ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast NBCUniversal
today announced that it has awarded approximately $102,500 in scholarships for the 2019-2020 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 $33
million has been awarded to nearly 30,000 high school
seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers
program.
"Our Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners are exceptional
students who are committed to academic excellence and community
service," said Mary McLaughlin,
Senior Vice President of Comcast's Beltway Region. "We are honored
to recognize their achievements and excited to support them as they
continue their educational journeys."
Comcast, joined by James D.
Fielder, Ph.D., Secretary
of Maryland's Higher Education
Commission, and other local elected officials and school
administrators, recognized the students at a special event held at
the Governor Calvert House in
Annapolis on Wednesday, May
22. One student, Shane Shakoor,
a resident of Towson and student
at Loch Raven High School, was selected to receive an additional
$7,500 Comcast Founders Scholarship —
instituted in honor of Ralph J.
Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast
Corporation.
"Congratulations to all of our students for being recognized for
excelling in your community service, academic and leadership
achievements," said Maryland
Governor Larry Hogan. "Thank you,
Comcast, for being part of our commitment to strengthen
Maryland's communities and invest
in our students' educational futures."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides
scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full
potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their
communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as
models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program
is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future
and to engage them in their communities. The program also
demonstrates the importance and value of civic involvement,
especially by the business community.
Visit here to learn more about the program.
2019 Comcast Leaders and Achievers®
Scholarship Recipients from Maryland
Anne Arundel
County
Abigail Hayes
of Glen Burnie High
School
Layla Tiberio of Northeast High
School in Pasadena
Baltimore City
Jafre
Chase of Baltimore School for the
Arts
Sarah Oliver of Bryn Mawr
School
Baltimore
County
Fopefoluwa Atanda of Milford Mill Academy in
Baltimore
Emerson Daniel of Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills
Heather Howard of Chesapeake High School in Essex
Adam Lamberti of McDonogh School in
Owings Mills
Donyell Logan of Eastern Technical
High School in Essex
Robert Meloni of Dulaney High School in Timonium
Shane Shakoor of Loch Raven High
School in Towson
Jenifer Solorzano of Parkville High
School
Carroll
County
Alexa Hayman of
Westminster High School
Erin Ko of Century High School in
Sykesville
Charles
County
Ryan Henry of
Henry E. Lackey High School in
Indian Head
Frederick
County
Tanner Dixon of
Frederick High School
Michael Farrell Jr. of Tuscarora
High School in Frederick
Sanjana Jha of Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick
Michele Newkirk of Middletown High School
Harford
County
Rebecca Bracken
of Havre De Grace High School
Lolayemi Olulola Charles of Aberdeen High School
Howard
County
Nia Anderson of
Hammond High School in Columbia
Caleb Park of Long Reach High School
in Columbia
Montgomery
County
Alice Kahkajian of Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville
Tanya Kambou of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac
Grace Kim of Poolesville High
School
Sahana Kundu of Poolesville High
School
Jennifer Manrique of Springbrook
High School in Silver Spring
Grace Schuler of Our Lady of Good
Counsel High School in
Olney
Kayla Tomas of James Hubert Blake High School in Silver
Spring
Betty Xiong of Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in
Rockville
Prince George's
County
Timothy Mangen
of Bowie High School
Tracy Pham of St. Vincent Pallotti
High School in Laurel
Amy Rivera of Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg
Jasmine Tate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt
Wicomico
County
Dylan Bennish
of Parkside High School in Salisbury
Taylor Dodd of Parkside High School
in Salisbury
Worcester
County
Ethan Scheiber
of Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin
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. The
Foundation invests in programs intended to have a positive,
sustainable impact on the communities we serve. More
information about how Comcast NBCUniversal supports the communities
it serves is available at comcast.com/community.
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