Four Hundred U.S. High School Women Are Recognized for Technological Achievements
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Selects National Recipients of the 2019 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)
NCWIT proudly announced the 2019 NCWIT Award for AiC national recipients, honoring four hundred women in high school from all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and all U.S. overseas military bases.
Each year, U.S. high school women in grades 9 through 12 are eligible to receive recognition for their demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post‑secondary education. This year, 40 winners and 360 honorable mentions were selected from more than 4,300 amazing, talented young women.
Thanks to the generous support of NCWIT Award for AiC National Sponsor Bank of America, each of the 40 national award winners receive various prizes, cash, and a trip to Bank of America headquarters on March 8-9, 2019 for a celebration and networking with Bank of America employees.
View a complete list of the 2019 national winners here: view list. A complete list of 2019 honorable mentions are available here: view list.
The NCWIT Award for AiC is sponsored by Apple, Bank of America, Microsoft, Motorola Solutions Foundation, and Symantec.
2019 National Winners
| • Destiny Adams: Fairburn, Georgia, North Springs Charter High School |
| • Ivanska Báez Cartagena: Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Escuela Secundaria Especializada en Ciencias, Matemáticas y Tecnología de Caguas (CIMATEC) |
| • Rebecca Button: Milford, Virginia, Caroline High School |
| • Aja Capel: Urbana, Illinois, Urbana High School |
| • Alexa Carroll: Florissant, Missouri, North Technical High School |
| • Hope Chambers: Lawton, Oklahoma, Homeschool |
| • Victoria Dameus: Lauderhill, Florida, Lauderhill 6-12 STEM-MED |
| • Gia Douglass: Sarasota, Florida, Pine View School |
| • Diana Espindola: North Bay Village, Florida, Mast Academy |
| • Meghan Flynn: Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Academy for Information Technology |
| • Meredith Givan: West Lafayette, Indiana, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School |
| • Megan Goulet: West Hartford, Connecticut, Conard High School |
| • Karly Hou: Palo Alto, California, Henry M. Gunn High School |
| • Katherine Huang: Lowell, Massachusetts, Lowell High School |
| • Amiyah Hunter: Apple Valley, Minnesota, Roseville Area High School |
| • Emily Jin: Los Angeles, California, North Hollywood Senior High School |
| • Salma Kamni: Palos Hills, Illinois, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School |
| • Emma Koslow: Warren, New Jersey, Gill St. Bernard's School |
| • Sahana Kumar: San Diego, California, Francis Parker School |
| • Daphne Liu: Sandy, Utah, West High School |
| • Olivia Logan: Johns Creek, Georgia, Johns Creek High School |
| • Jacquelyn Lopez: Chicago, Illinois, Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School |
| • Katherine McPhie: Irvine, California, University High School |
