Comcast Names Leaders and Achievers Recipients, Celebrates in Central Illinois

May 23, 2013

Over 140 students from Illinois; Comcast celebrates achievement at Governor’s Residence…

The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2013-14 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards from Central Illinois. Comcast will also acknowledge their scholarship with a special luncheon held at the Governor’s Residence in Springfield today.

“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Charisse R. Lillie, President of the Comcast Foundation and Vice President, Community Investment of Comcast Corp. “Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service. These students are our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success.”

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships to 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.

To date, Comcast has awarded nearly $19 million to nearly 19,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners. In Central Illinois, the following students will receive the scholarship:

Student First Name	Last Name	City	High School	Institution
Casey	Long	Ashkum	Central High School	Illinois State University
Hannah	Russell	Bloomington	Central Catholic High	University of Iowa
Alexandra	Walch	Bloomington	University High School	Southern Illinois University
Wyatt	Bensken	Champaign	University Laboratory High	U of IL at Urbana Champaign
Riley	Hill-Kartel	Champaign	Centennial High School	Butler University
Cassidy	Hicks	Decatur	Eisenhower High School	Bradley University
Brett	White	Decatur	Macarthur High School	Berklee College of Music
Grant	Bosnich	DePue	St. Bede Academy	University of Notre Dame
Rachel	Hageman	Dixon	Newman Central Catholic High	University of Iowa
Alyssa	McBride	Frankfort	Lincoln-Way East High School	University of Notre Dame
Molly	Uphoff	Franklin Grove	Ashton-Franklin Center High	Saint Norbert College
Ryan	Carl	Galesburg	Galesburg High School	Olivet Nazarene University
Mary	Happ	Homer	Heritage High School	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Devyn	Koehl	Lakemoor	Johnsburg High School	University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Sarah	Keck	Macomb	Macomb Senior High	Western Illinois University
Kelly	O’Neill	Medinah	Lake Park High School	Yale University
Brady	Hughes	Mendota	Mendota Township High	Northwestern University
Francinet	Perez	Midlothian	Bremen High School	U of I at Urbana-Champaign
Maggie	Bell	Monmouth	Monmouth Roseville High	Reed College
Keren	Saidac	Montgomery	Oswego East High School	University of Wisconsin
Sylvia	Klumpp	Mt. Pulaski	MT. PULASKI HIGH	Lincoln Land Community College
Timothee	McElroy	Mt. Zion	MT. ZION HIGH SCHOOL	Millikin University
Kathryn	Speck	Oregon	Oregon High School	U of I at Urbana-Champaign
Nicole	Graves	Oswego	Oswego High School	Iowa State University
Chase	Whittaker	Pekin	Peoria Christian School	Monmouth College
Ashley	Hudson	Peoria	Peoria High School	North Carolina A&T State
Luke	LaHood	Peoria	Peoria Notre Dame High	U of I at Urbana-Champaign
Daniela	Vidal	Peoria	Richwoods High School	University of Missouri-Columbia
Lindsay	Matthias	Peotone	Peotone High School	Elmhurst College
Victoria	Martin	Rochester	Rochester High School	Knox College
Jordyn	Vickers	Rock Falls	Rock Falls High School	Evangel University
Ashley	Padilla	Springfield	Lanphier High School	Illinois College
Alice	Zavelsky	Springfield	Springfield High School	DePaul University
Anne	Purnell	St. Anne	St. Anne Community High	Illinois College
Annalyse	Kohley	St.Charles	St. Francis High School	University of Chicago

Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and “like” Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/WePowerDreams. The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—promoting community service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $123 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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