PROVO — Sixteen students from Utah have been named Gordon B. Hinckley Scholars, one of the most prestigious undergraduate academic awards at Brigham Young University.
This year, 50 students from around the country were awarded the scholarships, which bear the name of the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Winners are given the 1 1/2-tuition scholarship for eight semesters.
Finalists for the awards were selected according to academic achievements. All finalists for the scholarship had to meet a minimum requirement of a 3.85 grade-point average and a score of 33 on the ACT or 1460 on the SAT.
Applicants also were required to submit letters of recommendation.
More than 100 applicants were selected as finalists. The finalists were invited to visit the BYU campus and participate in interviews and evaluations.
Finalists not selected as Hinckley scholars received Heritage Scholarships or BYU-sponsored National Merit scholarships in recognition of their achievements.
Hinckley scholars from Utah are Mindi Allen, Viewmont High School; KelliAnn Brinkerhoff, Pine View High School; Courtney Cannon, Highland High School; Justin Collings, Provo High School; Marin Decker, Skyline High School; David Dickson, Skyline High School; and Paul Dunn, Orem High School.
Also honored as Hinckley scholars were Daniel Fuja, Provo High School; Sean Georgi, Mountain View High School; Jamie Harman, Park City High School; Jessica Linford, West High School; Reija Matheson, West Jordan High School; Daniel Ricks, Viewmont High School; Anna Siebach, Orem High School; Erik Walters, Spanish Fork High School; and Matthew Weed, Olympus High School.