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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