MARQUETTE, Mich.-Twenty-nine high school students were recently awarded the Northern Michigan University Harden Scholarship.

The scholarship offers a "full ride," which covers the cost of tuition, room and board and most other required fees. The term of the award is eight consecutive semesters, as long as the student maintains a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at NMU.

Recipients include:

Michigan

Bay City: Holly Appold; Sarah Weiss; Beverly Hills: Laura Sabourin; Brighton: Lauren Larsen; Cedar: Clayton Queen; Chelsea: Katlin Connin; Dearborn: Norman Orabi; Farmington Hills: George Paul; Fowlerville: Rachel Peters; Frankfort: Carrie DeWolfe; Macomb: Melissa Fronrath; Marquette: Jeffrey Maniko; Jordan Smith; Rockford: Luke Counterman; Skandia: Lara Stephens Brown; Caleb Eckloff; Troy: Aaron Panicker; White Pigeon: Kayleigh Salazar; Unionville: Amanda Desimpelare;

Wisconsin

New Berlin: Victoria Gabrielsen; Suamico: Jennifer Krawze; Wilmot: Carol Kessel;

Iowa

Davenport: Aubrey Kall;

Illinois

Crete: Cody Hock; Mundelin: Arika Egan; Christina Puzzolo; North Aurora: Abby Zak;

Minnesota

New Brighton: Nara Paulsen; Saint Paul: Jeremy Ostergaard; Savage: Sharmila Ahmed;

Missouri

Kansas City: Elizabeth McBee.