2023 National Aspirations in Computing Award Recipients Announced
Four Hundred U.S. High School Students Recognized for Technological Achievements
NCWIT proudly announces the 2023 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) national recipients, honoring 400 high school students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 3,300 amazing, talented young applicants.
View a complete list of the 2023 National Winners here. View a complete list of the 2023 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 on March 11, 2023.
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.
2023 National Winners
| • Olutobi Adeyeri: Houston, TX; Carnegie Vanguard High School |
| • Manika Aggarwal: Austin, TX; Westwood High School |
| • Ava Allwardt: Boca Raton, FL; St. Andrew's School |
| • Isabel Amaya: Kenmore, WA; Inglemoor High School |
| • Quinn Burns: Broomfield, CO; Peak to Peak Charter School |
| • Sophia Bustos: New York, NY; The Hewitt School |
| • Stephanie Chang: Riverside, CT; Greenwich High School |
| • Kamilah Clark: Dallas, TX; School for the Talented and Gifted |
| • Etasha Donthi: Short Hills, NJ; Millburn High School |
| • Anjola Fajemisin: Los Angeles, CA; Girls Academic Leadership Academy |
| • Rachel Fernandez: Garden Grove, CA; Westminster High School |
| • Rachel Fields: Berlin, Germany; Berlin Brandenburg International School |
| • Paige Frank: Sewickley, PA; Quaker Valley High School |
| • Yasmeen Galal: Prospect, CT; Woodland Regional High School |
| • Quinlan Harris: Mesa, AZ; Red Mountain High School |
| • Abigail Hindman: Houston, TX; St. John's School |
| • Julia Huang: Northville, MI; Northville High School |
| • Sara Kaufman: Hollywood, FL; North Broward Preparatory School |
| • Zeyneb Kaya: Saratoga; CA; Saratoga High School |
| • Seyma Kilic: San Antonio, TX; Theodore Roosevelt High School |
| • Jolie Li: Las Vegas; NV; Ed W. Clark High School |
| • Emma Maertz: Fox Point, WI; Nicolet High School |
| • Grace Magny-Fokam: Glenn Dale, MD; Chesapeake Math and IT Academy South |
| • Saanvi Mehta: Linwood, NJ; Mainland Regional High School |
| • Asmi Mohamad: Concord, NC; Cox Mill High School |
| • Gabriela N. Molina Rodriguez: Gurabo, PR; Escuela Secundaria Especializada en Ciencias, Matamaticas y Tecnologia |
| • Anaya Murray: Memphis, TN; Faith Heritage Christian Academy |
| • Sirihaasa Nallamothu: Normal, IL; University High School |
| • Makenna Reilly: Sugar Hill, GA; Lanier High School |
| • Kay Rivera: Chicago; IL; Northside College Preparatory High School |
| • Ahmya Rivera: Elizabeth City, NC; Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies |
| • Sruthi Sentil: Tallahassee, FL; James Rickards High School |
| • Nesara Shree: Portland, OR; Jesuit High School |
| • Rajvi Khanjan Shroff: Santa Clara, CA; Cupertino High School |
| • Laurel Shugart: Fort Payne, AL; Fort Payne High School |
