Both in and out of the Classroom…
Comcast today announced this year’s recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program from the company’s Greater Chicago Region, which spans Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan (full list of recipients below). Funded by the Comcast Foundation, the program provides $1,000 scholarships to the best and brightest high school seniors based on their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.
Comcast recognized the students at a special event today at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Nearly 190 recipients received $1,000 scholarships. Three students at the event received an additional $4,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation. In total this year, Comcast awarded nearly $200,000 in scholarships to high school seniors in the region.
“Leaders and Achievers Scholarship recipients have demonstrated leadership not only in academics but in dedication to their communities through service,” said John Crowley, Comcast’s regional senior vice president. “Comcast is proud to recognize their achievements and honored to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, are involved in their schools and serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to help young people prepare for the future and encourage them to continue to engage in their communities. The program also demonstrates the value the business community places on civic involvement.
Since 2001, Comcast has awarded more than $25 million in scholarships to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country.
To learn more, please visit the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Facebook page.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal 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. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
With nearly 7,000 local employees, Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region (chicago.comcast.com) serves customers in central and northern Illinois, including the Chicago area, northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. “Like” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region on Facebook by visiting Comcast of Illinois, NW Indiana and SW Michigan. “Follow” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region on Twitter at @ComcastILLINOIS.
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.
Comcast Greater Chicago Region Leaders and Achievers Class of 2016
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | High School |
| DeShawn | Adams | Chicago | IL | VOISE Academy |
| Akua | Adu | Chicago | IL | Wendell Phillips Academy |
| Andrea | Aguilar | Tinley Park | IL | Andrew High School |
| Audrey | Akins | Champaign | IL | Central High School |
| Nick | Albert | Wheaton | IL | Wheaton Warrenville South High School |
| David | Aldana | Chicago | IL | Devry Advantage Academy |
| Lorenzo | Aleman | Chicago | IL | Frederick Von Steuben Metro Science Center |
| Peter | Alfano | Knoxville | IL | Knoxville High School |
| Julian | Alutto | Lake Forest | IL | Woodlands Academy |
| Diego | Alvarado | Posen | IL | Bremen High School |
| Ebenezer | Appiah | Gary | IN | Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Academy |
| Quetzalli | Aranda | Chicago | IL | Infinity High School |
| Jessica | Arend | Sodus | MI | Michigan Lutheran High School |
| Ariana | Arriaga | Schererville | IN | Marian Catholic High School |
| Renn | Arvanitis | Schererville | IN | Lake Central High School |
| Brock | Ashford | Loves Park | IL | Harlem High School |
| Wakil | Atig | Chicago | IL | Carver Military HS |
| Ilena | Banks | Chicago | IL | Simpson Academy for Young Women |
| Francine | Barchett | Benton Harbor | MI | Grace Christian School |
| Katelynn | Bell | Niles | MI | Niles Sr. School |
| Thomas | Biancardi | Griffith | IN | Griffith High School |
| Thomas | Botten III | Chicago | IL | Northside College Prep High School |
| Dalvyn | Bragg | Chicago | IL | Harlan High School |
| Delvonte | Brame | Country Club Hills | IL | Hillcrest High School |
| Timothy | Brazil Jr. | Chicago | IL | Brother Rice High School |
| Katryce | Bridges | Bloomington | IL | Bloomington High School |
| Nicholas | Brose | Dunlap | IL | Peoria Notre Dame High School |
| Brittany | Brzek | Highland | IN | Highland High School |
| Alison | Buchelt | Lisle | IL | Lisle Senior High School |
| Olivia | Burd | Caledonia | IL | Boylan High School |
| Abigail | Bush | Chrisman | IL | Chrisman High School |
| Jodie | Bush | Villa Park | IL | Willowbrook High School |
| Angela | Calabria | Darien | IL | Nazareth Academy |
| Nina | Capuani | Addison | IL | Addison Trail High School |
| Connor | Carlin | Evanston | IL | Loyola Academy |
| Breona | Chandler | East Chicago | IN | East Chicago Central High School |
| Peter | Chen | St. Joseph | MI | St Joseph High School |
