TREVOSE, Pa., June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded approximately
$30,000 in scholarships for the
2019-2020 school year to nine Delaware 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 Sean Looney, Vice
President of Government Affairs, Northeast Division, Comcast. "We
are honored to recognize their achievements and excited to support
them as they continue their educational journeys."
Comcast, joined by Delaware
Governor John Carney, recognized the
students on the floor of the General Assembly on Thursday, June 6. One student, Maredy
Felipe-Lucas, a resident of Bridgeville and student at Sussex Technical
High School, was selected to receive a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted
in honor of Ralph J. Roberts,
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
"I want to thank and recognize all of the Leaders and Achievers
scholarship recipients," said Governor John
Carney. "These nine students have demonstrated excellence in
the classroom, and leadership in their communities. Thank you to
Comcast for honoring these Delaware students."
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.
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.
2019 Comcast Leaders and Achievers®
Scholarship Winners from Delaware:
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (by
County where student resides)
Kent
County
Aaron Jackson,
Caesar Rodney High School
New Castle County
Alicia Lenoir, Padua Academy
Harshitha Henry, Charter School of Wilmington
Janasia Bowman, Brandywine High
School
Julia Frank, Cab Calloway School of
the Arts
Sussex
County
Colin Anderson,
Delmarva Christian High School
Isabella Leishear, Cape Henlopen
High School
Maredy Felipe-Lucas, Sussex Technical High School
Seth Wilcox, Home School
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