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UNCF/Google Scholarship

1/16/2007 05:30:00 PM

Posted by Aneto Okonkwo, ***ociate Product Manager
When I learned in October that Google had established a new scholarship
program with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), I was excited. The
number of African-Americans in the field of engineering is critically
low: according to the National Science Foundation, as recently as 2003,
African-Americans accounted for less than four percent of the total
scientific and engineering workforce. When I was an undergrad, I
applied for scholarships similar to the UNCF/Google Scholarship
Program; those few opportunities were instrumental in my career
development.
So it's especially meaningful that I've been able to participate in the
program's review process. We will have eight U.S. undergraduate
students who will each receive a $5,000 scholarship toward their
2006-2007 academic year tuition. The selected scholars will also be
invited on a trip to our Mountain View headquarters this spring. While
at the Googleplex they'll have the opportunity to meet each other and
attend technical talks and professional development workshops, not to
mention explore the San Francisco Bay area. We hope this program will
encourage students to excel in their studies in years to come, inspire
them to become role models and leaders, and attract more
African-American students to the fields of science and technology. All
congratulations to this year's winners:


* Olaniyi Bajulaiye, Benedict College
* Desmond Baldwin, Morehouse College
* Keitha Griffin, Alabama A&M University
* Jennifer Hairston, Wilberforce University
* Keith Morren, Florida Memorial University
* Derrick Nnaji, Prairie View A&M University
* Lawrence Secrease, Florida A&M University
* Shantavious Williams, Alabama A&M University
Labels: scholarships, UNCF