Four Hundred U.S. High School Students Are Recognized for Technological Achievements
NCWIT proudly announces the 2022 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) national recipients, honoring four hundred high school students from 43 states and all U.S. overseas military bases.
Each year, U.S. high school students in grades 9 through 12 who are women, genderqueer, or non-binary are eligible to receive recognition for their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and plans for post-secondary education. This year, 40 winners and 360 honorable mentions were selected from more than 3,500 amazing, talented young applicants.
View a complete list of the 2022 national winners here. View a complete list of the 2022 national honorable mentions here.
Thanks to the generous support of NCWIT Award for AiC National Sponsor Bank of America, each of the 40 national award winners receives various prizes, cash, and will be celebrated at the National Award Ceremony hosted by Bank of America in March 2022.
The entire NCWIT AiC program platform is supported generously by Apple. AiC also receives support for specific national program elements. The NCWIT Award for AiC is sponsored by Apple, Bank of America, Microsoft, and Motorola Solutions Foundation.
2022 National Winners
| • Sheyla Aviles: Rosamond, CA, SOAR High School |
| • Ryan Berger: Kamuela, HI, Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy |
| • Mehar Bhasin: Lakeville, CT, The Hotchkiss School |
| • Noor Boukari: Dover, DE, Caesar Rodney High School |
| • Allison Delgado: Portland, OR, Sunset High School |
| • Roma Desai: Greensboro, NC, The Early College at Guilford |
| • Yabesra Ewnetu: Falls Church, VA, Justice High School |
| • Julianna Gallup: Sevierville, TN, Gatlinburg-Pittman High School |
| • Arietta Goshtasby: Newport Beach, CA, Sage Hill School |
| • Victoria Hagenlocker: Miami, FL, Gulliver Preparatory School |
| • Holland Henderson-Boyer: Lexington Park, MD, Great Mills High School |
| • Athena Hernandez: La Jolla, CA, The Bishop's School |
| • Diana Hernandez: Beverly, WA, Royal High School |
| • Chigozirim Ifebi: Elmont, NY, Elmont Memorial High School |
| • Samyukta Iyer: Marietta, GA, Wheeler High School |
| • Jibiana Jakpor: Riverside, CA, Mockingbird Preparatory High School |
| • Bintia Keita: New York, NY, Midwood High School |
| • Margaret MacKechnie: Middletown, RI, Middletown High School |
| • Hajirah Nadeem: Ypsilanti, MI, Central Academy |
| • Elizabeth Nyamwange: Byron, IL, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy |
| • Ogechi Okafor: Poughkeepsie, NY, Arlington High School |
| • Lauren Owens: Las Cruces, NM, Centennial High School |
| • Danielle Park: Paramus, NJ, Paramus High School |
| • Katherine Pearce: Bentonville, AR, Bentonville High School |
| • Mritika Senthil: Tega Cay, SC, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics |
| • Pracheeti Shikarkhane: Cary, NC, Green Hope High School |
