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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced a second round of college-sponsored scholarship winners.

There were 44 more students from Michigan who received scholarships from colleges and universities to obtain a post-secondary education. This is in addition to the 68 Michigan students announced earlier in the year, of which three were from Ann Arbor.

Another five high-schoolers from Ann Arbor and one from Dexter and Saline were announced as winners Tuesday in the second round of scholarship awards. The students are:

Ruby An — Rudolf Steiner School, Ann Arbor
Scholarship from: University of Chicago
Probable career field: science/research

Eric Armbruster — Huron High School, Ann Arbor
Scholarship from: Valparaiso University
Probable career field: mechanical engineering

Samuel Blackburn — Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor
Scholarship from: Carleton College
Probable career field: undecided

Jillianne Hook — Dexter High School
Scholarship from: Liberty University
Probable career field: education

Molly Kraus-Steinmetz — Community High School, Ann Arbor
Scholarship from: Grinnell College
Probable career field: activism

Reid McCallister — Huron High School, Ann Arbor
Scholarship from: Vanderbilt University
Probable career field: biomedical engineering

Patrick Zetterholm — Saline High School
Scholarship from: University of Alabama
Probable career field: finance

Recipients annually receive between $500 and $2,000 for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing their scholarship.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation offers three categories of scholarships annually: college sponsored, corporate sponsored and a $2,500 National Merit scholarship. The award winners are announced starting in April and concluding in July.

Students enter the National Merit Scholarship Corporation contest by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in the fall of their junior year. Over the past 58 years, more than 300,000 high school girls and boys have won National Merit Scholarships totaling more than $1 billion, according to a news release announcing the winners.

Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.