| • Neha Shukla: Mechanicsburg, PA; Cumberland Valley High School |
| • Srija Tamidela: Gretna, LA; Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy |
| • Lynn Tao: Fairfax, VA; Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| • Shirley Xu: San Diego, CA; The Bishop's School |
| • Kelly Zhang: Durham, NH; Oyster River High School |
2023 Honorable Mentions
| Fatuma Abdi Minneapolis, MN | Alanis Cruz Huntington Park, CA | Emmie Kao La Jolla, CA | Kate North Torrance, CA | Olivia Styler Lehi, UT |
| Vanesa Aguay Wyomissing, PA | Aira Dani Suwanee, GA | Samika Karumuri Lisle, IL | Andrea Nystedt Greenwich, CT | Shriya Sudhakar Princeton Junction, NJ |
| Lorena Aguilar San Antonio, TX | Rahi Dasgupta Olathe, KS | Tamara Kasikovic Matawan, NJ | Lydia Owens Raleigh NC | Katherine Sullivan Sammamish, WA |
| Alma Alex Chesterfield, NJ | Sara Davies Pittsford, NY | Gurmeher Kaur Chapel Hill, NC | Victoria Paesano Coral Gables, FL | Adeline Sun Los Angeles, CA |
| Rachel Allabaugh Climax, MI | Pooja Dayaratna Valdosta, GA | Maninder Kaur Fishers, IN | Ximena Parra Rourke Avondale, AZ | Stacy Sun Rockville, MD |
| Jasmitha Allu Plymouth, MN | Isabella Delbakhsh Windermere, FL | Siona Kaura Eden Prairie, MN | Jaansi Parsa Fort Myers, FL | Priyanka Supraja Balaji San Jose, CA |
| Emely Amador-Menzie Las Angeles, CA | Grace Deng Richland, WA | Caitlin Keogh Shelton, CT | Nidhi Parthasarathy San Jose, CA | Harita Suresh Jersey City, NJ |
| Aarushi Ammavajjala Cumming, GA | Nicole Deng Fairfax, VA | Archita Khaire Charlotte, NC | Sonia Patil West Des Moines, IA | Sharada Suresh Jersey City, NJ |
| Nithya Appannagaari Cupertino, CA | Sydney Dennis Pleasureville, KY | Deeksha Khanna Decatur, GA | Tanya Paul Rockville, MD | Eesha Sutaria Scottsdale, AZ |
| Gayathri Aravindan Clarksburg, MD | Ari Derritt Aurora, CO | Meher Khatoon Ashburn, VA | Riya Pawar Marlboro, NJ | Paisley Tabor Hurricane, WV |
| Praveena Arni Frisco, TX | Diya Desai Santa Clara, CA | Alexandra Kim Pasadena, CA | Anooshka Pendyal Glen Allen, VA | Ananya Tadepalli Alpharetta, GA |
| Mari Arnold Stratford, CT | Preetal Deshpande Cupertino, CA | Sohee Kim Fullerton, CA | Marina Peng Highland, UT | Afifa Tanisa Brooklyn, NY |
| Stavya Arora Maple Grove, MN | Smera Dhananjaya Boxborough, MA | Diya Kini Austin, TX | Ariana Perez Placentia, CA | Rithika Thambireddy Plainsboro, NJ |
| Sayada Arouna Hartford, CT | Valentina Diaz Buford, GA | Sarah Klemmer Phoenix, AZ | Romy (Elizabeth) Peterson Plymouth, MN | Harini Thiagarajan Bothell, WA |
| Maya Aurand Lake Havasu City, AZ | Ishana Didwania Mahtomedi, MN | Puiyee Kong Dover, DE | Savana Pham Orlando, FL | Aneeta Thokkadam Plainsboro, NJ |
| Samyutha Ayalasomayajula Dublin, CA | Amy Duan Solon, OH | Reshma Kosaraju Saratoga, CA | Leilani Phan Honolulu, HI | Cindy Tsai Ashland, MA |