| • Birate Sonia: Richmond, TX, Westside High School |
| • Shreya Sripada: San Ramon, CA, Dougherty Valley High School |
| • Lillian Sun: Falls Church, VA, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| • Wency Suo: Boise, ID, Boise High School |
| • Fikir Teklemedhin: Salt Lake City, UT, West High School |
| • Maya Vendhan: Highlands Ranch, CO, Colorado Academy |
| • Bhanaviya Venkat: Dallas, TX, School for the Talented and Gifted |
| • Annika Viswesh: Palo Alto, CA, Palo Alto High School |
| • Ella Wang: Chandler, AZ, BASIS Chandler |
| • Stephanie Wang: Katy, TX, Seven Lakes High School |
| • Amehja Williams: Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School |
| • Vanessa Xiao: Carmel, IN, Park Tudor School |
| • Zoe Zerwig Ford: Memphis, TN, Hutchison School |
| • Sophia Zhou: Harvard, MA, Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science at WPI |
2022 Honorable Mentions
| Audrey Acken Mountain View, CA | Maya Dummett Morristown, NJ | Jennifer Kim Torrance, CA | Thanhbinh Nguyen Oakland, CA | Aditi Srinivasan Sammamish, WA |
| Brianna Adewinmbi Torrance, CA | Sarah Eckert Davenport, IA | Leslie Kim Ames, IA | Grace Nhan Saint Paul, MN | Anya Stewart Orlando, FL |
| Mahima Agrawal Palo Alto, CA | Diana Elguera Tapia Vauxhall, NJ | Minjeong Kim Cupertino, CA | Nirupama Niranjan Redmond, WA | Cindy Su Exeter, NH |
| Lorena Aguilar San Antonio, TX | Paige Erickson Cleveland , OH | Nidhi Krishna Kumar Olympia, WA | Kate North Torrance, CA | Stella Su Palo Alto, CA |
| Faith Aiken Columbia, SC | Sreya Etherajan Aldie, VA | Anika Krishnan Bellevue, WA | Emily Ocasio Falls Church, VA | Shriya Sudhakar Princeton Junction, NJ |
| Natalie Ajemian Marietta, GA | Malia Fairbanks Sadorus, IL | Sadhana Kumar Austin, TX | Iris Ochoa Dacula, GA | Anika Suman Greensboro, NC |
| Sonia Akkiangadi Greensboro, NC | Anjola Fajemisin Los Angeles, CA | Sanjana Kumar San Diego, CA | Sabrina Olivares Pembroke Pines, FL | Veena Sumedh Los Altos, CA |
| Roksana Alizadeh Irvine, CA | Katherine Fang Marlboro, NJ | Ria Kundu Tustin, CA | Kayle Orantes North Salt Lake, UT | Risha Surana Chatham, NJ |
| Isabella Alpert Diamond Bar, CA | Mathilde Fayette Lake Oswego, OR | Tia Kungwani Cumming, GA | Pearl Oyewole Sugar Land, TX | Harita Suresh Jersey City, NJ |
| Jena Alsup Sunnyvale, CA | Alice Feng San Jose, CA | Keerthana Kurapati Redmond, WA | Victoria Paesano Coral Gables, FL | Priyanka Suresh Edison, NJ |
| Anousha Athreya San Jose, CA | Rachel Fernandez Garden Grove, CA | Natalia Kusmirek Farmington, CT | Natalia Pahlavan Glen Head, NY | Shreya Suresh Portland, OR |
| Ariella Avigad Wexford, PA | Rachel Fields Berlin, Germany | Joyce Lai Helotes, TX | Sanvi Pal San Diego, CA | Alyssa Tang Irvine, CA |
| Jasmin Azan Laurel, MD | Adrienne Flowers Gulf Breeze, FL | Annica Lam Livingston, NJ | Tamia Parker Homestead, FL | Afifa Tanisa Brooklyn, NY |