| • Folasade Oyekenu: Munford, Alabama, Munford High School |
| • Kristen Palmer: Brooklyn, New York, Poly Prep Country Day School |
| • Mariana Ritchie: Richmond, Virginia, Deep Run High School |
| • Olivia Rothgeb: Concord, North Carolina, Cox Mill High School |
| • Wendy Sandoval: El Paso, Texas, Montwood High School |
| • Chayanne Sandoval-Williams: Grandview, Missouri, Grandview High School |
| • Sayli Satpute: Yorktown Heights, New York, Yorktown High School |
| • Anika Singh: Austin, Texas, Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School |
| • Savitha Srinivasan: Bellevue, Washington, Interlake High School |
| • Anna Sun: Canton, Michigan, Detroit Country Day School |
| • Stephanie Tena Meza: Salinas, California, Salinas High School |
| • Makenna Turner: Lafayette, Colorado, Peak to Peak Charter School |
| • Jessica Xu Wang: Mason, Ohio, Mason High School |
| • Breanna Widner: Las Cruces, New Mexico, Las Cruces High School |
| • Elaine Yang: Portland, Oregon, Sunset High School |
| • Nobline Yoo: Silver Spring, Maryland, Montgomery Blair High School |
| • Amy Zhou: Collierville, Tennessee, Collierville High School |
2019 Honorable Mentions
| Manasa Akella New Albany, OH | Archika Dogra Bellevue, WA | Martha Kemp-Neilson New Rochelle, NY | Amy Ouyang Audubon, PA | Tarini Srikanth Redmond, WA |
| Adriana Alcindor Chelsea, MA | Kavi Dolasia Mill Valley, CA | Madison Kenney Sharpsburg, GA | Alexandra Paez San Antonio, TX | Chitra Srinivasan Cary, NC |
| Esther Alexandre Miami, FL | Kyrie Doniz Houston, TX | Lauren Kidman Palos Verdes, CA | Arianna Pahlavan Glen Head, NY | Rachel Stange Stephens City, VA |
| Marissa Angell Provo, UT | Tate Donnelly Needham, MA | Charissa Kim Yorba Linda, CA | Esther Palacios Herzog Lakewood, CO | Hana Stauss Newport Beach, CA |
| Alice Ao Suwanee, GA | Ria Doshi Cupertino, CA | Iris Kim River Edge, NJ | Shelby Palmer Dyer, IN | Miya Stauss Newport Beach, CA |
| Ariana Arce Caguas, PR | Aida Doucoure Roanoke, VA | Janice Kim Livingston, NJ | Annie Pan San Jose, CA | Olivia Steger Palisades, NY |
| Elizabeth Arnold Scottsdale, AZ | Itohan Ero Gardena, CA | Janise Kim Pittsburgh, PA | Mallika Parulekar Palo Alto, CA | Hunter Stewart Sherwood, OR |
| Yarency Avelar Oakland, CA | Elisabeth Espinoza Atascosa, TX | Gurmehr Klair San Jose, CA | Shivani Pasricha Irvine, CA | Sabrina Stone West Hills, CA |
| Aishwarya Balaji Morrisville, NC | Crista Falk Coeur d'Alene, ID | Christy Koh Dublin, CA | Avika Patel Irvine, CA | Samantha Stone Bethel, CT |
| Cady Baltz Germantown, TN | Alice Feng San Jose, CA | Samantha Konigsberg New York, NY | Krisha Patel Elk Grove Village, IL | Grace Su Shoreview, MN |
| Shresta Bangaru Herndon, VA | Aracelis Figueroa Hartford, CT | Neha Krishnakumar Fairfax, VA | Pooja Patel Morrisville, NC | Shyla Summers La Crescenta, CA |
| Anuva Banwasi Palo Alto, CA | Margherita Firenze Indianapolis, IN | Saanika Kulkarni West Windsor, NJ | Diya Pathak Cupertino, CA | Ashwini Suriyaprakash Sunnyvale, CA |
