Local Students Named Michigan Tech Leading Scholar Finalists

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The Leading Scholar finalists (left to right): Elizabeth Lyons, Andrew Meyer, Hannah Koskiniemi, Pamela Torola, Xena Cortes, and Anna Backman.

HOUGHTON, MI (12/18/2013)(readMedia)-- Michigan Technological University's Leading Scholar Award is a competitive scholarship that is offered to incoming resident and non-resident students with exemplary leadership attributes and outstanding scholarly achievement. This year, there were 43 finalists for the on-campus program held December 8-9. All are high school seniors.

Among the finalists invited to campus were Anna Backman and Xenz Cortez from Dollar Bay High School, Hannah Koskiniemi and Pamela Torola from Calumet High School, Elizabeth Lyons from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School, and Andrew Meyer from Houghton High School.

"The Leading Scholar Award competition is a way to assess talents and skills not otherwise captured in applications," said Ali Carter, Michigan Tech's director of admissions. "These best and brightest students will be the future leaders on campus and in their communities."

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.