Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements
Both In and Out of the Classroom
July 20, 2020 – Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it has awarded $175,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program to 70 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 to be used toward undergraduate education-related expenses. Since 2001, about $33 million has been awarded to about 30,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers program.
“We’re exceptionally proud of this year’s Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners,” said John Crowley, Comcast’s Regional Senior Vice President. “These students not only did well academically, they recognized the importance of service and volunteerism in their communities. This talented and committed group is our future generation of leaders, and Comcast NBCUniversal is proud to support them as they continue their education.”
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program recognizes high school seniors for their community service, academic performance, and leadership skills. These scholarships are provided to give young people the opportunity to continue their education to better compete in tomorrow’s workplace. Applicants to the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program must demonstrate academic excellence, commitment to community service, and outstanding qualities in character, integrity, and leadership.
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About Comcast
Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of the United States’ largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers under the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation services to residential customers under the Xfinity brand. NBCUniversal is global and 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. Sky is one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content through its pay television services. It also provides communications services, including residential high-speed internet, phone, and wireless services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive content rights. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
With around 6,000 local employees, Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region (https://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. “Follow” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region on Twitter at @ComcastIllinois.
About Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
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. More information about how Comcast NBCUniversal supports the communities it serves is available at comcast.com/community.
Comcast Greater Chicago Region
2020 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
| Alfonso | Acevedo | Oak Park & River Forest High School | Oak Park | IL |
| Valerie | Alvarez | Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Sullivan | Anderson | Jones College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Mohammad | Aun | Mather High School | Chicago | IL |
| Arturo | Ballesteros | Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Louis | Baser | Lincoln-Way Central High School | New Lenox | IL |
| Abigail | Beck | Culver Academies | Culver | IN |
| Markus | Becton | St. Joseph High School | Westchester | IL |
| Giselle | Benitez Valdez | Bolingbrook High School | Bolingbrook | IL |
| Audrey | Bixby | Rolling Meadows High School | Rolling Meadows | IL |
| Tia | Brown | Kenwood Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Madalyn | Buxbaum | Hobart High School | Hobart | IN |
| Alexandria | Cannon | Waubonsie Valley High School | Aurora | IL |
| Jenny | Chen | Payton College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| David | Chu | Hinsdale Central High School | Hinsdale | IL |
| Paulina | Cobos | Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Chicago | IL |
| Kennedy | Cole | Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Maria | Drobny | Lyons Township High School | La Grange | IL |
| Yanni | Economos | Mather High School | Chicago | IL |
| Thomas | Edgar | St. Charles East High School | St. Charles | IL |
| Gwendolynn | Franklin | Winnebago High School | Winnebago | IL |
| Thomas | Gaita | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | Wheaton | IL |
| Ryan | Harmelink | Goshen High School | Goshen | IN |
| Lluvia | Hernandez Aguirre | Rich East Campus High School | Park Forest | IL |
| Tri | Ho | William H. Taft High School | Chicago | IL |
| Chloe | Honchar | Lincoln-Way East High School | Frankfort | IL |
| Kayla | Huang | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Chicago | IL |
| Syed | Hussaini | Waukegan High School | Waukegan | IL |
| Kaitlyn | Jackson | Homewood Flossmoor High School | Flossmoor | IL |
| Therese | Jaeger | Carl Sandburg High School | Orland Park | IL |
| Erin | Johnson | LaPorte High School | LaPorte | IN |
| Grace | Johnson | Lincoln-Way West High School | New Lenox | IL |
| Haya | Khalaf | Aqsa School | Bridgeview | IL |
| Aidan | Khoury | Peoria Notre Dame High School | Peoria | IL |
| Abigail | Koch | Tremont High School | Tremont | IL |
| Teresa | Kottkamp | Trinity School at Greenlawn | South Bend | IN |
| Jovanni | Laporte | Bartlett High School | Bartlett | IL |
| Ruotong | Li | Lincoln Park High School | Chicago | IL |
| Nancy | Limon | Infinity Math Science & Technology High School | Chicago | IL |
| Deannah | Lovegren | Lane Technical College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Therese | Malinowski | Downers Grove South High School | Downers Grove | IL |
| Crystal | Mariscal | Intrinsic Schools | Chicago | IL |
| Margarita | Medina | East Aurora High School | Aurora | IL |
| Marteena | Mendel-Duckins | Larkin High School | Elgin | IL |
| Izabella | Mims-Haddad | Lincoln Park High School | Chicago | IL |
| Ty | Mickiewicz | Brandywine Senior High School | Niles | MI |
| Adrian | Nava | Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Chicago | IL |
| Joseph | Ngo | Grant Community High School | Fox Lake | IL |
| Moyosoreoluwa | Odugbemi | Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School | Chicago | IL |
| Kaylie | Perez | DeVry University Advantage Academy | Chicago | IL |
| Luke | Prairie | Momence High School | Momence | IL |
| Samantha | Reyes | John Hancock College Prep High School | Chicago | IL |
| Pryce | Rhodes | Lutheran School Association | Decatur | IL |
| Bukola | Rinola | South Shore International College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Michelle | Roberts | Mt. Zion High School | Mt. Zion | IL |
| Ashley | Rogers | Golder College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Kennedy | Rozier | West Side Leadership Academy | Gary | IN |
| John | Russell | Homewood Flossmoor High School | Flossmoor | IL |
| Twisha | Shah | Wauconda Community High School | Wauconda | IL |
| Elaine | Sun | Neuqua Valley High School | Naperville | IL |
| Osman | Syed | Hoffman Estates High School | Hoffman Estates | IL |
| Glen | Tharp | Fairfield Junior-Senior High School | Goshen | IN |
| Andrea | Tipton | West Chicago Community High School | West Chicago | IL |
| Jessie | Vazquez | Muchin College Prep | Chicago | IL |
| Mauranne | Vernier | Evanston Township High School | Evanston | IL |
| Connie | Vi | Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School | Bradley | IL |
| Elizabeth | Villarreal | Oregon High School | Oregon | IL |
| Amaya | Wiekerson | Northside College Preparatory High School | Chicago | IL |
| Ainslee | Wong | West Aurora High School | Aurora | IL |
| Malaika | Zaidi | Maine West High School | Des Plaines | IL |
