Thomas Joseph “TJ” Fahey of Greenwich has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Fahey, the son of Scott and Susan Fahey of Greenwich, is a senior at The Frederick Gunn School in Washington, Connecticut. He will receive a Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), which conducts the program.
“We are extremely proud of TJ,” said Kate McMann ’05, Director of College Counseling. “Clearly he is an exceptionally talented scholar in the classroom, but we are most proud of the citizen he is in our community and how he represents The Frederick Gunn School in the greater community.”
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2023 competition for National Merit Scholarship Awards, Commended Students are placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2023 competition by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource. Recognizing their accomplishments as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
The Frederick Gunn School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory school serving 323 boarding and day students from Connecticut and 24 other states, and 22 countries. The 220-acre campus borders the village green of Washington, Connecticut, a beautiful and historic town in the Litchfield Hills. The school was founded in 1850 by Frederick Gunn, a pioneering educator, prominent abolitionist, and outdoorsman, who is recognized by the American Camp Association as the originator of leisure camping in the United States.
