Comcast Awards 118 Michigan Students With Scholarships For Leadership, Academic Excellence And Community Service

Comcast Awards 118 Michigan Students With Scholarships For Leadership, Academic Excellence And Community Service

PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced 118 Michigan recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program. One of Comcast's signature community investment initiatives, the program recognizes high school students for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

WILX-TV news anchor Lauren Evans delivered keynote remarks at an event yesterday for the award recipients and their families in Lansing to recognize the students for their accomplishments. One student, Aliyah Armour of Northwestern Commencement Academy High School in Flint, received special recognition and was awarded an additional $6,000 scholarship.

"I'm proud to join Comcast in saluting these outstanding students for their achievements and commitment to community service, and to support their dreams of higher education," said Evans.

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 its value within the business community. To date, Comcast has awarded more than $22.8 million to nearly 23,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners nationwide.

"These young adults are not only committed to their own academic success, but also to ensuring their communities prosper," said Tim Collins, senior vice president of Comcast in Michigan. "It's inspiring to see the commitment and drive of these bright students who very much deserve this recognition."

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

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program is one of the many ways that Comcast gives back to the communities we serve. Click here to learn more.

A complete roster of the 2015 Leaders and Achievers scholarship recipients for Michigan follows.

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 - 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.


First
Name Last Name High School Name Community

Claire Stetten Dexter High School Ann Arbor

Benjamin Sutton Bad Axe High School Bad Axe

Kevin Greenman St. Philip Catholic Central High School Battle Creek

Aubree Jones Battle Creek Central High School Battle Creek

Stephanie Liu Lakeview High School Battle Creek

Cole Schneider Harper Creek High School Battle Creek

Christian Wire Calhoun Christian School Battle Creek

Makenna Calvert Eton Academy Berkley

Ethan Andrews Ernest W. Seaholm High School Bloomfield Township

Katherine Champion Marian High School Bloomfield Hills

Madison DeFrancesco Bloomfield Hills High School Bloomfield Hills

Jennifer Jasper Bridgman High School Bridgman

Theresa Duffy Allen Park High School Brownstown

Jacobi Cashier Buchanan High School Buchanan

Zoha Qureshi Canton High School Canton

Adeline Grootendorst Coloma High School Coloma

Rachel Ibarra Constantine High School Constantine

Zahraa Ahmad Fordson High School Dearborn

Quynh Kieu Henry Ford Early College Dearborn

Rachel Szalay Cabrini High School Dearborn

Malaz Ali Star International Academy Dearborn Heights

Mahdi Baydoun Edsel Ford High School Dearborn Heights

Emily Unger Annapolis High School Dearborn Heights

Victoria Williams Dearborn High School Dearborn Heights

Alex Zmejkoski Crestwood High School Dearborn Heights

Evelyn Alonzo Cesar Chavez Academy Detroit

Delrhonda Doughrity Martin Luther King Jr. Sr. High School Detroit

Aiesha Grayson Cody - Academy of Public Leadership Detroit

Star Gunn Denby High School Detroit

Alayzjia Harris Detroit International Academy Detroit

Cassius Haywood-Johnson West Side Academy Detroit

Katelyn Koenig Divine Child High School Detroit

India McClellan Davis Aerospace Technical High School Detroit

Dominique McQuiter Academy of the Sacred Heart Detroit

Demari Miller University Preparatory Academy Detroit

Amjed Nasser Universal Academy Detroit

Nafisa Newaz Fitzgerald Senior High School Detroit

Kaleb Oates Douglass Academy Detroit

Rhondee Palmer Communication and Media Arts High School Detroit

Sherrion Peyton Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody Detroit

Andrea Sims Advanced Technology Academy Detroit

Paulasia Sims East English Village Preparatory Academy Detroit

Selwin Wainaina Renaissance High School Detroit

Jonathan Weems Osborn High School Detroit

Natalie Gratsch Rudolf Steiner of Ann Arbor Dexter

Abigail Wilson Nexus Academy of Lansing East Lansing

Carissa Gadson Ferndale Senior High School Ferndale

Jillian Allen International Academy of Flint Flint

Aliyah Armour Northwestern Commencement Academy Flint

Miranda Blaine Kearsley High School Flint

Jacquelynn Gillie Carman-Ainsworth High School Flint

Jordan Johnson Genesee Area Skill Center Flint

Kaila Wilson Southwestern Academy Flint

Luz Guerrero Union High School Grand Rapids

Raqhelle Millbrooks City Middle/High School Grand Rapids

Symphonee Montgomery East Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids

