May 17, 2012 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) –
Go Daddy has announced the 10 successful applicants selected to receive $10,000 each as part of the Go Daddy ME Scholarship Program. The money will be awarded to the winning individuals to put towards tuition and books this fall.
The students are the second group to receive the annual award from the web hosting and domain name providing company, with the money aiming to provide financial support to those who have shown a passion for technology.
Go Daddy CEO Warren Adelman spoke of their aim to make a difference to youths interested in technology at a higher education level. "Go Daddy wants to help students who are driven to succeed, especially with technology," he said.
“Investing in this generation of tech-driven students not only helps them, but invests in building a qualified workforce of the future. We would like to think a few of these scholarship winners might become our Go Daddy colleagues one day."
The awards have been distributed to the recipients who come from all over the U.S. following each student’s submission of an essay. Their work had to describe how they have utilized the power of the internet when furthering their education.
Some of the ideas from the winning students included starting a non-profit organization to creating a small business. One of the winning applicants, Nina Brante discussed the story of how she earned her award.
"I created a website using Go Daddy for domain registration and WebSite Tonight for hosting and design. We wanted to let girls know they could sell their old dresses to earn money, as well as purchase the right dress at an amazing price,"
"We also partnered with a local charity, so that any unsold dresses would be donated to girls in need, because every girl should have the opportunity to feel beautiful." Brante will be putting the money towards her future tuition at the University of Alabama.
The Go Daddy .ME Scholarship winners, their hometown & college:
- Nina Brante, Kennesaw, Ga., Univ. of Alabama
- Hannah Potter, Yarmouth, Maine, Stanford Univ.
- Brian Schroeder, Greenville, N.C., Univ. of Pennsylvania
- Jennifer Tu, New Orleans, La., Harvard Univ.
- Brian Lange, Wyoming, Ohio, Northwestern Univ.
- Madison Maschger, Grain Valley, Mo., Pacific Northwest College of Art
- Vinamrata Singal., Seabrook, Texas, Stanford Univ.
- Leahna Luke, Honolulu, Hawaii, Baylor Univ.
- Matthew Iozzio, Little Falls, N.J., Rutgers Univ.
- Rachel Russell, Newbury Park, Calif., Univ. of South California, Chapman Univ., Univ. of California Santa Barbara or California Polytechnic State Univ.
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