Comcast Awards $119,000 In Scholarships To 110 Maryland High School Seniors
BALTIMORE, March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2016 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards in Maryland. The Program recognizes students who strive to achieve their 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 of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.
"I would like to congratulate these outstanding students who strive to improve their communities and show great commitment to academic excellence," said Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. "Thanks to support from community partners like Comcast, we can help ensure today's students become the next generation of exceptional leaders."
Comcast, joined by Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford; Maryland House Speaker, Michael E. Busch; and other local elected officials and school administrators, recognized the students at a special event held Wednesday, March 23, at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. One hundred and nine recipients of the 2016 Maryland Leaders and Achievers® scholarships received $1,000. Stephon Moody, a senior at Baltimore Renaissance Academy in Baltimore was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation – for a total of $119,000 awarded this year to Maryland high school students.
"We are honored to recognize the accomplishments of these Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners. They demonstrate leadership in school activities and share a strong commitment to community service," said Mary McLaughlin, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Beltway Region. "We are excited to support them as they prepare for the next chapter in their educational careers."
To date, Comcast has awarded more than $25 million to nearly 25,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.
2016 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Recipients from Maryland
Anne Arundel County Zoe Bell of Broadneck High School in Annapolis Bradley Donelan of Northeast High School in Pasadena Emma Gregory of South River High School in Edgewater Maya Kelly of Chesapeake High School in Pasadena Carmen Lau of North County High School in Glen Burnie Christopher Lawrence of Glen Burnie High School Brianna Mentle of River Hill High School in Edgewater Luis Reyes of Old Mill High School in Millersville Cullen Taylor of Annapolis High School Eric Zhao of Meade Senior High School in Ft. Meade
Baltimore City Destiny Aruviereh of Coppin Academy High School Jeremy Booth of Gilman School Daiza Boyd of Edmondson Westside High Kanisha Byrd of Digital Harbor High School Sara Cox of Patterson High School De'asia Ellis of Frederick Douglass High School Rebecca Gearhart of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Aaron Greebe of Saint Frances Academy Samantha Jesner of Bryn Mawr School Kayla Jones of Mercy High School Joshua Lolies of Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove Stephon Moody of Baltimore Renaissance Academy Emily Moore of Institute of Notre Dame Kailah Randolph of Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School Christopher Smith of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Kirsten Toland of National Academy Foundation High School Mya Tucker of Forest Park Senior High Zane Turk of Greater Grace Christian Academy
Baltimore County Ariel Barbosa of Towson High – Law and Public Policy Program Emily Beatty of Parkville High School Davon Bell of Arlington Baptist School in Windsor Mill Allison Bernard of New Town High School in Owings Mills Kara Collins of Sollers Point Technical High School in Dundalk
Arshad Fakhar of Dulaney High School in Timonium Kayla Gorham of Pikesville High School Trevonn Gyles of Owings Mills High School Darren Hislop of Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mill Mia Kaufman of Franklin High School in Reisterstown Molly Larkin of Jemicy School in Owings Mills Virginia Leach of Garrison Forest School Rachel Lewis of Concordia Preparatory School in Towson Margaret Smith of Maryvale Preparatory School in Lutherville Joshua Spero of Israel Henry Beren High School in Pikesville Helen Spiller of McDonogh School in Owings Mills Sydni Thomas of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Lutherville Delise White of Randallstown High School
Calvert County Dana Wiggins of Huntingtown High School
Carroll County Timothy Petry of Westminster Senior High School
Charles County Jasmine Andrade of Westlake High School in Waldorf Daniel Campos of Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret MacKaiya Cherry of Henry E. Lackey High School in Indian Head Caroline Dinh of La Plata High School Aniya Munson of Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf Monique Reid of North Point High School for Science, Technology & Industry in Waldorf Josef-Michal Ross of St. Charles High School in Waldorf
Dorchester County Christopher Sudler of Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in Cambridge
Frederick County Jules Chabot of Frederick High School Ashli Earl of Frederick County Career & Technology Center Lorena Gutierrez of Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Noah Ismael of Linganore High School in Frederick
Harford County Anne Capozzoli of C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air Quinton Burke of Fallston High School Regina Futcher of Patterson Mill High School in Bel Air Ganghyun Pysh of Aberdeen High School
Howard County Columbia Dyson of Hammond High School in Columbia Andrew Frommer of Centennial High School in Ellicott City Anna Hemelt of Mt. Hebron High School in Ellicott City Greta Li of Marriotts Ridge High School in Marriottsville Morgan Lim of Long Reach High School in Columbia
Montgomery County Damilola Ajayi of Springbrook High School in Silver Spring Manuella Djomaleu of Rockville High School Allen Duong of Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville Helena Hailu of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda Yidong Hu of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac Sara Hunt of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville Nazea Khan of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring Katherine Koster of Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring Gabriella McDonald of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown Matthew McDonald of Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring Anuj Mehta of Poolesville High School in Poolesville Jahnavi Muralidharan of Northwest High School in Germantown Donovan Parris of Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville Adrian Payabyab of Gaithersburg High School Gabrielle Poggy of Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg Nia Singleton of James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring Chynna Smith of Takoma Academy in Takoma Park Maura Stokan-Wright of Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda Najma Thomas of Wheaton High School in Silver Spring Aaron Zajac of Northwood High School in Silver Spring
Prince George's County Johannah Azurin of Oxon Hill High School David Cole of Crossland High School in Temple Hills Andre Cook of From the Heart Christian School in Suitland Tarek Ellis of Friendly High School in Fort Washington Frank Godfrey of Bishop Mcnamara High School in Forestville Opeoluwa Ladelokun of High Point High School in Beltsville Ridwan Lawal of Parkdale High School in Riverdale Katherine Mendez-Castillo of Bowie High School Marvellous Oke of Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Springdale Victor Okonmah of Laurel High School Suphitha Phawapoothanon of New Hope Academy in Landover Hills Ebony Pitt of National Christian Academy in Fort Washington Sharon Sorto of Bladensburg High School Anthony Thornton of Suitland High School in Forestville
Wicomico County Alexandra Creasy of James M. Bennett Senior High School in Salisbury Bria Johnson of Mardela High School in Mardela Springs Ryan Spadin of The Salisbury School Alexis Taylor of Wicomico High School in Salisbury Jessica Wiley of Parkside Senior High School in Salisbury
Worcester County Dynaisha Christian of Pocomoke High School in Pocomoke City Reagan Dunham of Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin
Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and "like" Comcast in the community at http://www.facebook.com/ComcastImpact.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program is one of the many ways that Comcast gives back to the communities we serve. Click here to learn more.
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About the Comcast Foundation: The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—expanding digital literacy, promoting service, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $176 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
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