| Show 7 Linda wins merit scholarship Linda C. C of f Vernal has been named the winner of a Conn Merit Scholarship it was announced today by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation of Evanston Illinois She joins a total of more than Merit Scholars in the annual 1977 competition sponsored College-sponsored year four Merit Scholarships are generally worth and over the four years years years-of of college undergraduate study The amount of the winners winner's scholarship stipend is not revealed since it is determined in part from confidential family financial information A 1977 graduate of Uintah High School Miss was a commencement speaker and served as chairman of or the graduation committee She has received orchestra choir drama speech and art awards from the school won a Rotary Club science award and was voted Miss Studious A member of or Thespians and of or National Honor Society Miss played in two State All Orchestras and served as of or the Uintah Basin Symphony and sang in instate instate instate state vocal competitions as well as in A Cappella and Select Choirs She plans to make music her field of study Miss year four scholarship is sponsored by Rice University a coeducational sectarian non-sectarian privately endowed institution in Houston Texas Majors are offered in the humanities social sciences architecture science and engineering The University has students 2500 undergraduates and admission is competitive The undergraduate curricula allow rr I many elective choices and provision for individual in interdisciplinary interdisciplinary interdisciplinary in- in programs There has been recent expansion expansion expansion ex ex- ex- ex in liberal and fine arts The Merit Scholars were selected from among finalists in this years year's Merit Scholarship competition The Themore Themore Themore more than awards being offered in 1977 have a total value of or over 11 million and are supported by some program sponsors Since 1956 the first year of the annual competition over Merit Scholarships Scholarship have been awarded with a total value of or more than million tp di |
