Gabriel Meraz, a senior honors student at Skyview High School in Thornton, is this year's recipient of the CU Leadership, Excellence, Achievement and Diversity scholarship awarded by the Parents Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The scholarship consists of $10,000 divided into four annual supplements of $2,500. The award was presented to Meraz at a July 18 banquet for high school students who successfully completed the CU-Boulder Pre-Collegiate Development Summer Residential Program.