IMSA Student Wins Siemens Award for Advanced Placement
For Immediate Release, October 2003
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AURORA—Bobby Xu of Naperville, a senior at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), has won the 2003-2004 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement (AP) awarded by the Siemens Foundation. Only 24 high school students nationally are chosen to receive this award.
Xu will receive a $3,000 scholarship as one of only four students in the Midwest region of the United States to qualify for the award, which is based on cumulative AP scores in mathematics and science.
“I’m definitely very excited to get this great honor,” said Xu, who plans to attend Harvard University this fall and is editor-in-chief of the IMSA student newspaper. “I’ll certainly put the award to good use.”
The Siemens Foundation provides more than $1 million in college scholarships and awards each year for talented high school students in the United States. Its signature programs, the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science & Technology and the Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, reward exceptional achievement in science, math and technology. By supporting outstanding students today, and recognizing the teachers and schools that inspire their excellence, the Foundation helps nurture tomorrow's scientists and engineers.
Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® is an internationally- recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 17,000 teachers and 26,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from services of The Center@IMSA, the Academy unit that provides statewide professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.