Damm named a National Merit Scholarship winner

On Wednesday, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 840 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 107 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations.

Saskatoon Damm of Medford will received the Mead Witter Foundation Scholarship. The Mead Witter Foundation, Inc., is a private, charitable foundation headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids. The Foundation is funded through endowments from the Mead family of Wisconsin Rapids. Participation in the National Merit Scholarship Program is an important part of the Foundation’s long-standing support of higher education.

Saskatoon Damm is the child of Tammy Williams and Fuzz (Robert) Damm of Medford.

Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for Finalists who are children of their employees, who are residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.

Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.

Funding for these National Merit Scholarships is provided by corporate organizations that represent nearly all sectors of American industry.