BACKGROUND: Established in 1979, the President's Scholars program recognizes and attracts a distinguished group of academically accomplished students. In addition to the use of wireless laptop computers, these incoming freshmen receive a full scholarship that covers all student fees and a $750 annual stipend for textbooks for up to four years, so long as they maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and contribute to university and community activities. All scholars are granted automatic admission to the university Honors Program, priority registration, complimentary parking permits and consideration for on-campus housing. They also have opportunities to attend special seminars and receptions and meet periodically with the university president.

WHO: Selected on the basis of superior academic and extracurricular achievement in high school, the scholars (by cities of residence) and their majors are:

Anaheim	Dmitry Koudymov of Esperanza High School, music
Brea	Jessica Fox of Brea Olinda High School, biological science
Buena Park	Chad Smith of Savanna High School, undeclared major, and Kristin Torres of Fullerton Union High School, liberal studies
Clovis	Kelsey Gile of Buchanan High School, theatre arts-musical theatre
Corona	Joanna Fransen of Corona High School, business administration
Diamond Bar	Katherine Garcia of Pomona Catholic High School, biological science; Aaron Salcido of Diamond Ranch High School, business administration; and Rosanne Yetemian, also of Diamond Ranch High School, biological science
Fullerton	April Ulloa of Sunny Hills High School, undeclared major
Garden Grove	Scott Lyons of Garden Grove High School, computer science
Glendora	Patricia Thomas of Charter Oak High School, art
Huntington Beach	Leilani DiCato of Huntington Beach High School, theatre arts
La Habra Heights	Andrea Dodson of Fullerton Union High School, music
La Mirada	Jennifer Vasquez of La Mirada High School, English
La Puente	Anthony Santos of La Puente High School, art, and Melody Vazquez of Nogales High School, undeclared major
La Quinta	Melissa Bobbitt of La Quinta High School, communications
La Verne	Jennifer Warfel of Bonita High School, biochemistry
Long Beach	Sarah Jay of Los Alamitos High School, history
Montebello	Andrea Wagner of Bishop Amat Memorial High School, communications
Norwalk	Melanie Lakey of Norwalk High School, political science, and Justin Tolentino of Santa Fe High School, computer science
Orange	Adam Bakonis of El Modena High School, business administration
Poway	Jared Eichelberger of Marian Catholic High School, business administration
Ramona	Bethany O'Connor of Ramona High School, communications
Rocklin	Daniel Foster of Rocklin High School, biological science, and Cole Richardson also of Rocklin High School, mathematics
Santa Fe Springs	Christopher Tuason of Santa Fe High School, engineering
Twentynine Palms	Prelita Marquez of Twentynine Palms High School, undeclared major
Victorville	Dustin Barr of Hesperia High School, music
Westminster	Maria Greenwood of Marina High School, music
Whittier	Courtney Brennan of La Habra High School, communications
Wildomar	Annette Tarnowski of Elsinore High School, music
Yorba Linda	Lynn Penkingcarn of Troy High School, communications, and Jennifer Ray of Esperanza High School, art
Yucaipa	Ryan Neil of Arrowhead Christian Academy, theatre arts

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS: Community members who served on the screening committee include Peggy Hammer of Placentia, Verne Wagner and Helena Schwartz of Fullerton, and Donna Geer of Upland.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Dr. Susan Parman, chair of the President's Scholars Screening Committee, and chair and professor of anthropology at Cal State Fullerton, at (714) 278-3626 or sparman@fullerton.edu

Susan Katsaros of Public Affairs, at (714) 278-4854 or skatsaros@fullerton.edu