Spelman Junior Amelia Henderson Receives Google-UNCF Scholarship

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Amelia Henderson, Spelman College

ATLANTA, GA (09/15/2011)(readMedia)-- Spelman College junior Amelia Henderson has received a $10,000 Google-UNCF academic scholarship. Henderson, a computer science and computer engineering major and member of Spelman's robotics team (SpelBots), is among a select group of 16 computer science students to receive the scholarship which aims to increase access to technology for students and faculty at historically Black colleges and universities.

In addition to the scholarship, Google-UNCF scholars are invited to attend the annual Google Scholars Retreat next summer at the Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif.

Henderson is a graduate of Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Ga.

About Spelman College

Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a prestigious, highly selective, liberal arts college that prepares women to change the world. Located in Atlanta, Ga., this historically Black college boasts an 83 percent graduation rate, and outstanding alumnae such as Children's Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman, former U.S. Foreign Service Director General Ruth Davis, authors Tina McElroy Ansa and Pearl Cleage, and actress LaTanya Richardson. More than 85 percent of the full-time faculty members have Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees, and the average faculty to student ratio is 9:1. More than 2,100 students attend Spelman. For more information, visit www.spelman.edu.

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