LARAMIE – Rock Springs High School student Taylor Mehle and Powell High School student Moriah Miller have received the 2014 Wyoming National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing.
The award, sponsored by Microsoft, Motorola Solutions Foundation, and NCWIT, recognizes young high school women for their computing-related achievements and interests as part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology.
University of Wyoming (UW) and Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) are affiliates of the NCWIT Aspiration Award. Affiliate representatives selected the two award-winners from high school nominees across Wyoming. Criteria included: outstanding aptitude for and interest in information technology and computing; solid leadership ability; good academic history; and plans for post-secondary education.
The recipients received recognition at UW’s Women in Science event, held at UW in Laramie on May 13. The event was hosted by the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, of which UW and WWCC are also members. For more information on the Women in Science event, go to https://wyomingspacegrant.uwyo.edu/WomenInScience.asp.
“Encouraging young women’s interest in technology careers is critical; our workforce needs their creativity and their innovation,” said NCWIT CEO and Co-Founder Lucy Sanders.
NCWIT consists of a coalition of more than 300 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and nonprofits working to increase women’s participation in information technology. NCWIT’s work spans K-12 and higher education through industry and academic careers. Learn more at www.ncwit.org.
There were five runners-up for this year’s award: Madisen McDonald; Allison Briggs; Destiny Stuebner; Aimee Kawano; and Amber Munjar, all from Powell High School.
-From a press release
