Leaders and Achiever Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements
Both in and Out of the Classrom
CHICAGO (April 28, 2017) – Comcast announced today that it has awarded $1,000 “Leaders and Achievers Scholarships” to 174 graduating high school seniors in its Greater Chicago Region (GCR), which includes Central and Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. Through the program, Comcast 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 role models for their fellow students. The goal of the program is to demonstrate to students the importance of civic involvement and the value placed on it by the business community.
“Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners are well rounded students who excel both in the classroom and in the community,” said John Crowley, Comcast GCR senior vice president. “Comcast is honored to recognize recipients’ achievements, and is proud to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
Recipients will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Thursday, June 8, at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. This year, in total, the program will award more than $2 million in scholarships to more than 2,000 students across the country to help them pursue higher education. For more information about the Leaders and Achievers program, click here.
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.
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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 $195 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.
2017 Comcast Greater Chicago Region Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
| Richard | Aguinaga | Carl Sandburg High School | Orland Park | IL |
| Christopher | Ahlers | Newman Central Catholic High School | Sterling | IL |
| Yarit | Alcantara | Reavis High School | Burbank | IL |
| Evelyn | Alvarez | Eric Solorio Academy HS | Chicago | IL |
| Joel | Alvarez | Curie Metro High | Chicago | IL |
| Miya | Bailey | Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Academy | Gary | IN |
| Nicole | Bajerek | Riverside-Brookfield High School | Riverside | IL |
| Xaviera | Banks | Collins Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Christina | Battersby | Simpson Academy for Young Women | Chicago | IL |
| Donye’a | Bell | Harlan High School | Chicago | IL |
| Brandon | Bellen | La Porte High School | La Porte | IN |
| Travis | Benhart | Mt. Pulaski High School | Mt. Pulaski | IL |
| Aurice | Blanton | Chicago Tech Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Megan | Brackett | Galesburg High School | Galesburg | IL |
| Blake | Bradley | Bradley-Bourbonnais High School | Bradley | IL |
| Benjamon | Brinkley | Chrisman High School | Chrisman | IL |
| Brianna | Brodeur | Lake Zurich High School | Lake Zurich | IL |
| Jessica | Browne | Montini High School | Lombard | IL |
| Lauren | Brunette | Harlem High School | Machesney Park | IL |
| Samantha | Cailey | Morris High School | Morris | IL |
| Hugo | Calderon | John F. Kennedy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Marcela | Calderon | Schurz High | Chicago | IL |
| Gabriela | Campuzano | Bremen High School | Midlothian | IL |
| Carlos | Cano | George Westinghouse College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Ceara | Carrigan | Rochester High School | Rochester | IL |
| Dylan | Catalano | Buchanan High School | Buchanan | MI |
| Ryan | Chang | Bridgman High School | Bridgman | MI |
| George | Chavez | Roald Amundsen High School | Chicago | IL |
| Ruth | Chen | Lake Central High School | Saint John | IN |
| Markos | Christoforou | Elk Grove High School | Elk Grove Village | IL |
| Jorge | Cisneros | Thomas Kelly High School | Chicago | IL |
| Leah | Clark | Highland High School | Highland | IN |
| Karis | Cochrane | Central High Elkhart | Elkhart | IN |
| Hayley | Coker | Macomb Senior High School | Macomb | IL |
| Leslie | Coney | Bloom Trail High School | Chicago Heights | IL |
| Kirsten | Coulter | Peotone High School | Peotone | IL |
| Maggie | Cronk | Penn Harris Madison High School | Mishawaka | IN |
| Emily | Crouch | Lowell High School | Lowell | IN |
| Bennett | Curtis | Benet Academy | Lisle | IL |
| Caroline | Daily | Sacred Heart Griffin High School | Springfield | IL |
