Sreelakshmi Suresh

Sreelakshmi Suresh (born 1998) is a 'forth standard student' attending Presentation High Secondary School in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.cite news|url=http://mutiny.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/youngest-web-designer-of-the-world/|title=Youngest web designer of the world|date=Tue 16 Jan 2007|publisher=WordPress.com|accessdate=2007-02-13] She has been noted as one of the youngest award winning web designers in the world.cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/29/stories/2006122914400300.htm|title=Designing success on the Net|date=Friday, Dec 29, 2006|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=2007-02-13] The Association of American Webmasters, who has made her a member of the society, [cite web|url=http://www.aawebmasters.com/regularmembers.htm|title=AAWM Regular Members|publisher=American Association Of Webmasters|date=2007|accessdate=2007-02-13] testifies that she is their youngest and the only member under 18 years of age.cite news|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=128557&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22|title=US honour for webmaster girl|date=Sunday, 21 January, 2007|publisher=Gulf Times Newspaper|accessdate=2007-02-13] [cite web|url=http://www.presentationhss.com/|title=Presentation High Secondary School Home Page|publisher=Presentation High Secondary School|date=February 13, 2007|accessdate=2007-02-13]

According to her father, Suresh Menon (lawyer at the Calicut Bar), and mother, Viju Suresh, she started on computers at the age of 4. She began by using programs like Microsoft Paint and soon in her 2 years of using computers went on to web design.cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=91429&d=27&m=1&y=2007|title=School’s Website Built by 8-Year-Old Girl|last=Ashraf|first=Mohammed|publisher=Arab News|date=Saturday, 27, January, 2007|accessdate=2007-02-13] She designed her school's website that was inaugurated by Forest Minister Binoy Viswam on January 15, 2007.cite news|url=http://hindustantimes.com/news/8137_1904118,00160139.htm|title=Kerala girl spins webs, virtually|date=January 18, 2007|publisher=Hindustan Times Media LTD|accessdate=2007-02-13] Sreelakshmi Suresh is honoured by American Association of Webmasters as the Webmaster Girl of 2007 [cite web|url=http://www.aawebmasters.com/news.htm|title=American Association of Webmasters News|publisher=American Association Of Webmasters|date=2008|accessdate=2008-07-13] and awarded her their highest award for web designing the Gold Web Award [cite web|url=http://www.aawebmasters.com/gjuly2008.htm|title=Gold Award Winners 2008|publisher=American Association Of Webmasters|date=2007|accessdate=2008-07-02]

Awards

She has won 17 national and international awards including: [cite web|url=http://www.presentationhss.com/sreelakshmi.htm|title=Sreelakshmi Suresh, the Youngest Web Designer Girl|publisher=Presentation High Secondary School|accessdate=2007-02-13]
* 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 [cite web|url=http://jeanadams.co.uk/awardwinners/winners.html|title=Award Winners List|author=Jean Adams|publisher=La Luna's Niche|accessdate=2007-02-13] http://www.orkut.co.in/Profile.aspx?uid=3529900881092878563http://www.orkut.co.in/Profile.aspx?uid=3529900881092878563

References

External links

* [http://www.presentationhss.com/ Main Page] - Presentation High Secondary School
* [http://computious.com/blog/?p=139 World’s Youngest Web Designer? ] - Computious
* [http://www.sreelakshmi.co.cc/ Sreelakshmi Suresh] - Sreelakshmi Suresh's Personal website
* [http://www.edesign.co.in/ eDesign] - Website of eDesign, a company owned by Sreelakshmi