More than 50 local members of the Class of 2008 have won National Merit Scholarships.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. began releasing names of winners in the spring, and finished doing so yesterday. Nationally, about 8,200 students received scholarships worth more than $36 million.

The following students will receive one-time $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Corp., with some of the award money underwritten by corporations.

Nationwide, 2,500 students receive such scholarships, of 15,000 eligible National Merit Finalists.

Allegheny County: Keri Hartman, Baldwin; Eva Gillis-Buck, Ellis; Ankur Goyal, Fox Chapel; Alexandra Wiley, Fox Chapel, sponsored by the UPS Foundation; Matthew Lipner, Gateway; Sophia Bender, Moon; Margo Smith, Mt. Lebanon; Clifford Kim, North Allegheny; Edward Wu, North Allegheny; Li Xu, North Allegheny; Kate O'Brien, North Hills; Katie Falloon, Shady Side Academy; Hannah Foster, Shady Side Academy; Jayant Parepally, Shady Side Academy, sponsored by the May Department Stores Co. Foundation; Varun Reddy, Shady Side Academy; Robert Tisherman, Shady Side Academy; Liyun Jin, Upper St. Clair; Christine Lee, Upper St. Clair.

Butler County: Christian Bruggeman, Butler Area.

Washington County: Allison Kipling, Peters.

Westmoreland County: Kristin Sandness, Franklin Regional.

Other award winners receive college-sponsored scholarships worth $500 to $2,000 annually for up for four years of study.

Allegheny County: Seth Weidman, Allderdice, University of Chicago; Rachel Cassidy, Avonworth, Northwestern University; Anna Watt-Morse, Ellis, Carleton College; Stefanie Brown, Fox Chapel, Whitman College; Amanda Jacobson, Fox Chapel, University of Chicago; James Klingensmith, Fox Chapel, Oberlin College; Juan Manfredi, Fox Chapel, Washington University; Lisa Sprowls, Gateway, American University; Nicholas Pandolfi, Mt. Lebanon, Denison University; Erin Polena, Mt. Lebanon, University of the South; Peter Gayler, North Allegheny, Lehigh University; Samuel McCandlish, North Allegheny, Brandeis University; Christopher Xiao, North Allegheny, University of Chicago; Sara Deuschle, Pine-Richland, Denison University; Nicholas Park, Pine-Richland, Northwestern University; Alexandra Pitz, Shady Side Academy, New York University; Glenn Sutula, Shady Side Academy, Denison University; Nicole Kish, Upper St. Clair, University of South Carolina; Matthew Moretti, Upper St. Clair, University of Southern California; Emily Ehrenberger, Vincentian, Bucknell University; Bennett Washburn, Winchester Thurston, University of Rochester.

Butler County: Molly Stenner, Mars Area, University of Alabama.

Indiana County: Asaf Reich, Indiana Area, Brandeis University.

Washington County: Sarah Halbert, Canon-McMillan, University of Oregon; Carl Mitchell, Peters, Lehigh University.

Westmoreland County: Rebecca Somple, Franklin Regional, Dickinson College; Casey Andre, Hempfield Area, University of Pittsburgh.

Other scholarship winners received awards from corporations, which can be four-year annual scholarships ranging from $500 to $10,000 per year, or single-payment scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000.

Allegheny County: Blake Barnett, Allderdice, Honeywell; Griffin Klemick, home school, Bayer; Stephen Tjader, North Allegheny, PPG Industries; Christine Currie, Shady Side Academy, Kennemetal; Joshua Falk, Shady Side Academy, Mary E. Beyerle Scholarship; Scott Bussey, Upper St. Clair, SAP; Kevin Su, Upper St. Clair, Consol.

Washington County: Alexander Dragon, Canon-McMillan, McKesson.

Westmoreland County: Harina Vin, Franklin Regional, PPG Industries; Benjamin Steele, Greater Latrobe, Kennametal.