Comcast’s Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements Both In and Out of the Classroom
June 6, 2019 – Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded $192,000 in 2019-2020 “Leaders and Achievers” scholarships to 72 students in its Greater Chicago Region, which includes Central and Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance and leadership skills. The award, funded by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is a one-time, $2,500 scholarship for undergraduate education-related expenses.
“Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners are not only committed to academic excellence, they understand the importance of service and volunteerism and are leaders in their communities,” said John Crowley, Comcast’s regional senior vice president. “We’re honored to recognize their achievements and proud to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
Comcast recognized scholarship recipients today at a special event at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Four recipients in attendance received $3,000 Comcast Founders Scholarships, in addition to their Leaders and Achievers scholarships. The Founders Scholarships are named in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Comcast Corporation’s Founder and Chairman Emeritus.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full 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 and value of civic involvement, especially by the business community.
Since 2001, more than $33 million has been awarded to nearly 30,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers program.
Visit here to learn more about the program.
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The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation continues the work of the foundations founded by Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on the communities we serve. Its mission is to empower communities to thrive by helping to provide access to technology, relevant digital skills and training, and inspiring volunteerism and service. The Foundation invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on the communities we serve. More information about how Comcast NBCUniversal supports the communities it serves is available at comcast.com/community.
2019 Comcast Greater Chicago Region Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
| Tinuola | Adebukola | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Chicago | IL |
| Fiza | Amanji | John Hersey High School | Mt. Prospect | IL |
| Amber | Anderson | Kenwood Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Elisa | Arce | Larkin High School | Elgin | IL |
| Rebecca | Bargamian | Antioch Community High School | Antioch | IL |
| Mary | Beatty | Plymouth High School | Plymouth | IN |
| Nicole | Beulah | South High School, District 99 | Downers Grove | IL |
| Hannah | Brennan | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Kennedy | Brown | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Zakia | Buchanan | Harlem High School | Machesney Park | IL |
| Grace | Burge | Brandywine High School | Niles | MI |
| Madeline | Buss | Joliet Catholic Academy | Joliet | IL |
| Yahaira | Chavez | East Aurora High School | Aurora | IL |
| Brandon | Christopher | Streamwood High School | Streamwood | IL |
| Kailey | Connors | Harry D. Jacobs High School | Algonquin | IL |
| Laura | Davalos | Jones College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Keyana | Diaz | Waukegan High School | Waukegan | IL |
| Haven | Evans | Chicago High School for the Arts | Chicago | IL |
| Jakob | Forsythe | John Adams High School | South Bend | IN |
| Kai | Garris | Homewood Flossmoor | Flossmoor | IL |
| Morgan | Gillespie | Lakes Community High School | Lake Villa | IL |
| Leah | Grehan | Normal Community West High School | Normal | IL |
| Brianna | Gutierrez | Hoffman Estates High School | Hoffman Estates | IL |
| Daniel | Heredia | Hammond High School | Hammond | IN |
| Jocelyn | Hernandez | Richard T. Crane Medical Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Jessica | Herrera | J. Sterling Morton East High School | Cicero | IL |
| Kyra | Horton | Gary Comer College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Seth | Huisenga | Victor J. Andrew High School | Tinley Park | IL |
| Alexis | Hull | Bogan High School | Chicago | IL |
| Lauren | Johnson | Tremont High School | Tremont | IL |
| Emma | Joseph | St. Francis High School | Wheaton | IL |
| Delaney | Kelly | Peotone High School | Peotone | IL |
| Isaaq | Khader | Intrinsic Schools | Chicago | IL |
| Connor | Kulp | Goshen High School | Goshen | IN |
| Nicole | Lach | Maine East High School | Park Ridge | IL |
| Sunny | Li | Mather High School | Chicago | IL |
| Avion | Lopez | Walter Peyton College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Aylene | Lopez | Schaumburg High School | Schaumburg | IL |
| Carla | Maya | Prosser Career Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Dianna | Mcgee | Chicago Vocational Career Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Rhema | Mcgee | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prepatory | Chicago | IL |
| Olivia | Milani | Lane Tech High School | Chicago | IL |
| Amatullah | Mir | Aqsa School | Bridgeview | IL |
| Karter | Moore | South Shore International | Chicago | IL |
| Adan | Mulvaney | Taft Hight School | Chicago | IL |
| Cynthia | Ni | Macomb Senior High School | Macomb | IL |
| Kylie | Nichols | Mount Zion High School | Mt. Zion | IL |
| Isaiah | Owens | Hyde Park Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Cooper | Peterson | Glenwood High School | Chatham | IL |
| Gabriella | Piscopo | Addison Trail High School | Addison | IL |
| Faith | Provost | Bishop McNamara | Kankakee | IL |
| Matthew | Reidy | Brother Rice High School | Chicago | IL |
| Chelsye | Roberts | Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | Gary | IN |
| Fernanda | Robles | Concord Community High School | Elkhart | IN |
| D’Varsiya | Rush | Kenwood Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Deja | Scott | Bloom Trail High School | Chicago Heights | IL |
| Kayla | Seck | Sacred Heart-Griffin High School | Springfield | IL |
| Kacie | Sellars | Lockport Township High School | Lockport | IL |
| Sophia | Soltwedel | Quincy Senior High School | Quincy | IL |
| Faith | Spencer | Hobart High School | Hobart | IN |
| Elizabeth | Stanton | Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake | IL |
| Bryleigh | Towell | Rochester Community High School | Rochester | IN |
| Vanessa | Triplett | Galesburg High School | Galesburg | IL |
| Jalin | Turman | Thornton Fractional South High School | Lansing | IL |
| Barry | Varley | Carl Sandburg High School | Orland Park | IL |
| Nayeli | Villavicencio Guaman | Lyons Township High School | LaGrange | IL |
| Marco | Villegas | Morton West High School | Berwyn | IL |
| Alexis | Wawryniuk | Noble Street College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Emma | Wilkins | Schlarman Academy | Danville | IL |
| Yusuf | Zahurullah | Auburn High School | Rockford | IL |
| Anthony | Zakic | St. Laurence High School | Burbank | IL |
| Elizabeth | Zazycki | Oak Park River Forest High School | Oak Park | IL |