On behalf of the Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community, I would like to invite you to join us at the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Georgia Awards Reception on Sunday, April 17th. Aspirations for Computing recognizes 9th-12th grade females for their computing-related achievements and interests. This year, the College of Computing is sponsoring the Georgia Regional Awards. We received an overwhelming number of applications and have selected 15 winners along with 32 runner-ups. The reception and awards ceremony will take place from 2:00pm-4:30pm. Below is a list of recipients, as well as a brief schedule for the program. Georgia Affiliate Winners: Brooke Bosley (Northeast Independent Preparatory Academy), Katherine Cannella (Centennial High School), Lillian Chin (The Westminster Schools), Asha Harris (Parkview High School), Daria Jordan (Gwinnett School for Mathematics, Science and Technology), Alyssa Lawrence (Centennial High School), Madison McCall (Arabia Mountain Engineering and Environmental Magnet School), Ebone Monk (Columbus High School), Allyson Perry (Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School), Helen Pickron (Pace Academy), Vivian Stepp (Douglass High School), Aida Syrkett (Brookwood High School), Madeleyne Vaca (Gwinnett School for Mathematics, Science and Technology), Lauren Winston (North Oconee High School), Lucy Zhang (Wheeler High School) Georgia Affiliate Runner-Ups: Taylor Allen, Jillian Broaddus, Chayla Bryant, Alicia Crewey, Allyn Fontana, Alexis Garrison, Kaitlyn Hackett, Blake Hauser, Mary Keilhauer, Mary Lathem, Hannah Lau, Taisha Likes, Trene Long-Reed, Tatiana Mangram, Balikisu Najimudeen, Ana Negrete, Kaavya Pandian, Ashley Reavis, Maria Roepke, Jamie Rule, Angel Scott, Stephanie Sheffield, Danielle Smith, Rachel Spivey, Raven Stegall, Stephanie Su, Emily Takagi, Alexandria Thomas, Tristin Travis, Lisa Troutman, Tyese Vincent, Jasmine Weaver Program Schedule: 2:00-3:00pm - registration and mix and mingle reception 3:00-3:15pm - Welcome 3:15-3:45pm - Keynote Speakers (Dr. Ellen Zegura and Joy Boulamwini) 3:45-4:30pm - award recognition Please RSVP to the following link if you plan to attend -http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/aspirationsFacultyRSVP. Instead of your title, please put your year and major. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you, Jennifer Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Program Coordinator for Enrollment jwhitlow@cc.gatech.edu<mailto:jwhitlow@cc.gatech.edu> 404-385-2441