Sreelakshmi Suresh

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Sreelakshmi Suresh (born 1998) is a 'forth standard student' attending Presentation High Secondary School in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.[1] She has been noted as one of the youngest award winning web designers in the world.[1][2] The Association of American Webmasters, who has made her a member of the society,[3] testifies that she is their youngest and the only member under 18 years of age.[4][5]

According to her father, Suresh Menon (lawyer at the Calicut Bar), and mother, Viju Suresh, she started on computers at the age of 4.[2][4] She began by using programs like Microsoft Paint and soon in her 2 years of using computers went on to web design.[6] She designed her school's website that was inaugurated by Forest Minister Binoy Viswam on January 15, 2007.[7]

[edit] Awards

She has won 17 national and international awards including:[4][2][7][6][8]

  • Global Internet Directories Gold Award (U.S.A.)
  • Association of American Webmasters Merit Award
  • Association of American Webmasters Official membership
  • Art Space's World Web Award of Excellence 2006-07 (USA)
  • Golden Web Award (U.S.A)
  • Sixty Plus Education Award (Canada)
  • Feeblemind's Award of Excellence (UK)
  • Webmasters Ink Award (U.S.A.)
  • Penmarric Bronze Award (Canada).
  • Best of the Web 2006 [9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Youngest web designer of the world", WordPress.com, Tue 16 Jan 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  2. ^ a b c "Designing success on the Net", The Hindu, Friday, Dec 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  3. ^ AAWM Regular Members. American Association Of Webmasters (2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
  4. ^ a b c "US honour for webmaster girl", Gulf Times Newspaper, Sunday, 21 January, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  5. ^ Presentation High Secondary School Home Page. Presentation High Secondary School (February 13, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
  6. ^ a b Ashraf, Mohammed. "School’s Website Built by 8-Year-Old Girl", Arab News, Saturday, 27, January, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  7. ^ a b "Kerala girl spins webs, virtually", Hindustan Times Media LTD, January 18, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  8. ^ Sreelakshmi Suresh, the Youngest Web Designer Girl. Presentation High Secondary School. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
  9. ^ Jean Adams. Award Winners List. La Luna's Niche. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.

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