Comcast Awards $93,000 in Scholarships to Michigan High School Seniors

Comcast Awards $93,000 in Scholarships to Michigan High School Seniors

Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Michigan Students for their Academic Achievement and Community Service

LANSING, Mich., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 86 Michigan high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.

WILX-TV evening anchor Lauren Evans and Comcast Regional Senior Vice President Tim Collins co-hosted an event yesterday for the scholarship recipients and their family members at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing to recognize the students for their accomplishments. One student, Madison Kintigh of Jackson Christian High School in Concord received special recognition and was awarded an additional $7,000 scholarship.

"I am proud to be able to recognize the Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners and support Comcast's efforts to have a direct and positive impact on these young people's dreams of higher education," said keynote speaker Katherine Cockrel, Director of Strategic Communications, Ignition Media Group. "Whether academically or through community service, these students understand the importance of making their mark and are on the right path to becoming tomorrow's future leaders."

"Comcast has a vested interest in providing our youth with opportunities to excel and succeed in a highly competitive, higher education landscape and job market," said Tim Collins. "We view these young men and women as potential future Comcast employees, and we wish them much success and commend them for their outstanding achievements."

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.

"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 Corporation. "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."

Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and "like" Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/WePowerDreams.

The 2013 Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarship recipients for Michigan are:


First Name Last Name High School Community


Aaron McClendon John Glenn High School Westland

Aashna Sahi Salem High School Canton

Ajahnay Taylor Advanced Technology Academy Detroit

Alexander Rodriguez Godwin Heights High School Wyoming

Alexandria Herbert Casa Richard Academy Detroit

Amanda Allen Kearsley High School Flint

Angela Sun Canton High School Canton

Ann Hudson River Rouge High School Detroit

Anna Shaffer Milford High School Highland

Apara Sivaraman Troy High School Troy

Ashleigh King Carman-Ainsworth High School Flint

Avery Wagner Davison High School Davison

Benjamin Schultz Howell High School Howell

Brandon Lucius Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph

Caroline Jarvis Coloma High School Coloma

Catherine Griffith Fruitport High School Fruitport

Celeste Goedert Ferndale Senior High School Ferndale

Chet Joslyn Lakeview High School Battle Creek

Christian Kettenbeil Waterford Kettering High School Waterford

Christien Wright Detroit Country Day Upper School Bloomfield Hills

Clara Brennan DeWitt High School DeWitt

Courtney Schantz Bad Axe High School Bad Axe

Courtney Landon J.W. Sexton High School Lansing

Cyndia Cao International Academy West Bloomfield

Dasia Dix Academy for Business & Technology
High School Detroit

Dayna Petkov Riverview Community High School Riverview

Delvonta Pinkston Northwestern High School Detroit

Diane Arthur East Kentwood High School Kentwood

D'nika Williams Crockett High School Detroit

Dominic Milano Bridgman High School Bridgman

Dustin Tran Holland High School Holland

Emily Gibson Cabrini High School Allen Park

Elizabeth Quaye Niles Sr. School Niles

Emoni Sholar Denby High School Detroit

Francesco Munaco Notre Dame Prep High School Oakland Township

Jaida Young Romulus Senior High School Romulus

Ja'leesha Crews Muskegon High School Norton Shores

Jessica Dick Reeths-Puffer Senior High School Muskegon

Jihad Baydoun Edsel Ford High School Dearborn Heights

Joellen Maurer Harper Creek High School Marshall

Joanna Stalcup Grace Christian School Decatur

Kalen Kennedy University of Detroit Jesuit High
School & Academy Detroit

Kandis Johnson Detroit International Academy Detroit

Kara Barber Madsen South Haven High School South Haven

Kara La Gorio Parkway Christian School Sterling Heights

Kate Yuhas Brighton High School Brighton

Kathleen Hager Waverly High School Lansing

Kevin Reid Martin Luther King Jr. Sr. High
School Detroit

Keyona Dandridge Communication and Media Arts High
School Detroit

Kristina Ljucovic Adlai Stevenson High School Sterling Heights

Kristyn Bickley Marine City High School China

Krysta Forrester Wayne Memorial High School Wayne

Kyoko Foley Belleville High School Canton

Lauren Cross Bishop Foley Catholic High School Clinton Township

Madison Kintigh Jackson Christian School Concord

MacKenzie Shelton Brandywine High School Niles

Magnolia Flick Michigan Center High School Michigan Center

Malak Aljawobaei Universal Academy Detroit

Mallory Robinson Creston High School Grand Rapids

Marcus Barnett Lake Shore Senior High School Oak Park

Mariah Russell Mattawan Consolidated School Mattawan

Mariah McClain East Lansing High School Lansing

Mario Martinez Fennville High School Fennville

Matthew Suter Clawson Senior High School Clawson

Maya Benedict Manchester High School Manchester

Mellissa Ungkuldee Saline High School Saline

Mikaela Vines International Academy of Flint Flint

Nathan Kamps NorthPointe Christian School Grand Rapids

Nicholas Carey Ypsilanti High School Ypsilanti

Oscar Chapa Western International High School Detroit

Paul Dowling Huron High School Ann Arbor

Rachel Lloyd Macomb Christian School Fraser

Rachel Amey Utica High School Shelby Township

Samerah Saad Crestwood High School Dearborn Heights

Samia Mazumder Grand Blanc High School Grand Blanc

Sharfaa Chowdhury Fitzgerald Senior High School Warren

Sharnell James Ottawa Hills High School Grand Rapids

Sharvil Patel Clarkston High School Clarkston

Sovoya Davis Pontiac Academy for Excellence -
High School Pontiac

Stephen Jakubowski Catholic Central High School Grand Rapids

Susan Hoffman East Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids

Syed Nadim Hamtramck High School Hamtramck

Talesha Wright Voyageur Consortium High School Detroit

Tessa Belanger Rudolf Steiner of Ann Arbor Superior Township

Tommy Truong Rogers High School Wyoming

Tyonna Fahl Laker High School Bay Port
About 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--promoting community service, expanding digital literacy and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $90 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.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

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