TREVOSE, Pa., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded approximately
$87,500 in scholarships for the
2019-2020 school year to 32 New Jersey 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 Stephanie L. Kosta,
Vice President of Government Affairs, Comcast Freedom Region. "We
are honored to recognize their achievements and excited to support
them as they continue their educational journeys."
Comcast recognized the students at a special event held at the
New Jersey State House on Friday, May
17th. One student, Vivian Lu,
a resident of Cherry Hill, NJ, and
student at Cherry Hill High School East, was selected to receive a
$10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship
- instituted in honor of Ralph J.
Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast
Corporation.
"Governor Murphy and I send big congratulations to the 2019
student recipients of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation's Leaders
and Achievers Scholarship Program. Their commitment to
service, outstanding academic performance and hard work have paid
off," said New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila
Y. Oliver. "We would also like to commend Comcast for
encouraging our youth to build character while establishing
themselves as future leaders in New
Jersey. We wish them much success in their next
endeavors."
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 New
Jersey:
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (by County where
student resides)
Atlantic
County
George
Adu-Agyare, Mainland Regional High School
Ishrrat Chameli, Egg Harbor Township High School
Samantha Eloy, Cedar Creek High
School
Bergen
County
Zaeem Khan, North Arlington High
School
Burlington
County
Gabrielle
Roberts, Seneca High
School
Camden
County
Vivian Lu,
Cherry Hill High School East
Cumberland
County
Kacey Edwards,
Millville Senior High School
Francis Virtucio, Vineland High School
Essex County
Camillah
Canty, Belleville Senior High School
Claudia Carranza, James Caldwell High School
Imani Mcqueen, STEM Academy
Gloucester
County
John Cooper,
Deptford Township High School
Samantha Mcburrows, Our Lady of
Mercy Academy
Michael Mcentee, Washington Township
High School
Ryan Petrie, Saint Augustine
Preparatory HS
Michael Visalli, Saint Augustine
Preparatory HS
Hudson
County
Deisy
Dutan-Luna, County Prep High School
Mercer County
Makayta Cole, Nottingham High
School
Allyson Mcconnell, Ewing High School
Carla Perez, Foundation Collegiate
Academy
Middlesex
County
Ikmat Ibrahim, Woodbridge High School
Monmouth
County
Ryan Champeau,
Rumson Fairhaven High School
Emily Zembricki, Raritan High School
Ocean
County
Nicole Lange,
Toms River High School South
Morgan Woods, Point Pleasant High
School
Salem
County
Corienne
Swanson, Woodstown High School
Somerset
County
Dar'Rosa Mozell, Franklin High School
Union
County
Anthony Bogash,
Arthur L. Johnson
Audrey Davis, Union Catholic
Regional High School
Tatum Thompson, Union High
School
Warren
County
Tucker Dunham,
Warren County Technical School
Amina Zoklat, Hackettstown High School
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