| Mariabelle Azemar Lawrenceville, GA | Faith Fuller Westbury, NY | Victoria Lam Falls Church, VA | Anisha Parsan Sugar Land, TX | Lynn Tao Fairfax, VA |
| Caroline Baillie New York City, NY | Tanvi Ganapathy Bellevue, WA | Ella Lan Santa Clara, CA | Nidhi Parthasarathy San Jose, CA | Mia Tavares Burlingame, CA |
| Manasa Bala Troy, NY | Juliette Garcia Miami, FL | Lucia Langaney Bell, CA | Sarika Pasumarthy San Diego, CA | Eleanor Taylor Nashville, TN |
| Madhushalini Balaji Madison, AL | Ria Garg Frisco, TX | Paridhi Latawa Austin, TX | Mansi Patel Sugar Land, TX | Puja Teakulapalli Aurora, IL |
| Alexandria Balde Bloomfield Hills, MI | Srija Ghosh Lexington, MA | Charlotte Law Danville, CA | Neha Patil Orlando, FL | Anisha Tehim Ridgewood, NJ |
| Anusha Bansal Livingston, NJ | Ye-Un Go Austin, TX | Kyla Lee Honolulu, HI | Nicole Pi San Diego, CA | Aditri Thakur Pittsburgh, PA |
| Maggie Bao Portland, OR | Shradha Godishala Middleton, WI | Marina Lee Pleasanton, CA | Laura Plata Charlotte, NC | Kanika Thakur San Jose, CA |
| Rupali Batta San Jose, CA | Ashiria Goel San Diego, CA | Melody Lee Cary, NC | Maya Poghosyan Dublin, CA | Rithika Thambireddy Plainsboro, NJ |
| Ria Bawiskar Lisle, IL | Tarushii Goel McLean, VA | Rachel Lee San Diego, CA | Sahasra Pokkunuri Old Bridge, NJ | Abigail Thomas Nashua, NH |
| Riddhi Bhagwat Buffalo Grove, IL | Ananya Gollakota Downingtown, PA | Yubin Lee Alhambra , CA | Samhita Pokkunuri Old Bridge, NJ | Grace Tsai Moorestown, NJ |
| Anchal Bhardwaj San Jose, CA | Ming Gong Fullerton, CA | Stephanie Lei Chesterfield, MO | Sanjitha Prabakaran Ashburn, VA | Angelina Tsuboi Manhattan Beach, CA |
| Krisangi Bhargava Wynnewood, PA | Angela Gorton Milwaukee, WI | Amanda Li Foster City, CA | Kashvi Pundir Bothell, WA | Catherine Tu Austin, TX |
| Riya Bhatia Fremont, CA | Dhyuti Gowda San Jose, CA | Haoran Li Troy, MI | Jessamine Qu Austin, TX | Aishwaryaa Udeshi Sugar Land, TX |
| Sophie Bingen Maple Grove, MN | Anya Goyal Cupertino, CA | Lisa Li Spring, TX | Afsana Rahman Jackson Heights, NY | Yaretzi Ulloa Chicago, IL |
| Ashita Birla Jersey City, NJ | Radhika Goyal San Jose, CA | Sarah Lim Chicago, IL | Ramya Rajan Mason, OH | Kosha Upadhyay Bellevue, WA |
| Erin Blasingame Arlington, TX | Mahathi Gumudavelli Johns Creek, GA | Maggie Lin Houston, TX | Tanisha Rajgor Hopkinton, MA | Narmana Vale Exeter, NH |
| Sai Rishitha Boddu Naperville, IL | Shanmathi Gunasekaran Alpharetta, GA | Sophia Lin Kent, WA | Navya Ramakrishnan Allen, TX | Valentina Valles El Paso, TX |
| Lucy Bonhaus Tuscaloosa, AL | Tanisha Gupta San Francisco, CA | Grace Liu Dublin, CA | Norah Rami Sugar Land, TX | Anjali Vanamala West Lafayette, IN |
| Elizabeth Boruff Newtown Square, PA | Aliza Hameed Irvine, CA | Jennifer Liu Ballwin, MO | Sheyla Ramirez Henderson, NV | Grace Vanden Heuvel Hortonville, WI |
| Kyaira Boughton Lees Summit, MO | Sally Han Fremont, CA | Miranda Liu South Pasadena, CA | Aileen Rangel West New York, NJ | Elizabeth Varghese Mountain House, CA |
