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2008 National Merit Scholarship Winners

Kailey Bosso, Matthew Bosso, WEWS-TV, Cleveland
Miles Butler, Diane Butler, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Annabeth Carroll, Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Caroline Ensler, Marcy Abelow, Scripps Networks, New York
Phillip Ensler, Marcy Abelow, Scripps Networks, New York
Kayla Fishleigh, Joe Fishleigh, WEWS-TV, Cleveland
Coleby Friedland, Janie Friedland, WFTS-TV, Tampa, Fla.
Marie Gilman, Paul Gilman, The E. W. Scripps Company
William Holthaus, David Holthaus, The Cincinnati Post
Garrett Larsen, Karen Larsen, KJRH-TV, Tulsa, Okla.
Thomas Reardon, Thomas Reardon, WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
Christopher Solley, Joe Solley, San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
Anna Spencer, Judy Spencer, Naples (Fla.) Daily News
Susanna Sullivan, Bart Sullivan, Scripps Howard News Service
Laurel Tanner, George Tanner, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Kelly Tyrrell, Sarah Tyrrell, WFTS-TV, Tampa, Fla.
Forrest Vaughan, Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
John Wehry, Mark Wehry, The E. W. Scripps Company
Tyler Witt, Dennis Witt, The E. W. Scripps Company

Applications for the current year's competition must be returned to the Scripps Howard Foundation by December 31, 2008. Winners will be notified in the spring of their senior year (2010).

Scholarships are automatically renewed for each of the four years the students remain in college in good standing working toward a degree.

Scholarships renewed:

2007 Winners
Mary Alexander, Susan Alexander, Knoxville News Sentinel
Gary Andrews, Carolyn Andrews, Scripps National Spelling Bee
Katherine Coleman, Darrell Coleman, Wichita Falls (Texas) Times Record News
Samuel Corbin, Candace Constans-Corbin, Redding (Calif.) Record Searchlight
Travis Gran, Susan Gran, The Albuquerque (N.M.) Tribune

Suzanne Hackman, Jerome Hackman, The E. W. Scripps Company
Amanda Hackworth, John Hackworth, Knoxville News Sentinel
Leandra Hicks, Richard Hicks, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press
Andrew Korb, Daniel Korb Jr., Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press
Amanda Lease, Betty Lease, Redding (Calif.) Record Searchlight
Lucia Pattullo, Mark Pattullo, The Cincinnati Post
Ruth Proctor, Robert Proctor, Knoxville News Sentinel
William Register, Mel Register, San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
Matthew Ringen, William Ringen, WEWS-TV, Cleveland
Max Sale, John Sale, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
Jamie Schultz, Henry Schultz, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Gabriel Stein, Edward Stein, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Trevor Stevens, Richard Stevens, The Albuquerque (N.M.) Tribune
Morgan Swedberg, Lora Swedberg, WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
William Van Treuren, Mary Winter, Rocky Mountain News, Denver

2006 Winners
Renae Dean
, Heidi Dean-Davis and Ben Davis, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, Fla.
Emily Elliott
, Julie Elliott, The E.W. Scripps Company
Melanie Fishleigh
, Joe Fishleigh, WEWS-TV, Cleveland
Emma Foley
, David Foley, WXYZ-TV, Detroit
Chandler Ford, Chris Ford
, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
Katie Fritts, Steven Fritts
, KSHB-TV, Kansas City, Mo.
Rebecca Halsey, Torin Halsey
, Wichita Falls (Texas) Times Record News
Patrick Kelly, Amy Daly
, Shop at Home Network, Knoxville
Carson McBain, Roger McBain
, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press
Kaighn Morlok, Rebecca Morlok
, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail
Alexander Pennekamp
, Marcia Pennekamp, The E.W. Scripps Company
Warren Pineda
, Rey Pineda, Knoxville News Sentinel
Dion Roberts
, Rosemary Roberts, United Media, Cincinnati
Rachel Small
, Howard Small, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
Sara Sparks
, John Sparks, WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach, Fla.

2005 Winners
Michael Ahillen
, Steve Ahillen and Linda Lange, Knoxville News Sentinel
Adam Berry, Drew Berry, WMAR-TV, Baltimore
Andrew Berry, Drew Berry, WMAR-TV, Baltimore
Jennifer Bradley, Barbara Bradley, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
Dana Crystal, Paul Crystal, United Media, New York
Maura Ellis, Karen Ellis, Scripps Networks, Knoxville
Avery Finch, Kathleen Finch, Food Network, New York
Brian Fouhy, Craig Fouhy, KNXV-TV, Phoenix
Jennifer Hasting, Barbara Hasting, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press
Caroline Herrell, Keith Herrell, The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post
Alison Holm, Mark Holm, The Albuquerque (N.M.) Tribune
Mariella Mannino, Jeri Mannino, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press
Erin McPeck, Phillip McPeck, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Benjamin Northrup, James Northrup, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, Fla.
Caroline Porter, Susan Porter, Scripps Howard Foundation
Marcus Schniers, Barbara Schniers, San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
Anne Smith, Rick Smith, San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
Chase Steinlauf, Jon Steinlauf, Scripps Networks, New York
Benjamin Temple, John Temple, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Adam Thomas, Stephen Thomas, The Gleaner, Henderson, Ky.