AAMU student, Brian Beecham WINS a $10,000 scholarship from Google

Brian Beecham has recieved a $10,000 scholarship from Google. Brian represent one of the the many AAMU students who reprent the future of informaion technology leaders. The Legacy continues........

Google Corporation wrote:

Let's hear it for Google scholarship winners

Across the world, the participation of women and minorities in computer science is at an all-time low. According to studies conducted by the National Science Foundation, the annual graduation rate for women in computer science is just 22%, just 6.5% for Hispanic students, 4.8% for African American students, and under 1% for American Indian students. As part of our global effort to increase diversity in our industry, we have created scholarship programs with the United Negro College Fund, the Hispanic College Fund and the American Indian Science & Engineering Society. Each of these programs is meant to encourage students to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders. It's our hope that these programs also help dismantle barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. (Read more about Google's scholarship programs.)

Now comes the really fun part: announcing the 2008 winners. Please join us in congratulating the 42 students who have been recognized for their outstanding academic and leadership accomplishments in the computer science field. Each of these students will receive a $10,000 academic scholarship from Google, as well as an invitation to attend the all-expenses-paid Annual Google Scholars' Retreat held each Spring at the Googleplex in Mountain View.

Earlier this year, we also had the great pleasure of announcing the winners of the 2008 Google Anita Borg Scholarship in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Europe. (This scholarship is also offered to women in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.)

Congrats to all!

2008 Google United Negro College Fund Scholars

Brian Beecham - Alabama A&M University
Clinton Buie - Stanford University
Dorian Perkins - University of California, Riverside
John Mosby - Clark Atlanta University
Katherine Trushkowsky - University of California, Berkeley
Lateef Yusuf - Georgia Institute of Technology
Mamadou Diallo - University of California, Irvine
Mcdavis Fasugba - University of Miami
Pascal Carole - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Rashida Davis - University of Delaware
Remy Carole - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Sheronda Nash - Georgia Institute of Technology
Souma Badombena-Wanta - George Mason University
Yolanda McMillian - Auburn University
2008 Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars

Miguel Rios - University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Milton Villeda - University of Texas, Austin
Ricardo Rodríguez - University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Marco Medina - Eastern Washington University
Abel Licon - University of Deleware
Maximiliano Ramirez Luna - University of California, Berkeley
Juan Herrera - University of Oklahoma
Kenneth Faller Ii - Florida International University
Heriberto Reynoso - University of Texas, Brownsville
Jose Martinez - California State Polytechnic University
Otoniel Ortega - University of Illinois, Chicago
Antonio Rodríguez-soto - Universidad Del Turabo
Tina Ziemek - University of Utah
Diana Flores - University of Florida
Matthew Martinez - University of New Mexico
Frank Blandon - University of Florida
Felipe Carmona - Roosevelt University
Pamela Gutierrez - Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Daniel Hernandez - Tennessee Technological University
2008 Google American Indian Science & Engineering Society Scholars

Erik Bennett - New Mexico Tech
Kaylei Burke - University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Cory Cornelius - Dartmouth College
Daniel Jachowski - Stanford University
Denise Martin - Capella University
Mitchell Martin - University of Texas, San Antonio
Melanie Prevett - Oklahoma State University
Thomas Reed - University of California, Santa Barbara
Delbert Willie - Colorado State University

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Source: By Meredith Carroll, Google Corporation