| Amaya | David | Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Rohit | De | Whitney Young High School | Chicago | IL |
| Sarah | Dennis | Sandwich High School | Sandwich | IL |
| Madeline | Derango | St. Francis High School | Wheaton | IL |
| Timothy | DeRolf | Munster High School | Munster | IN |
| Alexandria | Devlin | Mother Mcauley Lib Arts H S | Chicago | IL |
| Cambria | Dotson | Bishop McNamara Catholic High School | Kankakee | IL |
| Ella | Dotson | Peoria Notre Dame High School | Peoria | IL |
| Emma | Drezen | Rolling Meadows High School | Rolling Meadows | IL |
| Savion | Edwards | Rich East High School | Park Forest | IL |
| Taylor | Egan | Oregon High School | Oregon | IL |
| Natalie | Etheridge | Oswego High School | Oswego | IL |
| Jordan | Fermin | Barrington High School | Barrington | IL |
| Kiara | Ferrer | Pritzker College Prep – Noble Street Charter High School | Chicago | IL |
| Kamryn | Fields | Lockport Township High School | Lockport | IL |
| Aaliyah | Findley | Harper High School | Chicago | IL |
| Kelly | Fitzgerald | Queen of Peace High School | Burbank | IL |
| Julia | Friedman | Lane Tech College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Xavier | Fynn | De La Salle Institute | Chicago | IL |
| Vanessa | Gallegos | Leyden High School | Franklin Park | IL |
| Belen | Galvez | Farragut Career Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Nereida | Garcia | Second Chance High School | Chicago | IL |
| Eliazar | Garcia Solis | Gurdon S. Hubbard High School | Chicago | IL |
| Madison | Gardner | University Laboratory High School | Urbana | IL |
| Takyra | Gilliam | John Hope College Prep High | Chicago | IL |
| Jisel | Gomez | Mundelein High School | Mundelein | IL |
| Robert | Gomez | St. Laurence High School | Burbank | IL |
| Marveya | Gorostieta | World Language H.S. | Chicago | IL |
| Isis | Graham | Chicago HS for the Arts | Chicago | IL |
| Kenna | Hansen | Lyons Township High School | LaGrange | IL |
| Kiara | Hartmann | Larkin High School | Elgin | IL |
| Michelle | Herrera | Rickover Naval Acad. | Chicago | IL |
| Tyler | Hicks | Ogden International School of Chicago | Chicago | IL |
| Hailey | Hill | Huntley High School | Huntley | IL |
| Paige | Hilliker | Ashton-Franklin Center High School | Ashton | IL |
| Mitchell | Hinton | Knoxville High School | Knoxville | IL |
| Kenneth | Hughes | Kenwood Academy High | Chicago | IL |
| Robert | Ike | Hyde Park Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Lanell | Jackson | Wendell Phillips Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Barbara | Jimenez | Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Julian | Johnson | Team Englewood Comm Acad HS | Chicago | IL |
| Lamin | Johnson | Mather High | Chicago | IL |
| Karla | Juarez | Marian Central Catholic High School | Woodstock | IL |
| Noah | Kiser | Northridge High School | Middlebury | IN |
| Daniel | Kolade | Roger C. Sullivan High School | Chicago | IL |
| Stephanie | Krnich | Grayslake North High School | Grayslake | IL |
| Lorri | Kucharski | Wilmington High School | Wilmington | IL |
| Alexandra | Kyle | St. Charles North High School | St. Charles | IL |
| Austin | Lawson | Niles Sr. School | Niles | MI |
| Alexander | Leja | Harry D Jacobs High School | Algonquin | IL |
| Dajinae | Leverston | VOISE Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Nicholas | Lewis | Mt. Zion High School | Mt. Zion | IL |
| Nadia | Lopez | Marine Leadership Academy at Ames | Chicago | IL |
| Nyla | Maere | Normal West High School | Normal | IL |
| Michael | Manning | St. Bede Academy | Peru | IL |
| Ashley | Martinez | Plano High School | Plano | IL |
| Elvira | Martinez | George Washington High School | Chicago | IL |
| Keeley | Maturo | Tilden Career Community Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Ashlin | McCormick | Illinois Lutheran High School | Crete | IL |
| Oliver | McNeil | New Buffalo High School | New Buffalo | MI |
| Deonte | McPherson | Rich South High School | Richton Park | IL |
| Wendy | Mendoza | Lindblom High School | Chicago | IL |
| Mason | Metzger | Warsaw High School | Warsaw | IN |
| Isaiah | Miller | King College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Jacob | Miller | Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake | IL |
| Matthew | Miller | Deerfield High School | Deerfield | IL |
