National Merit Honorees

Will Amorosi ’22 and Kien Phuong ’22 have been named National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students in recognition of their outstanding academic promise as demonstrated by their PSAT/ NMSQT scores.

Amorosi, who will attend the University of Maryland, is one of only a handful of students taking Multivariable Calculus this year, a course which is a year beyond Landon’s highest offering in math. He also earned awards for the National Latin Exam for the past three years. Amorosi qualified for the state-level Math Counts competition as one of the top students of mathematics in the State of Maryland.

“I have seen firsthand in my own class the type of work Will can produce when he dives into a project or an assignment. Will is a tenacious problem solver and analytical thinker,” co-director of College Counseling Andy Luther said.

Phoung, who will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was one of only four students chosen from around the country to compete as part of the United States team that earned a silver medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad. He is also enrolled in multiple honors classes and is a member of the Chamber Singers.

Math Department Chair Kathleen Lubin said Kien “strides through difficult problems without an ounce of confusion, he focuses intently on new material being presented to him, and he absorbs the concepts instantaneously. I am not sure how he does it, but it is enjoyable for me to watch a student have that much success and at the same time be so modest.”