| Maleah Brady Vestavia, AL | Jade Hanson-Thomas Crowley, TX | Sherry Liu Charlotte, NC | Sreeyutha Ratala Edina, MN | Esha Venkatanarayan Edison, NJ |
| Aparupa Brahma Fishers, IN | Vanesha Hari Redmond, WA | Amina Luvsanchultem Arlington, VA | Sejal Rathi San Jose, CA | Kavya Venkatesan Laurence Harbor, NJ |
| Anna Brusoe Morgantown, WV | Diya Hasteer Los Altos, CA | Emma Maertz Fox Point, WI | Lakxshanna Raveendran Dix Hills, NY | Varshini Vijay Dublin, CA |
| Quinn Burns Broomfield, CO | Annika Heieie Brooten, MN | Isha Mahadeshwar Cary, NC | Lauren Ravury Glenview, IL | Deeya Viradia San Jose, CA |
| Sienna Cai Portland, OR | Mia Hellman Sullivan's Island, SC | Isabel Maida Wallingford, CT | Pranavi Reddi Frisco, TX | Sahra Wahedi Flushing, NY |
| Angelina Cao Portland, OR | Delaney Hetzer Russell, KY | Sahar Maleki Cleveland Heights, OH | Niti Reddy Fremont, CA | Colette Walravens Belvedere Tiburon, CA |
| Lily Carras Woodstock, GA | Mackenzie Hill Hazel Green, AL | Mahati Manda San Jose, CA | Lucy Richardson Baton Rouge, LA | Amber Wang Chino, CA |
| Jimena Casas El Paso, TX | Alyssa Ho Pasadena, CA | Pratyusha Mandal North Potomac, MD | Vittoria Riedling Prospect, KY | Audrey Wang Carmel, IN |
| Ananya Chag Mt. Pleasant, SC | Carmella Holloway Bridgeton, NJ | Isabella Mandis New York, NY | Erika Rispoli Pittsburgh, PA | Emily Wang Frederick, MD |
| Amy Chang Sugar Land, TX | Ashley Hu Los Altos Hills, CA | Steffi Mathew Campbell, CA | Kaylani Rivera Chicago, IL | Michelle Wang Carbondale, IL |
| Samantha Chang Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Dani Hu Lexington, SC | Nidhi Mathihalli Saratoga, CA | Ruth Rodriguez Mesquite, TX | Audrey Wei Newton, MA |
| Stephanie Chang Riverside, CT | Melody Hu Dallas, TX | Angela Matta Dearborn, MI | Anna Rosner Keswick, VA | Tracy Wei Sugar Land, TX |
| Shreya Chaudhary San Antonio, TX | Katherine Hua Irvine, CA | Brigid McCarron Melrose, MA | Alison Russell Boise, ID | Maia Weingard Scottsdale, AZ |
| Rhea Chelar Rockville, MD | Megan Huesers Winslow, ME | Kelsey McClung Norwalk, CT | Iren Saffarian Salt Lake City, UT | Shayna Weinstein Vernon Hills, IL |
| Angela Chen Gainesville, FL | Diya Hundiwala Warrington, PA | Savannah McIntyre Casper, WY | Richael Saka Columbus, OH | Mary White Los Angeles, CA |
| Tishya Chhabra Phoenix, AZ | Safaa Hussain Santa Clara, CA | Melanie McNair Las Vegas, NV | Samirah Salifu Bowling Green, KY | Calista Wilk Scottsdale, AZ |
| Roselyn Chin Monterey Park, CA | Helena Ilic Naperville, IL | Pankti Mehta North Royalton, OH | Anjali Samavedam Rockville, MD | Charlotte Willer-Burchardi New York, NY |
| Adhithi Chinta Chesterfield, MO | Aashika Jagadeesh Fair Lawn, NJ | Saanvi Mehta Linwood, NJ | Katherine Sanders Billings, MT | Taylor Wilmot Pleasant Prairie, WI |
| Anusree Chittineni North Andover, MA | Aarushi Jain Cupertino, CA | Janet Meng Palo Alto, CA | Sophia Sandoval Eastvale, CA | Hana Winchester Cincinnati, OH |
