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SALT LAKE CITY — The 54th annual Sterling Scholar Awards will be handed out Tuesday.
The ceremony will be streamed live at www.sterlingscholar.org.
This year, there are 211 finalists in 14 categories in the Wasatch Front region. In each category, one winner and two runners up will be selected.
One of the main differences between the Deseret News/KSL Sterling Scholar Awards Program and other academic scholarships is that students also compete in community service and leadership.
It's a unique scholarship. These kids go on to be leaders in our community. It's a very prestigious award.
–Sterling Scholar director Linda Stokes
"It's a unique scholarship. These kids go on to be leaders in our community," said Sterling Scholar director Linda Stokes. "It's a very prestigious award."
The award ceremony will start at 7 p.m. at the Little Theatre inside the LDS Conference Center, 60 W. North Temple.
The program began in its early stages in 1960 when the need to honor educational pursuits was first realized. Deseret News staff members noticed the paper’s comprehensive coverage of student athletes and sought to extend similar recognition to scholars as well.
