September 27, 2018 – The National Merit® Scholarship Program recently named 34 semifinalists from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) in its 2019 competition. IMSA semifinalists represent 24 different communities throughout Illinois.
IMSA’s Semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit® Scholarship Program
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown |
| Zachary | Andersen | Gurnee |
| Surya | Cannon | Lisle |
| Bert | Cao | Libertyville |
| Allen | Chen | Naperville |
| Daniel | Chen | Dunlap |
| Joshua | Eberhardt | Schaumburg |
| Matthew | Feinberg | Arlington Heights |
| Audrey | Gallier | Brookfield |
| Kaushal | Gumpula | Aurora |
| Hanson | Hao | Bloomington |
| Nathaniel | Kim | Prospect Heights |
| Liana | Koleva | Arlington Heights |
| Leon | Li | Peoria |
| Andy | Liu | Libertyville |
| Eva | Liu | Naperville |
| Katie | Lu | Libertyville |
| Kevin | Mikos | Elmhurst |
| Harshavardhan | Nalam | Dunlap |
| Rebecca | Osar | Belvidere |
| Prachi | Patil | Moline |
| Devika | Prasad | Naperville |
| Chetan | Reddy | Peoria |
| Faris | Shaikh | Springfield |
| Bharath | Sreenivas | Aurora |
| Shvetali | Thatte | Vernon Hills |
| Srivinay | Tummarakota | Peoria |
| Anthony | Un | DeKalb |
| Tommy | Vadakumchery | Mount Prospect |
| Abigail | Vanderploeg | Aurora |
| Tanmayee | Vegesna | Buffalo Grove |
| Shubha | Verma | Forsyth |
| Kristin | Wolford | Batavia |
| John | Woods | Plainfield |
| Annie | Xu | Lincolnshire |
