Andrew Chu 

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
College: Harvard College
Major: TBD

In honor of my mother, Shelley Chu, whose selfless parenting has taught me the value of hard work and diligence.

Maya Dummett 

Hometown: Morristown, NJ
College: Harvard College
Major: TBD

In honor of Mr. Bruce Chamberlain, one of the first educators to ever believe in me wholeheartedly.

Quinn Ennis 

Hometown: Cedar Crest, NM
College: Yale
Major: TBD

In honor of Eliza Ennis (sister), his greatest teacher and most stalwart friend and wilderness companion.

Breana Fowler 

Hometown: Charlotte, NC
College: Spelman
Major: TBD

In honor of Saquana Fowler (mother) and Lauren Talton (mentor).

Daniela Gomez 

Hometown: Salinas, CA
College: Stanford
Major: TBD

In honor of my inspirations Gabriela Manzo & Peter Williams, and my family for whom I owe my resilience.

Kellen Hoard 

Hometown: Kirkland, WA
College: George Washington University
Major: TBD

In honor of Senator Claire Wilson.

Anna Grace Keller 

Hometown: Ponte Vedra, FL
College: Harvard
Major: TBD

In honor of Allison Keller (mother).

Emma Mann 

Hometown: New Palestine, IN
College: Vanderbilt University
Major: TBD

In honor of my parents, Jeff and Janet Mann, and my coach Chuck Myers.

Shreshth Rajan 

Hometown: Freehold, NJ
College: Harvard
Major: TBD

In honor of his parents, whose lifelong love and support have motivated him to become the best version of himself that he can be.

Sneha Revanur 

Hometown: San Jose, CA
College: Williams College
Major: TBD

In honor of my research mentor, Chelsea Barabas, and my family — thank you for all of your love and support!

Aaryan Shah 

Hometown: Fremont, CA
College: Stanford
Major: TBD

In honor of my mother, Ami–for inspiring me to work hard, learn endlessly, and serve benevolently.

Hannah Shin 

Hometown: Sewickley, PA
College: Harvard
Major: TBD

In honor of my parents (Sunny Bang and Donghun Shin) and my only brother Joseph, for showing me how the word “family” can light up my whole world.

Rami Sigal 

Hometown: New York, NY
College: Tulane
Major: TBD

In honor of my family.

Taha Vahanvaty 

Hometown: Stroudsburg, PA
College: American University
Major: TBD

In honor of my older siblings: Zahra, Shabbir, Alefiyah. Thank you to Zahra for teaching me to be grateful for when the glass is half full, to Shabbir who taught me to keep forbearance when it’s half empty, and to Alefiyah for drinking the first half and telling me how tasty it was.

Kyler Wang 

Hometown: Portland, OR
College: Stanford
Major: TBD

In honor of the Fine family and Mr. Bliss, for their boundless kindness and support.

 A full list of the 2022 Finalists may be found here.