Women in Technology Announces WIT Campus and WIT Girls 2020 Scholarship Winners
ATLANTA, July 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Women in Technology (WIT) announced the WIT Girls and WIT Campus Scholarship Winners at its Virtual WIT Connect Gala, presented by State Farm, last night, Thursday, July 23rd.
Since its inception, WIT Connect has gathered nearly 800 of Atlanta's top executives to raise more than $3.2 million to support the development of young girls and the advancement of women in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). WIT Connect is one of the premier fundraising and networking events of the year. In addition to our highly anticipated executive auction, it is also an evening where we focus on the mission of WIT. At this event, we highlight our WIT Girls and WIT Campus young women along with the impact WIT programs have had on their advancement in STEAM, which includes scholarship awards presented by top Atlanta corporate companies like WIT Sponsor ADP, who provided scholarships to three of our winners.
"At ADP, we are committed to investing in programs that foster diversity, equity and inclusion at work and beyond. Our guiding values fuel our focus to keep people and their unique talents at the center of all we do. With that in mind, we are proud to support programs that empower women in technology and their contributions to innovations of the past, present and future." said Aisha Thomas-Petit, Chief Diversity, Inclusion & Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
The 2020 Scholarship WIT Campus Winners are:
$5,000 Scholarship presented by ADP
Marium Zafar - Georgia Gwinnett College
$5,000 Scholarship presented by ADP
Sandy Ali
Georgia Gwinnett College
$5,000 Scholarship presented by ADP
Eve Barrett
Agnes Scott College
$12,500 Scholarship presented by Coke, State Farm, Honeywell
Le Quang "Greatzel" Unabia
Georgia Gwinnett College
$10,000 Scholarship presented by Fiserv, Splunk, RNDC, Travelport
Jamil Fuller
Georgia Southern University
The 2020 Scholarship WIT Girls Winner is:
$8,500 Scholarship presented by HUNTER Technical, My Mother's Purse, Honeywell
Madison Kenney
Dual Enrollment - Kennesaw State University
About Women In Technology
Women In Technology (WIT) empowers and educates women and girls about opportunities in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM) by educating middle and high school girls, and young women in college, and by sharing the stories of successful professional women in STEAM. Our team of more than 300 volunteers delivers professional development and networking opportunities to our more than 3,000 professionals, and programs at no cost to more than 1,500 students. From the classroom to the boardroom, WIT is committed to bringing the best STEAM content and programming to women and girls in Georgia.
SOURCE Women in Technology
