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Presidential Scholars 1999
Records
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Jamie A. Brown
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Guatemala, Guatemala
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American International School of Guatemala
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| I cannot say exactly where I am from, just like most foreign service kids. I've lived in California, Virginia, Kenya, Honduras, and, for the past
five years, Guatemala. Growing up overseas I saw first hand the effects of overpopulation and
other environmental abuses on underdeveloped countries, the trauma of which has inspired me
to make it my line of work to alleviate the poverty that horrified me as a child. Hopefully, if you look me up in the future, that is what I will
be doing. |
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Douglass V. Calidas
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Trooper, PA
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Methacton High School| College/College Plans: University of Pennsylvania |
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| I celebrated my eighteenth birthday on the Ides of March this past year in my hometown of Trooper, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. My parents and my older brother Scott have always been my closest companions and
confidantes. Music has been my passion since the age of six, and I currently play lead guitar in
a local band and provide private piano instruction. I enjoy playing sports, am the valedictorian
of my class, and play an active role in my community. I will be attending the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and
plan to pursue a career in law. |
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Stewart A. Campbell
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Boise, ID
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Boise High School| College/College Plans: Stanford University |
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| Steward Campbell's variety of experiences range from volunteering in Kenya with the
Medical Benevolence Foundation to attending a summer debate institute at Northwestern
University. He was elected Senior Class President, Editor-in-Chief of the nationally recognized yearbook, and was a member of
the varsity debate team, eventually competing in the Policy National Tournament of Champions.
He was an All-Conference member of
the Varsity Football and Baseball teams. He served as President of the Key Club, Co-President
of the History Club and a member of
the National Honor Society. Stewart will attend Stanford University. |
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Charles B. Chang
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New City, NY
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Clarkstown High School South| College/College Plans: Harvard University |
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| Charles graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 2003 with a joint A.B./A.M. in linguistics. After graduation, he taught English for a year in South Korea as a Fulbright Fellow, and then started graduate study in linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. The following year took him to England, where he completed an M.Phil. in English and applied linguistics at the University of Cambridge (Trinity College) as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Now back on American soil, Charles will receive his Ph.D. in linguistics from Berkeley in 2010 and looks forward to a career that will allow him to combine his passions for language, education, and community work. |
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Annie B. Chao
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Wichita, KS
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Wichita High School East
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| My personal motto is: "Carpe Diem! After all, life is short and ice cream melts fast." In other words, take advantage of life's opportunities. Significant "flavors" in my own life include being selected for the International Orchestra Clinic
in Chicago, playing in a quartet for four years, running on the varsity track team, serving as
president for National Honor Society and Spanish NHS, honing my writing abilities, volunteering
at a local nursing home and Park Department Cleanup, and interning at the University of Kansas Medical School. I am as passionate
about these activities as I am about my ice cream, and I encourage everyone to savor life's
"desserts" before they melt. |
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Frances S. Chen
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Warner Robins, GA
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Houston County High School| College/College Plans: Harvard University |
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| Frances Chen, daughter of Feng-lai Chen and the late Dr. Paul Chen, is the Houston County High School Class of 1999 valedictorian. At
school, Frances had served as president of Mu Alpha Theta, captain of the math and academic
teams, and competed with the varsity tennis team, literary team, debate team, and Beta Club. Frances is also editor-in-chief of the Macon Telegraph teen board, principal cellist of the Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra, a peer tutor, and a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. She is a National Merit finalist, District
STAR student, and an AP Scholar with distinction. She will attend Harvard University. |
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Huibin A. Chew
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Champaign, IL
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University of Illinois Laboratory High School| College/College Plans: Harvard |
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| Hailing from Champaign, IL, Amelia is happy to give "Piano Mouse" a boost to new-found fame. The mouse was a gift from her piano teacher of 11 years, Roger Shields. Amelia was a finalist in the 1993 and 1995 Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competitions. Academic Awards include: 1999 Chicago Tribune All-State Team;
1998 Bausch&Lomb Honorary Science Award; 1998 National Winner in two categories, Quill and Scroll International Writing/Photo Contest; book prize for 5 gold medals (1995-99), National
Latin Exam. Commitments have included: being student newspaper co-editor-in-chief; being Music Club co-president; taking part in an advocacy project addressing diversity. Amelia will attend Harvard and is undecided about a
major. |
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Dave A. Chokshi
