Swenson and Northwestern's Stefan Demos were named semifinalists for the Groza Award.

Turning to BMW, eight agencies have been named semifinalists in the search for a shop to handle the introduction of the Mini in the United States in 2002.

Ward Melville High School in Setauket, which recently had 12 students named semifinalists in the Westinghouse Science Competition, is also looking at a Copernican Plan.

In 2011, 21 students were named semifinalists, and two students advanced to the National finals at Purdue University.

Of the 300 high school seniors named semifinalists in the national competition, a record 88 are from Long Island, compared with 66 last year.

Also in the 2012-2013 school year, ten PISD students were named semifinalists in the Siemens Competition, and two were named as finalists.

From 1970 to 2008, 962 students were named semifinalists or finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Yesterday, 300 of them were named semifinalists in the 56th annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search, the country's most prestigious science competition.

In late September 2008, three NBS students were named semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, which recognizes outstanding black high school students.

Students have previously been named semifinalists and region finalists winning scholarship money towards college.