Two Colorado Students Awarded Prestigious Micron Scholarship -- Each Receive $16,500.

Fairview and Niwot High Schools Each Receive Additional $1,000 Grant for Science and Technology Programs

BOISE, Idaho -- The Micron Technology Foundation, Inc., announced today Colorado high seniors Meredith MacGregor and Hannah Rice will each receive a $16,500 scholarship as a part of the Micron Science and Technology Scholars program. Micron will honor MacGregor of Fairview High School and Rice of Niwot High School during a leadership and mentoring week at its headquarters and at an awards banquet with Micron CEO Steve Appleton and other company and Foundation leaders.

Since its inception in 2001, the annual Micron Science and Technology Scholars program has positively impacted the lives of 86 students by providing more than $1.5 million in scholarships and invaluable industry experience through mentorship and other opportunities. Throughout the years, 19 Colorado students in this program have attended some of the most prestigious universities in the country and been awarded $304,500.

As a part of the award, Micron also grants the scholars' high school $1,000 to use for science and technology programs. Micron has granted high schools a total of $64,000; Colorado schools have received $13,000.

Scholarships and grants are awarded annually to thirteen students and high schools from the states of Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Scholarships are distributed to students in four equal payments during their college career. For complete list of scholarship recipients, biographies, and photographs, visit Micron's media kit at www.micron.com/media/2007mediakit/micron_scholars.aspx.

Biographies

Meredith MacGregor, of Boulder, plans to study physics at Harvard University. As a senior at Fairview High School she ranks first in her class and will graduate with an International Baccalaureate diploma, as an AP Scholar, and a National Merit Semifinalist. She entered her first science fair at age six and has not slowed down, doing much of her research in her basement. As a freshman and again as a sophomore, she earned finalist status in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) where she placed second in physics. During her junior year at ISEF, her project was titled "Cracking the Brazil Nut Effect" and she was named the 2006 Intel Foundation Young Scientist Winner (the top award), placed first in physics and best in category. Along the way, her different projects have garnered her several different awards including National Taiwan Science and Engineering Award, Yale Science and Engineering Award, American Physical Society and AAPT Award, U.S. Air Forces Award, American Vacuum Society Award, Office of Naval Research Scholarship, U.S. Department of the Interior Award, and semifinalist in the Siemens Science Competition. She was recognized recently as a member on USA Today's 2007 All-USA High School Academic First Team. MacGregor excels in cross country and track and plans to run competitively for Harvard. She also excels in the violin, French, and history.

Hannah Rice, of Longmont, plans to study materials science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As an International Baccalaureate student at Niwot High School (Niwot, Colo.), she has worked on several mathematics and science project research teams covering everything from the index refraction of sweeteners to the degradation of beta carotene from heat. As a research intern at Multiphase Composites, she has done extensive research on the strength of ceramic insulators and presented her findings at the 2006 Applied Superconductivity Conference in Seattle, Washington. Rice recently learned that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions on Applied Superconductivity has accepted a paper she co-authored, titled "Moldable Ceramic Compounds for High Field Magnet Applications" for publication. She is a Girls State delegate, a National Merit Commended Scholar, an AP Scholar, an accomplished clarinet player, and volunteers to assist and teach children through her church affiliations.

About The Micron Science and Technology Program

The Micron Science and Technology Scholars (MSTS) program is designed to recognize and reward students excelling in academic and leadership skills and to encourage their pursuit of careers in high technology. In addition to financial assistance, Micron offers these scholars leadership and mentoring opportunities through the Technology Adventures and Leadership Learning Week (TALL Week), June 17-22, 2007.

TALL Week begins by engaging students in leadership and team-building activities ranging from ropes courses to mountain biking and white water rafting in central Idaho. The week culminates at Micron's headquarters, located in Boise, where scholarship recipients interact with senior scientists, engineers and company officers while they participate in an on-site job-shadow program with their Micron mentors. All activities during TALL Week are designed to help students explore their potential, forge new relationships, and discover the importance of teamwork and collaboration.

Scholarships are focused on students planning to major in electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, material science, physics or chemistry. Along with superior academic skills, a student's community leadership and involvement in extracurricular activities is carefully considered during the unique interview process in which semi-finalists are flown to Micron's headquarters for a panel interview with company officers and Foundation representatives.

Applications for the MSTS program are available to high school students beginning in the fall of their senior year through high school counselors or the Internet, at www.micron.com/scholars. The 2008 postmark deadline for applications is January 20, 2008. Scholarship winners are announced each spring.

About Micron

The Micron Technology Foundation, Inc., a private, non-profit organization established in 1999 with a gift from Micron Technology, Inc., is engaged in funding educational efforts and charitable activities. To learn more about the Micron Technology Foundation, visit its web site at www.micron.com/foundation.

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.