville ‐ Alaina C. Bailey, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL ‐ Huntsville ‐ Riley D. Britton, Unknown High School AL ‐ Huntsville ‐ Nicholas Sparkman, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL ‐ Huntsville ‐ Xu Zhai, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL ‐ Indian Springs ‐ Benjamin Kitchens, Indian Springs School AL ‐ Irondale ‐ Hunter Hollis, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School AL ‐ Madison ‐ Victoria N. Florence, Bob Jones High School AL ‐ Madison ‐ David M. Hergenroeder, Bob Jones High School AL ‐ Madison ‐ Kathryn G. Laury, Bob Jones High School AL ‐ Madison ‐ Shri Kriti S. Rajan, Sparkman High School AL ‐ Madison ‐ Courtney K. Walker, Bob Jones High School AL ‐ Madison ‐ Martin A. Wang, Bob Jones High School AL ‐ Mobile ‐ Robert P. Patrick, Alma Bryant High School AL ‐ Mountain Brook ‐ Margaret S. Greene, Mountain Brook High School AL ‐ Owens Cross Roads ‐ Hema V. Pingali, Randolph School AL ‐ Pelham ‐ Caleb G. Caldwell, Indian Springs School AL ‐ Pelham ‐ Abigael C. Furman, Pelham High School AL ‐ Prattville ‐ Nina F. Smith, Trinity Presbyterian School AL ‐ Tarrant ‐ [ * ] Natalie E. Landers, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL ‐ Tuscaloosa ‐ Zoe O. Bakker, Northridge High School AL ‐ Tuscaloosa ‐ Jonathan T. Hess, Holy Spirit High School AL ‐ Vestavia ‐ Farhan A. Khan, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Vestavia Hills ‐ Enrico G. Camata, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Vestavia Hills ‐ Aashka R. Patel, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Vestavia Hills ‐ Sarah C. Pitts, Vestavia Hills High School AL ‐ Vestavia Hills ‐ Joseph E. Stahl, Vestavia Hills High School Alaska AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Molly C. Brockway, Robert Service High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Josepher Chen, A. J. Dimond High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Benjamin R. Claman, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Anna E. Clink, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Brian R. Cresap, Grace Christian School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Dexter T. Crowley, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Benjamin P. Curtiss, Steller Secondary School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Zoe A. Danner, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Jeffrey A. Dow, South Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Andrew Eller, Grace Christian School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Madeline L. Endres, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ John Gutsch, Unknown High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Emma A. Hill, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Grace E. Knock, Robert Service High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Aman Lachapelle, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Bethany J. Lee, Interior Distance Education of Alaska AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Tsaina V. Mahlen, South Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Samantha J. Manzer, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Zachary Miller, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Zachary Minster, South Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Elias F. Rubin, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Liam M. Sarwas, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Abigail B. Spurlock, West Anchorage High School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Michael E. Tappel, Holy Rosary Academy AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Anna M. Trujillo, Grace Christian School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Claire M. Trujillo, Grace Christian School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Maya J. Tsao‐Wu, Grace Christian School AK ‐ Anchorage ‐ Lorryn E. Wilhelm, Steller Secondary School AK ‐ Chugiak ‐ Samantha H. Hartke, Chugiak High School AK ‐ Copper Center ‐ Emmie Van Wyhe, Kenny Lake School AK ‐ Craig ‐ Sophie Clark, Klawock High School