Texas
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	Year: 1996 Brian J. Rosenthal Houston, TX, The Kinkaid School College Plans: Harvard   I went to Harvard, loved it, and graduated with a joint AB/SM in Computer Science. After college, I started a company building patient education software, and then most recently started a company building and managing online stores.
	Year: 1998 Albert E. Doskey Dallas, TX, Jesuit College Preparatory School   I graduated in 2002 from Plan II at the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Spanish Literature and a BS in Mathematics. I then spent the next two years teaching middle school and high school at small Catholic schools in Dallas and studying philosophy at the University of Dallas. Then, I attended Ave Maria University and graduated with an M.A. in Sacred Theology in 2006. Afterward, I again taught middle school and high school, but this time in rural Wisconsin. Currently, I am working on a Ph.D. in historical theology at Catholic University of America. I remember my time at the Presidential Scholars events in June 1998 very fondly.
	Year: 1999 Philip A. Eckhoff Bellaire, TX, Bellaire Senior High School   Philip Eckhoff was born in Dallas, Texas, but he has spent most of his life abroad. For ten out of the last thirteen years, he has lived with his family in Haiti at a small mission hospital on the rural north coast. He lived through the 1994 U.S. occupation of Haiti 1994, and he spent his freshman and senior years at Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas. For his sophomore and junior years, he self-taught in Haiti. He is active in church and school activities, and he enjoys physics, computers, and basketball. He taught English in Haiti for two years.
	Year: 1999 Lonnie J. Hightower Dallas, TX, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts   My name is Lonnie Joseph Hightower III and I am a 1999 Graduate from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas I have been dancing for approximately 7 years and choreographing for an exciting 4 years. I am the grandson of the loving Verma L. Mayfield and son of the late Jelater Mayfield Hightower and Lonnie Hightower II. I have had the honor of performing one of my works "Exposed Heart" in the Majestic Theatre in Downtown Dallas. Before dancing I was a singer on the road to becoming a professional singer. I often wonder if I hadn't realized I had another God given talent, would I be a 1999 Presidential Scholar in the Arts?
	Year: 1999 Courtney D. Jones Houston, TX, The High School for Performing and Visual Arts   Courtney Jones is a 1999 Dance Graduate from the High School for Performing & Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. Houston audiences have seen her as a HSPVA Concert Dancer where she has also been a featured soloist. Additionally Courtney has appeared in HSPVA productions of Sweet Charity, Betty in No No Nanette, HSPVA's Young Audience Show—Shall We Dance, and performer/choreographer for numerous HSPVA Black History and Hispanic Heritage shows. She was on HSPVA Student Parliament, was in Who's Who Among American High School Students, received the HSPVA Outstanding Artist Award. Recently she was featured in a TV special on the Houston High School for Performing and Visual Arts and named a finalist for the Donna Reed Scholarship.
	Year: 1999 Jeffrey S. Kramer Wichita Falls, TX, S. H. Rider High School College Plans: MBA, Emory University; BA, Wake Forest University   Founder of Kramer Strategic Services, LLC
	Year: 1999 Jennifer L. Riordan Denton, TX, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science College Plans: University of Texas at Austin   I graduated from UT Austin with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2002. I then spent 6 years as a Naval Officer, trained in nuclear propulsion, and completed 3 overseas deployments. I am now working as a Performance Engineer for Energy Systems Group, and will be starting a Master's program in Theology. I was married this year in May to a Submarine Officer (my maiden name was Jennifer Newsom).
	Year: 1999 Vikram J. Vaz Houston, TX, Alief Hastings Senior High School College Plans: Harvard
	Year: 2000 Leah M. Alvarez Houston, TX, The High School for Performing and Visual Arts   Marie is a recent graduate of the High School for Performing and Visual Arts. Ms. Alvarez was most recently named Most Outstanding Musician for her dedication and talent in her school during her four years there. In 1999, her talent earned her the Progress Award from her high school. In 1999 and 2000, she was a member of the Texas All-State Choirs. In 1998, she received first place at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition and subsequently, received second place in 1997. Due to her NFAAARTS award and other accomplishments, Ms. Alvarez performed solo in her high school's annual "New Faces Going Places" concert held in one of Houston's major performing arts halls. She plans to attend the University of Southern California, where she will pursue a degree in the music business industry.
	Year: 2000 Rebecca E. Bolin Highland Vlg, TX, Edward S. Marcus High School   I was born in Longview, Texas to a long Texas tradition. I have tried to do what could be expected from limited resources (especially time) and then do more by making another resource (ambition) unlimited. I have played oboe, tennis, and competitive chess. I taught myself five AP tests and then took eight more. Through hard work, I have state ranked in debate, public speaking, and Aeneid interpretation. Summer 1999, I worked under congressional nomination by Majority Leader Armey in D.C. Currently, I am a Pharmacy Technician working on my IV training. I plan to triple major at Rice University.
	Year: 2000 Howard E. Jeffery Houston, TX, The High School for Performing and Visual Arts   Howard E. Jeffery, Jr. is a graduated senior from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. There, he was principle of the HSPVAWind Ensemble and a member of the Symphony Orchestra. Howard was a semifinalist in the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition 1999 & 2000 and received the Grand Championship award in the North Area Houston Symphony League Alice Flores-Smith Student Competition. Howard was also chosen to perform for a live recording of NPR's "From The Top" broadcast in Boston -- a national radio program showcasing America's most exceptional young classical musicians. He has presented many volunteer programs throughout the Greater Houston area and plans to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum for prospective medial students this summer.
	Year: 2000 Julia M. Krohn Houston, TX, The High School for Performing and Visual Arts   Julia Krohn was recently graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas and will be attending The Boston Conservatory in the fall of 2000. Roles in HSPVAproductions include Charity in SWEET CHARITY; Catherine in PIPPIN
	Year: 2000 Michael I. Mellon Houston, TX, The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts   Michael is a level one awardee from the ARTS competition. He recently graduated from The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts with high honors in the Arts and National Honor Society. His sculptures have been exhibited at HSPVA, the Wedge International Tower in Houston, Pratt Institute and Sophora, in New York, and are currently showing at the Alley Theatre. The main elements that are prevalent to all of Michael's work are wood, steel, and the spiral. In the upcoming fall semester, Michael will be attending the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland/ San Francisco.
	Year: 2000 Armando Morales Dallas, TX, BT Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts   Armando Morales is a recent graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas where he was a member of both the LunaSol and the Repertory Dance Ensemble. He has performed works by Paul Taylor, Donald McKayle, Luis Montero, and John Mead, among others. He was recently awarded the Dance Department'' Heywood "Woody" McGriff Award for outstanding performance and is proud to be the first Presidential Scholar in the Arts in Folklorico. In the fall, he will be attending Stephens College in St. Louis, Missouri as a scholarship student in dance.
	Year: 2000 Deipanjan Nandi Fort Worth, TX, Dunbar High School   Deipanjan Nandi scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT, is valedictorian of Dunbar High School, National Merit Finalist, Semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, AP Scholar with Distinction, Fort Worth JayCee's Youth Leader of the Year, Math Club President, a Dare-to-Discover teaching volunteer, a piano player a fencer, and also an avid reader. He will attend Harvard University this fall to pursue a degree in Biochemistry. He hopes to become a physician and to help those less fortunate. While he has been repeatedly assured that hard work never killed anybody, he still refuses to take that chance.

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