Local Students Win Siemens Merit Scholarships

The Siemens Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2012 Siemens Merit Scholarship. Three students from the Lawrenceville area were among the one hundred and fifty exceptional students selected.

Winners from the Lawrenceville area are listed below:

• Tyler Perini, Peachtree Ridge High School
• Carsen Popelka, Collins Hill High School
• Matthew Townsend, Brookwood High School

Students selected were high school seniors from 25 states including Georgia. Each winning student will now receive a college scholarship totaling $4,000, given in installments of $1,000 per academic year. This year the Siemens Foundation awarded approximately $600,000 in scholarship funds.

“The Siemens Foundation is proud to administer the Siemens Merit Scholarship program on behalf of Siemens. We are honored to recognize children of Siemens employees nationwide who have accomplished this outstanding academic achievement,” stated Jeniffer Harper Taylor, President of the Siemens Foundation in a press release.

Students can enter the Siemens Merit Scholarship program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and by successfully meeting published entry/participation requirements. Scholarship winners are then selected from a group of employees' children who qualify based on their PSAT/NMSQT scores, academic record, activities, community contributions, school recommendations and an essay detailing personal characteristics, plans and goals. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), an independent non-profit organization handles all phases of the competition.

Students eligible for the awards are high school students that are the children of regular, active, full-time employees of the Siemens Corporation and its subsidiaries.