BALTIMORE, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
NBCUniversal today announced it has awarded approximately
$95,000 in scholarships for the
2020-2021 school year to 38 Maryland students as part of its annual
Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are
selected for their outstanding community service, academic
performance, and leadership skills. The award, funded by the
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is a one-time, $2,500 scholarship to be used toward
undergraduate education-related expenses. Since 2001, more than
$34 million has been awarded to about
30,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the
Leaders and Achievers program.
"All of us at Comcast are honored to recognize the amazing
achievements of our Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners in
Maryland," said Mary McLaughlin, Senior Vice President of
Comcast's Beltway Region. "These students excel in academics
and are leaders in the community and among their peers. They
are a great representation of our future, and we are proud to help
them further their education."
"Congratulations to each of these students for receiving a
Leaders and Achievers scholarship for serving as leaders in their
communities and for their academic achievements," said Maryland
School Superintendent Dr. Karen B.
Salmon. "I'd also like to thank Comcast for helping support
the educational future of our Maryland students."
Comcast, in partnership with Dr. Salmon, created a
congratulatory video and shared with all its Maryland scholarship winners. Additionally,
several students shared their excitement around attending college
in the Fall – click here to hear directly from them.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program recognizes
high school seniors for their community service, academic
performance, and leadership skills. These scholarships are provided
to give young people the opportunity to continue their education to
better compete in tomorrow's workplace. Applicants to the Comcast
Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program must demonstrate academic
excellence, commitment to community service, and outstanding
qualities in character, integrity, and leadership.
See below for a full list of recipients:
2020 Comcast Leaders and Achievers®
Scholarship Recipients from Maryland
Anne Arundel
County
Ian Dinmore of
Arundel High School
Trentin Long of North County High
School
Daniel Ruiz of Annapolis High
School
Reyna Vrbensky of South River High
School
Abigail Ward of Northeast High
School
Cameren Watkins of Southern Senior
High School
Jon Williams of Broadneck High
School
Baltimore
City
Diamond Jones Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Baltimore MD
Robin Paranilam of Mount Saint
Joseph High School
Baltimore
County
Muhammad Abbasi
of Kenwood High IB and Sports Science
Grace Adebogun of Towson High Law & Public Policy
Sumra Chaudhry of Western School of
Technology & Environmental Science
Kayla Clarke of Randallstown High
School
Wasilat Dosunmu of Patapsco High
School and Center for the Arts
Thinzar Htwe of Eastern Technical High School
Joynob Kaoshar of Woodlawn High Center for Pre-Eng. Res.
Noam Peled of Franklin High School
Anna Tang Dulaney Senior High School
Carroll
County
Vivienne Sharp
of Westminster Senior High School
Charles
County
Fernando Avila
of North Point High School
Eleni Varlas of Westlake High School
Frederick
County
Oreoluwa Adeoye of Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Howard
County
Julianna Dibert
of Glenelg Country School
Chinaza Ezeh of Hammond High School
Ellen Li of Mount Hebron High
School
Kiana Angela Macharia of Oakland
Mills High School
Montgomery
County
Joellen
Allah-Mensah of Northwest High School
Kelvin Boakye of Gaithersburg High School
Leah Bulbula of Richard Montgomery High School
Sophie Cisse of Springbrook High
School
Tayina Sylvain of Sherwood High
School
Rachel Hannah Zozobrado of
Winston Churchill High School
Prince George's
County
Ashley
Challenger of Surrattsville High School
Nelson Menjivar of International
High School at Largo
Zahir Muhammad of DeMatha Catholic
High School
Brandon Talla of Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Worcester
County
Sheyanne
Aleshire of Snow Hill High School
Alyssa Romano of Stephen Decatur High School
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company
with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable,
NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of
the United States' largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and
automation services to residential customers under the Xfinity
brand. NBCUniversal is global and operates news, entertainment
and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast
networks, television production operations, television station
groups, Universal Pictures, and Universal Parks and
Resorts. Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment
companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content
through its pay television services. It also
provides communications services, including residential
high-speed internet, phone, and wireless services. Sky
operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and
entertainment networks, produces original content, and has
exclusive content rights.
Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for
more information.
About Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
The
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation continues the work of the
foundations founded by Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal to
provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations.
The Foundation invests in programs intended to have a positive,
sustainable impact on the communities we serve. Its mission is to
empower communities to thrive by helping to provide access to
technology, relevant digital skills and training, and inspiring
volunteerism and service. More information about how Comcast
NBCUniversal supports the communities it serves is
available at comcast.com/community.
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