Announcing the 2020 Diversity Scholarship Winners

By Swati Kothari

It’s time! We are happy to announce the recipients of the 2020 Quip Diversity Scholarship!

After announcing the scholarship back in April, we received over 200 applications. We were blown away by the applicants’ thoughtfulness, experiences, achievements, and creativity.

There were many well-deserving candidates, which made the selection process especially difficult for us. In the end, we did have to choose five winners and five runners-up. The individuals below exemplify hard work, perseverance, and the potential to make technology a more diverse and inclusive place.

Winners

Scholarship winners receive $5,000 towards their education, and a virtual onsite for a day of learning, mentorship, and networking.

(Left to right)

  • Nik Provenzano
  • Tempie McLin
  • KaYesu Mpumwire Machayo
  • Iman Williams
  • Daria Dragicevic

Runners-up

Runners-up receive $1,000 towards their education, and a virtual onsite for a day of learning, mentorship, and networking.

(Left to right)

  • Obianuju Chinonye Okafor
  • Jessie Zhang
  • Marissa Jenkins
  • Ian Elvis Ochieng Ogolla
  • Concepta Njolima

A big congratulations to all of the recipients! We look forward to meeting you virtually and seeing how far you can go!