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Baton Rouge Magnet High School
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| The word that best describes me is driven. Whether it be in the classroom, organizing an extracurricular activity, or on the basketball court, I am characterized by a desire to succeed. My favorite subjects in school have always been math and science. I like Biology and Physics in particular. Outside of academics, I enjoy participating
in student government, community service, academic competitions, and sports. |
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David Y. Chong
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Wheaton, IL
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Wheaton North High School
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| What do I do? I play piano, guitar, harmonica, and video games. I enjoy singing, tennis, drawing, and camping. I love nature and its reflection of God. I accept praise reluctantly, but crack jokes quickly. Most importantly, I am a worship and small group leader at my church youth group. This position has become the most challenging part of my life; any leader must be devoted and consistent every single day. Now, I am far
from perfect, but by God's blessings and love I have what I have today; boasting of my achievements otherwise seems to be in vain. |
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John S. Chorba
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Hamilton, NJ
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Hun School of Princeton
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| My name is John, and I'm from Hamilton, NJ, the town just south of Trenton. My last name, Chorba, means "stew" in a variety of Slavic languages, but I couldn't cook it, my culinary skills
are limited to cold cereal. My favorite drink is flat sprite, and my Cubbies are going to the World
Series this year. In my spare time I fight fires with the best station in the county, Station 19. |
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Jose R. Coleman
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Santurce, PR
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Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
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| I was born eighteen years ago to classical music and to the loving eyes of my family. From a past
rich and diverse which includes everything from bankers to poets I feel like I have a lot to live up
to, nevertheless I am constantly reminded that people are as big as their dreams and aspirations.
Through perseverance and consistency I have graduated first in my class, participated in international sport competitions, served my school in the Student Council and N.H.S., and most
important of all, won the affection and admiration of my peers, without whom none of this
would be possible. |
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Ryan L. Cooper
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Charleston, SC
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James Island High School
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| I put three people to bed each night, but they're all me. First, oldest of five, terror of the fridge, I get unconditional love and acceptance. Second is the advanced intellectual. Speaking in complete sentences at 14 months. Adding columns of three-digit numbers before 3, in my head. DC
Junior Scholar, five '5's' on AP exams, class Valedictorian, National merit Scholar, Presidential Scholar. A breeze. And then, the gladiator. Competition, the thrill of victory, never consider defeat. Eagle Scout. My senior year, I ran crosscountry and made the varsity basketball team, both for the first time. I want to win. I may not know what I will be, but I know who I am. |
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Adam S. Cureton
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Evans, GA
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Lakeside High School| College/College Plans: University of Georgia |
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| After living all over the world, I still consider Georgia to be my home. Not only does it have the best weather, but it also is the home of the greatest University in the world. I am of course biased because I will be attending the University of Georgia as a Foundation Fellow. I have spent
the past four years debating both in and out of the state at various debate tournaments while also rock climbing and rafting in the northern part of the state. |
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Paul J. Cusick
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Plymouth, MI
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Catholic Central High School| College/College Plans: University of Notre Dame |
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| I have danced with the O'Hare School of Irish Dance for 14 years. I have won 6 national Championships. In 1997, I became the first American male to win the All-Ireland Championship. In 1998, I won the World Championship in Irish Dance. I have performed with the Chieftans and the Trinity Dance Company. I danced in the movie "Mafia" and am listed in the Irish Almanac. I plan to join the show "Riverdance" in August. In the fall of 2000 I will attend the
University of Notre Dame. I plan to study Political Science, become a lawyer, and enter politics. |
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Jeffrey M. Davidson
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Reno, NV
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Reno High School| College/College Plans: Stanford University |
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| I have the usual lengthy list of honors and awards, which includes a l600 SAT, 5 time debate national qualifying, and a host of memberships and interests, including tennis, violin, literary magazine, and creative writing. Though I do not wish to trivialize these very relevant facts, I find that my most important characteristic is an avid sense of human potential and the ability to cause laughter (hopefully with me, not at me). I will attend Stanford University - go Cardinals! - in the fall. |
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Steve M. Davis
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Des Moines, IA
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Theodore Roosevelt High School| College/College Plans: Harvard University |
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| Graduated from Harvard in 2003, now employed in the Boston office of the Boston Consulting Group. |
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Clare K. DiSalvo
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Morgantown, WV
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Morgantown High School
