UNM-LA student, Althea Denlinger, receives Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship May 18, 2021
Althea Denlinger said she always knew she wanted to work with computers - so enamored by how they work, it prompted Denlinger and her brother to build a desktop at home.
After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and made friends with some of the customers who she learned worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). After earning a New Mexico High School Equivalency Diploma in 2019, Denlinger enrolled in the Associate of Science in Computer Science program at UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA).
In February, N3B announced the availability of the Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship - established to attract students into the energy, environmental and radioactive waste management industry. N3B manages the 10-year, $1.4 billion Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office.
UNM-Los Alamos Student Althea Denlinger Receives Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship
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From an early age, Althea Denlinger knew that she wanted to learn more about computers. She loved playing computer games and wondered about how they work. She and her brother built a desktop together at home.
After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and made the effort to talk with the computer scientists that came in as customers. She got to know a few, asked them questions, and was inspired to hear about the work that they were doing at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).