| Joaquin | Miranda | Aurora East High School | Aurora | IL |
| Sarah | Moey | Noble Street College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Cynthia | Morales | School of Social Justice | Chicago | IL |
| Ronan | Morrissey | Oak Forest High School | Oak Forest | IL |
| Batoul | Mousa | Ridgewood High School | Norridge | IL |
| Wardha | Mowla | AQSA School | Bridgeview | IL |
| Khaalid | Muhammad | Proviso West High School | Hillside | IL |
| Cate | Myers | Rochelle High School | Rochelle | IL |
| Tess | Ngochi | Riley High School | South Bend | IN |
| Tricia | Nicholson | James B. Conant High School | Hoffman Estates | IL |
| Angela | Nuccio | William Fremd High School | Palatine | IL |
| Nnenna | Okoye | Plainfield Central High School | Plainfield | IL |
| Jasmine | Ollins | Orr Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Travis | Owen | Plymouth High School | Plymouth | IN |
| Jenna | Palka | West Chicago Community High School | West Chicago | IL |
| Katelynn | Pankhurst | Amboy High School | Amboy | IL |
| Trevor | Partin | Central High School | Champaign | IL |
| Veronica | Perez | Phoenix Military Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Kim | Phan | Guilford High School | Rockford | IL |
| Elizabeth | Prouty | Johnsburg High School | Johnsburg | IL |
| Shannon | Quinn | Joliet Catholic Academy | Joliet | IL |
| Margaret | Reisel | John Hersey High School | Arlington Heights | IL |
| Anna | Remus | Maine West High School | Des Plaines | IL |
| Ahnia | Ricks | Hillcrest High School | Country Club Hills | IL |
| Mia | Riese | Hebron Jr-Sr High School | Hebron | IN |
| Elizabeth | Rieth | Goshen High School | Goshen | IN |
| Orlando | Rojas | St. Rita High School | Chicago | IL |
| Aesha | Rowe | Al Raby | Chicago | IL |
| Anthony | Rucker | Chicago International Charter School-Longwood | Chicago | IL |
| Jennifer | Rufino | Nicholas Senn High School | Chicago | IL |
| Mianna | Ruiz | Hobart High School | Hobart | IN |
| Tateanna | Rush | Kelvyn Park High | Chicago | IL |
| Perla | Sahagun | John Hancock College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Karina | Salgado | Woodstock High School | Woodstock | IL |
| Connor | Schepke | Peoria Christian School | Peoria | IL |
| Edward | Schultz | Evergreen Park High School | Evergreen Park | IL |
| Jheel | Shah | Maine East High School | Park Ridge | IL |
| Corey | Shannon | Morgan Park High | Chicago | IL |
| Olivia | Shinners | Grant High School | Fox Lake | IL |
| Emily | Silber | Niles West High School | Skokie | IL |
| Sarah | Smith | Michigan City High School | Michigan City | IN |
| Samantha | Sowa | Glenbard North High School | Carol Stream | IL |
| Grant | Spaulding | Libertyville High School | Libertyville | IL |
| Breana | Staten | Westminster Christian High School | Elgin | IL |
| Edward | Stockdale | Corliss High | Chicago | IL |
| Michael | Stowe | Brandywine High School | Niles | MI |
| Kelly | Swanson | Dundee-Crown High School | Carpentersville | IL |
| Samuel | Tavolacci | Coloma High School | Coloma | MI |
| Matti | Taylor | Macarthur High School | Decatur | IL |
| Alec | Thrall | Oswego East High School | Oswego | IL |
| Abby | Tober | Glenwood High School | Chatham | IL |
| Karla | Toman | Antioch Community High School | Antioch | IL |
| Jocelyn | Trausch | Willowbrook High School | Villa Park | IL |
| Jada | Turner | Peoria High School | Peoria | IL |
| Amelia | Unger | Oak Lawn Community High School | Oak Lawn | IL |
| Emma | VanZale | Jones College Prep High School | Chicago | IL |
| Endrita | Vinca | Niles North High School | Skokie | IL |
| Omoye’ | Walker | South Shore Intl Col Prep HS | Chicago | IL |
| Joshua | Washington | Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep | Waukegan | IL |
| Diane | Wei | Kankakee High School | Kankakee | IL |
| Amaryon | Williams | Robeson High School | Chicago | IL |
| Denesha | Williams | Crane High School | Chicago | IL |
| Stephanie | Williams | Tremont High School | Tremont | IL |
| Tamryn | Williams | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Melissa | Wohrley | Mendota Township High School | Mendota | IL |
| D’Angelo | Wordlaw | Steinmetz Academic Centre HS | Chicago | IL |
| Christi | Wright | Devry Advantage Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Alexis | Young | Streamwood High School | Streamwood | IL |
