The 2016 FAWCO Education Award for IT was won by Sarah Ruegger, the daughter of AWCZ member Peggy Ruegger.

The $4000 award is for the study of information technology including the study of computer and telecommunication systems, software and application development, information management in the mobile computing space.

Sarah will finish her Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and plans to study in the Netherlands for her Master's Degree in the specialized field of human-computer interaction.