Eau Claire will sponsor eight new Merit Scholars beginning with the 1997-98 academic year. These scholars are among the more than 7,000 distinguished high school seniors in the 1997 National Merit Scholarship Corp. competition who received Merit Scholarships.
Scholarships are limited to the first four years of a student's academic career.
Anderson is a graduate of Aitkin High School. Anderson, the son of Edward and Judith Anderson, Aitkin, Minn., plans to study music at UW-Eau Claire. Barden is a graduate of the Stevens Point Area Senior High School. She was a member of the Key club. She was the manager and statistician for the freshman basketball team, and editor of the school newspaper.