| Skyla Azeharie Mineola, NY | Alma Dudas West Hartford, CT | Alexandra Koster New York, NY | Gabriela (Gaby) Phillips Harvest, AL | Paulane Tulop North Las Vegas, NV |
| Jessica Bahena Hernandez Madison, WI | Sarah Dufays Davie, FL | Abigail Kozlowski Bel Air, MD | Breona Pizzuta Cranford, NJ | Aishwaryaa Udeshi Sugar Land, TX |
| Ishnoor Bakshi Herndon, VA | Melodie Ebrahimi Los Angeles, CA | Anika Krishnan Bellevue, WA | Sahithi Pogula Hopkinton, MA | Kosha Upadhyay Bellevue, WA |
| Vidhi Bakshi Mason, OH | Sreya Etherajan Aldie, VA | Shriya Krishnan North Potomac, MD | Lucy Pu Sewickley, PA | Anisha Vaish Kirkland, WA |
| Madhu Balaji Madison, AL | Alfina Eull Torrance, CA | Aashita Krupadanam San Ramon, CA | Jana Pulak Richardson, TX | Anya Vaish Kirkland, WA |
| Himal Bamzai-Wokhlu Gainesville, FL | Meitalia Factor Fort Lauderdale, FL | Christa Kulanda Chicago, IL | Kashvi Pundir Bothell, WA | Meenakshi Varadarajan Columbus, OH |
| Kylie Beauchamp O'Fallon, MO | Ariel Fader Union, KY | Vidhi Kulkarni San Diego, CA | Autumn Qiu Rockville, MD | Ashley Varghese Mountain House, CA |
| Ritu Belani San Jose, CA | Aida Fakhry Portland, OR | Amulya Kumar Johns Creek, GA | Manaal Qureshi Chatham, NJ | Shravani Vedagiri Cliffwood, NJ |
| Abena Benewaah Fort Worth, TX | Kate Falla New York City, NY | Vaishaka (Vaishy) Kumar Cary, NC | Nidhi Ram Huntingdon Valley, PA | Sarvagna Velidandla Vestavia Hills, AL |
| Sofia Berlanga Midland, MI | Lily Fang San Francisco, CA | Ria Kundu Tustin, CA | Aishwarya Ramasubramanian Irvine, CA | Vibha Velur Austin, TX |
| Nora Betry New Berlin, WI | Caitlyn Flexer Palo Alto, CA | Jamie Kwon Bellevue, WA | Padmalakshmi Ramesh Laramie, WY | Kavya Venkatesan Laurence Harbor, NJ |
| Manya Bhagat Cary, NC | Tyeon Ford Midlothian, VA | Ella Lan Santa Clara, CA | Anisha Rao Dublin, CA | Shrreya Venkatesan Sugar Land, TX |
| Riddhi Bhagwat Buffalo Grove, IL | Alicia Foster Grandview, MO | Emma Lee Jacksonville, FL | Caitlin Rapalski Towson, MD | Sejal Verma McDonald, PA |
| Anchal Bhardwaj San Jose, CA | Anne-Sophie Frederick North Miami Beach, FL | Jordan Lee Irvington, AL | Shreya Ravi Cary, NC | Samantha Villarreal El Paso, TX |
| Pahal Bhasin Lakeville, CT | Manasi Gajjalapurna San Jose, CA | Nicole Lee La Puente, CA | Madalyn Richter Oak Creek, WI | Maya Viswanathan Champaign, IL |
| Stuthi Bhat Johns Creek, GA | Grace Gallagher Forest Hills, NY | Alexis Levine Port Washington, NY | Alexandra (Alex) Rimbu Minneapolis, MN | Advika Vuppala Morganville, NJ |
| Simar Bhatia Portage, MI | Trevor Gardner Philadelphia, PA | Anna Li Boyds, MD | Stephanie Rivera Stamford, CT | Shreeya Wadodkar Concord, NC |
| Shriya Biddala Superior, CO | Doorva Garg Farmington, CT | Elena Li Boise, ID | Chandana Robba Olympia, WA< | Peyton Walch San Antonio, TX |
