The Committee on Selections is proud to announce the National Peer Tutor Class of 2016. Peer Tutors of the the Class of 2016 were selected from a large and diverse group of highly qualified applicants for their distinguished demonstration of scholarship, service, leadership, and character as a peer tutor. We would like to thank all applicants for taking the time to apply; we would like to congratulate the Class of 2016 on their incredible accomplishments as peer tutors and leaders within their school communities. Members of the Class will be contacted within the next few weeks regarding their awards. 

National Peer Tutor of the Year Winner

Name: Freya Proudman
Grade: 10
State: Massachusetts 

National Peer Tutor of the Year Finalists

Name: Johnna Gadomski
Grade: 12
State: Georgia

Name: Zachary McNulty
Grade: 12
State: Oregon 

Name: Natalie Monzavifar
Grade: 10
State: North Carolina

Name: Joseph Ross
Grade: 12
State: Missouri 
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National Peer Tutor of the Year Honorable Mentions
 
Name: Sean Gallagher
Grade: 12
State: Illinois
 
Name: Caryn Hannapel
Grade: 12
State: Michigan
 
Name: Jamie Helberg
Grade: 12
State: California
 
Name: Zenaida Huerta
Grade: 12
State: California

Name: Kimberly Lifton
Grade: 12
State: Massachusetts
 
​Name: Katherine Mueller
Grade: 11
State: North Carolina

Name: Thalia Nunez
Grade: 12
State: New York

Name: Sanjana Rao
Grade: 12
State: North Carolina
 
Name: Yaseen Shurbaji
Grade: 12
State: Oklahoma
 
Name: Nadja Zakula-Kostadinova
Grade: 12
State: Virginia

Founder and CEO Michael Nock was recognized by the Wake County Public School System, the largest school district in North Carolina and the 17th largest school district in the United States, school board as the Valedictorian of the Wake Early College of Health and Sciences Class of 2016 on Tuesday May 3, 2016. Michael is graduating with a high school diploma as well as an associate in science degree from Wake Tech Community College. He will be attending Harvard College in the fall as a member of the Class of 2020. He will be studying neurobiology and economics while at Harvard. To learn more, please visit: ​http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/wake-ed-blog/article75457922.html