# UW-Stout student receives $10,000 Google scholarship designed to advance women in technology

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/uw-stout-student-receives-10000-google-scholarship-designed-to-advance-women-in-technology-2/
- Published: 2020-06-15T10:00:36-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Kendra Aumann-Weyenberg won $10,000 from Google as part of a women in technology scholarship. (Photo: Courtesy of Kendra Aumann-Weyenberg). Article by Natallie St. Onge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. When Kendra Aumann-Weyenberg was 15, she was inspired by a local librarian to code. Aumann-Weyenberg, who was home-schooled, went to the local library to learn the basics of programming and HTML through one of its programs. The librarian encouraged Aumann-Weyenberg to go into the field. &#8220;She was a strong female role model,&#8221; Aumann-Weyenberg said. &#8220;She convinced me to go into computer science.&#8221; Four essay questions, one recommendation letter and a résumé later, Aumann-Weyenberg is one of 100 recipients worldwide to receive Google&#8217;s Women Techmakers Scholars Program award of $10,000. She is one of 20 in the United States. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.jsonline.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio
