Notre Dame's Class of 2013 - the Superheroes - Recognized for Achievements
Notre Dame’s Class of 2013 is already following in the footsteps of their Cobra sisters with a long list of awards and honors. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the Class of 2013 honorees – that is, those students who scored in the top 3% of the juniors who took the PSAT in October 2012. Among those students are 11 Notre Dame Superheroes! – and they are:
- Sonali Avlani
- Claire Crinion
- Connie Huang
- Rachel Inderhees
- Aamna Khan
- Anjali Kuchibhatla
- Sayeri Lala
- Connie Martin
- Shruti Rajagopal
- Diana Regalbuto
- Amalissa Uytingco
In addition, Notre Dame’s Scholarship Committee, chaired by Barbara Simmons, recently awarded the following Junior Book Awards and Medals to some very deserving young women.
- Bausch & Lomb Award, given by the University of Rochester – Tracy Nguyen
- Brandeis University Book Award – Connie Huang
- Brown University Book Award – Aamna Khan
- Bryn Mawr Book Award – Emily Grybos
- Kohl’s Kids Who Care Certificates – Claire Crinion, Andrea Roseberry, Monica Ocampo
- Mt. Holyoke Book Award – Christine Tien
- University of Chicago Book Award – Amalissa Uytingco
- Prudential’s Spirit of Community MERIT Certificate – Alyssa Vu, Emilie Grybos
- Prudential’s Spirit of Community Presidential Excellence Certificate – Paige Albers
- Regis Book Award – Elisabeth Knapen
- Santa Clara University Book Award – Brittany Cheung
- St. Michael’s College – Helena Knapen
- The Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award given by the University of Rochester – Sonali Avlani
- The George Eastman Young Leaders Award given by the University of Rochester – Paige Albers
- The Rensselaer Medal – Sayeri Lala
- The Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology given by the University of Rochester – Audrey Nguyen
- University of Pennsylvania Book Award – Katherine Wu
- University of Portland Book Award – Connie Martin
- Wellesley College – Diana Regalbuto
- Williams College – Nhada Ahmed