Cornell University will honor 35 secondary school teachers, from as near as Ithaca and as far away as Tokyo, May 22 and 23 on campus. They will be brought to campus and recognized for their inspirational teaching with $4,000 scholarships in their names for future Cornell students with financial need from their schools or regions.

The teachers were selected by Cornell's Merrill Presidential Scholars, students who represent the top 1 percent of the university's graduating seniors. Merrill scholars are chosen by the deans of each of the seven undergraduate colleges at Cornell for outstanding scholastic achievement, strong leadership ability and potential for contributing to society.

The Merrill Presidential Scholars Program is made possible by funding from Philip Merrill, Cornell Class of 1955. In addition to selecting a secondary school teacher who most inspired his or her scholastic development, each Merrill Scholar also selects a Cornell faculty member who most significantly contributed to his or her college education and experience.

The STAR (Special Teachers Are Recognized) Scholarship Program, which sponsors the teachers' awards, was established at Cornell "to recognize the singular influence of inspired teaching and the enduring bonds that are often forged between the teachers and those they have taught." The program began in 1989 with support from Donald and Margi Berens, members of the Cornell Class of 1947, and is supported through additional gifts from alumni and friends.

The Merrill scholars, secondary school teachers and Cornell faculty members will be recognized at a luncheon May 23 at noon in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. The secondary school teachers come to Cornell as guests of the university to participate in two days of events, which include a panel presentation and discussion, a dinner and reception, campus tours and the luncheon.

The 2001 Merrill Scholars, their hometowns and colleges are listed below, followed by the names of the secondary school teachers and the Cornell faculty members the students selected for recognition:

• Benjamin M. Brucker of Scarsdale, N.Y., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Nancy Tannenbaum, Edgemont Junior-Senior High School, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Cindy van Es, senior lecturer in applied economics and management.o Vanessa Ashley Downing , Spring Valley, Calif., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Robert C. Thurston, Monte Vista High School, Spring Valley, Calif.; Rosemary J. Avery, professor of policy analysis and management.
• Olga Golod , Morris Plains, N.J., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; ManMohan S. Dhamoon, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, N.Y.; Thomas R. Podleski, professor emeritus in neurobiology and behavior.
• Melissa A. Gorczynski , Rochester, N.Y., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Todd Feldman, Irondequoit High School, Rochester, N.Y.; Christine Schelhas-Miller, lecturer in human development.
• Margaret M. Loiselle , Boardman, Ohio, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Anthony Cebriak, Canfield High School, Canfield, Ohio; Elizabeth Sanders, professor of government.
• Colleen E. MacLachlan , Boonville, N.Y., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Martin A. Ischia, Adirondack Central Senior High School, Boonville, N.Y.; Howard C. Howland, professor of neurobiology and behavior.
• Raymond H. Mak , Unionville, Ontario, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Michael P. Gendron, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto; Jeffrey J. Doyle, professor of plant biology.
• Nadia Robertson , Getzville, N.Y., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; George E. Webb, Willamsville North, Williamsville, N.Y.; Robert Babcock, professor emeritus of policy analysis and management.
• Jill Rachael Zimmerman , New City, N.Y., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; William Pekera, Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack, N.Y.; Christopher Barrett, associate professor of applied economics and management.
• Evan Nowak Kujawski , Florida, N.Y., College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Lucy Duquette, S.S. Seward Institute, Florida, N.Y.; Robert E. Johnston, professor of psychology.
• Christine Marie McMillan , Houston, Texas, College of Architecture, Art and Planning; Alix R. Mayock, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Houston; Richard S. Booth, associate professor of city and regional planning.
• Kevin Andrew Oliver , Medina, Ohio, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Jim King, Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Laura M. Briggs, assistant professor of architecture.
• Leon David Charkoudian , Carlisle, Mass., College of Arts and Sciences; John F. Murray, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Concord, Mass.; Tadhg P. Begley, professor of chemistry and chemical biology.
• Molly Sheils Duggins , Wilton, Conn., College of Arts and Sciences; Joseph Wolnski, Barrington High School, Barrington, Ill.; Kaja M. McGowan, assistant professor of history of art.o Amanda J. Erwin , Westborough, Mass., College of Arts and Sciences; William T. Pappazisis, Westborough High School, Westborough, Mass.; Nerissa Russell, assistant professor of anthropology.
• Laurel Elizabeth Freas , Mifflinville, Pa., College of Arts and Sciences; Dana Hock, Central Columbia High School, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Meredith F. Small, professor of anthropology.
• Laura J. Krevsky , Westfield, N.J., College of Arts and Sciences; Paula Alida Roy, Westfield High School, Westfield, N.J.; Kathryn S. March, associate professor of anthropology.
• Daniel James Maas , Ithaca, N.Y., College of Arts and Sciences; Olen C. Lane, Ithaca High School, Ithaca, N.Y.; Steven W. Squyres, professor of astronomy.
• Remy Thomas Scalza , Warwick, N.Y., College of Arts and Sciences; Bruce A. Ludovicy, Warwick Valley High School, Warwick, N.Y.; Andrew Galloway, associate professor of English.
• Ayako Janet Tomiyama , Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences; Wally Ingebritson, The American School in Japan, Chofu-shi, Tokyo; Michael J. Spivey, assistant professor of psychology.
• Stuart A. Weiss , Richboro, Pa., College of Arts and Sciences; Ralph D. Rhodes, Council Rock High School, Newtown, Pa.; Richard Polenberg, Goldwin Smith Professor of American History.
• Ken C. Wong , Flushing, N.Y., College of Arts and Sciences; Hallie Greider, Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y.; James E. Blankenship, senior lecturer in molecular biology and genetics.
• Karen E. Chastain , Orlando, Fla., College of Engineering; Gary Kibby, Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion, Mich.; W. Mark Saltzman, professor of chemical engineering.
• Michael Capellupo Gurzo , Metuchen, N.J., College of Engineering; Martin Holleran, Metuchen High School, Metuchen, N.J.; Kifle G. Gebremedhin, professor of agricultural and biological engineering.
• Jeremy M. Kubica , Warwick, R.I., College of Engineering; Chickee Souther, Toll Gate High School, Warwick, R.I.; Bart Selman, associate professor of computer science.
• Michael J. Little , Altoona, Pa., College of Engineering; Doris Green, Altoona Area High School, Altoona, Pa.; A. Brad Anton, associate professor of chemical engineering.
• Carmel Shamim Majidi , Newark, Del., College of Engineering; William Sokol, Newark High School, Newark, Del.; Andrew L. Ruina, associate professor of theoretical and applied mechanics.
• Deborah A. Schorr , Pittsburgh, Pa., College of Engineering; Hugh J. Carr, Mount Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh; Shefford P. Baker, assistant professor of materials science and engineering.
• Meghan L. Butryn , Pine Bush, N.Y., College of Human Ecology; Erin M. McGurgan,
• Pine Bush High School, Pine Bush, N.Y.; Jeffrey J. Haugaard, associate professor of human development.
• Sarah E. Hess , Acton, Mass., College of Human Ecology; Nina G. Veley, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, Mass.; Marie Kamp, lecturer in nutritional sciences.
• Cory Polonetsky , Fresh Meadows, N.Y., College of Human Ecology; Alan Katz, Townsend Harris High School at Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.; Patti J. Papapietro, director of counseling and advising, College of Human Ecology.
• Nancy Elizabeth Salim Isa , Norwich, Conn.; School of Hotel Administration; Kathryn H. Dimlow, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Conn.; Reneta H. McCarthy, lecturer in hotel administration.
• Venessa A.S. Richter , Howell, N.J., School of Hotel Administration; William C. Dague Jr., Howell High School, Farmingdale, N.J.; J. Bruce Tracey, associate professor of hotel administration.
• Keith Anthony Becker , Williamsville, N.Y., School of Industrial and Labor Relations; David McCallum, Canisius High School, Buffalo, N.Y.; Jefferson Cowie, visiting assistant professor of industrial and labor relations.
• Dianne Rose LaRocca , Paramus, N.J., School of Industrial and Labor Relations; Michael E. Moore Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest, N.J.; James A. Gross, professor of industrial and labor relations.