| Alexandra Baril Beverly Hills, CA | Victoria Fletes Carmel, CA | Asmi Kumar Milton, GA | Seema Patil Saint Louis, MO | Jenevieve Surkin Greenville, NC |
| Naith Barrios Saint George, UT | Erin Floresca Draper, UT | Priyanka Kumar Latham, NY | Maria Patni Lisle, IL | Priya Talreja Fremont, CA |
| Serenity Bassett Sacramento, CA | Tamia Freeman Washington, NJ | Sandra Kurian Cumming, GA | Kayleigh Patterson Stratford, CT | Autumn Tan Plano, TX |
| Samprikta Basu Issaquah, WA | Natalie Friede Fayetteville, AR | Amrita Lakhanpal Birmingham, AL | Hazel Pearson Seattle, WA | Taruni Tangirala SugarLand, TX |
| Abigail Batinga Burien, WA | Elaine Fu Eads, TN | Bhargavi Lanka Robbinsville, NJ | Justine Pendergraft Camas, WA | Quincy Taylor Provo, UT |
| Hannah Bauer Rolling Hills Estates, CA | Sarah Fujimori Menlo Park, CA | Crystal Lee Fairfax, VA | Samantha Perez El Paso, TX | Katherine Tian Cupertino, CA |
| Elizabeth Berenguer Hialeah, FL | Serena Gandhi Fort Worth, TX | Jimin Lee Irvine, CA | Katherine Perry Midland, MI | Kamille Tipan East Elmhurst, NY |
| Zoe Berg Lakeville, MN | Gabi Garcia Portland, OR | Valerie Lee Simsbury, CT | Serenity Phillips Oak Ridge, NC | Sofia Tomov Knoxville, TN |
| Sadie Bernstein Pacific Palisades, CA | Ofelia Noemi Garcia Inglewood, CA | Annel Amelia Leon Corvallis, OR | Preeti Pidatala Maple Grove, MN | Sophia Torrellas Champaign, IL |
| Maggie Bevins Franklin, TN | Amulya Garimella Pittsburgh, PA | Annel Andrea Leon Tenorio Corvallis, OR | Shriya Pingali Salt Lake City, UT | Thalia Tsai Bellevue, WA |
| Khushi Bhansali Rockville, MD | Robyn George Menomonee Falls, WI | Elizabeth Lesher Natick, MA | Cameron Pirozzi Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Clare Tuch Seattle, WA |
| Ipshita Bhatnagar Clarksburg, MD | Mary Ghebremeskal Minneapolis, MN | Brittany Leslie League City, TX | Karina Popovich Brooklyn, NY | Sumana Turimella Westfield, NJ |
| Sera Biju Alpharetta, GA | Anusha Ghosh San Jose, CA | Laura Lewis Uwchland, PA | Victoria Porter Woodstock, GA | Nazari Tuyo Cambridge, MA |
| Jasmine Bilir Lakewood, CO | Anneliese Givan West Lafayette, IN | Anna Li Rego Park, NY | Eva Prakash San Jose, CA | Isabela Valdes Wellington, FL |
| Davita Bird Longmont, CO | Siya Goel West Lafayette, IN | Bridget Li Austin, TX | Anika Pruthi Piscataway, NJ | Pranali Vani Champaign, IL |
| Akhila Boda Lewis Center, OH | Edith Gonzalez-Mora Ridgeville, SC | Kate Liang Plano, TX | Anna Puca Kalamazoo, MI | Riya Varshney Edison, NJ |
| Mireille Boumedine St. Thomas, VI | Medha Gupta Herndon, VA | Alisa Lin Addison, TX | Victoria Puck-Karam Annandale, VA | Shruti Verma San Diego, CA |
| Penny Brant Durham, NH | Meili Gupta Bethesda, MD | Diangen Lin South Pasadena, CA | Aditi Purandare Kennett Square, PA | Rachel Voirin Dallas, TX |
| Mariah Brecheisen Chicago, IL | Nikita Gupta Smyrna, GA | Makenna Lindsay Rocky Hill, CT | Isha Puri Chappaqua, NY | Rebecca Von Ruden Dousman, WI |
| Dina Brustein Livingston, NJ | Tavona Guy Canal Winchester, OH | Amanda Liu Bethesda, MD | Sonia Purohit Branchburg, NJ | Kennedi Wade Pittsburgh, PA |
