IN SR0057

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established by executive order in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to recognize distinguished graduating high school seniors and was expanded in 1979 to include students with exceptional talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts and in 2015 to include career and technical education students.

Only 4,500 high school seniors from across the United States are invited annually to apply, with up to 161 ultimately selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars based on academic achievements, personal characteristics, leadership, service activities, and application essay quality.

Eighty-six students from Indiana were selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholarship Program.

Eleven students from Carmel High School were selected as candidates: Rishi S. Das, Anderson David, Brent P. Devries, Sydney N. Holtzapple, Austin M. Lynch, Peter K. Megenhardt, Nikhil V. Raghuraman, Justin Ren, Bo H. Sendi, Pranav R. Sriram, and William Tippins.

The Indiana State Senate congratulates the eleven Carmel High School students and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to each student.