CONCORD, N.H., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded $49,000 in scholarships for the 2016-17 school
year to 40 New Hampshire students as part of its annual Leaders and
Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program,
funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and
brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic
performance and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than
$25 million has been awarded to
nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the
Leaders and Achievers Program.
Governor Maggie Hassan and
Comcast recognized the students at a special event held at the
State House today. Thirty nine Leaders and Achievers
recipients received $1,000
scholarships and one lucky student was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted
in honor of Ralph J. Roberts,
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
"I am proud to congratulate this year's scholarship recipients,
whose talent and hard work demonstrates why New Hampshire is well positioned to lead the
country in the 21st century innovation economy," Governor Hassan
said. "These students have set an example for their peers in the
classroom and through their service to their communities and their
state. I thank Comcast for their continued investment in building a
brighter future for our young people and for the entire
Granite State, as well as all of
today's scholarship recipients for their dedication to preparing
for their futures."
"Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify
leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community
service," said Tracy Pitcher, Senior
Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region, which includes
New Hampshire. "We are honored to
recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they
continue their educational journeys."
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 of civic involvement, and the value
placed on civic involvement by the business community.
To learn more, please visit the Comcast Leaders and Achievers
Facebook page.
A list of the scholarship recipients in New Hampshire is detailed below.
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.
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 $176
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.
2016 New Hampshire Comcast Leaders and
Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Name
|
High
School
|
Hometown
|
|
|
|
Julia
Balukonis
|
Alvirne High
School
|
Hudson, NH
|
Alaina
Bandanza
|
Stevens High
School
|
Claremont,
NH
|
Alana
Barretto
|
Souhegan High
School
|
Amherst,
NH
|
Kathryn
Blais
|
Pelham High
School
|
Pelham, NH
|
Matthew
Boggio
|
Hinsdale High
School
|
Hinsdale,
NH
|
Kristen
Casselberry
|
St. Thomas Acquinas
High School
|
Dover, NH
|
Camille
Clifford
|
Dover Senior High
School
|
Dover, NH
|
Beecher
Clifton-Waite
|
Conval Regional High
School
|
Temple, NH
|
Joseph
Costa
|
Derryfield
School
|
Pelham, NH
|
Abigail
Desrochers
|
Manchester West High
School
|
Manchester,
NH
|
Hannah
DesRoches
|
Tri-City Christian
Academy
|
Farmington,
NH
|
Kathryn
Farrell
|
Windham High
School
|
Windham,
NH
|
James
Flynn
|
Salem High
School
|
Salem, NH
|
Elizabeth
Franson
|
Franklin High
School
|
Franklin,
NH
|
Nishanth
Ganeshbabu
|
Nashua High School
South
|
Nashua, NH
|
Emily
Gibson
|
Oyster River High
School
|
Lee, NH
|
Bryant
Goodenough
|
Marshwood High
School
|
Eliot, ME
|
Ethan
Hagstrom
|
Bedford High
School
|
Bedford,
NH
|
Emily
Haselton
|
Merrimack Valley High
School
|
Salisbury,
NH
|
Zoe
Honigberg
|
Concord High
School
|
Concord,
NH
|
Shannon
Hull
|
Milford High
School
|
Milford,
NH
|
Benjamin
Jones
|
Mascoma Valley
Regional High School
|
Enfield,
NH
|
Helene
Kenney
|
Exeter High
School
|
Exeter, NH
|
Marie
Laplante
|
Bishop Guertin High
School
|
Nashua, NH
|
Carol
Lipshultz
|
Belmont High
School
|
Canterbury,
NH
|
Tyler
Maheu
|
Tyler Middle High
School
|
Newport,
NH
|
Emma
Marcou
|
Monadnock Regional
High School
|
Fitzwilliam,
NH
|
Patricia
McCrone
|
Portsmouth Christian
Academy
|
Durham, NH
|
Erin
McKenney
|
Londonderry Senior
High School
|
Londonderry,
NH
|
Owen
Molind
|
Bow High
School
|
Bow, NH
|
Lauren
Moseley
|
Newmarket
Junior/Senior High School
|
Newmarket,
NH
|
Rebecca
Olsen
|
Bishop Brady High
School
|
Goffstown,
NH
|
Brenna
Peterson
|
Lebanon High
School
|
West Lebanon,
NH
|
Elizabeth
Peterson
|
Holy Family
Academy
|
Bedford,
NH
|
Catherine
Racicot
|
Cocheco Arts and
Technology Academy
|
Newmarket,
NH
|
Will
Sheppard
|
Trinity High
School
|
Manchester,
NH
|
Allison
Smith
|
Newfound Regional
High School
|
Hebron, NH
|
Brielle
Sufat
|
Manchester Memorial
High School
|
Manchester,
NH
|
Jessica
Tsang
|
Manchester Central
High School
|
Hooksett,
NH
|
Ashley
Warren
|
Timberlane Regional
High School
|
Sandown,
NH
|
Victoria
Webb
|
Raymond High
School
|
Raymond,
NH
|
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