| Daniel | Clemens | Hebron | IN | Hebron Jr-Sr High School |
| Benjamin | Cleveland | Decatur | IL | Mt. Zion High School |
| Micah | Cocco | Normal | IL | Normal Community High School |
| Danielle | Collins | North Barrington | IL | Lake Zurich High School |
| Laura | Conklin | Downers Grove | IL | Downers Grove South High School |
| Carrie | Conton | Peoria | IL | Peoria High School |
| Matthew | Cooke | Tinley Park | IL | Lincoln-Way North High School |
| Aloysius | Cooper | Chicago | IL | Fenger Academy High School |
| Ross | Cortino III | Sugar Grove | IL | Aurora Central Catholic High School |
| Jaselyne | Cruz | Chicago | IL | Kelvyn Park High |
| Claire | Cwidak | South Bend | IN | Clay High School |
| Micah | Davidson | Creston | IL | Rochelle High School |
| Jasmine | DeLara | Antioch | IL | Antioch Community High School |
| Kassandra | Diaz | Aurora | IL | Aurora East High School |
| Pamela | Diaz-Ortega | Chicago | IL | Schurz High |
| Andrew | Dobria | Chicago | IL | Luther High School North |
| Melissa | Dolins | Deerfield | IL | Deerfield High School |
| Jaylin | Dupree-Brown | Matteson | IL | Rich South High School |
| Matthew | Dykas | Chicago | IL | Chicago Tech Academy High School |
| Jacob | Ebens | Oregon | IL | Oregon High School |
| Esraa | Elkossei | Oak Lawn | IL | AQSA School |
| Jazmin | Encarnacion | Hammond | IN | Bishop Noll Institute |
| Arden | Engel | Poplar Grove | IL | Belvidere North High School |
| Anthony | Engelman | Kankakee | IL | Herscher High School |
| Matthew | Ernat | Lombard | IL | Montini High School |
| Yareli | Estrada | Chicago | IL | Curie Metro High |
| Hector | Farias Sr. | Chicago | IL | Farragut Career Academy |
| Jacquelyne | Fernandez | Goshen | IN | Goshen High School |
| Raymone | Funches | Chicago | IL | Air Force Acad High School |
| Logan | Gibson | Tremont | IL | Tremont High School |
| Peyton | Gilmore | Lowell | IN | Lowell High School |
| Erica | Golatte | Chicago | IL | Second Chance High School |
| Alison | Granger | Bourbonnais | IL | Bishop McNamara Catholic High School |
| Catherine | Groth Sr. | Kankakee | IL | Kankakee High School |
| Christopher | Guevara | Chicago | IL | Rauner College Prep |
| Hannah | Haecker | Hoffman Estates | IL | Westminster Christian High School |
| Brandon | Hampton | Oak Park | IL | Providence-St. Mel High School |
| Ali | Hasan | West Chicago | IL | St. Charles East High School |
| Anisha | Hawkins | Chicago | IL | Harper High School |
| Dasia | Henderson | Chicago | IL | Alcott College Prep |
| Jenniffer | Hernandez | Bolingbrook | IL | Benet Academy |
| Flor | Hernandez-lara | Woodstock | IL | Woodstock High School |
| Allyson | Hoener | Quincy | IL | Quincy Senior High School |
| Amber | Holup | Tinley Park | IL | Tinley Park High School |
| Megan | Horras | Orland Park | IL | Carl Sandburg High School |
| Deprice | Hunt | Chicago | IL | Uplift Community Academy |
| Shaprice | Hunt | Chicago | IL | Al Raby |
| Rasean | Hyligar | Park Forest | IL | Rich East High School |
| Salena | Ibrahim | Oak Lawn | IL | Mother Mcauley Lib Arts H S |
| David | Jeffries | Chicago | IL | Mather High |
| David | Johnson | Champaign | IL | Judah Christian |
| Zachary | Jordan | Palatine | IL | William Fremd High School |
| Taylor | Justison | Chatham | IL | Glenwood High School |
| Katelyn | Kauth | Lake Villa | IL | Grant High School |
| Shaun | Kelliher | Downers Grove | IL | Downers Grove North High School |
| Colette | Kelly | Lemont | IL | Lemont Township High School |
| Kassandra | Kernagis | Crete | IL | Illinois Lutheran High School |
| Edward | Kimball III | Chicago | IL | Bronzeville Scholastic High School |
| Amanda | Klusacek | Peotone | IL | Peotone High School |
| Nicholas | Knowlton | Bridgman | MI | Bridgman High School |
| Brandon | Labora | Oswego | IL | Oswego High School |
| Vivian | Lee | Mundelein | IL | Mundelein High School |
| Whitney | Lewis | Mendota | IL | Mendota Township High School |
| LeaKendra | Lockhart | Chicago | IL | Tilden Career Community Academy High School |
| Melissa | Loera | Chicago | IL | Prosser Career Academy HS |
| Makayla | Long | Edwardsburg | MI | Edwardsburg High School |
| Kamil | Lungu | Chicago | IL | Lane Tech College Prep |
| Kylee | Luther | Sauk Village | IL | Bloom Trail High School |
| Zuleikha | Mahomed | Chicago | IL | Roger C. Sullivan High School |
| Adam | Mairs | Ashton | IL | Ashton-Franklin Center High School |
| Marley | Majetic | Oak Forest | IL | Oak Forest High School |
| Ben | Mattsey | Saint Joseph | IL | St Joseph-Ogden High School |
| Megan | McClure | Riverton | IL | Riverton High School |
| Cameron | McCoy | Chicago | IL | Chicago Agr Sci High |
| Jameelah | Mccregg | Chicago | IL | John Hope College Prep High |
| Brian | McNeil | Chicago | IL | Robeson High School |
