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Scholarship Winners Will Be Honored the Morning of May 30th in Portland

The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2015-16 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.

“We are honored to recognize the accomplishments of our 68 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners. They exemplify leadership and show great commitment to academic excellence and community service,” said Rodrigo Lopez, regional senior vice president of Comcast Oregon & SW Washington. “We are excited to support them as they enter their next chapters in education.”

Sixty-eight Oregon and Southwest Washington high school seniors will be awarded $1,000 scholarships. Comcast is honoring the students at a recognition celebration beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 30 at the Portland World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon St. #2 Portland, OR 97204. At the celebration, three students will receive additional Comcast Founder’s scholarships, two for $4,000 and one for $9,000 which will bring the total awards to those winners to $5,000 and $10,000 respectively. Fifteen students will also receive iPad minis to help with their studies. Honored students and guests will hear from Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.

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 more than $22.8 million to nearly 23,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.

2015-2016 OREGON & SW WASHINGTON LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS® SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS BY AREA

Portland Metro Area (30)

          Student Name   High School   High School City Brian Alexander   Tualatin High School   Tualatin Seth Berdahl   Forest Grove High School   Forest Grove Alison Brennan   St. Mary's Academy   Portland Elliot Cahn   Central Catholic High School   Portland Sapir Dorfman   Aloha High School   Beaverton Kayden Echols   Century High School   Hillsboro Kiley Gersch   Sherwood High School   Sherwood Alison Hamilton   Springfield High School   Springfield Andro Kaldas   Gresham High School   Gresham Greer Klepacki   Beaverton High School   Beaverton Eleno Llanos   The NAYA Early College Academy   Portland Kristy Lu   Parkrose High School   Portland Makenna McMillen   Wilson High School   Portland Claudia Monroy-Benitez   Roosevelt High School   Portland Dominique Mossman   Glencoe High School   Hillsboro Isis-Dominique Navarro   Sam Barlow High School   Gresham Brya Patterson   Jefferson High School   Portland Sang Tzun Phan   Centennial High School   Gresham Naomi Sakaguchi   Tigard High School   Tigard Kiele Schneckloth   Sunset High School   Portland Stella Sonu   Southridge High School   Beaverton Stephanie Stamnes   Wilsonville High School   Wilsonville Conor Stewart   Reynolds High School   Troutdale Patricia Torvalds   Riverdale High School   Portland Victoria Trinh   De La Salle North Catholic High School   Portland Emily Vandehey   Banks High School   Banks Melissa Vu   Benson Polytechnic High School   Portland Emma Waibel   West Linn High School   West Linn Emma Woodburn   Franklin High School   Portland Huitzil Zamudio   Liberty High School   Hillsboro    

McMinnville Area (4)

          Student Name   High School   High School City Reagan Call   Newberg High School   Newberg Alec DeMarco   McMinnville High School   McMinnville Joanna Kubes   Dayton High School   Dayton Rebekah McKinley   McKinley Home School   Newberg    

Corvallis/Albany Area (7)

          Student Name   High School   High School City Austin Barton   West Albany High School   Albany Danielle Gerding   Philomath High School   Philomath Logan Howell   Corvallis High School   Corvallis Allen Huang   Crescent Valley High School   Corvallis Tyler Kelsch   South Albany High School   Albany Rachel Thompson   Lebanon High School   Lebanon Jennifer Worotikan   Santiam Christian High School   Corvallis    

Salem Area (5)

          Student Name   High School   High School City Mayra Ceja Garibay   North Salem High School   Salem Jasmine Ernest   McNary High School   Keizer Holli Jones   Chemawa Indian School   Salem Nam Le   McKay High School   Salem Sarah Maberry   West Salem High School   Salem    

Eugene/Springfield Area (7)

          Student Name   High School   High School City Ryan Adams   Sweet Home High School   Sweet Home Jada Allender   Henry D Sheldon High School   Eugene Robert Beckley   Churchill High School   Eugene Reagan Call   Newberg High School   Newberg Allison Cook   Willamette High School   Eugene Kathleen Lively   Thurston High School   Springfield McKenna Straube   Junction City High School   Junction City    

Southwest Washington (15)

          Student Name   High School   High School City Hannah Ballo   Hockinson High School   Brush Prairie Cara Caldwell   Robert A Long High School   Longview Jamie Ferris   Prairie High School   Battle Ground Bryce Hackett   Columbia River High School   Vancouver Nolan Henry   Union High School   Camas Wendy Hsei   Fort Vancouver High School   Vancouver Camille Jeschke   Ridgefield High School   Ridgefield Thomas Matthews   Camas High School   Camas Laura McDonnell   Skyview High School   Vancouver Hannah McNeal   La Center High School   La Center Jazzmine Rowland   Kalama Junior Senior High School   Kalama Amber Simonson   Kelso High School   Kelso Rebecca Steele   Vancouver School of Arts and Academics   Vancouver Kyle Swanson   Homelink River   Battle Ground Marina Yanchuk   Battle Ground High School   Battle Ground    

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.

About the Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit 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 $162 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.

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