Dunwoody Resident and Woodward Academy Student Wins National Technology Award

Woodward Academy senior Julie Hubschman, of Dunwoody, was selected as the recipient of the 2011-2012 National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing Georgia Affiliate.

Hubschman was one of 20 young women selected from the state of Georgia to receive this award. Woodward Academy junior Chelsey Clark was named a runner-up.

NCWIT is a nonprofit coalition that works to increase diversity in IT and computing. NCWIT believes that greater diversity will create a larger and more competitive workforce and promote the design of technology that is as broad and innovative as the population it serves. NCWIT focuses on improving diversity across the entire spectrum: K-12 through college education, and on to academic, corporate and entrepreneurial careers.

The award will be handed out on Feb. 10.

To learn more about NCWIT, visit their website.

For more information the school, visit Woodward Academy's web site.