Kelly Ryan West Catholic High School Grand Rapids

Alasia Tardy Ottawa Hills High School Grand Rapids

Jacqueline Kopicki University Liggett School Main Campus Grosse Pointe Woods

Dominique Hayes Harper Woods High School Harper Woods

Clara Bakker Holland High School Holland

Alexander Deighton Michigan Center High School Jackson

Taylor Little Jackson Christian School Jackson

Tessa Staggemeier Napoleon High School Jackson

Ashley Sayles Mattawan Consolidated School Kalamazoo

Matsaya Her J.W. Sexton High School Lansing

Elizabeth Jenness Haslett High School Lansing

Jordyn Mott Lawrence High School Lawrence

Kelsey Smith Grace Christian School Lawrence

Lindsey LaForest Dakota High School Macomb

Gina Receniello Eisenhower High School Macomb

Sebastian Maqi Madison Senior High School Madison Heights

Deborah Olea Western International High School Melvindale

Michael Caughey Muskegon Catholic Central High School Muskegon

Brittany Puckett Orchard View High School Muskegon

Savannah Manning Muskegon High School Muskegon Heights

JaTeryn Moore Muskegon Heights High School Muskegon Heights

Virang Patel New Buffalo High School New Buffalo

Krystal Bunch Brandywine High School Niles

Sarah Simpson Lake Orion High School Oxford

Rebecca Falzon Salem High School Plymouth

James Page Pontiac High School Pontiac

Prescott Smith Pontiac Academy for Excellence - High School Pontiac

Andrew Abraham Lutheran High School Northwest Rochester Hills

Matthew Morgan University of Detroit Jesuit HS and Academy Rochester Hills

Sunji Nam Rochester Adams High School Rochester Hills

Joanne Ogundipe Roeper City and Country Upper Romulus

Madelyne Luddy Shrine High School Royal Oak

John Estapa Macomb Math Science Tech Center Saint Clair

Chasity Homer South Lake High School Saint Clair Shores

Micayla Glennie Saline High School Saline

Alex Sorgi Henry Ford II High School Shelby Township

Sydney Pruitt West Bloomfield High School Southfield

Blake Washington Southfield Christian School Southfield

Cyrelle Wheeler Wylie E. Groves High School Southfield

Claire Mattson St. Clair High School St. Clair

Jesper Ke St Joseph High School St Joseph

Chaitesa Heard Mount Clemens High School Sterling Heights

Zachary Hoisington Sterling Heights High School Sterling Heights

diamond Tirado Tecumseh High School Tipton

Frank Boudon Troy High School Troy

Miguel Chene Clawson Senior High School Troy

Curtis Hsu Athens High School Troy

Mahmoud Hijazi Utica High School Utica

Chelsey Foster Cass Technical High School Warren

Nathan Raese Macomb Christian School Warren

Andrew Rouditchenko Warren Mott Senior High School Warren

Jenna Sassack Notre Dame Prep High School Washington

Micah Hill Wayne Memorial High School Wayne

Lauren Weinberger Frankel Jewish Academy West Bloomfield

Camree Hill John Glenn High School Westland

Daniela Muhleisen Walled Lake Northern High School White Lake

Briana Baker Lee High School Wyoming

Laura Esquivel Godwin Heights High School Wyoming

Anna Li Aguirre Huron High School Ypsilanti

Maegan Burns Lincoln Senior High School Ypsilanti

Jordan Elwart Calvary Christian Academy Ypsilanti

Sean Timbs Ypsilanti High School Ypsilanti


SOURCE Comcast

Comcast

CONTACT: Media - Randy Jones, 248-318-3029, randy_jones@cable.comcast.com

Web Site: http://www.comcast.com


-------
Profile: intent