Six UW Students Received the Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award

The DO-IT Center is proud to announce that six UW students were selected to receive the Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award, a scholarship established by Tracey and Jim Dunlap and their family to honor the life and legacy of their son, UW student and 2014 DO-IT Scholar Carl Dunlap. Carl made a lasting impact on the UW community through his vibrant personality and strong advocacy for students, and the Dunlap family created the awards program to help ensure that other students have access to meaningful support as they pursue their education. Here are three of the six students who received awards in the most recent round of funding. 

Winners

Sarayah

Sarayah is a graduate student in Information Management at the University of Washington, with a passion for ethical technology, accessibility, and storytelling. Her work is shaped by lived experience and a commitment to creating systems that center equity, resilience, and human dignity.

Yena

Yena is a freshman at UW continuing her life lesson of learning to preserve the delicate balance between her two goals: education and health. Her complicated medical history became a stepping stone in unlocking her passion for school at a young age. Having been born with RAG deficiency and unable to undergo curative treatment, she hopes to one day be able to contribute to the development of revolutionary medicine for patients with genetic diseases. 

Joban

Joban is a Computer Science student at the University of Washington interested in using computing to support communities, address historical injustices, and analyze global data. He is actively involved as the Vice-Chair of a group called “Ability,” a lab researcher at the Information and Communication Technology for Development Lab, a Peer Advisor, and an advocate with WASHPIRG and the Washington Community Action Network. Outside of academics, he enjoys reading and writing (including working on a novel), discussing politics and history, and staying active through running, swimming, and hiking.

The DO-IT Center is honored to run the program in partnership with the Dunlap family and generous donors. Through this award, Carl’s legacy lives on by supporting students and fostering a more inclusive UW community.