$50,000 for an Endowed Award for Future Computer Scientists & Engineers
Support Students in Memory of Alice Wu
The Alice Y. Wu Memorial Award aims to support those
students majoring in Computer Science who are also involved in campus,
community leadership or volunteer experience with humanitarian causes. The
award is open to undergraduate students who are juniors or seniors with
demonstrated academic success. The Department of Computer Science and
Engineering will nominate and select the deserving recipient(s).
Honor Alice’s legacy and support diversity and humanitarianism in computer science and engineering by donating to the Alice Y. Wu Memorial Award.
All gifts are 100% tax deductible. Apply for corporate matching gifts if you work for a company that offers a Matching Gifts Program*.
Past Recipients of the Alice Y. Wu Memorial Award
2024 — Anuj Jain
2023 — Ryan Lay
2022 — Kenneth Chen
About Alice
Alice Y. Wu was an amazing individual whose spirit continues
to impact lives every day. She was a talented software engineer with a big
heart and a commitment to helping the underserved. With this award, we honor
Alice's legacy and motivate students to grow both academically and socially.
Alice was the first child of Chinese parents who emigrated
from Guangzhou to Cupertino, California when she was five years old. While
obtaining her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at UC San Diego, Alice was
very involved on campus while balancing studies and extracurriculars. She
joined the Kappa Zeta Phi sorority, serving as Vice President of Community
Service, sang with two a cappella choirs, volunteered at the Friends of Cats
animal shelter, worked as a computer science tutor, and completed an
engineering internship at Broadcom Corporation.
After graduation, Alice spent nearly five years as a
software engineer at Intuit. She was highly regarded by everyone who was
fortunate enough to work with her because of her talent, high sense of
accountability, and teamwork.
Alice’s kindness and humanistic philosophy touched the lives
of many. She mentored college students and high school girls in science and
technology, and was dedicated to upholding her causes of human rights,
education, and environmental issues. Read her full bio here.
On behalf of her family and friends, thank you for joining
our effort.
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