| Ashita Birla Jersey City, NJ | Ria Garg Frisco, TX | Jessica Li La Canada Flintridge, CA | Fiorella Rodriguez Miami Springs, FL | Angela Wang Sugar Land, TX |
| Sannidhi Boppana Saratoga, CA | Jasmine Garry Eden Prairie, MN | Kyleen Liao Saratoga, CA | Anna Rosner Keswick, VA | Chloe Wang Las Vegas, NV |
| Elizabeth Boruff Newtown Square, PA | Maranata Gebre North Las Vegas, NV | Lucie Lin Palo Alto, CA | Bhadra Rupesh La Jolla, CA | Emily Wang Frederick, MD |
| Yasmine Bridaa Methuen, MA | Katherine Geng Newark, CA | Jenny Liu Port Orange, FL | Andreea Rusu Monroe, CT | Grace Wang San Diego, CA |
| Ivanna Brigido Torres Livonia, MI | Charlotte George Reisterstown, MD | Renee Liu Lake Oswego, OR | Jessica (Rayne) Rutherford Huntsville, AL | Hannah Wang Cary, NC |
| Courtney Brown Marietta, GA | Melat Ghebreselassie Silver Spring, MD | Alianis Lopez Hialeah, FL | Zoke Sackih Arden Hills, MN | Julie Wang Newton, MA |
| Shanai Brown Orlando, FL | Ishani Ghosh Ellicott City, MD | Nicole Ma Irvine, CA | Parul Sadasivuni Round Rock, TX | Rebecca Wang San Jose, CA |
| Emma Bunch Glasgow, KY | Beatrice Ghosn Avon, OH | Rachel Ma Foster City, CA | Nidhi Sakpal Boonton Township, NJ | Sophia Siqi Wang New York, NY |
| Madison Burke Sugar Land, TX | Shradha Godishala Middleton, WI | Isha Mahadeshwar Cary, NC | Katherine Sanders Billings, MT | Audrey Wei Newton, MA |
| Ava Burman Brookeville, MD | Ming (Coco) Gong Fullerton, CA | Sandhya Mahesh Pearland, TX | Rianna Santra Tyngsboro, MA | Alissa Weigand Carmel, IN |
| Aashvi Busa Portland, OR | Elizabeth Gorman San Francisco, CA | Sofia Maines Durango, CO | Rithani Saravanakumar Redmond, WA | Jillian Weland Elkhorn, NE |
| Eden Cahill Los Angeles, CA | Alana Gorukanti Dublin, OH | Harini Majety Round Rock, TX | Ava Saydam Harleysville, PA | Grace Williams Pensacola, FL |
| Isabel Cantoran Bell, CA | Manasvi Gottipati Chesterfield, MO | Kanthi Makineedi Austin, TX | Alana Schmalzried-Lugo Olathe, KS | Eden Wilson Chicago, IL |
| Dilia Carillo-Muralles Stamford, CT | Radhika Goyal San Jose, CA | Julia Manevitz Roslyn Heights, NY | Jahnvi Sehgal Chandler, AZ | Eva Winchester Cincinnati, OH |
| Zelia Cedeño-Avila Memphis, TN | Gabrielle Gross Glenn Dale, MD | Muskan Mankikar Bridgewater, NJ | Emily Sellers Barnegat, NJ | Ella Witalec Chagrin Falls, OH |
| Saaketa Chalasani Concord, NC | Anna Gu Rockville, MD | Maria Martinez Hialeah, FL | Aesha Shah Duluth, GA | Mercedes (Mercy) Wolverton Madison, AL |
| Megan Chan Media, PA | Sophia Guan San Diego, CA | Ashly Martinez Rodriguez Providence, RI | Kavya Shah Laurel, MD | Claire Wong Los Altos, CA |
| Shreeya Chand Clarksville, MD | Vibha Gunturi Wilmington, DE | Isla McCubbin-Green Freeland, MI | Saiya Shah Fullerton, CA | Tessa Wood Atwater, OH |
| Amy Chang Sugar Land, TX | Avni Gupta Wilton, CT | Varija Mehta Edison, NJ | Mihika Shankar Princeton, NJ | Lauren Woodruff Lee's Summit, MO |
