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Introducing Google’s 2010 Anita Borg Scholars & Finalists

May 3, 2010

(cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)
The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, established by Google in 2004, honors Dr. Anita Borg, a computer science pioneer who dedicated her life to changing the way we think about diversity and technology. Now in its seventh year, her namesake scholarship continues to support under and post-graduate women completing degrees in computer science and related areas, recognizing and encouraging the next generation of technical leaders and role models.
This year, we're awarding 62 scholars and finalists in the United States, 17 in Canada and 91 in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to receiving academic scholarships, all of our winners will be invited to participate in all-expenses-paid networking retreats featuring workshops, speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities at Google offices. See below for a full list of winners and the institution they currently attend.
In the coming months, we’ll be announcing winners for the Australia and New Zealand Scholarships. And we’ve introduced some other big changes for 2010: for the first time, we’re awarding Anita Borg Scholarships to students in Sub-Saharan Africa and to high school seniors in the United States. Later this year, we plan to introduce the first-ever Anita Borg Scholarship in Asia.
For more information on the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship and other Google scholarship opportunities, visit our scholarships page.
Congratulations, 2010 Scholars and Finalists!
U.S. Scholars
Aditi Goyal, Stanford UniversityAdrienne Felt, University of California-BerkeleyAngela Oguna, University of Kansas Main CampusAnna Molosky, Carnegie Mellon University*Bonnie Kirkpatrick, University of California-BerkeleyBoya Xie, East Carolina UniversityCarla Villoria, Texas A & M UniversityCarrine Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology*Daniela Rosner, University of California-BerkeleyErika DeBenedictis, California Institute of Technology*Fan Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFloraine Grabler, University of California-BerkeleyJill Woelfer, University of WashingtonKarthika Periyathambi, Stanford UniversityKristi Morton, University of WashingtonKyle Rector, Oregon State UniversityLauren Stephens, Massachusetts Institute of Technology*Lydia Chilton, University of WashingtonMadeline Smith, Ithaca CollegeMaithilee Kunda, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMicol Marchetti-Bowick, Stanford UniversityMoira Burke, Carnegie Mellon UniversityNalini Vasudevan, Columbia University in the City of New YorkNatasha Nesiba, New Mexico State University*Samantha Ainsley, Columbia University in the City of New YorkSheri Williamson, George Mason UniversityShilpa Nadimpalli, Tufts UniversitySneha Popley, Texas Christian UniversitySvitlana Volkova, Kansas State UniversityTherese Avitabile, Brown UniversityValeria Fedyk, Stanford University*Victoria Nneji, Columbia University in the City of New York*
*High school senior — planned matriculation at university listed
U.S. Finalists
Adriana Lopez, New York UniversityAnne Neilsen, University of Nebraska - LincolnCassandra Helms, Colorado State UniversityChristina Brandt, Cornell UniversityEmily Shen, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEsha Nerurkar, University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesFarzana Rahman, Marquette UniversityJana Zujovic, Northwestern UniversityJessie Li, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJuliet Bernstein, University of WashingtonLirida Kercelli, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMarayam Ramezani, DePaul UniversityMaryam Aziz, Montclair State UniversityMichal Rabani, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMichelle Burroughs, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMinlan Yu, Princeton UniversityMiray Kas, Carnegie Mellon UniversityNatalie Yudin, Rice UniversityPallavi Yerramilli, University of PennsylvaniaRachael Harding, Carnegie Mellon UniversityRachelle Fuhrer, University of California, San DiegoRazieh Nokhbeh Zaeem, University of Texas at AustinRiddhi Mittal, Stanford UniversitySanjana Prasain, University of WashingtonSonia Haiduc, Wayne State UniversityWei Chen, Carnegie Mellon UniversityYang Shan, Carnegie Mellon UniversityYi Gu, University of MemphisYinian Qi, Purdue University Main CampusZeinab Abbassi, Columbia University in the City of New York
Canada Scholars
Allaa Hilal, University Of WaterlooBarbara Macdonald, University Of WaterlooDana Jansens, Carleton UniversityIoana Burcea, University Of TorontoMichelle Annett, University Of Alberta
Canada Finalists
Audrey Corbeil Therrien, University Of SherbrookeConstance Adsett, Dalhousie UniversityInmar Givoni, University Of TorontoJasmina Vasiljevic, Ryerson UniversityJennifer Woodcock, University Of VictoriaJignasa Shah, Dalhousie UniversityMargareta Ackerman, University Of WaterlooNazish Bhatti, Concordia UniversityPhillipa Gill, University Of TorontoRachel Zhang, Queen's UniversityVeronica Irvine, University Of VictoriaYanyan Zhuang, University Of Victoria
Europe, Middle East and Africa Scholars
