State Merit Scholarship Winners Announced
 

The Delaware Higher Education Commission (DHEC) has announced the recipients of its state merit scholarship programs for the 2009-2010 academic year.  Merit scholarships are competitive and awarded based on a student’s academic performance, participation in school activities, and service to the community.  Students can apply for Delaware merit scholarships in their senior year of high school.  Three of the programs are memorial scholarships that honor state legislators and provide full tuition, fees, room, board, and books at the public colleges in Delaware. 

 

The Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the former Speaker of the State House of Representatives, is awarded annually to one student at each school who is majoring in the humanities or social sciences. (Preference is given to political science majors.)  Dylan Cole Oakes of Christiana High School is a recipient of the 2009 Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship.

 

The Diamond State Scholarship and the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship assist students attending regionally accredited colleges in any state. Winners of the Diamond State Scholarship receive $1,250 per year while Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship recipients receive $1,500 per year (based upon funding from the U.S. Congress). For the 2009-10 academic year, 50 students were awarded Diamond State Scholarships while 28 students received the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship. The following students from the Christina School District received these awards:

 

2009-10 Diamond State Scholarship Recipients

• Dhara Amin, Newark High School

• Ellen Baca, Christiana High School

• Adrian John Sawyer, Newark High School

• Sara Danielle Schwartz-Glassner, Newark High School

2009-10 Robert C. Byrd Recipients

• Lindsay Anne McHale, Glasgow High School

• Divya Mishra, Newark High School

 

June 2009