| Jill Chapin Johns Island, SC | Divya Gupta Chandler, AZ | Chekayli Meyer Franklin, TN | Claire Shen Murrieta, CA | Delaney Woolbert Newton, MA |
| Adelina Chau Fremont, CA | Aislinn Hamill Huntsville, AL | Michelle Mobius Ann Arbor, MI | Natalie Shepherd Brookline, MA | Ariana Wright Severn, MD |
| Kaitlyn Chen Sugar Land, TX | Souha Hani Orlando, FL | Ayushi Mohanty Houston, TX | Jingjin Shi Farmington, CT | Isabella Wu Wallingford, CT |
| Mao Yu Cheng Prince Frederick, MD | Shea Hawkins Saint Johns, FL | Sreyashi Mondal Gibsonia, PA | Manxi Shi San Jose, CA | Christina Xu Lincoln, NE |
| Ying-Chen Chen San Jose, CA | Excellence Herbert Glenarden, MD | Seraina Monn Corvallis, OR | Olivia Shi Potomac, MD | Lilly Xu Land O Lakes, FL |
| Jennifer Chiou Parkland, FL | Savannah Hirschi St. George, UT | Victoria Montalvo Azle, TX | Jasmine Shone Chagrin Falls, OH | Nicole Xu Katy, TX |
| Sophia Cho Unionville, CT | Sol Holston Castleton-on-Hudson, NY | Mahirah Morshed Medford, NY | Riya Sikand Colts Neck, NJ | Angela Yang Los Angeles, CA |
| Siya Choudhary Schaumburg, IL | Ingrid Hsu Milton, MA | Olina Mukherjee Pittsburgh, PA | Ishani Singh Holmdel, NJ | Tanya Yu Murray, UT |
| Anne Christiono Sugar Land, TX | Isabelle Hsu Fremont, CA | Nikita Mullangi Acton, MA | Nehal Singh Irving, TX | Chloe Zhan Chandler, AZ |
| Maanya Chugh Kendall Park, NJ | Dani Hu Lexington, SC | Sofie Muneer San Diego, CA | Priya Sinha West Hartford, CT | Jocelyn Zhang San Diego, CA |
| Yuna Chun Silver Spring, MD | Katherine Hua Irvine, CA | Radha Munver Englewood Cliffs, NJ | Shreya Sinha Madison, MS | Maureen Zhang Pittsford, NY |
| Berline Civil Fort Lauderdale, FL | Amanda Hulver Sewickley, PA | Karen Nakamura Woodbury, MN | Hope Smith Scottsdale, AZ | Ruiling Zhang Matthews, NC |
| Layla Coffey Plant City, FL | Isabel Hunt Canyon, TX | Trisha Nanda Kumar Suwanee, GA | Alison Soong San Francisco, CA | Sophia Zhang Bellevue, WA |
| Lena Conde Araujo Porter, TX | Maya Jani Fredericksburg, VA | Trisha Nandakumar Suwanee, GA | Diya Sreedhar Irvine, CA | Teresa Zhang Albany, NY |
| Gwyneth Conger Bryn Mawr, PA | Ellena Jeon Chandler, AZ | Sahasra Nandela Cary, NC | Mridula Srinivasan Cupertino, CA | Amelia Zheng Chicago, IL |
| Jensen Coonradt Aurora, IL | Maya Johnson Charleston, SC | Emma Nero West Roxbury, MA | Swarnya Srivastava Cupertino, CA | Alice Zhong Sugar Land, TX |
| Alejandra Cortes Santa Monica, CA | Netra Joshi Dublin, OH | Rachel Nieman Saint Johns, FL | Jade Stashin Culver City, CA | Natalie Zhou Walnut, CA |
| Morgan Cosby Decatur, GA | Esha Kanakia Dublin, OH | Nirupama Niranjan Redmond, WA | Gracie Steinmeyer Fenton, MO | Vicky Zhu El Dorado, AR |
| Sarah Crowder South Prince George, VA | Isha Kanchana Hockessin, DE | Siyi Niu Parkville, MD | Anya Stewart Orlando, FL | Amelie Zucker St. John, VI |
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