| Kary Cabrera Inglewood, CA | Mia Hagood Ashburn, VA | Shelly Liu Concord, MA | Michelle Qin Santa Barbara, CA | Madeleine Waldie Sunnyvale, CA |
| Molly Cantillon Livingston, NJ | Poorva Halbe Eden Prairie, MN | Megan Loh Placentia, CA | Rachel Quijano Miami, FL | Angelica Walker Merced, CA |
| Isha Chakraborty Cupertino, CA | Grace Hansen Eagan, MN | Emily Lu Lincolnshire, IL | Adithi Raghavan Sammamish, WA | kiara walker West Haven, CT |
| Saivasudha Chalasani Normal, IL | McKayla Hartman Newmarket, NH | Kaitlyn Ludlam Fleming Island, FL | Shreyaa Raghavan Sharon, MA | Katherine Walsh Altamonte Springs, FL |
| Ramya Challa Sammamish, WA | Helen He Austin, TX | Sofiya Lysenko Huntingdon Valley, PA | Aishwarya Rajesh Princeton Junction, NJ | Annie Wang Bayside, NY |
| Sai Vishudhi Chandrasekhar Flushing, NY | Adaya Head Philadelphia, PA | Izzie Mack Minneapolis, MN | Aparna Rajesh Princeton Junction, NJ | Annie Wang Mason, OH |
| Allison Chang Ambler, PA | Leanne Henry Howell, MI | Emmaline Mai San Jose, CA | Sreshtaa Rajesh Northborough, MA | Christine Wang Brea, CA |
| Savanna Chapman South Ozone Park, NY | Lauryn Hernandez San Antonio, TX | Srija Makkapati Ellicott City, MD | Priti Rangnekar San Jose, CA | Cindy Wang St. Louis, MO |
| Shruti Chari San Diego, CA | Sophia Hetts Fullerton, CA | Mriganka Mandal Charlottesville, VA | Rebecca Oet Rebecca Solon, OH | Crystal Wang Elmhurst, NY |
| Citlaly Chavez Salt Lake City, UT | Miriam Hiestand McKinney, TX | Shreya Mani Saratoga, CA | Lucy Rexrode Chapel Hill, NC | Sarah Wang Fairfax, VA |
| Jennifer Chavez El Paso, TX | Laurel Hilger Fairfield, IA | Mrunali Manjrekar San Jose, CA | Adriana Reyes Austin, TX | Samantha Webb Lafayette, CO |
| Cynthia Chen Cupertino, CA | Tess Hintelmann Little Silver, NJ | Aneesha Manocha Chapel Hill, NC | Viviana Rivera Las Piedras, PR | Maylis Whetsel South Pasadena, CA |
| Hannah Chen Cerritos, CA | Isabella Hochschild San Francisco, CA | Shreya Mantha Charlotte, NC | Sedona Rocher Wexford, PA | DaiGianna Williams Chicago, IL |
| Alexandra Chin Foster City, CA | Lauren Hollis Chicago, IL | Jocelyn Marencik Glen Allen, VA | Mikayla Romero Tucson, AZ | Amelia Wissink Chicago, IL |
| Victoria Chin Omaha, NE | Bethany Hsiao Blacksburg, VA | Kelly Martinez Chicago, IL | Anna Rowley Charlottesville, VA | Tina Wong Brooklyn, NY |
| Kalie Ching Santa Clara, CA | Erica Hsueh Irvine, CA | Rhea Mathew Johns Creek, GA | Ilana Rubin Orinda, CA | Sarah Wornow Alamo, CA |
| Stephanie Cho Temple City, CA | Danniell Hu Ann Arbor, MI | Alexa Mathis Stone Mountain, GA | Trisha Esther Ruiz Orlando, FL | Tia Wren Lawrenceville, GA |
| Sun A Cho Cresskill, NJ | Sabrina Hubbard Chicago, IL | Katja Maucec Englewood, CO | Mina Ryumae Union, KY | Alexandra Wright Glen Allen, VA |
| Caroline Choi Alameda, CA | Maya Hunter Centennial, CO | Trinity Mauer Sandy, UT | Sohinee Saha Cupertino, CA | Hui Min Wu Brooklyn, NY |
| Lauren Choi Birmingham, AL | Jada Hunter-Hays Hodgenvile, KY | Lottie Maynard Dana, KY | Kaitlyn Sandor Madison, CT | Audrey Xie Palo Alto, CA |
