Announcing the 2009 Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists

We're pleased to announce our 2009 Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists. We established the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship in 2003 to encourage undergraduate and graduate women completing degrees in computer science and related fields to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders in the field. This year, we're awarding 50 scholars and finalists in the U.S., 18 in Canada and 56 in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. We'll also be awarding scholarships to female students in Australia and New Zealand later this year.

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.

For more information on the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship and other Google scholarship opportunities, visit our scholarships page.

Congratulations to all of our winners!

The 2009 U.S. Anita Borg Scholars

• Dana Forsthoefel - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Divya Ramachandran - University of California-Berkeley
• Elaine Short - Yale University
• Isabel Mattos - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Jennifer Roberts - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Katherine Corner - University of Colorado at Boulder
• Leshell Hatley - University of Maryland College Park
• Manjari Narayan - Rice University
• Mary David - University of Southern California
• Natalie Freed - Arizona State University Main
• Norma Savage - University of California-Santa Barbara
• Ramya Raghavendra - University of California-Santa Barbara
• Saleema Amershi - University of Washington
• Sara Sinclair - Dartmouth College
• Sarah Cooley - Oregon State University
• Sarah Loos - Indiana University Bloomington
• Sheena Lewis - Northwestern University
• Xuexin (Alice) Zhu - Harvey Mudd College
• Yi-Chieh Wu - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• YoungJoo Jeong - Carnegie Mellon University

The 2009 U.S. Anita Borg Finalists

• Alyssa Daw - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
• Angela Yen - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Carrie Ruppar - Graduate Program TBD
• Chaitrali Amrutkar - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Cindy Rubio Gonzalez - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Corey Toler-Franklin - Princeton University
• Ekaterina Gonina - University of California-Berkeley
• Jacinda Shelly - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Jennifer Harrison - Arizona State University
• Julia Schwarz - University of Washington
• Kelli Ireland - University of Pittsburgh
• Kristi Morton - University of Washington
• Krystle de Mesa - University of California, San Diego
• Kyle Rector - Oregon State University
• Manasi Vartak - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Margaret Leibovic - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Maria Kazandjieva - Stanford University
• Pinar Muyan-Ozcelik - University of California-Davis
• Rachel Sealfon - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Rachelle Fuhrer - University of California, San Diego
• Sarah Shiplett - Wellesley College
• Shilpa Arora - Carnegie Mellon University
• Sneha Popley - Texas Christian University
• Sonal Gupta - University of Texas at Austin
• Sujatha Nagarajan - University of Illinois at Chicago
• Supriya Vadlamani - Cornell University
• Tracy Chou - Stanford University
• Valerie Yoder - Westminster College
• Wendy Stevenson - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Xia Zhou - University of California-Santa Barbara

The 2009 Canada Anita Borg Scholars

• April Khademi – University Of Toronto
• Jenna Cameron – University Of Western Ontario
• Jing Xiang – University Of British Columbia
• Pooja Viswanathan – University Of British Columbia

The 2009 Canada Anita Borg Finalists

• Barbara Macdonald – University Of Waterloo
• Fahimeh Raja – University Of British Columbia
• Gail Carmichael – Carleton University
• Kate Tsoukalas (withdrawn) - Simon Fraser University
• Katherine Gunion – University Of Victoria
• Marjorie Locke – University Of Western Ontario
• Melanie Tupper – Dalhousie University
• Michelle Annett – University Of Alberta
• Mona Mojdeh – University Of Waterloo
• Ozge Yeloglu – Dalhousie University
• Phillipa Gill – University Of Toronto
• Sarah Carruthers – University Of Victoria
• Somayeh Moazeni – University Of Waterloo
• Xiaoyuan XU – Simon Fraser University
• Zahra Ahmadian – University Of British Columbia

The 2009 Europe, Middle East and North Africa Scholars

• Anna Magdalena Michalska - University of Warsaw (Poland)
• Bianca Madalina Milatinovici - RWTH Aachen (Germany)
• Chia Ching Ooi - University of Freiburg (Gemany)
• Christiane Lammersen - Technische Universität Dortmund (Germany)
• Christiane Peters - Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)
• Daria Yartseva - Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)
• Ekaterina Volkova - Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)
• Elisa Rondini - University College London (U.K.)
• Katayon Radkhah - Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany)
• Keghani Kristelle Kouzoujian - Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (Qatar)
• Keren Censor - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
• Kira Radinsky - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
• Iulia Ion - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)
• Ligia Nicoleta Nistor - University of Oxford (U.K.)
• Maja Temerinac-Ott - University of Freiburg (Germany)
• Marian George - Alexandria University (Egypt)
• Moran Yassour - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
• Regina Bohnert - Universität Tübingen (Germany)
• Selen Basol - Sabanci University (Turkey)
• Suzan Bayhan - Bogazici University (Turkey)
• Tali Treibitz - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)

The 2009 Europe, Middle East and North Africa Finalists

• Adrienn Szabo - Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
• Anastasia Shakhshneyder - Novosibirsk State University (Russia)
• Andreea Voicu - Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)
• Anna Astrakova - Novosibirsk State University (Russia)
• Anna Sperotto - University of Twente (Netherlands)
• Anna Katarzyna Zych - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)
• Birgit Vera Schmidt - Graz University of Technology (Austria)
• Didem Gozupek - Bogazici University (Turkey)
• Elena Smirnova - INRIA Sophia Antipolis (France)
• Franziska Huth - Saarland University (Germany)
• Gaya Nadarajan - The University of Edinburgh (U.K.)
• Irina Calciu - Jacobs University Bremen (Germany)
• Kerstin Bauer - Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany)
• Laia Subirats i Mate - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)
• Limor Leibovich - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
• Lina AL Kanj - American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
• Lu Feng - University of Oxford (U.K.)
• Lucia Fedorova - Czech Technical University (Czech Republic)
• Maria-Camilla Fiazza - University of Verona (Italy)
• Maya Kabkab - American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
• Melinda Toth - Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
• Naama Elefant - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
• Nadezda Osadchieva - Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia)
• Natalia Criado - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)
• Nina Kargapolova - Novosibirsk State University (Russia)
• Noga Zewi - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
• Noura Yousef Salhi - Birzeit University (Palestine)
• Oana Tifrea - Vienna University of Technology (Austria)
• Rehab Khalid Alnemr - Hasso Plattner Institute (Germany)
• Riina Maigre - University of Technology (Estonia)
• Talya Meltzer - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
• Tamar Aizikowitz - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
• Unaizah Hanum Obaidellah - University of Sussex (U.K.)
• Yana Momchilova Mileva - Saarland University (Germany)
• Yimeng Yang - University of Twente (Netherlands)

Posted by Meghan O'Farrell, Talent & Outreach Programs Specialist