Jun 10, 2017 1 min read

National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced more than 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners. Awards provide between $500 and $2,500 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study. The following four area students received scholarships:

• Andrew R. Balog, Canon-McMillan High School, Texas A&M University Scholarship. His probable career field is chemical engineering.

• Anthony M. Biscardo, Peters Township High School, Case Western Reserve University Scholarship. His probable career field is finance.

• Grace Eckroate, South Fayette High School, University of Southern California Scholarship. Her probable career field is academia.

• Yuchen Liu, South Fayette High School, Northwestern University Scholarship. Her probable career field is undecided.