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| I live in a small town in West Virginia with my sister, Maura, and my brother, Philip. While in
high school, I led my school's Amnesty International group and volunteered at the local Ronald McDonald House. After college, I plan to join the Peace Corps and work in a Spanish speaking third world country. Then I plan to return to the US and work for a non-profit social service organization. |
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DarAnne R. Dunning
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Otter, MT
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Powder River County District High School
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| I live on a cattle ranch in a very rural, isolated area of southeastern Montana with my parents, Denny and Debby, and younger brother, Dawson. I attended high school in Broadus, Montana, which is 45 miles away and the nearest town from my home. Despite the distance to school, I participated in nearly every extra-curricular activity my small high school offered. Some highlights include: basketball, Speech and
Drama, Art Club, National Honor Society, school newspaper, and service learning. I was also a class Valedictorian and National Merit Scholar. In my free time, I enjoy watercolor painting, photography, drawing, and fly-fishing. |
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Philip A. Eckhoff
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Bellaire, TX
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Bellaire Senior High School
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| 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. |
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Laurel R. Eckhouse
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Des Moines, IA
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Roosevelt High School
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| Graduated from Swarthmore College in 2003. Worked as an educator with Outward Bound and Teach for America. Currently working on a Ph.D. in political science at UC Berkeley. |
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Justin A. Erlich
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Oakland, CA
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The Head-Royce School| College/College Plans: Harvard |
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| Justin Erlich was born and raised in Oakland, CA. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a degree in Government in 2003. While in college, he started a late-night cafe on campus--The Quincy Grille--and was honored by the Harvard Alumni Association for his "unique contribution to the Harvard community." After graduation, he briefly worked on Capitol Hill. He then joined the John Kerry for President 2004 campaign where he worked for a year in the finance and fundraising department. After the campaign, he worked at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, before matriculating at NYU School of Law. He will graduate in May 2008 and then start a position as a judicial clerkship in Miami for Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the 11th Circuit. |
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Tanner T. Fahl
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Honolulu, HI
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Iolani School
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| Tanner Fahl recently graduated from Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawaii. There he was the class valedictorian, proconsul (student body president), and won the 1999 Headmasteris Award for highest academic achievement and the 1999 Alumni Award for outstanding male
athlete and scholar. He was also the 1999 Homecoming King. Tanner played goalkeeper on his high school's state winning soccer team. He is a National Merit Finalist and Scholarship winner,
a member of the US National Physics Team, a Radio Shack/Tandy Scholar, and won first place in the 1999 Regional Economics Challenge. Tanner is also the chairperson of the Big Brothers/
Big Sisters Committee, involved in the Japanese Culture Club, and with the American Heart Association. |
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Frank Fang
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Albany, GA
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Deerfield-Windsor School
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| I would 'toot my own horn' except for two reasons: my accomplishments must seem commonplace among a collection of such excellent students, and I would be grossly unappreciative
of my family if I were to take full credit for my achievements. I owe everything to my parents who have devoted their entire lives to ensuring that my siblings and I live happy lives. Also, my brother Robert and sister Lucy always have
given me priceless advice and support. If this Presidential Scholar award is given to anybody, it should be given to the creators of the presidential scholar, my family. |
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Andrew A. Farke
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Armour, SD
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Armour High School| College/College Plans: Stony Brook University |
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| After receiving my B.Sc. in geology from SD School of Mines and Technology, I went on to graduate work in the Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, New York. I am active with a variety of research and outreach activities, including fieldwork in Madagascar, investigations into horned dinosaur evolution, and paleontological outreach to schoolkids. In June 2003, I married fellow Presidential Scholar Sarah Nichols (PS 1999, NJ). |
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Will M. Farr
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Coos Bay, OR
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Marshfield Senior High School
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| Will Meierjurgen Farr, co-valedictorian at Marshfield High School, will attend California
Institute of Technology, and hopes to become a physics professor. He has been an Associated Student Body officer and played trombone in
the symphonic and marching bands. Farr is a National Merit Scholarship winner, an Advanced Placement Scholar, was awarded an
Apprenticeship in Science and Engineering from Saturday Academy and won the Bausch and Lomb science and the Xerox social studies awards. He was named Outstanding Student in English, German, Math, Physics, Band and
Chemistry, and has earned 10 varsity letters in cross-country, swimming and track. |
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