| Sanmati Choudhary Farmington, CT | Annika Huprikar Deerfield, IL | Claire McDermott Chicago, IL | Hailey Sango Carmel, NY | Alison Xin Solon, OH |
| Ashley Chu Alameda, CA | Shaza Hussein Rosemount, MN | Sanjana Meduri Oakhill, VA | Anesha Santhanam Edison, NJ | Bella Xu Sugar Land, TX |
| Ashley Clarke Bellaire, TX | Jaelyn Ioane Tucson, AZ | Nadine Meister Ellicott City, MD | Akila Saravanan West Windsor, NJ | Emilie Xu Broomfield, CO |
| Alex Comaniciu Princeton Junction, NJ | Amelia Irvin Jamestown, NC | Jade Meyer New York, NY | Anushka Saxena Lawrenceville, GA | Hanna Xu Arlington, VA |
| Arianna Comes Mesa, AZ | Miranda Irvine Willis, TX | Josephine Miner Scituate, RI | Indu Sen Fayetteville, AR | Jessica Xu Princeton Junction, NJ |
| Sarah Cooper Hodgenville, KY | Sheila Iyer Great falls, VA | Soumya Mishra Chantilly, VA | Lizeth Sepulveda Chicago, IL | Haley Yanez Henderson, NV |
| Marisa de Cormier Berryville, VA | Maria Izzi Herndon, VA | Ayana Monroe Columbia, MD | Sela Serafin Park City, UT | Daphne Yang Holmdel, NJ |
| Rose Coughlin St. Louis, MO | Navya Janga Austin, TX | Letizia Moro Boise, ID | Alyssa Shah New York, NY | Irene Yang San Ramon, CA |
| Khadija Coulibaly Cincinnati, OH | Helena Jiang Gainesville, FL | Anna Mullenax Tulsa, OK | Vonesha Shaik Plainsboro, NJ | Jenny Yang Exeter, NH |
| Nazaret Cuadros New York, NY | Jennifer John Redwood City, CA | Rachel Muppidi Chantilly, VA | Siting (Christina) Shao Cupertino, CA | Nicole Yarbrough Portland, OR |
| Megan Cui Mason, OH | Amira Johnson Pittsburgh, PA | Vinathi Muthyala East Windsor, NJ | Shefali Sharma Algonquin, IL | Stephanie Yen Beachwood, OH |
| Monique Armelle Dacanay Raleigh, NC | Katie Johnson Alexandria, VA | Sathvika Narasimhan Woodstock, GA | Ishana Shastri Germantown, MD | Alice Yu Andover, MA |
| Ricarda Dallmann Newton, MA | Melina Joseph West Haven, CT | Eesha Nayak Austin, TX | Shreya Shekhar San Jose, CA | Kaitlyn Yu Princeton, NJ |
| Saachi Dalvi Hoffman Estates, IL | Emily Kang Long Grove, IL | Sophia Nesamoney Atherton, CA | Sharlene Shirali Bellevue, WA | Amal Yusuf Moundsview, MN |
| Debjani Das Bronx, NY | Sara Kangaslahti Pacific Palisades, CA | Anna Nesbitt Pittsburgh, PA | Sakshi Shrivastava Sunnyvale, CA | Rhitishah Yuva Raju Sacramento, CA |
| Caroline Davis Chesapeake, VA | Deepika Kannan Oviedo, FL | Vi Nguyen Oakton, VA | Daniela Shuman Kirkland, WA | Julia Zhang Nashua, NH |
| Hilaria Delgado Sandy, UT | Neha Karna Crystal Lake, IL | Divya Nori Roswell, GA | Ariella Simoni Beverly Hills, CA | Kailin Zhang Ballwin, MO |
| Sanskriti Deva Charlotte, NC | Samika Karthik Simi Valley, CA | Varshini Odayar Mason, OH | Bria Smith Oklahoma City, OK | Jenny Zhao Carmel, IN |
| Simrit Dhanjal Milpitas, CA | Annaleise Kealiher Bristow, VA | Kamryn Ohly Sandusky, OH | Annie Snyder Edina, MN | Jannie Zhong Sunnyvale, CA |
| Avani Dhuri Lilburn, GA | Soleil Kelly Worcester, MA | Angelica Ortiz Hartford, CT | Samantha Soto Los Angeles, CA | Hannah Zhou Palo Alto, CA |