Adi Shklarsh, Tel Aviv University, IsraelAlexandra Jimborean, Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, FranceAndrea Francke, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, SwitzerlandArlette van Wissen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The NetherlandsBirgit Schmidt, Graz University of Technology, AustriaChristina Pöpper, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, SwitzerlandChristine Zarges, Technische Universität Dortmund, GermanyEkaterina Shutova, University of Cambridge, United KingdomElena Tretyak, Lomonosov Moscow State University, RussiaEstrella Eisenberg, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelHilary Finucane, Weizmann Institute of Science, IsraelHind Saddiki, Al Akhawayn University, MoroccoIrina Makhalova, Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology, RussiaKatayoun Farrahi, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SwitzerlandLavinia Basaraba, Politehnica University of Timisoara, RomaniaLimor Leibovich, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelMaria Francesca O' Connor, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandMaria-Camilla Fiazza, University of Verona, ItalyMelanie Ganz, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkMonika Schubert, Graz University of Technology, AustriaNina Kargapolova, Novosibirsk State University, RussiaNtombikayise Banda, University of Cambridge, United KingdomNuzhah Gooda Sahib, Queen Mary, University of London, United KingdomOana Tifrea, Free University of Bozen · Bolzano, ItalyPinar Yanardag, Bogazici University, TurkeyRuzica Piskac, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SwitzerlandSamreen Anjum, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, QatarSilvian Gitau, University of Cape Town, South AfricaSinini Ncube, Rhodes University, South AfricaSus Lundgren, Chalmers University of Technology, SwedenSusanne Pfeifer, University of Oxford, United KingdomTatiana Starikovskaya, Lomonosov Moscow State University, RussiaYael Amsterdamer, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Europe, Middle East and Africa Finalists
Afsaneh Asaei, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SwitzerlandAia Hassouneh, Birzeit University, Palestinian TerritoriesAlissa Cooper, University of Oxford, United KingdomAnastasia Tkach, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, RussiaAnastasia Shakhshneyder, Technische Universität München, GermanyAnna Astrakova, Novosibirsk State University, RussiaAnna Dehof, Saarland University, GermanyAnna Zych, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, SwitzerlandAnnemarie Friedrich, Saarland University, GermanyArchana Nottamkandath, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCharlotte Ipema, Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsChing-Yun Chang, University of Cambridge, United KingdomClaudia Rosas Mendoza, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainClaudia Schon, University of Koblenz-Landau, GermanyEfrat Mashiach, Tel Aviv University, IsraelElzbieta Dlutowska, University of Wrocław, PolandEman AbdelSalam, Alexandria University, EgyptEva Darulova, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SwitzerlandFloor Sietsma, University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGrace Mbipom, University of Manchester, United KingdomHildegard Kuehne, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GermanyIfeanyichukwu Ekeruche, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaIoana Verebi, Politehnica University of Timisoara, RomaniaIvonne Thomas, Hasso Plattner Institute, GermanyJanneke van der Zwaan, Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsJulia Preusse, University of Magdeburg, GermanyJulie Rico, University of Glasgow, United KingdomKarolina Soltys, University of Warsaw, PolandLaura Zilles, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, GermanyLene Mejlby, Aarhus University, DenmarkLina AL Kanj, American University of Beirut, LebanonLucy Gunawan, Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsMaria Mateescu, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SwitzerlandMaria Karoliina Lehtinen, University of Cambridge, United KingdomMarije de Heus, University of Twente, The NetherlandsMarleine Daoud, University of Stuttgart, GermanyMary Baraza, Busoga University, UgandaMaysa Nouh, Birzeit University, Palestinian TerritoriesMeyyar Palaniappan, Technische Universität München, GermanyMin Bao, Linköping University, SwedenMounira Bachir, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FranceNaama Tepper, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelNga Nguyen, University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsNino Shervashidze, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, GermanyOlga Streibel, Free University of Berlin, GermanyReem Mostafa, Alexandria University, EgyptRehab Alnemr, Hasso Plattner Institute, GermanyRikke Bendlin, Aarhus University, DenmarkRuth Rinott, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelSarah Greenfield, De Montfort University, United KingdomSarah Niebe, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkSaskia Groenewegen, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsSophia Wadie, American University in Cairo, EgyptSvetlana Olonetsky, Tel Aviv University, IsraelSylvia Grüener, Technische Universität Darmstadt, GermanyTamar Aizikowitz, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelViviana Petrescu, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, SwitzerlandZsuzsanna Püspöki, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
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