Duke TIP Announces 2008 Bevan Scholars
Eighteen seventh-grade students have been named 2008 William and Dorothy C. Bevan Merit Scholars for their exceptional performance on the SAT and ACT. They are:
Jeffrey An, Cary, North Carolina
West Cary Middle School
Keiko Bridwell, Woodruff, South Carolina
Florence Chapel Middle School
Emily Crouse, Ponder, Texas
Homeschooled
Calvin Deng, Cary, North Carolina
Ligon Middle School
Taide Ding, Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford Middle School
Preston Fegley, Grand Island, Nebraska
Walnut Middle School
Michael Hwang, Plano, Texas
Robinson Middle School
Nicole Jovanovic, Little Rock, Arkansas
Homeschooled
Xinyu Bob Liang, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Glasgow Middle School
Timothy Nussbaum, Louisville, Kentucky
Stuart Middle School
Michael Prewitt, Williamsburg, Kentucky
Whitley County Middle School
James Rowan, Dallas, Texas
St. Mark's School of Texas
Connor Sell, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Regent Preparatory
Lilly Shen, Sugar Land, Texas
First Colony Middle School
Robert Shen, Sugar Land, Texas
First Colony Middle School
Tejas Sundaresan, Cary, North Carolina
Ligon Middle School
Victor Wang, St. Louis, Missouri
Ladue Middle School
Lawrence Wu, Sugar Land, Texas
Sartartia Middle School
The Bevan Scholarship is given each year to the Duke TIP 7th Grade Talent Search participants who earn the highest scores on the SAT or ACT. The Bevan Scholars will be recognized at the annual Grand Recognition Ceremony at Duke University and are awarded a full scholarship to attend Duke TIP's Center for Summer Studies.
For additional information read the Bevan Scholar press release