| Anne Christiono Sugar Land, TX | Eesha Jain Bellevue, WA | Christine Michael Danbury, CT | Ellee Segal Gwynedd Valley, PA | Katherine Xu Dublin, OH |
| Beatrice Chung Rockville, MD | Ria Jain Dublin, CA | Shreya Mogulothu Princeton, NJ | Priyanka Senapati Greenwood Village, CO | Sonnet Xu Troy, MI |
| Audrey Chyung San Diego, CA | Janine James Bowie, MD | Sophia Montenegro Canutillo, TX | Shakti Senthil Bellevue, WA | Chloe Yan Burlingame, CA |
| Berline Civil Fort Lauderdale, FL | Maya Jani Fredericksburg , VA | Kavya Mukkamala Plainsboro, NJ | Aesha Shah Duluth, GA | Angela Yang Los Angeles, CA |
| Sydney Clark Arnold, MO | Srinidhi Jayaprakash Waxhaw, NC | Alveera Munshi Kendall Park, NJ | Alyssa Shah New York, NY | Grace Yang San Ramon, CA |
| Leah Colaco Westborough, MA | Rhea Jethvani La Palma, CA | Mackenzie Murphy New York, NY | Alex Shanafield Oak Ridge, TN | Joyce Yang Milpitas, CA |
| Portia Cooper Tucson, AZ | Nikita Jha Duluth, GA | Anaya Murray Memphis, TN | Nidhya Shivakumar Cupertino, CA | Eileen Ye New York, NY |
| Grace Dai Chicago, IL | Risha Jhangiani Bellevue, WA | Madison Murray North Las Vegas, NV | Jasmine Shone Chagrin Falls, OH | Melody Yeh Albuquerque, NM |
| Samantha Damonti New York, NY | Michelle Jiang Chadds Ford, PA | Marie Muya Hoover, AL | Prisha Shroff Chandler, AZ | Shannon Yeow Chula Vista, CA |
| Rahi Dasgupta Olathe, KS | Diya Jim Chandler, AZ | Nidhi Mylavarapu Princeton, NJ | Rajvi Khanjan Shroff Santa Clara, CA | Melody Yu Irvine, CA |
| Alysia Davis Durham, NC | Maya Johnson Charleston, SC | Angelina Myles Buffalo, NY | Samanvita Singhania Bellevue, WA | Tanya Yu Murray, UT |
| Preetal Deshpande Cupertino, CA | Jane Kamata San Antonio, TX | Akshaya Naapa Ramesh Littleton, MA | Sindhu Sivasankar Newark, DE | Karen Yuan San Diego, CA |
| Nysa Dharan Alpharetta, GA | Sowon Kang Austin, TX | Sanjana Nagwekar Fremont, CA | Adele Snyder Edina, MN | Audrey Zhang Los Altos, CA |
| Mishty Dhekial Chino Hills, CA | Su Kara Mission Viejo, CA | Jade Nair Andover, MA | Smriti Somasundaram Olympia, WA | Cynthia Zhang Palo Alto, CA |
| Diya Dinesh Aldie, VA | Tamara Kasikovic Matawan, NJ | Sirihaasa Nallamothu Normal, IL | Joy Song Rockville, MD | Jessica (Shiyuan) Zhang Troy, NY |
| Ashley Ding Orlando, FL | Sara Kaufman Hollywood, FL | Shivani Nanda Burtonsville, MD | Anjali Soni Lakeland, FL | Kelly Zhang Durham, NH |
| Julia Ding Austin, TX | Gayathri Kavitha Sterling, VA | Nikita Nangia Parkland, FL | Alison Soong San Francisco, CA | Yufei Zhang San Diego, CA |
| Jenny Duan Portland, OR | Falon Kelley Atlanta, GA | Shrimayee Narasimhan Redmond, WA | Sofia Sorokina Portland, OR | Yueer Zhao Katy, TX |
| Sarah Dufays Cooper City, FL | Archita Khaire Charlotte, NC | Sneha Narayan Fremont, CA | Shreya Sreekantham Chandler, AZ | Sabrina Zhu Saratoga, CA |
| Samhitha Duggirala San Diego, CA | Janise Kim Pittsburgh, PA | Nandita Narayanan Laurel, MD | Anjali Sreenivas Sammamish, WA | Sally Zhu Saratoga, CA |
