Walcott receives Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

Kristen Walcott (Class of 2005) was recently selected to receive the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. This highly selective scholarship is awarded based on the strength of candidates' academic background and demonstrated leadership. The $10,000 Google scholarship will support Kristen's PhD graduate studies in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. Kristen also received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship that will fully support her PhD course work and dissertation research. Miss Walcott was also an honorable mention for the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship and a recipient of the Dean’s Fellowship at the University of Virginia.