Google Announces 2006 Anita Borg Scholarship Winners

Google Announces 2006 Anita Borg Scholarship Winners

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the winners of the 2006 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the legacy of Anita Borg and her efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in computer science and technology. The award is a $10,000 scholarship for outstanding female undergraduate and graduate students completing their degrees in computer science or related fields. “We commend the dedication, achievement and contributions of these young, talented women in computing and technology,” said Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. “Programs like Google’s Anita Borg Scholarships pay tribute to Anita’s enduring legacy. But they also pave the way for more women to excel in the technical professions, creating diversity that benefits us all.”

“We are thrilled to award these scholarships to some of the brightest young women studying in technical fields today,” said Alan Eustace, Vice President of Engineering & Research, Google. “By supporting the next generation of great technical minds we pay tribute to Anita and her vision of women in the computer sciences.”

For the 2006-2007 academic year, Google received 324 applications from students at 90 different universities across the country. Eligible students must be entering their senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program for 2006 – 2007 school year at a university in the United States. Selection criteria includes academic performance, letters of recommendation, answers to short essay questions and interviews with members of the review committee. More information about the Google Anita Borg Scholarship can be found at http://www.google.com/anitaborg/.

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