Two Bellevue students have been named winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities. College-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

Those winning scholarships are:

Katherine R. Acone, Home School, Probable career field: Medicine/Psychology , University of Oklahoma scholarship.

Cornelia L. Sommer, Newport High School, Probable career field: Music, Indiana University Bloomington scholarship.