| Althea | McWilliams | Cedar Lake | IN | Hanover Jr. and Sr. High School |
| Haripriya | Mehta | Des Plaines | IL | Maine West High School |
| Kyle Theodric | Mendoza | Round Lake Beach | IL | Grayslake North High School |
| Alexis | Meyer | Port Barrington | IL | Wauconda High School |
| Jordan | Meyer | Quincy | IL | Quincy Notre Dame High School |
| Sophie | Miller | Park Ridge | IL | Maine South High School |
| Alejandro | Monzon | West Chicago | IL | St. Francis High School |
| Khyla | Morgan | Chicago | IL | Orr Academy High School |
| Hannah | Morris | Macomb | IL | Macomb Senior High School |
| Nicole | Mucha | Buchanan | MI | Buchanan High School |
| Diana | Munoz Camacho Sr. | Mount Prospect | IL | Rolling Meadows High School |
| Saira | Navarrete | Chicago | IL | Our Lady of Tepeyac High School |
| Nicholas | Needs | Peru | IL | St. Bede Academy |
| Peter | Olache | Batavia | IL | All Saints Homeschool Academy |
| Kwjuana | Owens | Chicago | IL | Noble Street College Prep |
| Elizabeth | Panicali | Carol Stream | IL | West Chicago Community High School |
| Madison | Patenaude | Woodstock | IL | Woodstock North High School |
| Brandon | Pelaquin | Crown Point | IN | Merrillville High School |
| Zachary | Peloquin | Crystal Lake | IL | Central High School |
| Ashley | Poindexter | Chicago | IL | M L King College Prep High School |
| Alondra | Puente | Chicago | IL | Golder College Prep – Noble Street Charter High School |
| Alexis | Ramos | Westchester | IL | St. Joseph High School |
| Elizabeth | Ramos | Chicago | IL | St. Benedict High School |
| Reina | Razo | Chicago | IL | Thomas Kelly High School |
| Jordan | Reif | McHenry | IL | McHenry East High School |
| Carlanie | Richardson | Hammond | IN | Hammond High School |
| Emma | Roberts | Sandwich | IL | Sandwich High School |
| Taja | Robertson | Chicago | IL | Kenwood Academy High |
| Gladys | Rodriguez | Chicago | IL | George Washington High School |
| Itzel | Romano | Blue Island | IL | Eisenhower High School |
| Joselin | Romero | Chicago | IL | Pritzker College Prep – Noble Street Charter High School |
| Walmer | Saavedra | Chicago | IL | Lindblom High School |
| Dazjah | Samuels | Dolton | IL | Seton Academy |
| Timothy | Sarhage | Manhattan | IL | Lincoln-Way Central High School |
| Malik | Scales | Chicago | IL | St Rita High School |
| Brooke | Schafer | Chebanse | IL | Central High School |
| Talia | Schiff | Northfield | IL | New Trier Township High School |
| Jamie | Schlacter | Riverwoods | IL | Stevenson High School |
| Rylee | Schoo | Plainfield | IL | Plainfield South High School |
| Bailey | Severs | La Porte | IN | La Porte High School |
| Parth | Shah | Algonquin | IL | Harry D Jacobs High School |
| Amanda | Sherman | Granger | IN | Penn Harris Madison High School |
| Marshall | Shriner | Urbana | IL | Urbana High School |
| Aliza | Siddiqui | St. Charles | IL | St. Charles North High School |
| Ashanti | Simpkins | Chicago | IL | Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter |
| Crystal | Smith | Streamwood | IL | Streamwood High School |
| Umaiyal | Sridas | Round Lake | IL | Grayslake Central High School |
| Millen | Srivastava | South Barrington | IL | Barrington High School |
| Isabella | Staltari | Goshen | IN | Northridge High School |
| Keisha’e | Stevenson | Chicago | IL | Gage Park HS |
| Brendan | Stonequist | Arlington Heights | IL | John Hersey High School |
| Nina | Stuckel | Chicago | IL | Resurrection High School |
| Dean | Swider | Long Beach | IN | Marquette Catholic High School |
| Ally | Szakacs | Munster | IN | Munster High School |
| Michalina | Szelazek | Franklin Park | IL | Leyden High School |
| Sarah | Thompson | Chicago | IL | Hyde Park Academy High School |
| Ellie | Tjelmeland | Springfield | IL | Rochester High School |
| Mayra | Torres | Chicago | IL | De La Salle – Lourdes Hall Campus |
| Natalis | Torres | Chicago | IL | Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School |
| Alyssa | Trinko | Palos Heights | IL | Shepard High School |
| Angela | Tripp | Carpentersville | IL | Dundee-Crown High School |
| Genesis | Vasquez | Chicago | IL | Phoenix Military Academy |
| Jhadira | Villavicencio | Countryside | IL | Lyons Township High School |
| Makala | Villont | Woodstock | IL | Marian Central Catholic High School |
| Meera | Vyas | Aurora | IL | Rosary High School |
| Samantha | Wakitsch | Johnsburg | IL | Johnsburg High School |
| Megan | Walker | Champaign | IL | The High School of Saint Thomas More |
| Elonya | Walsh | Chicago | IL | Austin Business & Entrepreneurial Academy |
| Dianne | Waweru | South Bend | IN | Riley High School |
| Daniel | Weiss | Lincolnwood | IL | Niles West High School |
| Christian | Yi | Arlington Heights | IL | Buffalo Grove High School |
| Joshua | Youngs | Niles | MI | Brandywine High School |
| Ashley | Yuan | Three Oaks | MI | New Buffalo High School |