AK ‐ Eagle River ‐ Malea R. Mcgimsey, Chugiak High School AK ‐ Eagle River ‐ Lucille R. Thomas, Eagle River High School AK ‐ Ester ‐ Nettie O. Larson, West Valley High School AK ‐ Fairbanks ‐ Talina S. Bastille, West Valley High School AK ‐ Fairbanks ‐ Jared P. Canright, Hutchison Career Center AK ‐ Haines ‐ Royal Henderson, Haines High School AK ‐ Homer ‐ Dylan C. Faulkner, Homer High School AK ‐ Homer ‐ Samuel T. Reinert, Homer High School AK ‐ Jber ‐ Micah G. Pedrick, Brunswick High School AK ‐ Juneau ‐ Erin M. Gaffaney, Juneau‐Douglas High School AK ‐ Juneau ‐ Samuel E. Kurland, Juneau‐Douglas High School AK ‐ Juneau ‐ Spencer L. Lunda, Juneau‐Douglas High School AK ‐ Kenai ‐ Freya K. Chay, UWC Mahindra College AK ‐ Kenai ‐ Annaleah Ernst, Nikiski Junior‐Senior High School AK ‐ Kenai ‐ Jacob Gilman, Kenai Central High School AK ‐ Noatak ‐ Sarah Van Amburg, Napaaqtugmiut School AK ‐ Palmer ‐ Kenzie Bjerken, Colony High School AK ‐ Palmer ‐ Julia D. Maxwell, Colony High School AK ‐ Soldotna ‐ David S. Swedberg, Soldotna High School AK ‐ Unalaska ‐ Aidan H. Bobbitt, Unalaska High School AK ‐ Valdez ‐ Matthew Shidner, Valdez High School Arizona AZ ‐ Buckeye ‐ Hannah M. Kyllo, Xavier College Preparatory AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ Naomi Y. Jing, Hamilton High School AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ Michael H. Precup, Chandler High School AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ Rajan U. Sheth, Hamilton High School AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ John Y. Wang, Chandler High School AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ Joyce Wen, Corona del Sol High School AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ Hao Zhao, Hamilton High School AZ ‐ Chandler ‐ Jessica H. Zhu, Mountain Pointe High School AZ ‐ Gilbert ‐ Jangwoo Eom, Highland High School AZ ‐ Gilbert ‐ [ * ] Jangwoo Eom, Highland High School AZ ‐ Gilbert ‐ James Park, Mesquite High School AZ ‐ Gilbert ‐ Neil Y. Patel, Hamilton High School AZ ‐ Gilbert ‐ Kelli J. Rockwell, Chandler Preparatory Academy AZ ‐ Glendale ‐ Channing C. Kremer, Barry Goldwater High School AZ ‐ Glendale ‐ Tiffany H. Yang, Ironwood High School AZ ‐ Kingman ‐ David K. Joe, Kingman High School AZ ‐ Litchfield Park ‐ Abrielle N. Pesch, Millennium High School AZ ‐ Litchfield Park ‐ Ciara N. Voy, Agua Fria Union High School AZ ‐ Mesa ‐ Harrison A. Finzel, Red Mountain High School AZ ‐ Mesa ‐ Julia Guo, Mountain View High School AZ ‐ Mesa ‐ Marsie Trego, Mountain View High School AZ ‐ Paradise Valley ‐ Benjamin Krakoff, Chaparral High School AZ ‐ Peoria ‐ Sabrina R. Bare, Liberty High School AZ ‐ Peoria ‐ Jeremy E. Dietrich, Liberty High School AZ ‐ Peoria ‐ Riley E. Smith, Liberty High School AZ ‐ Phoenix ‐ Zakary A. Ferrara, Desert Vista High School AZ ‐ Phoenix ‐ Mikaela S. Hall, Horizon High School AZ ‐ Phoenix ‐ Aditya Khurana, North Canyon High School AZ ‐ Phoenix ‐ Mckenna A. Mulhern, Desert Vista High School AZ ‐ Phoenix ‐ Ryan J. Smith, Desert Vista High School AZ ‐ Phoenix ‐ Anran Yu, Desert Vista High School AZ ‐ Sahuarita ‐ Erica L. Schwarz, Sahuarita High School AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Mara Y. Green, Chaparral High School AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Scott A. Heim, Desert Mountain High School AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Marisa S. Maisiak, Pinnacle High School AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Taylor Money, Phoenix Country Day School AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Priya Ramaiah, BASIS Scottsdale Charter AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Lauren J. Riddiford, Xavier College Preparatory AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Victor Y. Wang, BASIS Scottsdale Charter AZ ‐ Scottsdale ‐ Austen K. Yueh, Desert Mountain High School AZ ‐ Tempe ‐ Natalie L. Ayers, Chandler Preparatory Academy AZ ‐ Tempe ‐ Jennifer S. Chiang, Corona del Sol High School AZ ‐ Tempe ‐ Saisanjana Kalagara, Corona del Sol High School AZ ‐ Tempe ‐ Joy L. Nachman, McClintock High School AZ ‐ Tempe ‐ Eveline Postelnicu,