2023 National Aspirations in Computing Award Recipients Announced


Four Hundred U.S. High School Students Recognized for Technological Achievements

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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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